Hi, all!
\nI really didn’t mean to be away so long. We seem to have hit the busy time, getting ready for the Holidays, and before I knew it, a week had passed without an entry. I want to thank those of you who sent me notes and made entries in the comments, asking after me.<\/p>\n
\nThis week we havea our heads down, working on preparations. Dear Husband is doing the shopping and I am wrapping the gifts. I started the wrapping last night, and I have several evenings of work to go, I’d say. I think we have about 85% of the gift shopping done. Now I need to plan dinner for Christmas Day.
\nOur celebration will be spread over a number of days. We visit with my family on Christmas Eve. At 11:00 that night, one of my nephews has the lead in a Christmas play, and we hope to attend. Christmas Day, my youngest sister and her family will join us for several days, and the following day DH’s kids will come for brunch and gifts. I suspect that I will go to bed early on New Year’s Eve!
\nMy wants are few this year…some books, some DVDs. Dear Husband and I are planning on giving each other a new computer after the holidays. I’m typing on an old computer from the company that runs on Windows 95. AOL takes up so much of it’s resources that I get booted off line if I surf. We’ll be parting ways with AOL and that alone will be a lovely gift.
\nDH brought a tree home yesterday. I doubt we will put it up before the weekend, and it will come down shortly after the New Year. I love the scent of evergreen in the house, but I don’t wish to risk a dry tree going up in flames.
\nWhile that is on my mind, do you have a smoke alarm in your house? If you have two or more levels you should have one for each level, and if you have a big home, you might need more per floor. Even if your alarm is hard wired, be sure the back up battery is fresh. Go change it now. You never know when you’ll need it. Stay safe, hmmmm?
\nAnd speaking of staying safe, those tests I had to take last week turned out well. It looks like I’ll be blogging for a bit longer! *G*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hi, all! I really didn’t mean to be away so long. We seem to have hit the busy time, getting ready for the Holidays, and before I knew it, a week had passed without an entry. I want to thank … Continue reading