Christmas...Etc...

It's over, I think that is all I really have to say about it. I'm glad that it is over, and not for the usual reasons that you would think. I was so sick during Christmas that I am glad that it is over. It started a couple of days before the wonderful and exciting little holiday came to our house. There were aunties and uncles in town, dinner at homes that I love to frequent, parties at others and none of them were enjoyed, at least by me. I didn't go to the candle light service at Olivia's grandma's church, and I love going to it every year. It was just a bad three weeks, yes, three weeks was how long I was sick for. I don't remember much of Christmas because of being sick, I just remember sleeping a lot and wishing that I didn't have to go to parties and dinners. But now that it is over I'm so happy.

The kids got the usual loot, too many presents and nowhere to put them. Cisco and I got things that we needed, which is always appreciated, and from our friends and family we got things we could play with and read, which is always nice to get, no matter how old you are! I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday with their family and friends like we did.

A couple of weeks ago Cisco went and cleaned out the storage unit of all the stuff from the store and it is now housed in our garage. By the looks of it, we may have our Christmas stuff up until next year. You can't get to anything in the house. I hope I don't need a hammer anytime soon, cause I wouldn't be able to get to it, I would have to go and buy a new one. The boxes for the Christmas tree and the ornaments are tucked away with chairs blocking it. I refuse to go in there, because every time I do I am tempted to get a bunch of that stuff and leave it in the driveway so that whom ever should pass our little house may just come along and take what they need. Cisco doesn't want me to sell any of that stuff, I'm sure, unless he is there, but I am going to have to pull some of it out and try for the best when I have a yard sale in a couple of weeks. I need to have my garage and sanity back. I can't remember the last time I personally took the trash out, I either wait for Cisco to do it, or on a garbage night I have the kids take it to the curb, you can't get to the front of the garage without needing to do a balancing act on top of carpets and chairs. You don't realize how much you go in there until you need to go in and can't get in. Oh, well at least no storage means one less bill every month.

Work is starting to feel more like work, I'm not happy here any more. I am ready for a change, I need to do some research and figure out what is going to be right for me. I am tired of working at my mom's house, not having anyone to talk to except for my mom or "grandma", I can't stand coming to my mom's on weekends, because I am here all week long. That sucks. I love my mom, but to hear her and my grandma talk and argue for hours on end in an echo enhanced kitchen with my office on the other side of the door is getting on my nerves. I just need a change, I don't know what to do about it yet, but when I do I promise that I will write about it 6 months after it happens! That seems to be the norm for me to get around to writing anymore.

I can't think of what else to write about right now. Anthony's birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks and we are trying to figure out what to do for that. That's about it. Hope everyone is enjoying their winter and have a safe one at that.

~M