Merry Christmas!!!

I haven't felt like posting in a while because it has been so busy around here. Susie came home last Friday and is leaving to go back to SanAntonio tomorrow morning. Time sure did fly by and I need to make some phone calls. I had this whole week off and I am sure I will run into a crisis bright and early Monday morning. Christmas came and went and I got some good stuff. Happy new year!!

Radio

Wow, there is an award for the Best Driving Song on the radio music awards. Hmm, I would say for me would be Boyfriend by Ashlee Simpson. Yeah yeah I know she is a lipsinger, but that song is very catchy. Now Snoop is Santa Claus for the Pussy Cat Dolls. How about Maria Carey in her jean pants and boots. I thought celebrities were supposed to get dressed up for these awards.

Well, Susie comes home Friday night and I think we are going to meet her at the airport. This upcoming week should be fun. We have Monday and Tuesday off next week and on top of that, I took Wed, Thurs, and Friday off then we have the next Monday off for New Years. So, I will have an 11 day vacation using only 3 personal days!! Whoo hoo!!!

Dreams

Everynight I have been dreaming about something and last night I dreamt that my cat Jekyll was urinating on the floor. Today when I took a nap, I dreamt that I gave Jekyll to some guy and his house was in bad shape. I'm not sure why I gave him my kitty but I missed Jekyll a lot and decided to steal him back. So, I went to the guys house to ask for my kitty back and he said no. When he wasn't looking, I grabbed Jekyll and quickly left his house. When I woke up, I was glad that Jekyll was laying right next to me. I have been a worry wort later and maybe those mixed with my emotions have been causing me to dream so vividly. I need to make some cookies for the work Christmas party. I think I will do that tomorrow.

Another Friday

Well, I tried to finish some work here at home tonight, but it wasn't happening. I need to finish some paperwork badly. Maybe tomorrow night or Sunday. The Fallout Boys are on Jay Leno tonight and they do not sound very good. They sound like a garage band. I like the song they have on the radio "Sugar we're going down swinging." Apparently they are some punk rock band so no wonder I don't like the song they played on the Tonight Snow.

Well, today I felt tired and took a nap from like 6:30 to 8:30. Now I am awake and there is nothing to watch on TV. I will have to read up on my book and some magazines and perhaps they will zonk me out. Tomorrow I am going Christmas shopping with Pam in the morning and hope to find some good deals.

Blehh

Thursday night and I am watching my usual. Joey, Apprentice, and ER. I made some sloppy joes and green beans for dinner tonight and it was pretty good. I am tired and should be getting to bed but when I have been getting into bed all week, it takes a while to fall asleep. I hope I fall asleep tonight. Jekyll the cat is meowing away because I think he wants to go outside. Today was a crappy day at work and I was pretty mopey all day. I hope tommorrow goes better. I must say that I am really getting sick of that cheerioke commercial where all those people sing the jingle to the cheerios song. It is very over played. Anyways, not much going on but I hope to do some Christmas shopping this weekend. I am happy that I get the morning off tomorrow for some personal stuff to do.

My sister's twin

Everytime I watch ER I think that Neela(Parminder Nagra) looks just like my sister Susan. She seriously is her twin in this world. My sister is the one on the left in the picture and I am on the right and the top picture is the actress. I am tired and am probably going to fall asleep writing this. I still need to work on my book, get it illustrated, and try it out on my neices. I can't wait to see my hair long. I have not had long hair for a verry long time. It is growing and maybe by the spring it will be pretty long and by summer time, it will be where I want it. I have tomorrow off of work and can't wait until my 11 days off at the end of December!!! Adios! Oh yes, I still need to learn Spanish.

Snoozy

I feel tired tonight while the last 2 nights it was hard to fall asleep, go figure. I keep yawning...Maybe my body thinks it is Friday already. I hope to wake up early tomorrow as I have been waking up late and having a hard time waking up these days. I can't wait to go on vacation the last week of December. I will be worry free and spending time with my family.

Whoo hoo, this Saturday we are going to Petsmart to get the kitty pictures with Santa Claus! I hope they turn out good. I am pretty sure Cyrus will be fine, but I am not too sure about Jekyll because he does not like to leave the house and gets mean when he is out. I hope he is able to adjust when we move into new house. 25 Days until Christmas!

I found flickr to upload my photos

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Originally uploaded by mon00707.

Here is my neice Breanna hamming it up for the camera while we took a walk in Asbury woods. She is so full of life. Today I was very tired because I took some sleeping pills last night, not going to do that unless absolutely necessary.

