Christmas Tree. I love having a Christmas tree, I love decorating it, I love my daughter's reaction to it all lit up, I love the warm glow.......
The downside to moving the week before Christmas and having a house on the market it the lack of practicality of said tree. All my ornaments are in storage. I sold our fake trees and all the lights last summer since we are going to have a real tree from now on (and LED lights for safety). The upside is that I'll be able to get the LED lights on clearance after the holidays. Yay.
Still, I am a bit sad. It took me seven years to get this place put together enough to safely have a tree with lights up (because of construction chaos it just wasn't going to happen....) and now I must wait one more year......
I must be practical. So tomorrow I am dressing up the girls to see Santa at the mall and posing them in front of the retail display trees. Yes, I am cheating. ;) Pretty picture backgrounds, no work for me (other than fighting mall traffic). Wish me luck and smiles!
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree
Mother, wife, sister, friend. This is our second year on the farm, a dream we've had since we were first married. We unschool, AP parent, and grow our own food (or try to).
Saturday, 22 November 2008
Still a Mystery
Hobbit does not have Lepto/Lepro or whatever the thing is. What he does have is highly diluted yet highly acidic urine with a bit of crystallization. Maybe this is just a urinary/bladder/kidney infection that is a result or just part of what he's been dealing with or the medication. He's held his weight at 63, so that's good, and he's eating though he's still picky.
So then, apparently "enthusiastic" means flighty and "shoppers" means they can't really wait 3 hours (even though I'm supposed to have 24) but unable to actually say t hat at the time so they just disappear? Seriously. I bent time for these people, they should at the very least take 5 minutes to walk through. We had other things planned that we set aside for this. Grrrrrr.
On top of all else, Dearest has been either at band practice or working late so we've only really seen him sleeping since Wednesday! He's at work all day today too and then game night tonight with the guys. I would have thrown a pissy fit about him going to game night tonight after being gone all week, but then I remembered something. When we move to the farm, no more game night and no more band practice. These are things he is giving up for the move and for us. So I am reminded that we are all making sacrifices for this big change and it is weeks from happening.
So then, apparently "enthusiastic" means flighty and "shoppers" means they can't really wait 3 hours (even though I'm supposed to have 24) but unable to actually say t hat at the time so they just disappear? Seriously. I bent time for these people, they should at the very least take 5 minutes to walk through. We had other things planned that we set aside for this. Grrrrrr.
On top of all else, Dearest has been either at band practice or working late so we've only really seen him sleeping since Wednesday! He's at work all day today too and then game night tonight with the guys. I would have thrown a pissy fit about him going to game night tonight after being gone all week, but then I remembered something. When we move to the farm, no more game night and no more band practice. These are things he is giving up for the move and for us. So I am reminded that we are all making sacrifices for this big change and it is weeks from happening.
Mother, wife, sister, friend. This is our second year on the farm, a dream we've had since we were first married. We unschool, AP parent, and grow our own food (or try to).
Friday, 21 November 2008
Friday Chaotic Friday
Just writing a quick hello.
Hobbit's vet now wants to test him for Lepro? I don't have time to research it before the appointment, but I know he's been vax'd for it. Gah.
Why I don't have time today? Because a Realtor almost walked in my home with no notice, despite the note on my listing that I require 24 hours. Fine whatever. I was nice about it and he's coming back with enthusiastic shoppers at 4:30. ENTHUSIASTIC SHOPPERS! Still, my goodness, I haven't folded the diapers, made beds, or done the dishes and my kitchen smells funny. I have 3 hours to ameliorate the situation (I get wordy in panic mode) and dog still has to get to vet at 4, across town, 20 minute drive. For now, babe is sleeping and Lil'Bug has been bribed/occupied with some princess dolls that I found on top of the armoir all covered in dust, never been opened. Mystery. But still, occupied.
I am crossing my fingers. It would be a huge blessing if these are the ones that buy our house. Now. Because the timing would be perfect.
Ok, I am turning on the time bending powers and making a clean sweep of the haunted mansion. See you in 15 minutes, or 3 hours your time. ;)
Hobbit's vet now wants to test him for Lepro? I don't have time to research it before the appointment, but I know he's been vax'd for it. Gah.
Why I don't have time today? Because a Realtor almost walked in my home with no notice, despite the note on my listing that I require 24 hours. Fine whatever. I was nice about it and he's coming back with enthusiastic shoppers at 4:30. ENTHUSIASTIC SHOPPERS! Still, my goodness, I haven't folded the diapers, made beds, or done the dishes and my kitchen smells funny. I have 3 hours to ameliorate the situation (I get wordy in panic mode) and dog still has to get to vet at 4, across town, 20 minute drive. For now, babe is sleeping and Lil'Bug has been bribed/occupied with some princess dolls that I found on top of the armoir all covered in dust, never been opened. Mystery. But still, occupied.
I am crossing my fingers. It would be a huge blessing if these are the ones that buy our house. Now. Because the timing would be perfect.
Ok, I am turning on the time bending powers and making a clean sweep of the haunted mansion. See you in 15 minutes, or 3 hours your time. ;)
Mother, wife, sister, friend. This is our second year on the farm, a dream we've had since we were first married. We unschool, AP parent, and grow our own food (or try to).
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Good Things
Just a quick update.
Good things:
Good things:
- Hobbit is slowly recovering. We had (have) to change our routine a bit and baby him a bit more and the medication schedule is rigid (I am so not used to anything being scheduled and inflexible), but we are adapting.
- Propane tank is not as expensive as we planned for AND the place we found has excellent customer service. (Thank you Blue Gate!)
- Insurance policy in progress. That was harder than it had to be. Seriously. Why does State Farm have excellent agent service and crappy claims service? Anyway....State Farm it is.
- My Aunt Deedle is coming from Texas for Thanksgiving! Yay! (Also, preparing for family drama that everyone says will not happen. Is everyone is apparently ignoring reality and living in a fantasy world of flowers and peaches? Seriously.) Keeping my humor about.
- Found a Kung Fu class Lil'Bug can take! (Thank you Julia!)
- Shepards Pie with lamb for dinner tonight.
- Playdates.
- Called insurance company. Good thing I did. Hospital submitted the forms wrong. Bills owed 800$ less than we were actually billed. This is not the first time this has happened. I now call and verify every single one of my bills, first insurance then origin. Sometimes it is one or the other, but it has only been right once (Anesthesiologist). I will be sad to change insurance companies in January though, because even though there have been so many mistakes, they have always worked to correct them and have been really REALLY nice about it.
- MidAmerican gave us another 4 digit refund! (Which in turn paid for the boiler repairs, ironic that the way I saved so much money is what broke the pipes.)
Mother, wife, sister, friend. This is our second year on the farm, a dream we've had since we were first married. We unschool, AP parent, and grow our own food (or try to).
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