[21 Dec 2009|06:27pm] random_chance [ mood | good ] [ music | Chrismas music ] My parents got here today, so I got most of the day off. I picked them up at the airport and my mom brought me a huge package of cookies. She said she's gonna make more while she's here so it'll feel like old times with me hanging out in the kitchen sneaking cookie dough when I can and just waiting for them to get done. The more cookies get made, the better. Becky's been making some and so has Gayle, and those are just the people here. Lots of people are making them and that means I get alot. Becky's 12 days of Chrismas is going well, so that's good. She loves everything, just like always. She's pretty easy to place, though. John dosen't think so, but he's an idiot. He has a hard time getting things for anyone. You'd think it'd be easy for him with his kids and Gayle, but he dosen't have a clue most of the time. Go figure. My sisters are going to be flying in in the next couple days, so it'll be the whole family. Hopefully they're not planning on being too annoying. With them you never know. They've gotten better since they grew up, but that's not hard. Little sisters are such a pain sometimes. I guess I still miss them, but I'd never hear the end of it if I told them that. Okay, I'm gonna go spend time with my folks now. I just wanted to get this done early so its not hanging over my head. Everyone have a great Chrismas. Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks

Via shadowwolf13 [21 Dec 2009|12:55pm] florida_phoenix Go forth and spread the love for christmas. You know you want to. Instructions are in above post. :) The love needs spreading! <3 <3 Phoenix Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks 6

lj idol week 8: Reprobate [20 Dec 2009|12:22pm] florida_phoenix My mother. Reprobate (Used as "strong disapproval")and worry. Those should be her names. Perhaps it is an overexaggeration, but I sometimes feel as I will not be free of her influences. Even if I leave the house; she will always reprobate me for something. ( normal? what the hell is this? ) My friends are *mine* not hers. If she wants to reprobate me for them, so be it. It only means that I will become closer to them because I will spend less time with *her* as terrible as that sounds. My friends are the family I choose; when I choose, I care about you. And...I never stop caring. Ever. This entry was written for therealljidol for the topic: Reprobate. Thank you for reading. Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks 28

[19 Dec 2009|09:46pm] reaves_kids [ mood | hyper ] Its Chrismas brake! And I'm one of the first people to post, so there! Its so cool to have two weeks off of school! I can run around and play and not have to worry about studying and stuff like that. Mom says I'm driving her crazy all ready so I'm doing something right! I don't have any presents under the tree. Mom made me think for awhile that they didn't have any for me but then she told me there somewhere I can't find them. That's not fair! I should be able to shake them and try and figure out what they are. Moms are no fun sometimes. I was over and gramma and grampas alot of the day and Penny was baking stuff and she let me have some! I really like going over there and this time of year is the best time for it. I knocked a glass bell over and grampa said it was time to go home. I got it before it broke, so I don't see what the problem was. When I got home, mom sent me to see Uncle Mikel. At least he doesn't send me somewhere else when I'm with him! That makes him cooler then the rest of my family. I'm going to go now! Mom's coming and I don't want to go to bed yet! Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks

[15 Dec 2009|11:07pm] final_play [ mood | content ] [ music | Alyce chattering away to someone ] I'm again living up to my reputation as a last minute poster, but at least I'm getting it done. The odds were against it, but I'm managing yet again. I'll give Alyce a nudge this way after I'm finished so she won't be penalized either. We're quite compatible in our lack of ability to do this in a timely manner. Alyce has been difficult to keep pinned down, and the closer it gets to Christmas, the more difficult it gets. She's just like a kid this time of year, and I really enjoy watching her. She's helped me tap into my inner child, and I think I'm very fortunate because of that. More people should be lucky enough to have her outlook on life. It's been quite a lot of fun shopping for both Alyce and the girls. It's tough not to just hand their gifts over to them when they start asking what I bought, but I manage to force myself to keep them secret and secure. Hiding them is never easy since Alyce is a pro at finding hidden things, but I found the perfect way this year. I won't say what it is in case Alyce reads this. It's when we put them under the tree that I have to worry. I'm going to have to wait until the last minute for that. Now I need to go hunt down my beautiful wife and sit her down to post. Prepare for gushing excitement. Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks

