December 28, 2007

• Rush, rush, rush….  December has been a blur.  Usually I have family here at Christmas (this year they went to my sister’s in Idaho), and as much as I love that, it’s exhausting after Christmas because they’re on vacation and want to go, go, go… and I’ll all I want to do is stop, stop, stop!!  I can’t tell you how nice the last two days have been. 
  
  Wednesday was spent with my girls shopping — relaxing and without direction, a time limit or deadline.   We went to the mall to exchange a few things and then down to the beach.  There we ate a little lunch (pizza, yum!) and then met up with some good friends to mill around with at the Main Street shops.  Good deals were to be had — lots of stuff 50% off.
  
  Yesterday was another pleasant day.  In the morning I messed around on the computer (changed my xanga), then watched a movie with Valerie, dropped El off at work and then went to Dee Dee’s house and for a few hours (so relaxing!!) and just hung out - I only had one time constraint (to pick up Ellie from work), but even that my husband ended up doing, so again nice not to have to be doing something.  Came home, had a nice meal (which my husband also picked up), and then watched a couple more movies with the kids.  That was a restorative day of rest and I feel very blessed for it!!
  
  Today, I have to do something – my chores are piling up!!!  Laundry, especially.  And things are still a bit disorganized since Christmas day.  This year I took of an extra week after Christmas (typically we’d start school again on Jan 2, but I don’t go back until the 7th).  So I am looking forward to another 11 days with nothing on my schedule (there are actually a few things, but fun things, like Bunco!)

  Here are some pictures from Christmas:
  
  Christmas Eve with the Parsons & Grandma Pauline
  
  Christmas Day:
  

   

  

  

   

  
  

  
  It’s been cold here the last couple of days for SoCal.  I’m blessed not to be having to do anything outside.  The temperature just dropped 2 degrees — it was 41 at 8:30am and now it’s only 39 (9:05am) —– burrrrrrrr!!!!  My heater is working overtime – as we usually only turn it on in the morning to take a bit out of cold, but we have been leaving it to come on most of the day, as we need to get that bit out all day long!!!
  
  Hope you all are keeping warm!  Have a great weekend.
  ~Di

  
  
  

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