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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Two Weeks To Christmas!
Fourteen shopping days to Christmas. Thirteen days to get my Christmas cards out or they will be New Year's cards. Twelve days and the kids will be out of school. Eleven days to wrap all the gifts before the kids are out of school. Ten days until the CCD break. Nine days to a friend's Christmas Party. Eight days of Chanukah, anyone know when is starts this year. Seven days. put up the Christmas Tree. Six days until my new furniture comes. Five days hopefully the carpet will be in. Four days. Three days until the Spaghetti Dinner. Two days to have all the baskets upstairs. One day to rest---- did I say rest----- something must be wrong. Today, the moms make baskets for the Spaghetti Dinner.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Reality Check
I got a nice big reality check today.
Pay to the order of: Gemmie, Mother of Chip.
One of my son's friend's mom paid me a genuine complement. She said I was raising a fine young man and that she is proud that her son counts my son as a friend. Both she and her husband, think my son is a good role model for her son.
Just wish I could go to the bank now and cash it!
LOL!
Pay to the order of: Gemmie, Mother of Chip.
One of my son's friend's mom paid me a genuine complement. She said I was raising a fine young man and that she is proud that her son counts my son as a friend. Both she and her husband, think my son is a good role model for her son.
Just wish I could go to the bank now and cash it!
LOL!
Complements
Today, I went to get my hair cut. I didn't get dressed up. I didn't put on any makeup. There was nothing special about anything I put on today, but I got lots of complements.
I guess just because my hair was down after the hair cut everyone noticed the small change in my appearance. Most men don't notice any change, but the women notice the slightest of changes. "Oh, Gemmie, what did you do to your hair? It looks great" was all I kept hearing. I guess I will have to complement my hair dresser now on the great job she did and give her a bigger tip next time!
I guess just because my hair was down after the hair cut everyone noticed the small change in my appearance. Most men don't notice any change, but the women notice the slightest of changes. "Oh, Gemmie, what did you do to your hair? It looks great" was all I kept hearing. I guess I will have to complement my hair dresser now on the great job she did and give her a bigger tip next time!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Imagine How Much You Could Get Done
I can only imagine how much stuff I could get done if I really put my heart and soul into it.
Yesterday, after Church, my sister called to tell me about the family of a child in the school that she teaches at. The family recently left a homeless shelter and have nothing. The family needs just about everything. My sister knew that I had just purchased new sheets and comforters for my son's second bedroom at our weekend home and asked if I still had them. Well, I did. This morning, I could have brought the items to my mother's house and left them for my sister, but I felt that no one should have to suffer in the cold if I could help them. I packed up 3 twin sized comforter sets, a queen size comforter set, 3 sheet sets and 6 bath towel sets and set off to my sister's school. It is not in the best of neighborhoods, but I went. I surprised not only my sister, but her class of 4th and 5th graders, and the principal of the school.
I even read the kids a story "The Polar Express" and they want me to come back to visit them in January. The feeling I had after the whole experience was AMAZING!
I was also able to complete some tasks that I have been putting off, shopping for supplies for Chip's Boy Scout Troop's Spaghetti Dinner this weekend at St. C's church ----3 PM - 8 PM on Saturday for all you locals.
I also created the invitation for my other son, Rocky's Blue & Gold Dinner, and worked on a letter for soliciting ad's and my final farewell letter for the ad booklet.
I also realized that I can not be in two places at once and I asked for help. One, I asked another parent to drive the boys to a OA Meeting and two, I asked other PTO parents to help with the refreshments for Rocky's teacher's son's Eagle Project.
Believe it or not, I even started to decorate my home for Christmas and I did at least one load of laundry.
Like I said IMAGINE!
Yesterday, after Church, my sister called to tell me about the family of a child in the school that she teaches at. The family recently left a homeless shelter and have nothing. The family needs just about everything. My sister knew that I had just purchased new sheets and comforters for my son's second bedroom at our weekend home and asked if I still had them. Well, I did. This morning, I could have brought the items to my mother's house and left them for my sister, but I felt that no one should have to suffer in the cold if I could help them. I packed up 3 twin sized comforter sets, a queen size comforter set, 3 sheet sets and 6 bath towel sets and set off to my sister's school. It is not in the best of neighborhoods, but I went. I surprised not only my sister, but her class of 4th and 5th graders, and the principal of the school.
I even read the kids a story "The Polar Express" and they want me to come back to visit them in January. The feeling I had after the whole experience was AMAZING!
I was also able to complete some tasks that I have been putting off, shopping for supplies for Chip's Boy Scout Troop's Spaghetti Dinner this weekend at St. C's church ----3 PM - 8 PM on Saturday for all you locals.
I also created the invitation for my other son, Rocky's Blue & Gold Dinner, and worked on a letter for soliciting ad's and my final farewell letter for the ad booklet.
I also realized that I can not be in two places at once and I asked for help. One, I asked another parent to drive the boys to a OA Meeting and two, I asked other PTO parents to help with the refreshments for Rocky's teacher's son's Eagle Project.
Believe it or not, I even started to decorate my home for Christmas and I did at least one load of laundry.
Like I said IMAGINE!
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Sleeping In
This was the first Saturday in a very long time that my husband, the kids and I could sleep in and boy did we. It is now 10:00 AM, and my early bird Rocky, slept until 9:00. I slept until 9:15, my bladder woke me up and my hubby and Chip probably won't be up until after 11:00. It feels good! The only thing on the agenda that has a timetable today is a party at 6:00.
Therefore we have a day for lounging! The Christmas shopping can wait. Yes, I know I will be complaining in two weeks that I still have to get it finished, but right now rest is important.
Therefore we have a day for lounging! The Christmas shopping can wait. Yes, I know I will be complaining in two weeks that I still have to get it finished, but right now rest is important.
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