[15 Dec 2009|10:32pm] denny_of_art [ mood | thoughtful ] [ music | The television ] Now that things have settled down and Kendra is tucked in and hopefully sleeping, I'll succeed in avoiding some sort of unpleasant punishment for failing. Getting Kendra to go to bed was not an easy prospect since she's getting all the more excited for the break and for Christmas, but she finally agreed to try and sleep. It's been quiet in there for the past half hour, so that's at least a good sign. I foresee very little sleep for her during the break. That's nothing new, of course. At times like this, I wish I could have a week or two break from work during this time. Being an adult is not always what it's cracked up to be. I at least have Christmas Eve off as well, so it's a four day weekend for me. Work is predictable, and often dull. I didn't take the job for the excitement, but it seems to be getting worse. That's probably because I've been stuck with more paperwork than anything. That's partly because I slowly started to take over that job since my boss really isn't very good at it, and things would get far behind, meaning it would take forever to get things straightened out. I honestly have no idea how he's kept his job as long as he has. He's likable enough most of the time, but that shouldn't be reason enough to be in a position such as his. It's not up to me, however. Enough complaining about all of that. I try not to do things like that, but sometimes it just pops out. The frustration of being at the end of the year and needing to catch up on things that are important to be caught up on has gotten to me a little, I think. I hate being behind, but I can't do everything. There aren't enough hours in the day, and ever if there were, I wouldn't let my work life take over. I have more important things to think about. And, speaking of those important things, I'm going to go wrap a couple of presents that I picked up for the kids today. If I don't get that done, there's always the chance that Markez will show up and "accidentally" find them. Staying one step ahead of these people is important, but very difficult sometimes. Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks

[15 Dec 2009|09:56pm] random_chance [ mood | cold ] My turn to just miss posting too late. Again. I've been busy with all the work I can do, and so I get pretty tired. After this week I'm not going to work as much, though. I've almost finished Chrismas shopping and just have a few more things left to do. Its been fun since Becky's 12 days of Chrismas is started and I love giving her stuff everyday. She's so cute with how exited she gets about it all. I love making her happy. Hiding things around the new house isn't easy, though. There's no place to lock anything like with the closet back at the old house, so we have to be creative. Either that or hide stuff at other people's houses, which I've done a few times until I got stuff wrapped. I usuelly get help with wrapping that way, too. And this year Lidice's daughter Sasha is earning money for Chrismas by charging for wrapping for presents, so I've had her do some for me. I like helping her out, and it keeps me from doing a shitty wrapping job. One of the best things about this time of year is that people keep baking, and that means lots of cookies. Someone's always making some, so I'm always eating some. I know it isn't good for me to eat so many, but Becky makes me eat other stuff too so I eat helthier. I just can't say no to cookies. I'm week. Anyway, I'm going to go cuddle Becky and eat more of those cookies. I'm a little cold, and she's good at keeping me warm. But then, she's good at pretty much everything, so that's no suprise. Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks

[15 Dec 2009|06:02pm] arana_libre [ mood | chipper ] [ music | Laura ] I don't have a lot of time, so this won't be a very long entry. We're going over to have dinner at my parents' house and I'm not sure when I'm going to be back. I don't want to miss it. Things have been going well. Work's good, home's the best, and it's almost Christmas! Christmas is always a lot of fun around here, so it's the best time of year. I love watching the kids get all excited about Santa and decorations and snow and all that. I wish we had more snow and were going to get more in the next few days, but you can't have everything, I guess. I hope we get more soon. Having snowball fights and building snowmen is always cool. Randy says I never grew up. I'm okay with that. Laura's calling me, so I need to go now. Sorry this is so short. I feel bad when I don't say much. Maybe the fact that I wrote a few times while Josh was sick makes up for it? I don't know. Have a good night, everyone! Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks

