I dreamt last night that someone, who I think was a Buffista, threw a knife in my direction and hit me in the shoulder blade. Yes, one of you literally stabbed me in the back.

I hear all y'all on the post-vacation stress. Not only is there too much work to do after taking last week off, and coming back from vacation means my house is a mess, but I'm freaking out realizing I only have two more weekends until I leave for Christmas. Which means two weekends to figure out what I'm buying and get it. Ack???

We are getting down to the end of the semester and CJ is still struggling. His sensei offered to have him do homework at the dojo and work with him...just to try something different. So I sent CJ over there after school. Actually we had a long talk first and then I sent him on. He isn't happy but he is finally frustrated enough. WHY, oh WHY is it so hard to accept help (No, I have no answer to that, why should I expect him to have an answer).

Meanwhile, my tree remains bare. CJ won't be home until after 8pm and I haven't seen K-Bug for about a week. I know I need to give up on my postcard picture of us decorating it together...but geeeeeeesh, kids. This doesn't make Santa very happy...

Which means two weekends to figure out what I'm buying and get it. Ack???

Indeed. This is why I'm kinda ignoring my work To Do List in favor of my personal To Do List. I've done some power shopping for Christmas and listed all the things I still need to buy.

I'm glad the sensei offered to try to help -- sometimes it's easier to accept from a non-parental unit, especially when you're in the middle of trying to grow into your grownup self.

I'm definitely down with The Cold myself. Engaging zinc gum and lozenges....

tommy, I think they really try to get people moving quickly after surgery these days, especially the elderly. The longer they wait, the greater the chance that they'll just lose mobility. It was the same with my grandmother when she broke her pelvis.

Quick advice needed: I have physical therapy in a half hour and I'm ready to pass out now. Cancel or tough it out?

I suck: I cancelled.

It's snowing. It isn't sticking, at least not yet, but it looks like a snowglobe out there. Pretty!

We left some important-to-us tree ornaments in NC. I was so frustrated with everybody that last Christmas there. Nobody but me seemed the least bit interested in decorating or wrapping presents. They were just sort of hanging out waiting for the food and to see what they got.

StE was always my partner in planning and prep for any holiday, and in the face of mass indifference I really missed him a lot. So much that I pulled the ornaments off the tree, didn't sort the ones we've given to each kid into separate boxes for them, scraped up a few things I wanted to take with us, but I didn't care at the time to be thorough. I don't know if the guys sorted their stuff or not. At this point I don't care. I miss the special things we left behind, but H's and my tree in the new house is sparse but pretty.

This is why I'm kinda ignoring my work To Do List in favor of my personal To Do List.

I'd like to do this but unfortunately in the week I was out, my boss decided to pull a hail-mary-come-to-jesus with one of the troublesome teams and this means I have a meeting with them and Hubble's god tomorrow morning. Sheeeit.

And I felt off all day. Swim verified it. Not sure if it is the crap air quality, reaction to doing leaves yesterday or what. But I'm oddly lacking in stamina. Bah. Can't get sick until after Thursday!

Two days into December, and I already lost the Little Drummer Boy game.