I was worn out from the day yesterday and went to bed at 8PM. I was awake off and on during the night; and have slept in here off and on since I came in here at 4AM. And I could still go back to sleep - but time is now getting away from me. Hubby has left for his bible study and I will get this done and get on the work computer. I have a dentist appointment at 9AM so other than work, that's all I have to get done today. Well, there IS wrapping still. After work I visited my daughter in the rehab center, and when I came home, I fixed hubby a grilled ham and cheese sandwich and called it dinner. Sat on the couch for a little bit until I decided I just needed to go to bed. Quit looking at the time; my body was telling me it needed rest. So I did.
My core training went well yesterday and now our trainer is off for six weeks. She is to be induced in the morning, if she doesn't go into labor today. Now for six weeks, hubby and I will have to go to the gym and work out on our own. At least I can do my core work here at home. I'm still self-conscious at the gym, although no one really pays any attention to me. I will definitely miss Morgan. But this will also give me a chance to prove to myself I can do it on my own. I have some weights here at home, a treadmill, a trampoline, a ball, a weighted ball.... yeah, I need to put them to use.
Tis the weekend before Christmas, can you believe it? This bed never did get cleaned off and my Christmas bedspread put on. At this point, why bother. I just want to get it cleaned off.
Oh I have something funny to share. The white elephant gift exchange at work - Sue and I decided to participate, although in the past I have not. Well, I took a gift last year to participate - but some guy grabbed my gift before I did. I figured he wanted to play and didn't bring anything. No biggie. Anyway, what Sue and I heard when the announcement to play the white elephant game was "grab a gift and come get in the circle". I grabbed what I took; Sue grabbed someone else's gift. No biggie, right? After we were seated, one of the leaders came over and told Sue she had not picked up her gift; she had someone else's gift, and that it was ok. Weird conversation, and Sue and I both could not figure out what the big deal was. Here is where it gets funny. We start playing the 'Right Family' game - you know where every time the word RIGHT is used, the gift is moved right, where LEFT is used, it is moved to the left. Well, we got through the story - and whatever gift you have, is the gift you get. I 'received' a two-piece plastic container for snacks (or something like that; I haven't really looked at it yet. Sue received her own gift!! The very gift that she didn't start with, but brought for the white elephant exchange, she got as her gift! She told me, of course, because we brought the same thing. She just opened it up and acted like it was something new - and of course people were wanting to see what she ended up with because she is very respected and popular. She and I both got a good laugh about it.
I did get to see my close friends; one got her gingersnaps and was very happy. The other and I exchanged our gifts; she gave me a nice candle and some homemade biscotti and a beautiful card with a very special note in it. My other boss, Brett, was there as well along with a few other co-workers. It was fun to see everyone in person. Many I had not seen for at least 5 years came this year. My two friends and I got our photo taken together. I never like my photos, but I'm glad I have some of my friends with me. It does make me realize I am twenty years old or more than they are, when I look at my wrinkles! Got to get rid of this muffin top though!
My table and chairs for the great grandchildren arrived the other day. Hubby asked me what it was; I just said "Christmas"! My thought is that all of us can't always fit around our 8 person table since we have additions to families. So, I bought a child size table and chairs that maybe I can sit with the great-grands and enjoy being with them. Of course only one or two are old enough to sit there by themselves, but still, next year they may be able to. Planning ahead, right? I had a car seat delivered yesterday - I remember when I drove the grandchildren to church on Wednesday nights in my suburban....and I had a car seat for the littlest one. David was the last one to use it. That was many years ago. I may never use this one, but if by some chance I have a great-grandchild (or another small child) that I need to take somewhere, I'm prepared, right? Wishful on my part, perhaps. I have always said my grandchildren kept me young. I'm hoping the great-grandchildren do the same. I don't mind getting older in age.... I want to be young in body to where I can get down (and back up!) to play with them on the floor. And that, my friend, is the reason I torture my body in these workouts. Not to look good (although that is a great side-effect), but to be able to play with my great-grandchildren. I don't know how many years I have left, but I want them to remember my getting down to their level and playing with them.
Which reminds me, we need to look at getting a new table and chair set for the adults. Obviously, although it was expensive, this table was cheaply made. It's perhaps about ten years old now and the table is wobbly some, the chair seats are coming off, chairs are losing screws. And people rarely sit in them. I need more like the chair we keep for special people. Strong, sturdy, and heavy.
And - since I've been rambling so much this morning, I need to get off here and get dressed for the dentist (and for work). I'm hoping it will be a light work day so that I can get a few things done. I think I'm 'done' with baking, except I need to fix things for my boss as we are meeting on Tuesday to exchange gifts, and then figure out something for my neighbors. I work Monday, but I am off Tuesday (meeting Sue), Wednesday, (finishing up things), Thursday, Christmas day, and Friday I'm working. A two-day work week. Daughter and family and us need to figure out when we can do Christmas together since she won't be discharged until Christmas Day. We both figure she needs to do nothing when she gets discharged; work on getting home and moving around. They were coming Christmas Eve. Will figure it out eventually. Maybe Sunday evening, depending on how she is doing.
And with that - I'm off here. Hope that you have an amazing, safe, happy, day.
Blessings!
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