Life has been a bit crazy as of late. Between horrible things happening across the nation, the craze that is those that believes the end of the world is coming in just a few short days, and the normal everyday crazy bs that is my life, I just want to curl up in a little ball and sleep for a good long time. But of course that isn't possible. And truth be told, I'd surely regret it if I did. SOOO, instead of curling up in a ball, I've got a few things to say and then I'm gonna look for the GOOD in this life instead of just focusing on the crazy and bad.
Yes, the school shooting at Sandy Hook elementary was devistating. The thought of sending my girls to school and not having them come home is INSANE! I can't even imagine the grief and pain that the parents and family are feeling right now. And my heart breaks with them. I cried so hard the night I found out. I never in a million years expect to hear something like that, so with each new story my heart breaks even more.
That being said - To all those using this horrible event as an excuse to push gun laws, religion in schools, mental health issues, or anything else along those lines I say this SHAME ON YOU!!!!! This does not have to do with God in schools, or new stricter Gun laws. This has to do with one troubled young man who took his troubles out on innocent people and children. See it for what it is! If you want to push the gun laws, then by all means do it, but NOT at the expense of these beautiful souls memories. I'm not petty, and I won't "unfriend" you or ignore you if you call - But rest assured that any and every post that has to do with any of the above will be ignored or deleted. You're still my friend, and you're entitled to your opinion just as much as me, but I want to remember this day as a horrible event, where beautiful children lost their lives because an unstable person decided it was a good idea to take their lives before he took his own.
Yes - some people believe that the end of the world is coming. Me, I honestly don't know if I care. If you sit around and worry about the end of the world, you don't enjoy the life you have now. If it ends, it ends. If not, that'll be great. Truthfully, I'm tempted to do something crazy, lol. If the world doesn't end, the next morning I'm going to run out the door and scream "THE DOCTOR DID IT. HE SAVED US!" Yes, I'm a nerd. And a huge Doctor Who fan. So yeah, lol. But I guess we will just have to sit around and see what happens.
This past Saturday was the longest day I've had in YEARS. We were approved to receive toys from Toys for Tots. They were giving them away at Crossroads Mall from 8am to 2pm. I showed up just after 8 (I should have known better than to believe it wouldn't take FOREVER. The line followed the walls almost all the way around the building!!) So I got in line and started the wait. Thank goodness I met the people I did, because I wouldn't have finished the day if I hadn't. I would have left way before I got their toys. I was in line from about 8:15 to 5:45!!!! 9.5 hours! Truthfully, I don't know if it was REALLY worth it, seeing as how Saturday is really the only day I get to spend with Ruben and the girls all together. But they did get some pretty awesome gifts, so it will be worth it when we get to see their faces on Christmas morning.
Speaking of Christmas: We did AWESOME this year, and with not much more money than we've had in past years. Everyone got something cute under the tree (or usefull for the guys, lol) My mother in law got two really awesome wolf hanging pictures. My sister in law got a mini crock pot (after I got one at the company christmas party at the Hampton). My father in law got a book with 4 different novels in it. Jake got a Calvin and Hobbs book. And my brother in law got a new knife. I got Ruben the model he wanted from Games HQ, along with a couple other small things. And we got the girls the toys they wanted too (which used the vast majority of the money we had, but it was totally worth it.) We got Ivy Claudine Wolf, and Desi Princess Cadence. Then we got some little pet shops too (since the order had to be over 50 bucks) It will be a wonderful morning to see the girls faces. :) I really could care less about what's under the tree for me as long as the girls have an awesome christmas. And if I heard right, we are going to have a family "adopt" us. Means more toys for the girls, and if I heard right they are getting pjs for everyone too. Could be awesome. But even if they don't, there will still be amazing gifts under the tree.
I went to clean on base today. Helped us pay the rent and our bills, and it's even gonna give Ruben a few more dollars to get me more gifts. I hoped it would give us a bit more even, but it's ok. I really do love working for that family. Their pretty darn awesome. I am deep cleaning for them in a couple weeks before the wife has to have surgery, and all I asked for was a bit of an advance so I could pay all the bills. Instead they give me a bonus. :) Which is pretty darn awesome, especially if I understood right and it wasn't an advance and I'll still get the full amount for the deep clean. If I do, It'll be pretty awesome cause Ruben and i will be able to do a post-christmas thing for us. :) Should be pretty awesome. But I guess we will see.
There is still so much going on the next little while. It seems never ending sometimes. Christmas is a week away. The new years a week after that. Then my birthday end of January. Income tax, which we are replacing the TV and fixing the car and a few other things. February is valentines day. March is gonna be awesome cause Ruben is taking a week off work for Spring Break. Ivy and Desi are gonna be staying with my parents that week, and we are going to take the week to actually have an anniversary. It will be our 10 year legal anniversary. :) I can't believe we made it that long sometimes, but we did. And so while the girls are in Arkansas we are gonna do things. Gonna have a Staycation, if you will. Go out to eat at a few resturants we want to eat at. Stay up late, and sleep late. Movies, or theme parks, or even trips out of city or state if we wanted to. No idea what we are gonna do, and I'm ok with that. :) Should be awesome. Then, and only then, will we actually have a couple months without a billion things to do, lol.
I think for right now I am going to start a movie, curl up on the couch, and try to catch a nap. I'm still sore as hell from Saturday and cleaning today, and I have to finish cleaning tomorrow. So a nap, and then a full nights sleep, would be tres tres magnifique. ;)
SOOO, yeah. LATERS!
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