A New Year's A-coming

Well, here it is. The last day of the year 2008. It was my best year to date. I got B this year : D

As far as I know, the plans for this eve are fairly low key. We had talked about going to a movie. Or staying in. We both got toys that we have been enjoying recently.

I got a DS and a new game in the mail the other day. And B got Fallout 3 ( a computer game) from his brother. I am wearing my birthday necklace from J today. It is an amethyst butterfly. It combines our two loves.. amethyst for me and butterflies for her.

I am glad to be feeling better finally. I still have a slight cough but it is very slight. I am hoping to get to make cookies this weekend. With the cold, I thought it would be poor form to send cold germs via cookies to Michigan. Not to mention sharing the cold germs via cookies at our works.

I do think in the next place that I need a nice big kitchen. Though I really like having the passthrough. We have begun to talk about moving. Each place gets better than the next. So by time we buy, we will know exactly what we want and what we do not. Stairs are on the do not list. We both just too clumsy for them : P Plus I can't imagine that they would be good for kids. Not that we are there yet, people but it is a consideration in the next couple of years.

I've got to keep up with working on the weight before that happens. I'll take another look at the community ed paper for that. I need something fun and kind of dancy. Plus T wants to take a look at classes too. I think it would be fun to do something with her. She is beyond awesome. She is definitely in the fantabulous range : )

Good day and best of all years for us all.

Ode to Me

December 22nd. I came into the world and the world has never recovered : P

It was a good day then as now. I was finally feeling a bit better from my horrible cold. I got sung to at least three times including by a lion. My dad told me I was precious. B made me cry.

No, not in a bad way people. Since my birthday was on a Monday and he had me open my gifts last Friday, I asked him to get me flowers.

This is what I got. It was lovely. But the thing that made me cry was the piece of paper. I share most thing with you people but this was my own little treasure.

Overall, a lovely day.

I am 33 if you were wondering. I don't really care about the number. It is just that. I don't feel any oder or wiser. Except now I have to start my next plans after peace on earth (Thanks, T : )

Hmmm.... world domination has a nice ring to it. Maybe I'll start on that.

Good day and bow to my dominion foolish humans.... ummm maybe not....doesn't feel too Evieish.

My meant to be Devotions

We had our Christmas get-together yesterday. I love getting together with my family. Even though part of me wished to crawl under covers and sleep til Monday. I have been blessed with a gnarly cold. I am a stubborn person especially when it comes to being sick. I can not stand when I can not do what I want to do.

I had worked slightly on a devotion for our party. It was something that kind of struck me. I had wanted to do it for Dad. He always get stuck doing the devotions. I think sometimes it is a love to do/hate to do kind of thing. And I know that sometimes he stresses out about them. Even though he always does such a phenomenal job. So I wanted to take a stress off him. But being so sick and somewhat overwrought, I couldn't.

So here's what I had. I was going to have each person read a part. And then put the paper flipped over in the middle of the table. On the back, it would read Ch, ri, s, t, is, h, e, r, e

Mary: I was there, thoughtful and faithful. I went through things none had ever been through then or since. But I believed.

Joseph: I was there, supporting my wife. I believed her and God. We traveled far to come to the land of my birth. I would be there for his birth but his death would give all new life.

Shepherd: I was there, in awe and joyous. Everything that the angel told us came true. How could we stop from praising God for all the wondrous things we saw? And still see to this day.

Angel: I was there, praising and a messenger. Spreading the good news that this day would be born a savior. Even into this mortal flesh with all its pain and sorrow, how could one not but sing to his glory?

Star: I was there, shining a way to the Lord. Much like his Word still shines a way to him too.

Wise Men: I seek what all men seek. Salvation. Love. For all my gifts, his was greater still.

Ass: I was there. What was my burden of his mother to the burden for which he would carry even unto his death?

Innkeeper: I was there. How hectic a time was that? People stuck in every which how and place, only to find more on my doorstep looking for room. Imagine your house full to the gills. A man has to turn someone away. Yet how many more turn from him now?

Christ: I am here.

Christmas. Christ mass.

All those there for this one defining event. All those there to play a part. All crowded and around this singular person. Christ. Everything revolves around him. As it should now.

Then as now, there are so many things pulling away from Christ. Mothers, husbands, things to be gotten and given, messages to receive and get, seekers, burdens and hectic times.

But in the end, all that falls away and he is left. He is the pure grain when all the chaff is worn away. The Messiah. The Savior. That which all men seek and all may find. Amen.

Good night and find him.

Whisper Quiet

That is me right now. I lost my voice yesterday and am feeling a bit better now. I am up for no voice to whisper.

But plus side, I did get a flu shot back about a month ago. Where is my cold shot though?

B. stayed home with me yesterday. He took me to the doctor too. He is really sweet about me being sick. Every time I tried to talk, he would stop me and hand me a pad of paper and a pen.

My kids and I got to go to the Jags game the other day. They had a blast. I am so glad for them. Overall they are really good kids and they deserve good things.

We decorated the tree on Saturday. We had gotten a faux one because I was concerned about the cats. I was sure that Henri would have drunk all the water out of the bottom. But outside of some sniffing, they haven't paid it too much mind. Which is a bit of a relief. They were much more interested in the step ladder I pulled out to put the star on the top. One would sit under it and bat at the person on the top of it. LOL

We also put up all of the stockings. Okay, so we just happen to have kitty stockings. And two people ones. There is a plain red stocking and a Hello Kitty one. I bet you can't guess which one is mine : )

Good day and here's to a hopefully speech filled tomorrow.

Hard Week

And it was. We only have five staff ( three fulltime and two partime). But we were down a full time and a parttime all week and the remaining parttime only came in two hours at the end of the night. So for six hours every day, it was just L and I. The worst day was Monday. I was still feeling the effects of being sick on Sunday. And if I left it would just be L and I just couldn't do that if possible.

I made it through.

I have a couple of errands to run today but mainly I get to stay home. It is a nice play to be. I have one more CSI book and several more Anne of Green Gables to read. Huzzah.

Good day and happy homes.

House of Capone and Mouse

Pluto
Show at Capone's

Miss Jewel and Bunny

A show at the local speakeasy

Mouse ears on my head and a cat shirt: D

Beloved and I in front of the Haunted Mansion

Cinderella's Castle

Beloved in front of Cinderella's place

Me in front of Cinderella's

Pipe band

Mickey is just everywhere including the wreaths... sheesh!

Daisy

Brass Walt with Minnie

In front of Capone's

We had such a great time spending time with our extended family of Capone and Disney : P B had never been so it was really cool getting to show him around. We kept it really low key and just wandered. It was a bit busy but not insane. And we now have a new oranament from it. That has been our tradition since we started becoming serious. Anywhere we go, we always pick up an oranament. LOL But I didn't pull them out until yesterday. The only Christmas thing I have done before Thanksgiving was buy presents. I even refused to listen to the one station that has been playing Christmas music since Halloween.

Good day and good day : P