THIS Is A Hailstom!

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Slept a whopping 9 hours yesterday. Would like to say I feel rested and fresh, but with all the fun yesterday I feel a little beat up today. Plus there's other factors that I won't go into because you really don't wanna hear about it. Trust me.

I got disappointment in the light department. One strand of the four that I bought only half worked. Changing the fuses did not help. Figured out it was a wire thing. Didn't do more than put the other three strands of lights on the tree and got sidelined with that because I didn't feel like going back up to Target to return them at that time and I didn't want to add any more decorations before I finished the lights. Got a few hours before Target opens this morning and I'm going to try to get some of this stuff that is covering my living room put in it's Christmas place.

Looking at my fake tree, I'm kind of sad that I was lazy and didn't get a real one. It will probably look better once I get all the decorations on it, but for now... it's just looking sad. One positive thing about these LED lights is that you can hook up a zillion strands one after the other. Unlike the usual two or three I am used to. The colors are also very intense.

Hardest Chore Is Done

Just got back from Target and I have finished my holiday grocery shopping. Check. Until I decide I need something else or that I forgot something. What's up with everyone being out of red and green decorator's sugar? Same thing happened last year. You would think they would learn to stock more.

I also purchased a fake tree for this year. And colored lights. I've been doing the same gold, silver, and white theme for many years now. I've decided I want something new. And to go completely LED in the light department. Check.

Listening to Christmas music. Check.

Decorating will now commence. After I rest. Worked all night and haven't been to bed yet. Sooooo sleeeeepy.

Shmells Like Christmas In Here-a

My daughter and I went-a-shopping on Thursday. Working on getting her graduation announcements made up and mailed out. We happened into Michael's (a craft store on crack, for those that might not know) and as I always do whilst shopping with my daughter, I impulse bought. Two Christmas scent-ish candles. And they officially smell like the holidays.

Yesterday I traveled to Lowe's (I think everyone knows what that is) looking for some multi-colored LED lights to intertwine with my blue and white LED lights that I had up last year. I only got two boxes of 50 lights each, so I'll see where that gets me. I also took a look see at their Christmas trees and all they had were really big ones, and really small ones. So no tree here, yet. Going to have to travel to the tree lot. I always feel sorry for all the sad lonely trees that never get taken home. I almost bought a Charlie Brown tree from Lowe's just because it was SO awful. Oh, and I also got a cool door hanger that has these huge bells on it. And lots of glitter.

Can you see I'm trying to get into the spirit?

For the first time in 20 years, I own a coat. Not a jacket, not a sweater, but a real coat. It was my Christmas present to myself this year. By the feel of things and the look at the weather forecast, it was probably just in time. The last time I owned a coat was when I was married. I got divorced in 1990. So 20 years ago. I've never really needed one until I turned 40. When I turned 40 I got cold... I'm still cold.

December

Thanksgiving came and went in a blur. We ate our usual fare from Luby's minus my children this year. Not that they are on the menu each year. They ended up eating at their Dad's at the same time my parents and brother and sister in law and niece were eating at Luby's and the day passed into the next. I'm hoping to get to see my son before the new year. My daughter and I hung out about three weeks ago.

I dug out my electric heater today. I'm not sure why I waited so long to bring it out. It warms me well.

I have a family of something large living in my attic. I say family only because of the noises, not that I've seen things running around in here. It's loud and at times I'm afraid whatever it is, or whatever they are, will come crashing down through my ceiling. They hang out right above my fire. I had the same thing last year go on when it got cold. Don't hear it any other time.

I've contemplated hauling out the Christmas decor. Still contemplating as I type this and will probably still be contemplating tomorrow. Tried listening to holiday music the other day, but I couldn't get through the first song. Just seems like I put all the Christmas crap up week before last. And today passes into tomorrow.