Monday woes

Wow, I am not ready for this week, I think I will take Friday off. I had to work late tonight and will have to do the same tomorrow night. I have lots of driving around to do tomorrow. I took some sleeping pills tonight in hopes to get some shut eye on time. I enjoyed my 4 day weekend way too much. I can't wait until the end of this month so i can go on vacation for Christmas!! Susie will be home and we can go wedding dress shopping...I love doing that. I think I'll become a wedding planner sometime in my life. I had a great time planning my wedding.

Long ago, in a galaxy far away...

Thanksgiving is over and I would say Chad and I had an eventful day. First we went to his grama's house to eat then, to my sister's. After that we went to the Otters game and saw some Turkey bowling between periods. I was so stuffed yesterday! Today I went to my sister's house, had some yummy food, and took a couple of her kids to the golf dome to hit some golf balls. Now I am at home finally finishing # VI of the Star Wars Trilogy and will be able to give it back to the twins.

I had a weird dream last night about my brother. About a month ago he had surgery on his stomach due to a bicycle accident. Last night I dreamt that he went into the hospital and no one knew why. I finally found out why he went to the hospital and it was to have more surgery done on his stomach because he was not fully healed or something like that. My father was laying on the couch and was not concerned my brother was in the hospital and that made me upset. He said he didn't care that my brother was in the hospital and stayed home. I have been dreaming just about every night lately. I go into these phases where I dream a lot then don't dream, or don't remember them.

Anyways, I think this weekend I want to decorate for Christmas and hopefully we will get a tree. The cats are declawed now so they won't be able to climb up like they usually do, but I am sure they will try and pine needles will still be all over the place. I think I want to start on some Christmas cards tonight.

Let it Snow

Here is a picture of Pam and me from Halloween. The snow has begun to fall in our corner of Pennsylvania and it came in with an attitude. It has been snowing all day and the roads have been slippery so I need to get snow tires on my car. Tomorrow I have the morning off and am going to take the postal test then tomorrow night we are going to grama's for her birthday dinner. I am glad tomorrow is Friday! I am supposed to drive to Girard tomorrow but that will be pending the weather and roads.

The bugs

I love my kitties! The first pic is of Jekyll hiding under our blankets to get away from the evil vacuum cleaner! The second is of Cyrus taking a relaxing vacation in my work-out clothing drawer after I left the bedroom.

This weekend was great as I had Friday off for Veteran's Day...Thank you to all of the military personnel for all of your hard work! The husband was out of town this weekend so, Moo Moo and Robert stayed with me Friday night. Saturday night we went to the Erie Philharmonic with the kids, and Moo Moo, Robert, and Breanna stayed over. We had fun raking all of the leaves in the backyard and Moo was a very big help. I hope that I am able to wake up for work tomorrow morning.

Sunday

Whoo, it is very windy today. Well, the past week has been very busy for me and I still have lots of paperwork to do. Hopefully I get some finished tonight. Yesterday chad and I took Dezzy and Breanna to the grand re-opening of the Asbury Nature Center. It is very nice and I will certainly utilize that facility. Today, I need to clean and do laundry then we go to grama's for dinner and eat come chili. Not much going on around here. We are however going to see the Transiberian Ochestra this week with Mike and Kelly. That should be a good time. Oh yea, I need to vote this week too.

The fifth amendment...

Halloween is over. Yesterday I took my neices, nephew, and brother out Trick or Treating and they got lots of candy! Before we left, I took about 5 pictures with my new antique camera and my brother realized that the lens cap was still on. 2 weekends ago I went with my Mother in Law to an antique and found a cool older camera. I am thinking it is about 10 to 15 years old...the seller didn't know how old it was. It is pretty big. Anyways, it was a beautiful evening for Trick or Treating.

In other news. I was traveling through Edinboro with a couple of kids and 2 deer crossed the road...the very dirt road. So, I slowed down to 25 MPH and about a 1/2 a mile later, another deer comes running across the road from the passenger side and I slammed on the brakes. I hit the deer, it fell to the ground, and kind of slid under the car and at the same time I am screaming oh my God, oh my God! When I stopped, the deer got up and ran away and we sat in the car for a minute to digest what just happened. The children were frigntened, but were alright. This was the first time I had ever hit a deer. I didn't see any damage but I will look tomorrow morning in the light. I was going pretty slow so, I think that helped out. Tomorrow is a busy day at work.

It is almost Friday!!!

