The week before the week before...




Some weeks just seem to be very long, don't they? This has been/is one of them. It may be the weird weather patterns (deluge on Wed., 14 degrees and clear today). It might be the fact that I really would rather be home, puttering about and getting a few things done before Christmas. I'm not sure, but I am super glad it's Friday. 

G has been cleared to work full time again! Which of course means he's not going to be home as much during the day. That's both good and not so good, but mostly beneficial. It'll be great to have the income, honestly. But the house gets cold... no one home to keep the pellets going. So be it. I'll adjust. But today, he is working his first full day, open to close, and of course it's in the teens. 

At any rate, it's Friday, and I only have house stuff to accomplish this weekend-- no grading. I'm really trying to stay the course on my promise I made to myself. I'll do the errands and groceries, usual chores, and so on, but I also want to bake cookies. Then, it'll be one week until vacation. 

I have no plans for the long stretch-- and it is, thankfully, a longer vacation. I used to make plans for us to go and do and see, but since G's schedule is only handed down a week at a time, and even then, seems to shift a bit here and there, it's nearly impossible to make any sort of a plan. We used to go out of town for a day or an overnight, do some shopping, go to the museum or a hockey game. I'd be lucky to get him out of the house at this point, so ?? we'll see. There's no burning need to go anywhere. I just want to have a less-regimented schedule. Coffee in my jammies every day sounds great.

I will, heaven willing, be able to go to church for Christmas this year. We couldn't last year, and I really missed it. Unfortunately, Meg has to work, so it won't be all of us, and since Holly has not gone to church and had to sit still for a Mass as of yet, I don't want to force the issue with her on Christmas. That's a goal for pretty soon, but not that day. So, G and I will go-- maybe Christmas Eve, his schedule depending. And I volunteered to read at the 8:30 on New Year's Day-- we have no plans, so why not? I'd like to open up the new year with more hope than I'm feeling about it, and that may help. 

But for the most part, we are hoping for some quiet family time. That will be gift enough.

Have a good day,

C

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