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I am sitting at work alone. They are all gone to a meeting. I am praying for two of my blogging friends that are having a hard time right now. I am also praising the Lord for my wonderful husband who is trying so hard to get me in the Christmas mood.

I can see blue sky! It is still cold out but I can see blue sky!! I bought a Christmas ornament when I got my skinny latte this morning. Maybe it is the step I needed to take to be HOHOHOHappy. I think I really just need to play Tevin Campbell’s version of O Holy Night 5 million times and then the conversion will be complete. I will be a walking advertisement for Merry Christmas.

PS) I use to love shopping for kids. Then they grow up and turn into teenagers.

I love reading these. We’re all so wonderfully normal and strange – at the same time!

I just got home from game night. Apples to Apples and Cranium Wow. No Catan, but fun nonetheless. We have our own little version of Cranium that we can never remember our own rules to. So we end up arguing for far too long. I love us…arguing and all. They give me just what I need before I know I need it.

I can hear my brother upstairs. He’s trying to get all of the homework done that he put off doing all semester. He still has two papers to write by tomorrow…er, later today. Poor guy, even if it is totally his fault. I brought him a DP when I came home. Hopefully that will help get him through.

The sound of the timed light is resonating in my head. Some days it’s creepy, others it’s soothing. I have yet to decide which one it is today.

I suppose I should get to bed now. I hear it’s absurd to be up at this hour.

Now I am sitting on my couch, in my warm house, while it is -20something outside with a windchill that could burn hair off your arms. The tv is on an infomercial. I’m an infomercial addict. The tv is muted though. I hear a clock ticking….most annoying sound in the world to me. My Christmas Tree is lit up and looks so pretty. My Peanut is curled into a ball on the other end of the couch sleeping.

And my “baby” just woke up crying. Dang. I guess that’s my cue to actually get upstairs and go to bed. *sigh*

I am still working.. The shivering has stopped since my clothes are almost dry.

My husband made an awesome mexican soup called Pozole. It’s hitting the spot.

I haven’t dragged my butt into the hot bath yet, I have one or two files to go.

Been chewing on God’s answers to prayers lately.
timing, reasonings, and plans…

It will have to wait tonight.

Back to this file….

I’m doing what I do most nights…blogging from bed with Fox News in the background.

My son is lying next to me talking to some girl on the phone about God. Very cool.

Sammie, the dog, can’t decide if she wants to be on my lap or play with her new friend…a puppy!! Yes, a new puppy with too. much. energy.

I can hear the piano as my other son is playing the theme from The Incredible Hulk. It really is a beautiful song.

And a trombone is being blown hard as my daughter practices for her first band concert.

Life is always busy here. They come and go…visiting me…in bed…as the day wears on…

I hope Phat comes in soon. I love his kisses.

So.
To recap:
cold.
hate Wisconsin.
Watching football team.
Sitting in a vat of self pity.

Sounds about right.

Spent most of the day doing chores.

Have caught up on blogs & tweeter. Getting ready to read about M-theory, bubble universes and Gauge-gravity duality. If it seems like I have any idea what I am talking about, I don’t.