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Yesterday turned out to be a Getting Things Done day as well. I managed to get craft supplies for 21 Advent Wreaths for Midweek tomorrow. If we need more, then some kids will have to watch movies and eat cookies tomorrow, and we'll do another wreath day next week. That would be a good problem to have. Now if only everyone would pay for their wreath like my letter to parents said...

I also got some wreaths of my own up around the house yesterday (well, outside, I mean). I'm going to switch them around tonight though, because I have a Better Wreath Plan. :) Cleaning, putting up some other Xmas stuff maybe, and getting ready for our fake Thanksgiving which is on Sunday at my mom's.

I gave the girls the PS2 that I bought to replace the broken one. They happily played Guitar Hero last night. :) I should get them Guitar Hero III for Xmas.

I still need a good idea or two for J (younger daughter), though. A fun t-shirt or something like that. And I need to order stuff from Amazon or somewhere. And figure out about my dad and stepmom. Blah. They are hard to buy for. I put my brother in charge of it, though. Ha! :P

Today is the day of The Girls WILL Clean Their Rooms or Else.

It's Friday!

Not really. It's Wednesday, but it's a four day weekend, with no kids! Whee!
I'm hoping very hard that my boss lets us leave at noon, which he often does before holidays. Everyone cross your fingers for me! :)

After work: Borders bookstore, manicure, then home to finish straightening up and cleaning a bit so I can put up Xmas stuff if I want to this weekend. Plus some more organizing, Getting Shit Done, etc. The Usual. I'm not working out today because I'm going dancing tonight and that will be a workout in and of itself. :P

Then a nap because I did not sleep well last night. I'm not sure why. My house is so dry, and I think that is a big part of it. The humidifier in the furnace has never worked, but I'm going to finally do something about that, and the humidifier in the hallway isn't doing enough, I guess.

It's freezing in my office but I don't want to put my space heater on because I'm afraid I'll leave it on over the long weekend. :P I have my reader's wrap on, though. :)

And hot cocoa.

Yesterday I went to church and had a "get a million things done" sort of morning. I did some SS stuff, but also saw a bunch of the Midweek 5th graders take their First Communion, which was really really nice. :)

Then I had a long lunch with MOB at the Nest, which was delicious and fun. Picked K up at her bf's and zipped down south for a long dinner which was also fun.

Something is either wrong with my humidifier or my kids. They said it was leaking or water was splashing out, but I think they were splashing the water or spilling it as they filled the thing. We'll see tonight. As a result, I slept in a dry house, and my throat knows it.

Mike the fix it guy is supposed to call me this week and set up a time to deal with the gutters, the leaky kitchen sink, and I'll ask him about the humidifier in the house. Not sure if that's his area but it can't hurt to ask.

I'm at work, totally unmotivated to do anything. I'm leaving early to work out, get the girls, have dinner with Becky and her sister, brother, and sil, and then home early.

I'm feeling overwhelmed again about Getting Stuff Done, but the kids are going to do some extra chores to earn Xmas money, so that should help.

I want some peace.

Today is my stepmother's birthday, yay!!

It's also my ten year service anniversary at Siemens. I've actually been there since September of '97, but my first official workday as a full time permanent employee was today, ten years ago.

I find it hard to believe, given the ups and downs I've posted about, and given the fact that I never set out to be a tech writer, but I'm reasonably happy there, and I make a decent living. It's all good, at least for now. It's good to feel that way.

Last night I went to a hip and trendy nightclub in the city, and it was fine, but not really my thing. :) Danced some, talked some, drank a tiny bit. I didn't quite fit in, but I didn't stand out, either, or if I did, it was because I'm cool in a different way. Right.

:)

Today I did a stamping event at church and made a bunch of cute Xmas/holiday things. In a little while I'm going to meet Kelly for some shopping at Woodfield (Lush store, oh yeah!), then dinner, then Steve Dahl's band at a bar. Girltime! Much needed! Can't wait!

Short nap first. :)

Payday!
I'm at work and so far I've read a few emails, dealt with my checkbook, made a payment on the cruise (March! With MOB! For our 40th! Caribbean! Tattoos!).

The stuff I have to do for work today is booooooring. Just let me get through it. I didn't want to get up today, even though I went to bed relatively early. I guess that's one of the effects of working out regularly? Or will I get more energy soon? I hope so. I have to call about my personal training session today. I don't want to go too long w/out doing that.

