cst loves Christmas time. She can shop non-stop, and with even less feelings of guilt than usual. It doesn't even matter that she's shopping for other people . . . just as long as she can shop. She went out this morning. She didn't get much, caulk, hair gel, but she got to shop so she was a little happy. Driving home I was bemoaning the fact that I hadn't found the pajamas I like and wanted to buy, and was soothing myself by thinking that I didn't really NEED them, when all of a sudden I thought: maybe I should only buy things that I actually really need. *laughing* I could almost hear cst wailing in horror. I decided NOT to make that a New Year's resolution.
The rest of today I've been straightening up the house, putting up 2011 calendars, putting away Christmas stuff . . . just your basic New Year's things. I also sorted out my family Christmas pictures and decided to insert a couple below in this blog.
I'm not sure why I'm blogging again so soon, other than I had forgotten that I enjoy doing it. I've been so busy that I've been ignoring it, but last night it was nice to just talk about all that stuff in the blog. I forgot that it's sometimes nice to just talk to yourself, which is what blogging feels like to me. So maybe I'll try to do it a bit more frequently in the future.
This year I went to Colorado for Christmas. I dragged my friend 
along who's back from Grenada. We spent the 13 hour drive catching up on stuff so it was nice. I was hoping for some snow since she hasn't seen much snow in her life (Texas girl), but the snow stayed in the western half of the state. We weren't far enough west. I was both happy and sad about that. Sad because it would have been nice to have some snow, but happy because I've driven up there and back in some really horrible ice-and-snow road conditions at this time of year. I was happy not to have to do it this year. We spent Christmas morning at my sister's place and Christmas afternoon with my nephew and his wife and daughters in Denver. It was so much fun. The girls are 2 1/2 years and 7 months old, and we had a blast with them. This picture is their dad playing 'horsey' with the two of them at once.
along who's back from Grenada. We spent the 13 hour drive catching up on stuff so it was nice. I was hoping for some snow since she hasn't seen much snow in her life (Texas girl), but the snow stayed in the western half of the state. We weren't far enough west. I was both happy and sad about that. Sad because it would have been nice to have some snow, but happy because I've driven up there and back in some really horrible ice-and-snow road conditions at this time of year. I was happy not to have to do it this year. We spent Christmas morning at my sister's place and Christmas afternoon with my nephew and his wife and daughters in Denver. It was so much fun. The girls are 2 1/2 years and 7 months old, and we had a blast with them. This picture is their dad playing 'horsey' with the two of them at once.We stayed in Colorado for 5 days then came back to Texas. The week between Christmas and New Year's, I met my parents over at my brother's house for a Christmas get together with them all. My brother's kids, including his son, son's wife and their new baby were there. So there was a house full of family including my newest grand-niece who is just 2 months old. 
Basically, over the Holidays I got to see most of my extended family, which was really nice. This nephew and his family live in Virginia so I was really delighted to catch up with them while they were here visiting my brother. The picture is of my Mom and baby Libby.
Basically, over the Holidays I got to see most of my extended family, which was really nice. This nephew and his family live in Virginia so I was really delighted to catch up with them while they were here visiting my brother. The picture is of my Mom and baby Libby.Interestingly, just before the Holidays my parents got on Skype so we spent some time video calling on Christmas Day. That makes you feel not quite so far away since half the family is in Colorado. I should be long past being amazed that my 80+ year old Dad keeps up with the current (and often the newest) electronics and gadgets. Usually he's ahead of me on stuff.
I need to remember to pull my aloe vera into the garage this evening. I've managed not to freeze the ones that survived from last year so far, and it's supposed to drop below freezing tonight. I've been dragging them into and out of the garage this year as we do our usual cycles of below freezing, then 80, then below freezing, then 75, etc, etc. There was ice on my birdbath this morning although my thermometer was reading 37 F. The aloe vera should be all right from that, but it's supposed to drop to near 20 tonight.
I guess that's all for now.
Later!
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