a few slices

This has been a week where things just don’t go how I thought they might, or how I hoped they wouldn’t (yes, I thought about that wording ~wink~). Things are actually coming together so nicely. Wedding cakes are baked and frozen… ready and waiting for me to frost on Friday and assemble on Saturday. As the wedding day for our friends draws near and we’re making much ado about everything — it seems like just yesterday this wedding was a long, long way off.

In the midst of all the hustle and bustle, Wes and I made a quick run up to Canada today to see our new friend in the dental business and lavished him with spending money for Christmas had more dental work done — more stuff that can’t be seen but mattered a lot and bcz we drive so far, I make two appointments and sometimes more for the same day (yes, 6 fillings — I’m a glutton for punishment!). One phrase I don’t know if I like hearing… it goes something like this: “At your age, old fillings begin to fail and crowns, too.” They went on to tell me this is the best time to have them replaced. You know… I was thinking: You’re right. What was I thinking. This is exactly what I want to be doing right about now. So.. drill away! In the end… I was happy to know I could say: see you next year!

When we returned home, our children had lots of cleaning and decorating surprises for us. I’ll just say that it’s been many, many years since we’ve had traditional decorations—some years, very few decorations at all—well, by comparison, we sure do, now! It’s really quite fun and a neat change of pace. What’s most important, and the best part of all, is that *they* are sooo pleased and enthusiastic! So… nothing’s the same and everything’s better and the days are sweet around here. This is what I want them to remember and treasure in their hearts… that home is/was sweet.

This next bit came from Jenny… very funny and, like her, I laughed out loud at #9. I’m pretty sure I often fit in that category.

1. Schizophrenia — Do You Hear What I Hear?
2. Multiple Personality Disorder — We Three Kings Disoriented Are
3. Dementia — I Think I’ll be Home for Christmas
4. Narcissistic — Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me
5. Manic — Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees and…..
6. Paranoid — Santa Claus is Coming to Town to Get Me
7. Borderline Personality Disorder — Thoughts of Roasting on an Open Fire
8. Personality Disorder — You Better Watch Out, I’m Gonna Cry, I’m Gonna Pout, Maybe I’ll Tell You Why
9. Attention Deficit Disorder — Silent night, Holy – oooh look at the kitty – can I have a chocolate – why is France so far away?
10. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder — Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle,Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells , Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells…

O, and one more neat thing…

The aprons we’ll be selling in our “soon to be launched” online store have come in and they are wonderful! We’re closer by the day to linking TheWelcomeHome.com store. Also… several women have signed up to receive the weekly online letters that I’ll begin sending in January… sort of like the Welcome Home letters I used to send. So… bizzy, bizzy, bizzy — and joyful, too!