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I have a bit more shopping to do-- easy stuff so I am going to go into the big city ( aka Buffalo) and go to a couple of stores on my favorite street, Elmwood. Since my older son lives in that neighborhood, hes coming with- I can park at his house and we are going to walk and I am sure stop for something to eat along the way. I love shopping along this street at this time of year!!!
Then the usual weekend errand stuff- tomorrow we are suppose to get a big old snow storm so I plan on being cozy warm in my house, wrap gifts, maybe bake and work on Daniels scarf and little stamping project for his GF. I havent really decorated since we arent getting the tree till Nick is home next week so maybe I'll put out the non tree decorations.
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We are previewing your snowstorm now. As I speak the white stuff is coming down in picturesque fashion. It looks lovely! BUT - it has just started and we are expected quite a bit more, so my pleasure with it will definitely wane if the neighbor doesn't get his trusty snowblower out this afternoon and clear the drive!
DGD Kathryn spent the night, and she and Mom are still sleeping. Once she's up we are going to work on the TR for our OCTOBER trip (I'm stuck. I really should have taken detailed notes, but was having so much fun I couldn't remember to write things down!)
This afternoon DD Teresa is coming out in the storm to collect DGD, then they are heading downtown to watch "The Nutcracker".
Mom and I are going to stay put in our nice warm house and enjoy watching the birds stuff themselves from the newly filled feeders!
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DH and I are just hanging out, still laughing about all of the people who were at the grocery last night "Milk and bread, must buy milk and bread"
Both of the kids are gone, and we'll be collecting them later - Lauren from just down the street (she'll walk or we'll take the tractor down to fetch her), but Kathryn is at mom's - a 45 minute drive in the best of circumstances and she lives at the bottom of a steep, windy hill on a dead on street - I'll be taking the 4 wheel drive, since the "storm" has started.
Then, home and later today I have to force myself and my kids into dress clothes, drive what is normally 45 minutes to my dad's to pickup my step-mother, and then go back into town for the ballet - take step-mom home, then come home. All in the 4-wheel drive!
I need to run out for milk and bread (really!) and then DS is having a friend over. We'll watch a Christmas movie tonight and I'll write a few cards that I've held back from mailing (the great aunt and such that need a personal note inside) and that's it. The shopping, wrapping, etc. are done so now it's just making lists for different meals coming up when the relatives start arriving on Friday.
There are some electronic gifts that the kids want, so I am sending DH out today to buy them. I still haven't finished decorating from last week, but I will today.
I have 2 sisters who have birthdays tomorrow (but are not twins!) and so we will have to drive the 40 minutes to my dad's house for the birthday celebration. I hope the impending storm is more hype than reality.
We are staying in today because of the snow. DH is outside shoveling the driveway now.
We are suppose to go to DH's company Christmas party tonight, but I have a feeling his parents are going to cancel babysitting. They live out in the country and when we get snow like this the county roads are horrible. I think I may send DH to the Christmas party and stay home and watch movies.
We're staying in all weekend (already planned, just enjoying the snow...) I baked the gingerbread house yesterday, so today will be assembly. Have to bake cookies, wrap some gifts, catch up on laundry, and the biggie...FINISH THE CHRISTMAS CARDS!! I am SO behind on those!
Last night we had the begining of weekend Christmas basketball tournament for Shannon (ddage9) and they won (9-2) so we had to be at the gym this morning at 8:30 a.m. for the next game which they won (14-12) and then since they won that game we had to hang around for the semi-final game at 10:15 (which didn't actually start until after 11:00 due to a double overtime game in the semi-final before ours) Shannon's team won again 19-4 so they will play in the tournament championship tomorrow morning at 10:00. I just got home from the games a little while ago and now we are getting ready to go to a Christmas party open house at my Uncle's house. After the game tomorrow night we will finally decorate the Christmas tree that has been up but undecorated for more than a week. My DD comes home from college today for winter break and my younger girls decided they wanted to wait for her to come home before they decorated the tree After that I will hopefull get around to doing my Christmas cards which I have had for more than a week too but have been too busy to do
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Irish Fall Festival, North Wildwood, NJ
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Today is the big family holiday party for DH's side of the fam'. We're leaving around 1:30 and it is 1 right now. I still have to bathe the kids and DH is in the shower. Needless to say, I think we're gonna' be a wee bit late!!!
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Hmmm
I must pay bills if I want to keep cable, internet, and cell phones. Since I had surgery (shoulder) I can't clean and do laundry. But DH38, DS17, and DS14 have not gotten the hints about the piles of laundry and dust bunnies that multiply! I feel a tantrum coming on.
Just got back from grocery store for that milk, bread, christmas candy, meat, and $300 worth of other stuff. Storm coming tonight. Log in the fireplace now. I need to shop for DH, but can't drive due to pain meds. DS17 has no license, nor any desire to get. Maybe a girlfriend will come get me. And maybe my house will clean itself.
Well, I think I'll surf somemore and take a nap.
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1. begin packing to leave for portland on wed
2. grade the end of semester stuff and get it all posted
3. clean the house!
4. Lots and lots of work reading and writing to do.
5. begin prepping new class material for new university.
I went and did some shopping this morning. Right now I am relaxing for a bit before I go pick up DD at work and go off to do more shopping. I was supposed to go grocery shopping this afternoon, but I forgot, so I guess I will have to squeeze it in tomorrow. Later my mom and I are going to bake some cookies.
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aka Buffalo) and go to a couple of stores on my favorite street, Elmwood. Since my older son lives in that neighborhood, hes coming with- I can park at his house and we are going to walk and I am sure stop for something to eat along the way. I love shopping along this street at this time of year!!!
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BUT - it has just started and we are expected quite a bit more, so my pleasure with it will definitely wane if the neighbor doesn't get his trusty snowblower out this afternoon and clear the drive!
I really should have taken detailed notes, but was having so much fun I couldn't remember to write things down!)
I am SO behind on those!
I refuse to go near the stores on the weekends, so I'll just wait until Monday to do some last minute shopping 
and my younger girls decided they wanted to wait for her to come home before they decorated the tree 
After that I will hopefull get around to doing my Christmas cards which I have had for more than a week too but have been too busy to do 
Lisa 
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