Tonight I'm picking J up from school -- she's staying late for a lab make-up day, and her cookie dough orders are in, so we will have to deliver them and collect money. We also have to get ready for her retreat this weekend! Then there's The Usual at home, and doing a little bit of decorating for Thanksgiving and putting away the last of the Halloween stuff (needs to be wrapped up nicely). Also the pumpkins are still on the porch. Yuck.

This weekend is going to be very busy, but fun. Friday, I'm going downtown to some hip and trendy club for a 40th birthday celebration, and then Saturday morning is a holiday stamping workshop at church. I don't know WHY I signed up for the morning session, but I did, so here I go. :P

Saturday afternoon I'll end up at the mall with Kelly, shopping for LUSH products woot!! and Xmas stuff as well. Then dinner with her, and off to the bar to see Steve Dahl's band and some Zeppelin cover band. A night out with one of my girls is definitely needed! For both of us! :)

At some point in the weekend I'll end up at my father's house, as my stepmother's family is in town from MN, but I'll also have to teach Sunday School and then it's off to another dinner for the same 40th birthday. Sometime in there I oughta get my oil changed, clean house, and actually eat and breathe, eh?

Yesterday was a Big Day. :P

Made an eye doctor appointment (I am bracing myself for the "bifocal" conversation). Then went to my gym orientation, worked out, and then went to the mall. I posted about all that already, though.

After I finally napped, I went to see MOB and the sleeping baby. I woke that baby up just like a Fake Grandma is supposed to do. She was perfectly happy to be woken up, but she didn't like me when she could hear her Actual Grandma in the room. So I fed her a bottle at feeding time, walked her around in the football hold like many babies like, and sang show tunes to her. Now she likes me. :)

Then I went dancing and had a great time -- I was tired though, and didn't stay quite as late as I often do.

Today I taught Sunday School (games workshop: the story of Zaccheus) to very rowdy second graders. I swear, someone sugared them up and then put a quarter in 'em. All of 'em. It went well, though. :)

The off to the grocery store where I bought everything in sight (seeing as I was hungry), but I also got stuff for Thanksgiving dinner, and a few fall decorations, so that was good. :) Stocked up on basics, too.

Now to read my flist, read my bbses, and nap nap nap.

I joined the park district health club for one month. $60.00.

After that I can join for a year (well, 11 more months), and the $60.00 will be applied to the year-long membership price. It ends up being $31/month or so. Can't beat that, right?

Includes equipment orientation, the fitness center (machines, weights, the usual), the indoor pool/whirlpool, locker room, running/walking track, and racquetball (which I don't play).

My orientation on the machines is Saturday morning, but I might use the pool/whirlpool tomorrow, since I don't need an orientation to do that.

I also filled out a request for a fitness evaluation...not exactly a personal
training session, but an eval...to get advice on what to do to meet the goals I have.

Woot!

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I also had a pretty good one-on-one with my boss today. Things are going well at work right now, and I want to hold that gain. He said my efforts with blah and foo are very much appreciated and acknowledged. :) And a bunch of other good stuff.

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I've decided to wait until after the first of the year to buy the second car. Mostly for financial reasons: Christmas will be over, I'll have my taxes done and a healthy refund, the cruise will be paid for. Any reason NOT to wait? I have heard that prices and stuff are best at the end of the year so that's a good reason not to wait but with this car (Honda fit) being so little over invoice, etc., maybe it doesn't matter?

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Tomorrow night I'm going dancing with Kristi and maybe Judy, but before that, I'm going to visit MOB (My Original Barb..best friend for 26 years) because she is sitting for her granddaughter and I need a baby fix (JUST TEMPORARILY DON'T WORRY!), plus that baby won't know me if I don't see her more often.

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Humidifier is in the hall. File cabinet is next to my desk (not filled or dealt with yet, though). Nightstand is next to my bed, and bookshelf is moved (ditto).

That'll do.

Back at work.

After the kids were in bed last night and the house was quiet, I tossed in a movie (The First Wives Club. I love the movie, not because I'm a first wife -- which I am...uh, yeah, anyway -- but because it's funny and has a bunch of actors whom I love, mainly Diane Keaton.

I tossed the movie in and logged onto my work computer. I got at least two hours' worth of work done before 1am so I feel much better about the day. It wasn't wasted, but for a while there it felt like I'd really gotten nothing done.

