Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig

Home from Christmas gluttany at my sister's in Mich. We had a wonderful Christmas...all 3 girls home for the holidays, lots of goodies to munch on, an absolutely beautiful tree (real), a little bit of snow just to make things feel right, and lots of laughter. The presents weren't bad either.

A&T got the biggest haul. They are setting up house in Indiana with new apartment and jobs. So they got all the practical stuff...dishes, iron, toaster oven...that sort of thing. I got practical stuff too....beautiful new knife set for my new kitchen, a kitchen scale, awesome hand blown glasses from KT and T, a knife sharpener for my new knives, new brown dish cloths/towels for my new brown kitchen from R, and lots of little goodies in my sock. If I forgot anyone...I am old...will remember later. It is all put away so I cannot go thru the bucket and look over my loot.

We had a real good time at the Sondeen home for Christmas dinner and frivolity. We did just a smidgeon of day after Christmas shopping....6am in Walmart in Saline...R wanted one of the $17 lighted trees for her new abode where ever that ends up to be. So we just brushed our teeth and hair and flew out the door and went to Wally World and straight home afterwords. I was amazed that there were very few...and I mean very few...people out shopping. Times really have slowed things down.

Unfortunately....I haven't. Lord, if I don't stop spending money soon......I will never get to retire. I had to leave this for a day...so it is a little disjointed. Today (12/30) I picked up my new giant flat screen tv. And the Bose sound system to go with it. Love the sound system....not so sure about the tv. I think I may return it and get something else. This one is a Plasma and I am not liking what I am reading about it. I just missed it that it was plasma....I was looking under LCD's and this one was listed and I didn't read it quite well enough. I am seriously thinking of taking it back. It is awfully big. I don't think I need one quite this big. And I think I really do want LCD instead of Plasma. It is out of the gigantic box and warming up....when I can, I will plug it in and see what I think. The bracket to hang it on the brick over the fireplace will be here next week. We'll see........

I went into work for a short time today. It was cold in there....steam is down and the building has no heat (on the floor anyway). The office was a little warmer, but not much. I have to go in for just a little bit tomorrow and will take a sweater/sweatshirt or something to stem off the cold a little. Doing computer work when your fingers are numb is challenging. But it has to be done...end of month budget stuff and end of year wrap up. I can't believe I have been Planner for almost 9 months now. It feels like yesterday.

I found some really pretty dishes for CHEAP yesterday....new every day dishes for my new kitchen. I have always wanted real plates....been using plastic for centuries it seems. But now I have new, rich chocolate colored plates, bowls, and cups to use. $44 for a serivce for 12!!!!! They are stoneware...but that's what I wanted. I am sooooo tickled with the color!!! They look gorgeous on the countertops!! Good ol' IKEA.

Now I need a table to eat on. hee hee

Well...gotta go find my bed...must work tomorrow. YUK. I am NOT gonna be there at the crack of dawn tho. I am gonna work partial banker's hours tomorrow.

Later........................