Postby lucylee » Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:54 am
LadyM, your family gathering sounds just like ours -- approx 30 people, scattered about in 3 connecting rooms, lots of different conversations going on at the same time, kids running and screaming all over. I wouldn't take anything for it.
We had a few who stayed home b/c they were sick (or their baby was sick) and a couple who were working. And one who was with his girlfriend's family.
Dmom's back was just KILLING her, and she awoke with stomach distress. Asked me to bring her some Zofran. But she did eat some, and as I've always said, daunt made sure everything looked just fine before she left. Of course, dbro & his gf are there to take care of other misc details -- they wrapped all her gifts for her and they'll help w/the meal tomorrow night.
Happy moments... this morning, when we went to pick up ds/family, ddil told us to come in and see what Santa had brought. As she said, the living room looked "like Santa threw up in here," LOL -- wrapping paper and toys and candy boxes and wrappers EVERYWHERE. Everywhere. I picked up dgd and said, "What all did Santa bring?" and dgd just waved her little arm, gesturing all around the room, like "ALL THIS!!!" LOL.
The engraved cutting boards for dniece, dnephew, and ds/ddil (with dmil's handwritten sugar cookie recipe) was a HUGE hit. I think it really meant a lot to each of them.
The book I had gotten dh, which I debated over, but at approx 75% off, it was too good a deal to pass up -- it was a HUGE hit.
The F itbit dh gave me is working perfectly... Ha... I've almost 50% met my (very low) goal of 6000 steps, LOL.
-- I KNOW the GOAL is supposed to be 10,000 steps a day. YES... I KNOW that. But I figured, since I rarely hit 4000 steps, I would make my goal a little more reasonable -- 6000. When I can do that, then I will raise the goal.
I am also thinking about the new year... things I'd like to make habits...
-- exercise, walking
-- reading (real books, not Facebook)
-- more consistency w/Bible study
-- scrapbooking and keeping photo albums up to date
-- daily, weekly, and zone tasks
There is so MUCH I want to do BETTER. I know Flylady says you can't change it ALL overnight, so I am thinking about concentrating on One Habit Per Month, as she advises. As much as I want to do it ALL... I guess I should really focus on the exercise to begin with, to make the Fitbit worth wearing.
A little anxious about tomorrow. I know dh is going to be sooo sooo incredibly relieved -- dmom has promised a substantial monetary gift for dbro & me this year -- mandatory withdrawal from 401? (Something?) She said there was no need for us to wait till she died when she knew we needed it now, and dbro has already requested some help paying for his HAIR IMPLANTS. So she decided that from now on, anything he gets, I get.
I KNOW I would feel resentful if she did otherwise, but I still hate feeling "obligated" when I receive an unusual gift. It's like I think I need to "earn" it and I'm not deserving of it, or that it obligates me in some way and I won't be able to meet expectations.
OTOH -- as dh has always pointed out when we've had this discussion before -- how could I be more "obligated"? I'm going to jump up and run anytime she calls, anyway, and I will do anything I possibly can for her, so why should I feel "unworthy"?
ANYWAY -- that's tomorrow night -- and my anxiety is tempered by the relief I know dh is going to feel re: ordering a new vehicle on Wednesday.
Tomorrow I will have to take a pair of his jeans to be hemmed, and then we'll keep the grands for awhile, while ds gives lessons and ddil works at the hospital. Then -- back to dmom's for traditional Southern breakfast and exchanging gifts.
Wednesday -- bank -- car dealership --
Thursday -- IRON -- pack for weekend trip. Hoping snow possibility in our area doesn't materialize and cause us problems with another sports weekend!
Tomorrow is another day.