I woke up this morning feeling like a million for a change. Took a shower, got semi-dressed (by that, I mean I put on clean, warm pajamas...LOL). It was really cold outside at 8am. Only 39 degrees but it said *feels like 32*. Wind was gusting at 22mph and Baron didn't want to go out in it. Wait! He gets really funny when we DO get some snow. In a conversation with a couple neighbors, they are wondering if we might even get any this year with the way our weather has been changing. Last year, we only had one good snow fall. I guess we just have to wait and see.
I feel so bad for my family and friends in Chicago. They got over a foot of snow yesterday. That's really early for Chicago but, hey, that's all part of the changing weather, I guess. We used to wish for snow on Thanksgiving when I was a kid but we didn't often get it. At least we DID have it for Christmas.
I made the Beast go to the store and pick up the stuff I needed for what I am bringing to the Princess' house on Thursday. I also came up with an idea for a bit of a surprise to bring, too. For that, I had to enlist my sister, Cee, to help me out. Oh, and the Beast DID have a problem with the marshmallows today. He could only find the flavored miniatures. So Cee is going to hit a couple places on her way here on Tuesday to see if she can find some regular ones. Even if they are the big ones, we can always cut them up so we don't end up with a huge puffball....LOL. I had thought about just bringing it over and cooking it at the Princess' house (speaking of the sweet potato casserole) but she is probably going to be using it for the stuff SHE is making. So I will cook it here but leave off the marshmallows so that will mean it won't have to be in the oven long. I'll have to time it so that it stays hot for our meal.
Cee and I will probably discuss if we will make the drive together or take separate cars. I know we will prefer to leave while it is still light out. Us old people hate driving in the dark....and on REAL country roads, it enables us to be sure we don't make a wrong turn...LOL. Thank goodness that they have a lot of property so parking won't create a problem with all the people they are expecting.
I did finally find out what the Beast paid for the new recliner he bought. It wasn't as bad as I thought but it was still money that I would have loved to be able to have to spend on Christmas presents. It looks like mine will be limited to something for the kids. That pains me more than you can imagine. I LOVE buying gifts for everyone. *Sigh* One Christmas, shortly after we started our own company, I had an unlimited budget to spend and, let me tell you, that was (to me) the BEST one I ever had. The tree had so many presents under it that it actually covered the whole bottom of the tree and about a foot up from the floor. Funny but I received only one gift that year. It was a topaz ring from the Beast that I loved. But, truthfully, I didn't care. Everyone was so happy with the gifts that I gave them (and that was the year that my sister, Bratfink, spent with us), it made my Holiday! I went a little nuts on what I gave my sister but I hated the fact that she was going to be leaving us shortly afterward. I hope she enjoyed that Christmas as much as I did!
I always gave my boys three things that they didn't really appreciate until they got older...it was new underwear (briefs and t-shirts) and new socks. It was always a dozen of each and that way I could throw out all the ones that were worn out..LOL. My son, Markus, told me not too long ago, that he missed those gifts. He learned to appreciate the feel of new undies once he had to buy his own (or his wife had to...LOL). I didn't buy underwear for my girls because most of what they owned looked like it was dental floss. I didn't even TRY...I grew up pulling my underwear out of the crack of my butt and I got the shivers thinking that my girls ran around with THAT stuff. *Shudder*
I made a promise to myself that I would take lots of pictures when we have dinner at the Princess'. I now can download my own pictures since the Beast bought me a really great device that is easy to use. And my camera has this nice program for cropping, etc. that came with it. Very easy to use. I really love it and I am looking forward to taking pictures of the trees, etc. that the Princess has decorate for the Holidays. She tried to post a picture of the big tree in the living room but it didn't do it justice. I am hoping to get a better one. She told me that she hadn't used her camera for that particular picture but had used her phone. That explains it since she has gotten really good with her camera the Beast gave her. She absorbed everything he told her and showed her about using it and she's learned a lot on her own. I've been really impressed with many of her pictures, especially the ones of Gunner. She's taken some amazing pictures of him.
I'm going to send my bff, Carol, some pictures of the kids that I forgot I had...most are recent ones but they are smaller versions of ones that I have hanging on my walls in my computer room. She has been so good to both Gunner and Chewlee. She can always frame them if she likes or just throw them in an album. I know she will appreciate them if only so that she can see how much they have grown. Chewlee is all legs these days. She is getting so tall and I swear, her legs are more than half her height!!! When she is in pants or shorts, that is the first thing you notice.
I love that she is letting her hair grow again. It's almost mid-way down her back. I wish that she were a bit more *girly* and would do more with it but she will learn in time. It happens so quickly. One day a little girl, the next a teenager....
Time to get this posted. I'm looking forward to having Cee here on Tuesday. If she comes early enough, the Beast won't be here. He's going to something with people from his church so he will be gone for several hours. We always have more fun when he's not around. Sad, but true. He can put a damper on EVERYTHING that WE enjoy.
Love you all. Stay warm and dry. Be kind to one another. Kindness is easy. It should be something we all practice. Practice makes perfect and sometimes, it can make someone's day a bit brighter! Remember that. ***Hugs***
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