Today was a good day because I interviewed for a new position at work today and I got it. It was sort of easier because I was the only person who applied for the position. Go me! I think I will like it better and I will actually be doing Social Work. There are a lot of changes going on. Next year I will be eligible to have my Master's degree paid for if I stay with the Agency for as long as it takes me to finish school. OH my, Trump fired all four of those people in the boardroom, anything to boost his ratings.

Dinner, chores, and television.

Tonight I went to dinner with the mother in law for Vo-tech's fall fest. The brother in law is in the culinary arts program and we were able to sample a buffet of food the students cooked. It was pretty good although I thought the pasta salad and pierogies were the best. I am watching Martha's apprentice and Jim is such an idiot! He is so getting fired tonight.

Ahhh, I have so much laundry to do and I hate folding laundry. Oh well, someone has to do it right. The husband is at his friends and the cats are being crazy. I think I will make some tea for myself. Tomorrow I have an interview for another position I applied for and I hope it goes well. I get really nervous and get tongue tied. I will think positively and be optimistic. I would really like the new position better. I am so behind with my work it is ridiculous and I don't want to work so much over time.

I am glad for the weekend!

Yay it is Friday! This week sure did fly by for me. I was able to work out 3 days this week and I am so happy!! Not sure what I am doing tonight but tomorrow morning will be spent with the mother in law at an antique show. I want to go to a haunted house with my sister and nieces tonight, but we will see how things go with that. I am on lunch right now and on my way to Meadville for some business so I will be back later.

I feel great

I feel great and full of energy. Today is the second day in a row I went to the gym did some tummy exercises and swam. Tomorrow I may go to the gym and do pilates after work. Maybe Thursday Pam and I will play some tennis. I am really trying to eat healthier too although today, I barely ate anything. Anyways, I am excited about Halloween! Once a year you can be anyone you want to be and I will be the same Martini glass I was last year. I am trying to decide on what color wig to wear. Last year I wore a blonde wig so, I may try a green or red wig. Not sure yet. I am leaning toward blonde again. It's not often that I get to be my true color.

Oooh, the movie Pride and Prejudice is coming out in November. I remember having to read that book in High School. I don't think that I read the whole book though, maybe I should borrow it from the library and read it. I need to read something. I am trying to have hobbies and occupy myself instead of doing nothing and just watching television. So, I have been crocheting while watching the television. It is very soothing. So far I can only do scarves. I will attempt to make an afghan soon. I need to figure out for who and what color. Hmmm, maybe I will make one for my mother for Christmas. She would really like that. I will do it with red and beige yarn. Or if they have some kind of multi red colors I could go with that.

No one has heard anything about that new position yet and I am getting antsy waiting for someone to get it. I hope I will know whether or not I get the position this week.

How to be a good house wife...

Today I had a training on how to engage father's to be involved with their children and their relationships with women. We were given this excerpt and it tickled my funny bone because it seems society has come a long way since the 50's. In a sense I sometimes think like this however, I don't always perform this way. This is totally grama's guide book. She actually accused herself of being a bad house wife because the freezer in the basement had some black stuff on the door.

The following is from a 1950's home economics textbook intended for high school girls, teaching them how to prepare for married life:

How to be a good housewife:

1. Have dinner ready: Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal - on time. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him, and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospects of a good meal are part of the warm welcome needed.

2. Prepare yourself: Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your makeup, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting. His boring day may need a lift.

3. Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives, gathering up school books, toys, paper, etc. Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift, too.

4. Prepare the children: Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces if they are small, comb their hair, and if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part.

5. Minimize the noise: At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of washer, dryer, dishwasher or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. Be happy to see him. Greet him with a warm smile and be glad to see him.

6. Some Don'ts: Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't complain if he's late for dinner. Count this as minor compared with what he might have gone through that day.

7. Make him comfortable: Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or suggest he lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soft, soothing and pleasant voice. Allow him to relax and unwind.

8. Listen to him: You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first.

9. Make the evening his: Never complain if he does not take you out to dinner or to other places of entertainment; instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure, his need to be home and relax.

10. The goal: Try to make your home a place of peace and order where your husband can relax.

Anxiously awaiting...

I am anxiously awaiting for an answer about the new position I applied for. I had an interview a week ago and have not heard who got it yet, hopefully I do. In the meantime I am applying for another posted position just in case I don't get the other one.

Here is a list of stuff that I need to buy:

-Winter coat
-Winter clothes
-Perfume
Not much of a list, but it is a start. I missed the gym today but maybe tomorrow I will make it to tennis with Pam or go to Pilates.