I'm in the throes of Christmas shopping. I do like Christmas, I just disapprove of anything Christmas being displayed before Thanksgiving is over. Christmas things being displayed before Halloween flat out makes me mad. But I do realize that it is prudent to start Christmas shopping a bit earlier than December 24th. I'm actually about halfway done and I'm pretty happy about that!
Tonight I asked Cole who he wanted to buy Christmas presents for. I'm trying hard to make sure that he remembers Christmas is more about what you give than what you get. And he does get really excited about picking out and buying presents, though usually the excitement of opening his presents overcomes his excitement of actually giving presents. He was pretty excited tonight just making his list of people to buy for and what to buy them. It ended up being a long list - 22 people. Just about everyone he is related to, B, several friends and a few people that I really didn't expect to be on the list. He wants to buy at least three of us bicycles (including me... and I have a bicycle), and someone is down to get some oatmeal and a can of pears.
Notice that I said he listed "just about" everyone he is related to? That's because there was just one rather notable name missing.
His father.
I honestly don't know how I feel about that.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Can you dig it?
Today hasn't been a good day.
I don't feel good. B called and woke me up at 7 this morning ('cause I asked him to, not because he is mean) and I felt absolutely terrible. I'm not a morning person anyways, so I'm quite sure that I was no fun at all to talk to. Instead of getting up as I had planned to, I took some paracetamol and went back to sleep. I thought I set my alarm, and maybe I did. But I also set my clock ahead by about 15 minutes in the process. So, I woke up at 9:18 and went running around the house for 20 minutes and left in a hurry... only to get 5 minutes down the road and realize that it was now ten minutes before I left. And then I got to work and realized that I had forgotten Cole's tae kwon do uniform and going home to get it meant that we wouldn't make it to class. And then Cole smashed his thumb in the front door...
And besides that we were just busy enough to keep me from being able to get things prepped and it was rainy and Cole was... well, he was Cole and very active and trying to be sweet, but he just mostly seemed to be in my way all the time. You know, like a cat trying to get your attention and always being underfoot? And then my boss accidentally came in a whole hour early, so I was able to get Cole's tae kwon do uniform and be at class on time. And I voted.
You know what? I'm going to change my perspective. I've got a guy who's willing to put up with me on the phone even when I'm extremely grumpy. I've got a job. And a car. And an awesome kiddo. I've got the means to give my awesome kiddo things like tae kwon do classes. I have a computer and internet access right in my living room. I have a living room and a whole house complete with running water and electricity. And I live in a country where I get to vote and I don't even have anybody threatening me with physical harm if I don't vote for who they want me to. I've got it pretty good.
I don't feel good. B called and woke me up at 7 this morning ('cause I asked him to, not because he is mean) and I felt absolutely terrible. I'm not a morning person anyways, so I'm quite sure that I was no fun at all to talk to. Instead of getting up as I had planned to, I took some paracetamol and went back to sleep. I thought I set my alarm, and maybe I did. But I also set my clock ahead by about 15 minutes in the process. So, I woke up at 9:18 and went running around the house for 20 minutes and left in a hurry... only to get 5 minutes down the road and realize that it was now ten minutes before I left. And then I got to work and realized that I had forgotten Cole's tae kwon do uniform and going home to get it meant that we wouldn't make it to class. And then Cole smashed his thumb in the front door...
And besides that we were just busy enough to keep me from being able to get things prepped and it was rainy and Cole was... well, he was Cole and very active and trying to be sweet, but he just mostly seemed to be in my way all the time. You know, like a cat trying to get your attention and always being underfoot? And then my boss accidentally came in a whole hour early, so I was able to get Cole's tae kwon do uniform and be at class on time. And I voted.
You know what? I'm going to change my perspective. I've got a guy who's willing to put up with me on the phone even when I'm extremely grumpy. I've got a job. And a car. And an awesome kiddo. I've got the means to give my awesome kiddo things like tae kwon do classes. I have a computer and internet access right in my living room. I have a living room and a whole house complete with running water and electricity. And I live in a country where I get to vote and I don't even have anybody threatening me with physical harm if I don't vote for who they want me to. I've got it pretty good.
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