[15 Dec 2009|12:51pm] pennymore [ mood | content ] [ music | Christmas music ] Its a very pretty day today. There's snow, though not alot and it makes the world look so much nicer. I went for a walk with dad in it earlier and it was nice. I don't mind the cold so much and I like taking walks with him. We had to be careful since it was pretty slippery but we managed not to have much trouble. I just wish it would last longer. Its probably going to go away soon since its supposed to warm up. I hope we have a white Christmas at least. Mom won't be able to come home until the twenty third. We were hoping she'd get here earlier but she can't. She can stay till after the first of the year though so we get her for a few days. That makes me happy. I miss her so much when she's gone. When she gets here she said she's taking me out shopping and we'll have a fun day with just the two of us. That'll be on Christmas Eve so things will be very busy that day but its also a very exciting day. I've been working on applying to cooking schools here. Mom and dad said I might as well do it up here since there's no idea when we'll be going back there so I've done that. I'm very nervous about it. I don't know how good I'll do there and I worry that everyone else will be so much better then me. I know I shouldn't worry but its hard. I just want to do really well at it. It costs quite a bit to do it too and I feel kind of bad about that even if mom and dad say its not a big deal. They're so good to me. Its the best thing in the world to have a family that cares. It definately makes this time of year a whole lot better. I need to go do some dishes and clean up a little. I hope everyone has a very nice Christmas. I'm not sure if I'll write before then or not so I want to say it now. Take care! Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks

[14 Dec 2009|10:11pm] designer_dad [ mood | drained ] [ music | Christmas music ] What a day. It seems there's always something with this family. Getting a call from the school telling us that Markez had been in a fight was not the way we were hoping to round out the year with the schools. The last week before the break and something just had to happen. At least it wasn't his fault. Yes, he could have run, but I don't think even Amber can reasonably believe that he should have. I would have preferred that he get a teacher, but I can't fault him for wanting to defend himself. The other kid seemed very intent on hurting him, as shown by the bump on his head, but it doesn't appear to be personal. He just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and ran into a kid who I understand had taken something that got him feeling aggressive. I hope that kid will be all right and they can straighten him out. Eighth grade is awfully young to get into that shit. Yes, I know kids have gotten into it younger, but it's still very young. At least Markez is going to be all right. He went to bed without much fuss, so his head is bothering him quite a bit, so we'll likely be keeping him home tomorrow. He doesn't know that, which is for the best. After all, he'd just get excited and then who knows how that would go? We'll just let him sleep in and get up when he feels like it. The doctor said he'd probably want to rest more than usual anyway. We'll see if the Denny blood in him resists that. I'd like to see him get as much rest as possible. Rafiq is getting a little anxious for the break as well. I'm just hoping this doesn't set him back too much in returning after the break is over. I can imagine just how much he wants it to be over for awhile so he can be away from the stress. I know I'll feel better having him here with us, but my feelings aren't really important here. He needs to keep going with this, and I don't want the break to set him back with that. I hate having mixed feelings about these things. I know what's best for him, but that doesn't make it any easier. I am looking forward to Christmas. It's been a good distraction coming up with ideas for gifts, and I've done pretty well with that. It's always a good feeling to find just the right gift for someone, and I've been lucky in that regard. It's going to be a good holiday, I think. The more enjoyable and stress free it is, the better. Everyone here could use that, that's for sure. I'm going to go try and relax. It's peaceful here at the moment, so I'm taking as much advantage as I can. Who knows when that will change? Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks

