and not just this morning! I've slept an additional hour this morning, sitting here in my chair. Fell asleep while praying. I guess I needed it, for yesterday was a busy day. I got 11 quarts of salsa made, for one thing. Hubby wasn't home to do the taste testing - and I tried, but after the first quart, nothing tasted right, although I made them all the same. I told him to wait until today and then he can taste test each jar to see if I need to add peppers or sugar to them. I ordered through the grocery pickup 30 cans of stewed tomatoes. And bless their hearts, the young men just don't know there is a difference between Italian stewed tomatoes and regular stewed tomatoes - which is what I needed. They gave me six cans of Italian stewed tomatoes, so today I need to make a run to the store and pick up what I really need - and then make more salsa tonight. I think I have about 6-8 more quarts to make. At least it doesn't take long to make them, but some will get pint jars (2) versus a quart (1) as I am out of quart jars and at $19.99 for a dozen now at the grocery, I'm not driving around to find a cheaper cost. I have several pint jars so will start using them up.
I was pretty tired last night when I finally got them done. Was just finishing up when hubby got home from meeting with his Tuesday night friend. Glad they still met - they sent us homemade tamales!! Guess what is for lunch - or dinner - today!! Can't wait to try them. I'd love to learn how to make them, but they are an exceptional amount of work and I appreciate it when we get homemade ones.
I'm going to try to take a quick run over to the grocery first thing this morning as I'm sure it is going to be pretty busy the closer it gets to Christmas. I still need to see what I need for the soup lunch we'll be doing Christmas Eve. I had plans of 4 different soups - they may only get two or three. Time and reality is starting to set in. And if I can't early this morning, I'll get over there some time today or tomorrow. Just do it. Right?
Work was crazy busy yesterday and I left things to do today so will be extra busy today as well. Wish my bosses would take the week BEFORE Christmas off instead of the days/week after! Don't they know I have a lot of things to get done BEFORE Christmas and I can't do it when they are making me work? Geez! And some are such simple requests I want to reply - the meeting is on your calendar, can you not cancel it? Can you not move it? Can you not change the title of YOUR meeting? Yeah, that is one I have to do - change the title of the team meetings on the calendar for the upcoming year. Seriously. No, I haven't done it yet - it was not on my priority list. The list of people don't change - why is it so important to change the stupid title? They know what the meeting is about - they have been going to them all this year!
I'm nearly done wrapping - except for hubby's things, and I will get to them perhaps today. It's only Wednesday so I have time yet. There are a few things that haven't come in yet. I reviewed my list - of what I have remembered to write down for everyone - and I feel guilty that I don't have much for some - and then I tell myself it's ok - it's a GIFT - it's not mandatory to buy a lot of things. One is enough! But I did kind of do a bit more for MY kids... even the great-grands don't get much. For one - they have grandma and papaw to buy for them - they don't need us doing it. I try to get things that will be useful and not dust catchers - but I don't always succeed, and for that, I apologize in advance. I'm already second-guessing myself.
A friend wrote a note on her blog this morning that really touched me. I'm going to add it here and
----- oh my goodness - it's raining!!----- and thundering!
Anyway - here is what she said -
"Things weren't smooth sailing on that First Christmas--I mean, giving birth in a stable? Many a child has been questioned about being born in a barn due to habitually leaving the doors opened wide, but thank God He left the door opened wide for us to return to Him via Jesus' birth and conquering death and sin on our behalf.
So I remind myself that we are doing pretty well and that complaining instead of trusting doesn't go with the season--or any time of year, for that matter."
We have been given the greatest gift ever in Jesus. Let's remember it's not all about the gifts and who gets what.... but about celebrating His birth by giving to others.
Blessings!
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