Sorry, NaBloPoMo!

I missed a day, actually 2. So I won't actually get to complete NaBloPoMo this year. Darn. Actually, I'm not that sad. I think my posts have been pretty boring this month.

Why'd I miss those two days? Well, Tuesday I was going to post before work, during work, and after work, but something always prevented me. Not enough time before, really shouldn't do that at work and then after work I didn't get home until late and then went straight to bed. Yesterday I didn't post because I didn't post Tuesday and knew I'd already messed it up.

So here I am today, posting. It's Thanksgiving today and even though this month has had it's ups and downs, we still have much to be thankful for. In no particular order.

• Doug's dad came home on Tuesday and we'll get to spend Thanksgiving with him after all.
• Lots of family and friends to spend the holiday with. Doug went out last night after work and caught up with Aaron & Ronnie and we may have visits with other friends and out of town family this weekend, we hope.
• Our 2 crazy kitties. They may be pains sometimes, but we love them! They keep us entertained and make us smile.
• Doug's very understanding job during this difficult time with his dad.
• My very understanding job.
• Our siblings, this year we've come to realize how important those relationships truly are.
• Our parents, who love us and care for us and want to help us.
• Doug's new lawn mower, which he won't use until Spring, but we're thankful to have one that will now run all the time.
• A warm home, this time last year we'd just gotten our furnace replaced and I'm still thankful that my uncle and aunt did that for us (they also did the air conditioner over the summer!)
• Good food to eat. I'm learning that to become a better cook, I actually have to cook more often. :)
• Good books to read and movies & TV to watch. It sounds silly, but sometimes you just need that little distraction from all the rest of the crazy world.
• Speaking of crazy world, our troops who are fighting for our freedom and protecting our country and their families who have to celebrate Thanksgiving without them.
• A change in our government, whether you voted for him or not, at least it's something different and something new to look forward to.
• My husband's miserly ways...:) No really, it's a good thing!
• Cozy new mattresses.
• Warm blankets.
• Phone calls and visits with my girlfriends.
• Sweet baby, Hazel.
• Our niece & nephews.
• The 3 dinners we get to attend today! I'm very thankful for this, even if I will be complaining about how much food I ate by then end of the day.
• So many other things that I can't even begin to mention!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Almost Missed This One...

We had a busy day. Cleaned the house. Made dinner and had Doug's brother and his family over. Watched a movie with the niece and nephew. Now I'm tired and ready for bed! Good night!

Grocery Shopping...Bad Idea!

The next time I try to go grocery shopping on a Saturday night, somebody smack me, okay? That's got to be less painful than Wal-Mart at 5:30. YUCK! Not only was it super busy, but everything was gone and picked over. We're having that problem more and more often there and I'd just like to know when exactly they do stock their shelves??? Apparently it's not when I'm getting ready to shop.

Oh well, at least I'm home now. I wasn't going to shop until tomorrow, but then we decided to have some company tomorrow night for dinner. So now I can concentrate on cleaning the house and cooking tomorrow. Doug is going to go visit his dad in the afternoon. There's a Chiefs game to watch.

That being said, Wal-Mart pretty much wore me out. I think it is time to put on my jammies and go watch some TV. Everything else can wait until tomorrow.

Wacky Wednesday

Apparently having the library closed on a Tuesday does weird things to people. For one thing, it makes them very impatient. Seriously, if I had to hear one more time "Well, did you enjoy your day off??" or "I came yesterday, but you were closed..." I was going to scream! Oh yeah, it was lots of fun. I took the cats to the vet and did laundry. Woohoo! And another thing, if my back is turned to you, please don't stand behind me and think I can see you and know that you wanted to print or your password expired. Please, come around to the front of the desk and ask me politely and I will be happy to resolve your issues. Also, if I'm on the phone when you walk in, don't drum your fingers on the desk or grunt at me indicating that you would like to use the computer. I'm on the phone, with another patron, who I happened to be helping before you walked in the door. When I am finished I will turn to you with a smile and happily give you your password, even though I'd like to throw it at you! Oh, and the hormonal teenagers in the afternoon were pretty much the last straw!

Most days I really enjoy my job. I love working with the kids and helping people find a great new book to read, but there are some days...*sigh* Notice that most of my issues come from the internet/computer portion of my job. Yeah, that's not a coincidence. Computers are frustrating for everyone at some point or another. It just sucks that I am dealing with those frustrations pretty much daily. It certainly can make for some long days and let me just reitterate that this is not a daily occurance. Most days I'm happy to help and these slight annoyances don't bother me so much. But when you have, I don't know, 50 annoyances in one day, they don't seem so slight anymore. *UGGHHH!!!*

Alright, alright. I'm done and I feel better. Thanks for letting me get this out.

I'm meeting Angela and Desire in a little bit. We're going shopping for road trip snacks! :)

Doug went to the hospital this morning to see his dad before the biopsy. He said he looked and seemed like he was feeling a lot better, so that's good. Hopefully we'll get the biopsy results soon.

I Have No Motivation Tonight

Seriously, none. I have a dishwasher full of clean dishes to unload, laundry that could be done, or any number of things, but I don't want to do it. Not one little bit of it. Maybe it's because I'm thinking I'll have all day tomorrow to do it on my odd day off. Although, I already have 2 appointments for that day. Or maybe I'm just exhausted from this past weekend. Now I have to go pick up the cat carrier that my brother was supposed to bring over earlier this evening. So this is the end of this blog. More tomorrow, I hope.

Unplanned Evening

I find myself with no plans this evening. I had originally thought I was going to my mom's to work on some crafts, but that kind of fell through. So now I'm home with a whole evening ahead of me. What to do? What to do??

Right now I'm boiling water for mac & cheese. I should probably have something else with my dinner, but I'm not sure what. At least a veggie, right? Maybe some broccoli...yum!

As for the rest of the evening, well, I could clean the house, or watch a movie, or read a book, or...the list could go on and on. Which means I'll probably spend the evening flipping channels trying to find something decent on TV on a Friday night. Let's hope I manage to do something a little more substantial. :)

At least it is finally the weekend! One week from now I'll be in Wisconsin holding the newest addition to Carmen & Josh's family. I can't wait!!!

Oh Thursdays...

The one nice thing about Doug being on 2nd shift and me not going into work until noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays is these nice mornings together. We get to sleep late or run errands or go out to breakfast. This morning it was breakfast. Doug took me to Betty's Cafe in the south end for biscuits 'n gravy, pancakes, eggs, bacon, and hashbrowns. YUM! I may never need to eat again...

Short Post

I was pretty happy with the election results, but I'm not so sure about Doug. That's okay. I love that we can agree to disagree and we have freedom of choice. I stayed up too late watching election coverage and listening to the president elect speak. So I'm a little short on steam this morning. I better find some energy soon. I've got to go work today and then I'm babysitting my nephews this evening. By then I'll really be worn out!

Coming Soon...

Daily posts for the whole month of November. That's right, this year I'll be participating in NaBloPoMo. Which is just blog posts every day for the entire next month. So check back tomorrow and for the next 29 days after that and keep me accountable!

Another New Layout

I know, I've been changing the layout a lot recently. I really liked the last one, it felt very Halloween-y. But I noticed on my computer at work that it was so dark you could hardly read it. So, I switched it up again. This one feels like Fall to me. I love Fall. :)