[14 Dec 2009|04:34pm] reaves_kids [ mood | sore ] [ music | Mom on the phone ] I got in a fight at school today! It didn't last very long but I did and I really got him good! Mom didn't think that was so cool, but it was! I won the fight and he diserved it so I don't see why mom had to give me a big talk about it. I didn't even start it. I was just coming out of the bathroom at lunch and the kid got in my face and started to be all nasty. I don't even know him. He's in another grade and I don't know why he was mad at me and he didn't make any sense at all. I probly could of got past him but I don't see why I should when he pushed me really hard and I hit my head hard on the wall and got a bump. Mom says I should of called for help and run off but I think she's wrong about it. I didn't get into any real trouble tho. Mom and dad just talked to me about it and so did the prinsiple and a counsler. I guess the kid was messed up on something and he took it out on the first person he saw. I guess they took him to the hospital and everything. It got me out of the rest of school, tho. They had to talk to me and I saw a docter that wasn't mom just in case, even tho my head is fine and just aches a little. Now I have to take it easy the rest of the day and I don't think that's fair. I'm fine! But at least this is the last week of school before brake and so that'll be cool! And Chrismas is almost here! I can't wait! We have bunches of decorations up and it looks good and we got snow, but not very much. We need more! I want a snowball fight! But now I just have to sit here and look outside and not be able to do anything. No fair. I can't even play on my Xbox cuz that hurts my headache, but not very much, but mom still won't let me do it. That's mean. I even did my homework and got it all done. Now I get to sit here and maybe watch movies or something and that's boring. I'm getting something to eat now. Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks

[14 Dec 2009|01:44am] black_masque [ mood | exhausted ] [ music | Nothing ] I'm taking a study break now and then I'm going to go back to it after I'm done. I'll probably be up all night doing that since I haven't had a chance to do much this weekend. The days have been spent with Skyler and the rest of my family, and nights I've been working on grading the rest of the things from the classes I teach. I haven't finished that yet since there are a lot of students and there is one class of papers and then essays in another. I wasn't going to take time away from Skyler during the days, so I left it all to nights. Caffeine is my friend these days. Skyler's getting excited for Christmas and Santa. It's cool to watch his eyes light up whenever he sees Christmas lights or anything like that. Kids are great, and this time of year makes them all the more fun. He asks for his mom every once in awhile, and that's hard, because I don't know what to tell him. I keep wondering if she's going to come back to try and see him again since she enjoyed Christmas with him before. I don't know if I'd rather she did come or rather she stayed away. I want her to come to her senses and be all right again, but if she shows up, I'm going to be more worried that she's going to try and snatch Skyler again than anything. I wish I could help her. I wish someone could, at least. After how she acted with me before, I don't know that I'm the right person to do it. It's hard, because I'm the only person she's consistently listened to when she's been open to listening at all. I just don't know how to handle this. I want things to be all right again, but there's a chance they might never be. Wanda seems way too determined not to be helped, or at least not to let that help stick. I think it's because she just can't believe in herself. She thinks she's weak and unworthy, so she can't allow herself not to be for an extended period of time. I didn't mean to go into all that, sorry. I'm just very tired and so my mind goes off in directions I don't want. I think I'm going to take Bridget up on her offer to go to school with me tomorrow and do the driving so I might get some sleep on the way there. Either that, or I can get through a few more papers. I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. Back to studying, I suppose. The sooner I do that, the farther I'll get. I'll be so glad when the break is here. Just a few more days to go. Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks

Day 3! [14 Dec 2009|12:44am] chrisondra Just might as well get this done now! ( meme text ) My favorite television show is Lost by a longshot. It's an amazing show that has made me think, read, and learn things I would have never known otherwise. I have learned so much by trying to simply figure out what's going on in the show that it's astounding! I love that about the series. I love to learn, and I love puzzles. So this mystery that's still a mystery and is so hard to figure out is a wonderful thing for me! I'll be sad when the final season comes to a close, but I hope it's a happy sad! Sadly, no matter how it ends, they're bound to disappoint someone with it. I really honestly just hope that I'm not one of those. And most of all, I hope Charlie's sacrifice wasn't in vein, but I'm sure it wasn't. <3 Charlie. Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks 1

