Sleepover

Rachael had Lexie and Logan over to spend the night. We went to see the new "Christmas Carol" at Stonybrook theatre which I thought was awesome! The whole movie was 3D and I actually felt as though I was in the movie flying!! It's much too scary for little kids 6 and under. Some parts even scared me!
Afterwards we came home and they played games and rough housed a bit. They brought the new Night in the Museum 2 movie (Smithsonian?) and I couldn't stay awake if my life depended on it. I crashed and let them have the run of the place. I spent Sunday morning in the kitchen making 2 huge pots of sauce for my lasagnas while the kids took up where they left off the night before. After we dropped the kids off Rachael told me that she had a great weekend and thanked me. Sweet!

Little Lopsided Xmas Tree

Collaborate effort by little Theresia & George - assembly, big Theresia (that's me) - lights and garlands, Rachael & Kendall - ornaments and candy canes.









OK, so I asked Theresia and George to assemble my 6 year old, $13.99 X-mas tree for me. In 2003, on the very 1st Xmas in our new home, Lauren and I went to Wal-Mart at 3am in the morning to get that tree. The branches are color coded and I always pack them in groups so that the following year I have no problems. Well, apparently T & G had some trouble. I came home to find 2 extra branches on the coffee table and the tree itself was somewhat lumpy looking.
I'm not really complaining, I'm mostly laughing at those 2 geniuses. I left it alone. Things were looking up once my favorite white lights, wooden cranberry beads and fake popcorn were on. Rachael and Kendall put up the ornaments and I put on our new star. This year we finally have a tree skirt that I picked up from Target. Hey! It's not that bad! :o)

Little Las Vegas in Jeffersonville

This house is two homes down from Rachael's dad's house on Sportsman drive in Jeffersonville, IN. Every year, just when you think they've reached the maximum and can't "do no more", they up the wattage. What does their electrical bill look like for the month of December? What does the inside of their house look like? Do they have Xmas toilet seats?

Bad, bad day

Can I say it's been a one crappy day? I've spent most of my day either on the verge of tears or in tears. I think it's hormones combined with some financial worries and horrible dental pain. I'm positive I have cavities and my jaw throbs like a son-of-a-gun! UL Dental school can't see me until sometime January so I called my dentist Kenny (who, by the way, years ago my daughters thought was cute). I hadn't been to see him since May 08! When I asked the receptionist if they could do a payment plan for me she told me that he didn't do that anymore. So I asked her "Is there any way that you could take my name and number and just check for me? Tell him it's Theresia from Delta." She called me back in less than a half hour and told me it wasn't a problem. Thank God!
The other issues? Our office was just informed today that our hours were being cut back starting next week. Now I know it's only 4 hours a week, but that's 17+ hours a month and for someone like me who lives from paycheck to paycheck, it means something is not going to get paid. Take the loss in pay and combine it with imminent dental bills and the possibility of needing a bloody brake job - it's a bit more than just a minor setback. It's a major downer!! Plus Christmas is coming. Ugh(*@&#^.
Now I will say that I probably will wake up in the morning and feel that things are pretty groovy again. It's just the way I am. I'll be back to my usual cheerful self - all the negativity rolled off in my sleep and then I'll wonder "What the hell was wrong with me yesterday?" I have to admit that I'm lucky that way... and, on top of it, I'm appreciative about what I do have. I have a great family for one. I not only have a full-time job that I love, but a 2nd, part-time job that's cake. I have a roof over my family's head, food in the pantry and heat! And, for now, I still have the internet. Wow! That's a lot of good stuff! I actually feel better just writing about it!

Evanescence

I would love to see them in concert! Beautiful, haunting, powerful vocals, lyrics, instrumentals & visual artistry.