December 19, 2007

• Wednesday Chatter

  I talked with Jesse last night.  He said his uncle didn't look so good yesterday and had had a rough night (Monday night).  As it stands now, Jesse and Frank still plan to leave this morning after visiting Uncle Herbert.  I think this trip to Louisiana has been good for him, and he certainly has enjoyed spending time with his cousins.  We talked about how I've not gotten much done since he left.  I told him I felt like I was always moving, but nothing seemed to get accomplished.  He pointed out how much we rely on one another without realizing it.  I agree.  I'm not sure what my double duty has been, not specifically, but it does seem things have been harder to follow through since he left.  He said he also realized how much he relies on my presence daily and how much he was wanting to come home to us all.  With us, illness and absences really DO make the heart grow fonder!

  I got my packages in the mail, all except Jesse's boots he ordered that were too small.  The one and ONLY thing he asked me to do while he was gone.  I felt horrible.  I don't know how I overlooked them.  They are sitting on a file cabinet here next to my desk, and I even filled out the return paperwork yesterday morning.  I started out the door and realized they weren't even wrapped and packaged to go back.  We HAD to leave because it was almost 2pm and we hadn't had our "girls out" lunch! 

  We went to Chili's for lunch and Rissy and I had their Old Timer cheeseburger and Annamarie ordered a pizza from the children's menu.  Annamarie enjoys the children's menu items but Rissy prefers adult fare and can usually finish an adult plate of food.  We went to the post office after that and then came home.  I emptied the dishwasher and reloaded it with large items I had planned to wash by hand.  That just leaves a small mountain of large hand washables for me today.

  Luci wanted to eat at McDonald's last night, since her sisters had gone with me to Chili's.  I splurged and bought Happy Meals (something we NEVER, EVER buy).  I also stopped at our local Braum's ice cream store and bought a 1/2 gallon of Peppermint Ice Cream.  They have 3 or 4 flavors they bring out only around the holidays (egg nog and pumpkin pie come to mind) and the girls LOVE peppermint ice cream.

  Rissy had a restless night.  She woke me up out of a sound sleep to tell me Annamarie (who decided to sleep with Rissy last night) was hogging the bed and wouldn't wake up and move over.  I heard her a couple of times roaming around the house and she ended up sleeping on Jesse's side of the bed with me sometime after those night time walks!  I was aware of me sleeping, waking up several times, and her being awake next to me.  I'm not sure WHY she couldn't sleep.  I know we all miss Jesse and our girls suffer terribly every time he's away.  Luci has been hard to handle (lots of crying and fit throwing) and Rissy said Annamarie cried herself to sleep Monday night because she missed her Daddy.  I KNOW Rissy misses him because she's such a Daddy's girl.  She expresses herself better and just calls him frequently and leaves "I love you" messages if he doesn't answer.  If things go as he plans, he'll be home for dinner tonight.

  After taking Luci to daycare this morning, the two girls and I will clean, clean, clean around here.  Dusting, vacuuming, mopping tile floors, and doing the laundry are chores that are all way behind.  I told them I wanted to wrap a few gifts today.  I should be able to do it in front of them since EVERYTHING is in white boxes this year.

  I had one of Emily's brownies for breakfast today.  Incredibly good!  I have been wanting to make some fudge and Wal-Mart has been out of their marshmallow cream in the smaller size jar.  I just haven't had the energy to bake this year and the fudge may have to wait until January.  Of course, chocolate is good ANY time of the year!  I'll make a pumpkin pie and serve the pumpkin cheesecake next week and that may be the extent of our holiday sweets. 

  Our tenth anniversary is January 2nd and I have a hotel suite (with double spa tub) booked for two days.  I don't know if we'll end up going or not.  Since Stephanie is in a cast and was off work for 6 days (she would be the babysitter) and we're behind with all we should have done when the ice and snow came . . . and then there's the fact Jesse has been gone recently . . . it may not be a good idea to leave the children for two days.  They have become such creatures of habit and routine.  They find those routines comforting.  Breaking the routine again almost seems cruel.  Maybe we'll just go out to dinner to a new restaurant.  Getting married January 2nd wasn't a good idea as far as future anniversaries and celebrating them.  By January 2nd, we're tired of eating, tired of all the hustle and bustle, and usually wanting to get back into a normal routine.  We've never exchanged gifts on our anniversary, so at least we don't have to give gifts after just giving gifts!!!  We're both hard to buy for and need nothing.  So, we'll see how this anniversary pans out.  May not be a restaurant but just a quiet time at home with a special meal.

  I need to get Luci to daycare and then set our cleaning crew to work!

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