[13 Dec 2009|09:37pm] ping_pong_pal [ mood | excited ] [ music | Daddy ] Hi everyone! I'm so excited! Only one more week of school until Christmas break! I can't wait! Its going to be very hard to get through this week, but that's okay. We have all sorts of plans after break starts and that makes it all worth it. I hope it snows lots and lots so we can have snowball fights again and build snowmen and do all sorts of fun things. I think its sad when there's a Christmas with no snow! Its snowing a little, but not nearly enough. I want snow like last year! I've been having fun with lots of Christmas shopping. Its so neat! We got our tree too and put that up and it looks so pretty! There's already presents under it, even. Its so hard not to go over and shake them all the time, but I don't want to break anything if anything can be broken. Its just fun to try and guess what things are, even if they aren't mine. Daddy's telling me I need to get ready for bed, so I'm going to go do that. If I don't write again before then, Merry Christmas to everyone! I love you all bunches! Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks

[13 Dec 2009|01:54pm] chrisondra [ mood | thoughtful ] ( meme text ) My favorite movie? That's Save the Last Dance. http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi813760793/ There's a link to the trailer. I love the movie partly because it was progressive for its time. Back when it came out (WAAAY back in 2001), interracial couples were way rare to see on TV and in movies. They even tackle that by showing a woman who found their relationship offensive in the movie. So that quickly caught my attention, but the story is awesome. The overcoming of stereotypes, the guy who kept doing crimes was shown in decent depth and explained himself. The movie showed a lot of problems that really need to be fixed in society, even today. Top it off with the final dance intermixing hip-hop and ballet dancing? And I was hooked. I love the music, I love the movie... Awesome music indeed. Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks 2

Memeage + Some Life [12 Dec 2009|06:49pm] chrisondra [ mood | hopeful ] Meme first! Day 01 → Your favorite song Day 02 → Your favorite movie Day 03 → Your favorite television program Day 04 → Your favorite book Day 05 → Your favorite quote Day 06 → Whatever tickles your fancy Day 07 → A photo that makes you happy Day 08 → A photo that makes you angry/sad Day 09 → A photo you took Day 10 → A photo of you taken over ten years ago Day 11 → A photo of you taken recently Day 12 → Whatever tickles your fancy Day 13 → A fictional book Day 14 → A non-fictional book Day 15 → A fan-fic Day 16 → A song that makes you cry (or nearly) Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.) Day 18 → Whatever tickles your fancy Day 19 → A talent of yours Day 20 → A hobby of yours Day 21 → A recipe Day 22 → A website Day 23 → A YouTube video Day 24 → Whatever tickles your fancy Day 25 → Your day, in great detail Day 26 → Your week, in great detail Day 27 → This month, in great detail Day 28 → This year, in great detail (I will take this to be my 2009, as it will be 2010 when I get to it) Day 29 → Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days Day 30 → Whatever tickles your fancy I will manage this... or maybe not. But I'll try! Favorite song is easy: I even found my favorite version of it. So beautiful... Life, though. It's been crazy busy again. No surprise, though. It's the holiday season, and I still have quite a bit of shopping to do. A lot of us when mall hopping, and we found a way beyond cool store! It's called Atmosphere, and it had some amazingly cool things in it. I could go broke really fast in a place like that. It was fun, we enjoyed ourselves! Got some pizza for dinner too, so all's good. There's a couch at one of the malls I really really want. It's THIS, and it's only $500! I WANT IT! but I don't have the money to get it. Le sigh. There's only one there too, and they won't order more. ::pout:: But it's so neat. I sat in it today. ::grins:: I want snow. God, Gaia, whoever, please gimme snow. Pretty please? ::pouts cutely:: Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks 2

