Christmas Decor

So-- It's the day to decorate for Christmas!!!!
My Job is finished!!!! Here is the finished product.

Unfortunately, my dad and I are the only ones feeling up to par to do it. Yet, we will not succeed. My mom has already informed us that we brought things upstairs that did not belong.
Mom wishes we would have waited since she's not feeling the best. Dad says we were meant to fail.
Failure on putting Christmas Decorations in the house...So, when we were kids we used to take pictures of where things went...Think that should have been done this yr. so we could at least succeed a little.

Thanksgiving Documentation

The morning started out pretty normal...Football game at 9:30 for those of us who were on time. Which was my dad and sister. We waited 30 min. for the rest of the fam.
It wasn't as fun in the past. I think my finger tipped the ball once in a 2 hour game. It was a lot of just running down the field and waving my arms that I was open. We had too many big guys playing this year. Guess that's what happens when 18 people play.
Now, I'm just paying for it as I sit here resting my knee from injuries in the past yr.

Dinner was served on time, with only 1/3 of the family around. Pretty quiet dinner except for my brother and his son both trying to blow out the candles at their tables. Like Father, like Son.

I washed all the dishes, and everytime I thought I was done, there was more...Then took a 2 hour nap in the chair....ended up missing half the "Loaded Question" game, but not a bad game.
We celebrated birthdays as usual and i think that seemed to take an hour of opening. Hmmm Guess when you have a 7yr. and 87 yr. that is what happens...SLOW!
Now my family is playing Pop 5 Cranium. I absolutely hate that game. I asked to play Apples to Apples, but I always get turned down. My niece said she was tired of playing the same games every yr. I agree. My mother is mad that I won't play...and am in my room. But what else is there to do if you're not joined in a game. Plus my knee really hurts and I don't care anymore about the night. The family is trying to act normal after a family trial the last month...I need more faith. God-- I need more faith, and hope and peace. And a heart of forgiveness.
There are no plans for the next 4 days...Guess I'll be cooped up in my room working on my Christmas gift...That only makes sense when there is nothing else to do. Plus I'm a little worried it won't get done. Christmas Eve is right around the corner. A 20 year tradition we have in our family of making gifts for each other at Christmas. Sorry-- TOP SECRET! I won't tell.

weird discoveries

So this is a random blog post...

1. My camera I bought a year ago decided that after I took a picture, the screen would go black and I could no longer take a picture... I have not used the camera in months, only to grab a camera the other day to blog...and was mad cause I thought my dad had come home from vacation with his camera and left no batteries in it. I had to put new batteries in the camera. The next day, we were downloading some pictures off his camera, and I went downstairs and saw my camera and was like...wait a second. I just used my dad's camera the other night, and we just finished downloading.(How can it be in my room).

-- we have the same camera. But only did I find that mine had actually worked and allowed me to take pictures the other day. Hmm... now we have to see how long it lasts.

2. Last year, a week before Thanksgiving, my right knee was injured. I thought it was just a bruise and maybe I hit it on something, and it would soon go away. To my discovery, it swelled up and and I had a sprained ligament.
Well, some weird injury seems to be back on the left knee. Though I quite remember the hard hit I took while sitting by the Island Table and I spun and hit the Decorative end piece...I think that was like Mon. But no account of which day it was or of any pain till tonight.
---Icing it tonight, and hoping it doesn't swell up in the night and heals quickly.

Are you GREEDY?

So I'm taking a poll on how many have played the game "GREED".

This is a homemade game... One of our christmas traditions of making a gift.

Breakfast-- Lunch--Can I get Dinner too?

My dad wanted to have breakfast on this Saturday Morning... we went to a new restaurant in Mossville called the BLDG G. Apparently, he doesn't get to spend enough time with me, so he took me to breakfast.
Right after I got home from breakfast, my mom told me that my sister called to go to lunch and invited my mom if it was OK with me. So it was an afternoon of lunch and shopping.
Now, I'm home doing the normal Saturday activities of cleaning. Guess since my life is so boring, my neice and nephew will be here later, and it will be an evening of entertaining.

Traffic Light= Noise Control

Ever heard of a stoplight that controls sound? The Stoplight has a level of noise control and when it gets too loud it blinks yellow as a warning, and when it's too loud for the sound level, it blinks red and the siren goes off. In P.E. class, the consequence is exercises. It really works, because the kids are so paranoid that when it flashes yellow, it will soon flash red and trouble they will be. What a great invention.
We took it from the 2nd Grade, and will soon be buying one for our classes next year.

Not Everything is Picture Perfect

So Life can't seem to look up for me. I've had everything possible go wrong.
Friday was a great day after having a wonderful meal of haystacks. Yes, teachers get overly excited every year when this luncheon arrives. Thank you PTO!!! Then re-learned some technology skills to make a brochure.. When you don't use, it you loose it.
Today I woke up feeling relaxed and motivated to do something about my car. So I made some phone calls to a couple dealerships...only to find disappointment.
Honda raised their quote given to me 2 weeks ago. I believe they just want money, and I'm not happy about a $500 bill just for brakes. Give me a break on my brakes Honda. Then called another place and got a decent estimate, until I found out that it wasn't the place I thought I had called, and they were located in Pekin.. Where is that.. I said, I wanted Peoria. The other place looked closed permanently.
The computer situation isn't solved yet...I didn't get to go to Grafitti day. Now I'm home again on the weekend. The weather is cold, and my body is not responding well to it.
All this to say, I am hoping for a better day and a better week.

Tears

2nd try...1st try got erased by an error...Seems to be my luck of computer today.
The week has been an emotional rollercoaster. Yet I am grateful for those in my life who have encouraged me.
The day started off wonderful with church, fellowship and an amazing Turkey dinner. And then the joy of packing 18 boxes for the Christmas Operation.
Then to find out later, as I tried to go and relax at a coffee shop with a friend and work on consolidating 500 New York pictures, that my computer corrupted. I repeat, my computer is corrupted. Much like the sermon today, where if sin gets into your life, your life is filled with darkness that you can't rid of till forgiveness is sought. Hmm.,seems like my computer is infected with a virus, and will need to be investigated. Thinking of cleaning out my own life with sin. Amazing how God is bringing worldly attributes and applying them to my own life.
My heart is burdened with financial struggle, trust, and letting go. But He will give me comfort through his word. I am so blessed for those who have given me the tools I need to move on in life, and look at the positive.