Things I Usually Write About

I've been going over excuses in my head for not writing lately...for quite a while, actually...but none of them seem good enough for you all, my wonderful readers (all umm...four?...of you).

What are the things I usually talk about?

Buster: He was naughty twice yesterday and got sent downstairs as punishment. Eating grass while standing in the flower bed where he KNOWS he's not allowed, and later not coming when called while there was someone at the door (we have a SIGN that says No Soliciting, and I KNOW you can read because you were trying to sell newspapers, for heaven's sake). We've gotten too lax with him. He used to be so well-behaved, and technically he still is compared to all the other dogs but if you knew him as well as we do you'd notice a difference, too. Naughty, naughty, naughty.

Scott's back: Well, we've both given up and not given up. We're resigned to our fate at this point, but we're still doing something about all of it. Scott is going to a pain clinic on a regular basis, and a chiropractor when we can afford it, and we're just trying to keep him as active as he can stand. He even wants to try skiing this winter, but we need some snow first...

Yarning: I've been knitting, spinning, and crocheting a TON so far this month, mainly to get all the Christmas presents I want to do done. I'm not doing anything super fancy, but I've got something in the works for Em, Jorg, Mim, and Kwiddens. I'm thinking that if I have time I can make something smallish for Scott and Isaac, too. The problem is, Scott doesn't want anything and Isaac is really too picky about hats, so I don't know what to make. I have no idea what to make Nyah. I don't even know if she would appreciate something at this age. Perhaps a little pink ruffly purse? But I haven't finished any of it. There are still ends to weave in and everything needs to be bathed and blocked before I can take pictures and wrap it all up.

Holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.): Thanksgiving went off pretty well. Other than a personal matter, everything was totally smooth and stress-free. People were fed and they were happy about it, and nobody got food poisoning. I cooked everything except the mashed potatoes all by myself. Li made the mashed potatoes (and they were heavenly, of course). After the meal we pretty much spent the rest of the weekend eating junk and playing Starcraft 2, and I surprised myself and didn't suck at games as much as I thought I would. As for Christmas, this year we're going to do Night Christmas. That way Em and Jorg can spend Christmas morning with Jason, Mim can hang with me all day and help me cook Christmas dinner, and Kwiddens, Isaac, and Nyah can spend the morning with Nyah's grandparents, and then we can all get together at our house in the evening for dinner and presents.

Work: Eh. It's going. I feel like I've mentally checked out a little, and I feel bad about that, and am trying to muster a bit more enthusiasm, but I'm just tired all the time, and there is an issue I won't go into here that is trying to get resolved, and if it doesn't get resolved to my satisfaction, I'm going to find myself looking for a new job. It would break my heart to leave this company, because it really is a sweet gig, but this issue is...big. Very big. If you're dying of curiosity PM me and I'll talk about it with you on an individual basis, but the blog is not the place for it.

The House: We got the Home Depot card paid off from the fiasco back in May, and that was a huge load off of our minds because let me tell you, spending that much and trying to pay it off in six months to avoid interest will KILL you. Trust me, I know. Anyway. Once we paid it off...we put more on it. We were trying to clean up after Halloween and get the garage cleaned out so one of us could park in there, and getting so frustrated because we have so much crap, and we decided we wanted a shed. So we drove over to Home Depot and bought one. We LOVE it. And of course I don't have a picture, because I'm lazy and tired all the time and who has motivation to take pictures of inanimate objects, anyway? But all of our extra seasonal stuff fits out there, plus the lawnmower, plus lots of room for more stuff as we decide what to put in there.

A few other random thoughts:

I just burned my tongue on hot cocoa. OUCH.

I should have brought a book or a project to work today.

And lastly, I need some lunch but nothing sounds good.