LJ idol week 7: One touch [12 Dec 2009|09:35am] florida_phoenix It hung in the air like a silvery thread, like the vibration of a bell that had been struck. The next followed, then the next. I turned my head at the first touch of the silvery sound on my ear and began to move toward it, drawn as a moth to a flame. From that first silvery sound, I had known what the instrument was: The celtic harp. I didn't much care that Mom was asking me what I was doing: The spell of the instrument had caught me, and I *had* to find out who played so beautifully now. It was all I could do to keep from singing when I got to the player: She was performing a song I recognized. *** I had been waiting for the bus on a Friday at FGCU and walked into the student union, and stopped to rest for a bit: My suitcase was not the lightest thing to carry. Even if it did have wheels. Then I heard it: The thrum thrum thrumming, and began to walk in ttime with the beat of it, barely aware of my own movements until I was nearly upon the player of the drum itself. My thought on my way there was how very good he was, and I would one day like to play like him. *** These are two examples of friendships that have beecaune because of the touch of music. Perhaps I shouldcall one an acquaintence: I have never again met the drummer. The harp player however: I now see her once a year, every year, at a Ren Faire down here. From that one touch of the harp she held, came the warm glow of a friendship, one that, though we don't see each other much, I consider very dear to me. She and I will sing, sing together every year, and it is just amazing, and is one of the high lights of my year. This entry has been written for therealljidol Thank you for reading. Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks 17

[11 Dec 2009|02:13pm] top_speed [ mood | contemplative ] [ music | Office noises ] While this time of year can be quite amazing when it comes to generosity and the entire Christmas spirit thing, it can also be a sad reminder of just how shitty some people can be all year round. I spend a lot of my time every December at a few places here that take in runaways who have nowhere else to go. The weather gets cold, so many end up in homeless shelters. I go there to see if I can spot some kids who I've read alerts about and try to see what I can do for them. I always manage to find at least a few, and then I try to talk to them to get a feel for their situation and to see if there's a possibility to reunite them with their parents. With some, it's feasible. There are misunderstandings that get blown out of proportion, parents who say things in the heat of anger that they don't mean, and it's taken to heart to the point that a kid will run off because he or she feels unwanted. Anger has been the catalyst for a lot of tragic things throughout history, and that includes a lot of kids ending up on the streets because they don't feel as if their parents love or want them. When I find those kids, I usually have a pretty good chance of getting them reunited with their parents since there's still love there, as well as a desire to make things right. These kids just don't want to be the ones to make the first move, usually because they fear that they'll find out that they really aren't wanted and will be turned away. Then there are the really tragic ones. These are kids that run away due to abuse of one sort or another, and these kids don't trust anyone because they've been betrayed by those adults who should care for them and protect them. They worry that they'll be sent back home to be abused more, or that wherever they end up, they'll be treated badly. These are kids that are usually pretty easy to spot, just by looking at their eyes, which are usually filled with pain, anger, fear, suspicion, and/or any number of other negative things. They've been through hell at home, so it often seems as if life on the streets is a far better prospect. These kids can be very difficult to help, being too jumpy and suspicious to let any adult very near them. When I do manage to get close enough to talk to some of these kids, it makes me want to go hunt their parents down, as well as every single person who has ever exploited them. All kids who run away, regardless of the reason, face any number of obstacles meant to take away their innocence, and even their lives. I'm sure everyone knows about those obstacles, and you can imagine how difficult they can be to get past. The stories are endless, and sometimes I wonder if there's any hope for the human race. I don't know where this is going. I just felt the need to write something out about it. I need to go back to one of the shelters in about an hour to take a few boxes of winter clothing for the kids. I'm just waiting for the last donations to get delivered before I go. That will at least help the kids get through the cold nights when they have no choice but to spend them on the streets. This time of year at least brings out the desire in people to help in one way or another so more kids can make it through the winter. The donations are not coming in as fast or in the numbers they usually do this year, but that's not unexpected considering the economy. All donations are down since things are tight for most people, and that means the most underprivileged suffer all the more. If you have the means, I ask that you do what you can to help. There are homeless shelters that can use any donations at all, from money to clothing to food and other daily needs. Even one can of food, one pair of gloves, etc. can make a difference to someone in need. I guess I don't have to preach that to anyone who reads this. I have faith that those who can do something will. If nothing else, keep these kids in your thoughts. Every little bit helps. Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks 1