I never did put the second pie in the oven. And tonight I won't have time, I don't think.

So, back at work, planning tomorrow's lunch with Judy, finishing up some projects, starting some others, poking around online, and generally just being productive.

I have no devotion ready for tonight's Midweek, but I'll find something online that's Thanksgiving related. That shouldn't be too hard, right? seeing as I'll have all of the Internet at my fingertips.

The big At-Home project tonight is going to be laundry.

Wow, this is a boring post.

J is at my mom's. She still had a fever late enough in the day yesterday that I kept her home. I told her English teacher she wouldn't be in today but I never actually called the school. Guess I'd better do that now. Eep.

My stupid computer didn't update the time.

So last night I went to Mike and Monica's post-Halloween party and had a lovely time as always. Chris and Kim and their son were there, dressed as A Guy On A Hippogriff (sort of), Professor Trelawney, and a vampire pimp (huh?), respectively.

Dave, Doug, Bill, Keith (!) were there as well. Oh, and Lisa B. So it was really fun. :)

This morning I taught Sunday School. And by "teach" I mean I ran around showing all the classes how much money we'd raised so far for Heifer International.

When I go in and do that, talk to all the classes, I try to be funny, and I really love how a lot of the kids DO think I'm funny. One of the kids (a 5 y/o) came up to me later, after class was over, and repeated one of the funny things I said: "Hahaha, you said [insert remark here], Miss Heidi!! hahahahaha!"

I love that.

So after that, I came home, did The Usual, and then suddenly it was nearly time to leave for the Batavia library to see Kim at her book signing! So I got ready and left. In the car halfway there, I realized I was an hour early. Which was fine, but still! Argh!

Tonight I'm going to finish watching Numb3rs, maybe toss another pie in the oven, and clean stuff. Or just go to bed early. :P

Random random random. Since I'm again posting from work, I'm not working off a theme, and that's okay. I often have ideas of what to post, and sometimes even enter placeholders for those ideas, but I never actually post about them. Especially trips.

I don't think I ever posted a lot about San Francisco, and that's a shame because I LOVED it there. It's one of the few cities I'd actually consider moving to if I only had myself to worry about.

So, random stuff today. First off, I've done almost no work yet today. I have a few small projects to work on, and I have done stuff with them in fits and starts but nothing complete. I hate that feelings. This is still the Week From Hell, as will be evidenced by this post, if that's even a legitimate use of that word, but frankly although I'm a writer I don't freaking care.

1. I was rude to cpk on IM this morning. I was in no mood to talk, and I was in a tearing hurry, so I just blew him off rudely. I apologized but he hasn't responded so I don't know what else to do.

2. Joelle (and Katie to some extent. And myself even to some extent) has been leaving lights and TVs (yes plural sometimes) on all over my very small house lately. I'm so mad about that. I am more than willing to pay a high electric bill for more heat, more AC, more whatever, as I refuse to be uncomfortable in my own home, but I will not pay for it just because of laziness or whatever. Forget it. I'm going to either take lightbulbs out of sockets, or get those timed bulbs.

3. I'm SO getting drunk tonight. I'm not driving so I have no reason not to. I'm entitled, and I need it.

That sounds horrible, but all I really mean is that I need to relax and not be in control of every damn thing and not be in charge of anything and have someone else (or a few someone elses) take care of me just for a few hours. So.

4. I'm chewing that horrible Super Bubble gum that is ubiquitous in Halloween bags. It loses it's flavor in 4.5 seconds, but it snaps LOUD!

5. I got some better auto loan offers yesterday, AND I test drove a Honda Fit. Loved it! More on that later. I'm writing an email to my brother about it, so I'll copy/paste that into a post and into the bbses. I'm finally feeling excited and good and comfortable about buying a car! :)

6. I want to go out to lunch today. I'm hoping someone will suggest it.

I still feel very disorganized at the moment but I'm working on that. And I will continue to this weekend.

I want to set a goal of cleaning out my back hallway. There isn't much there -- mostly stuff to go to Good Will or something, so it won't be a big deal.

I need a few small pieces of furniture, believe it or not. Bookshelves, a nightstand (I like having one on each side of my bed even though it's just me), and I think that's it actually. Want want want. Sheesh.

Okay, that'll do.