A Million Miles

A Million Miles. That is what it feels like I have done, since I last blogged. Our holiday was very nice, had a few rough patches, but turned out okay. Not great, but okay. Was really unsure, leaving when my sister was about to have surgery, my friend's husband was in the hospital, and I left with an uneasy feeling.
Thanksgiving was lovely, had a good time spending with my family, learning to play Rock Band, and Guitar Hero. Had a blast. Got to make a fool of myself, but had fun.
Also for the first time, I looked around the room, and saw the two kids I raised, and became very emotional, as my parents were not in the room. I loved seeing my brother and his family, and my sister all grown up! It was a great feeling.
Also, got to have a second Thanksgiving, with Lori and her family on the Saturday following. It was great fun. I totally enjoyed spending time with her and her family. I am too old to be going to bed after midnight every night, but loved it none the less.
My li'l sis and I got our tattoos prettied up, again matching, I love having a reminder of her with me all the time.

2007

2008

And boy do I think she is gorgeous!

I also got another Tattoo, right above my heart.

I thought it was fantastic, and GM likes it too!

GM got a couple tattoos too.

Never guess he likes the Hawks. :)

GM got to speak at Lori's Cub Scout Meeting, he seemed to really enjoy it. And the boys did too. That was nice.

We got to decorate the Christmas tree with my family, and that used to be a big chore for our family, but after a couple hiccups, it all went well. Had family portraits taken, GM got his haircut in the snow for the first, and probably last time ever. He seemed to enjoy it, afterwards. . .lol Here we usually cut his hair on the back deck in the sunshine. :)

We got sick for a few days, and on the tail end of that, we got snowed in for a week. And I mean snowed in. It was soo beautiful outside I could not believe it . I was very pleased to have the snow, and a white Christmas, as I do not know when I will get to be back for one again. It was GM's first white Christmas, and I think he is over snow now. Boy was that fun. . .lol

All in all, it was wonderful.

Then we get towards the end of the trip, and it gets a little more hairy. Christmas morning we woke up, and there was lots of snow. We had to get to my folks house, and the car we were using was not going to make it. Luckily Jeff was nice enough to take us, and Lori was nice enough to give up her husband for a little while. Thank you!

Got to my mom's, and had a nice Christmas. Stayed the night with my folks, and the next morning we were going back to Lori's. Lori called me in the morning, to say that Jeff was on his way to Harrison Hospital. That was not good news. Very scary in fact. GM & I met her at the hospital, we got there before she did, as some of the roads were still packed with ice & snow.

Friday again!

Well, not too much going on. Just a quiet morning at work. Life is good, health is good, GM is good, and Ralphy is good. All around, not much to complain about. . . lol.

I am hoping to night will be an early night, and may get GM to watch a movie with me. Otherwise, I need to tackle the craft room, and get it under control, as it is storage for all the crap we are taking back to the states on our holiday as well as my craft room. And of course I would love to Wii, if I get some time.

Tomorrow is a train trip with GM. I am not completely sure about it, as I take trains every work day. But, I know GM will love it, and it is a day out. I think we are leaving at 7:30 in the morning, and will get home about 8pm. Ralphy will be pissed. I have a good book to read, and an ipod to listen to. Of course that is only if GM, his sis, brother in law, and the scenery are not entertainment enough. :) I think I am making lunches, and it should be nice!

Sunday stay at home, and try to get our house into some kind of order. With all the late nights, and things going on, we need to dedicate some quality time to our house, and fixing up the garden!

Rainbow- I am going to get a couple tattoos while in the states, I just don't know exactly what one of them is yet. My Tattoo advisor (Lil Sis) has some drawings to show me. . .lol. The other tattoo will be an enhancement of our butterflies. I think we are going to get another butterfly, and some wispy smoke or something. . . I'll keep you posted!

Oh, and I am reading the Stephenie Meyer Vampire books, and they are great! That is what I will read on the train tomorrow. And GM and I got Travis, Tyler & in the future Tommy a fantastic book! It is called "The Dangerous Book For Boys," it sounds scarier than it is. Check the website out, as it is just a fantastic book, everything from building a go kart, to how to play Aussie rules football, to how to play poker, to how to make paper airplanes, to the history of Australia, and the Queen. It really is fantastic! There is one for girls too- with different stuff in it.

Okay, that's it for now! Talk to you soon!

~Melissa