[10 Dec 2009|02:30pm] treads_thin_ice [ mood | happy ] Hello, my dears! I hope that everyone is doing well this fine and lovely, albeit cold, day. Things are going quite well here. I just got home a few minutes ago from Christmas shopping, and now I'm very close to done. That's a very good feeling. Normally, I'm not such a big shopper, but for this season, I enjoy going out and finding just the right gifts for people. And with a new baby, it's all the more fun. I just have to force myself not to go overboard with children's gifts. Someone has to. Nunchaku has a very difficult time restraining himself. I find that to be an adorable quality. Lucky is at least as adorable with how overboard he goes with his and Leigh's girls. He's such a doting daddy, which is quite the contrast with his usual grumpy, unaffectionate self. I'm sure he'd love me calling him adorable, especially somewhere public. My family should be coming in to town three days before Christmas and then staying until after the first of the year. That includes not only my daddy, but my sister and her little family. I'm very happy about all of this. I haven't gotten to see much of my sister over the past few years, and so we have a lot of face to face catching up to do. It's sad how such things can happen with families. I need to make sure that it doesn't continue this way. We're hoping to drive around this coming weekend to show the kids local Christmas lights. There are some lovely displays up, and we always enjoy looking at them. Destiny in particular loves this. She gets very excited every time she sees a nice display, and it's mostly because of that excitement that we've built up our own collection of decorations. We have a nice display up ourselves, and if she had it her way, we'd be able to light up the entire neighborhood so that we won't need street lights. I've had to forbid her father from buying any more decorations just because she'd con him into taking her out, and we'd go bankrupt. I suppose I should get up and get snacks ready for when the kids return from school. I'll never hear the end of it if it isn't ready. They will, as usual, be starving to death. I'd hate to have that on my conscience. Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks

[09 Dec 2009|02:59pm] rabid_zombie [ mood | cheerful ] [ music | The TV ] I'm not waiting until the last minute! Go me! School's over for me until January. This makes me happy! It's always a good feeling to get a quarter over, especially when a better one is coming up. And this is the best time of year, so life is good! I've been Christmas shopping and working on coming up with John's stocking and it's so much fun! I still have a lot to do, but I've done pretty well so far. I'm trying to come up with something for my parents, and that can be tough. Mom's usually easier than daddy, though. But I'll come up with something! I always do. I'll be so glad when Damien is done with school for the year. He's working so hard and gets so little sleep, and I worry about him, especially with that long drive he has to make. I should start going with him again since I don't have anymore school. I think that's a very good idea! I just have to talk him into that, and that's not usually too hard. I can even drive so he can sleep on the way. He needs more sleep. At least it isn't too much longer for him. And Christmas is so soon! I've found a couple things for him already and I have an idea for one or two more. I'm doing so well! I love Christmas shopping! I'm very happy right now because I'm at Aunt Gayle's house and Madison is on my lap sleeping. She's so cute! I love cuddling her! Skyler's over here too since I'm watching him for Damien, and they get along very well. All the kids do, which is good. And they're getting so excited for Christmas and Santa Claus. Kids are so cute this time of year! I can't wait to see them on Christmas morning when they open their presents. I need to try and slide out from under Madison now. I hate to do it, but well, some things can only be put off for so long! Everyone have a great day, and I might talk to you before Christmas again! You never know! Stack Blocks ♣ Blocks 2

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