pedablogical

Found out today that one of our ReadWriteThink colleagues at IRA is having twins in April/May. We’re all excited (and glad it’s not us).

I got the lights all strung on the tree this afternoon. My mom had a doctor’s appointment, and it was my goal to have the tree all lit up by the time she got back. I wove lights in very carefully, and I had my nephew put the angel up on top (he’s taller than I am). I pity the person who has to take the lights back off. They’re wickedly intertwined. This is another benefit of leaving before the tree comes back down in early January.

Another whirlwind day in Virginia. Target, Michael’s, Chick-fil-a (a girl’s gotta eat), Books a Million.

I think that I have all the odds ‘n’ ends that I was waiting to buy here taken care of now. Of course, I can’t tell you about any of that because you’ll tell the recipients.

Still need to deal with the Christmas tree. Perhaps tomorrow.

So I actually arrived in Virginia, as you probably guessed. There was leftover steak pizza to celebrate my arrival, and just like last time, I fell into bed without carrying much of anything in the house. I was just too tired. I’m getting too old, it appears.

This morning was spent sleeping in. I am on vacation after all, and I was worn out when I got here. We went on the mega pre-Christmas shopping trip this afternoon. Mama gets a senior citizen discount on Tuesdays, so we try to get whatever we need then. It was a full cart.

I had help from family this evening on emptying the car. The desk in the room that I’m using has been cleaned off, so I’ve set up a workspace. Conceivably, I’ll work on that manuscript that’s been lying around. Right now, however, there’s still cleaning and Christmas-related tasks to accomplish. Tomorrow we’re running errands to gather the last-minute things we need for gifts and such stuff.