And Finally a GOOD WEEK!!! I’ve been Missing In Action. I’m sorry for that. Crummy Viruses, Avoiding Adulting, Dealing WITH Deadlines, and ULTIMATELY – We Are Here! A few weeks ago, I spent some time (FORCEFULLY) visiting a lousy GI bug, but I beat it back and after 3 hard days – I won. Then …
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We made it … All handmade gifts were completed and GIVEN. I pulled together a few cards (five – to be exact): Four to give to our offspring, to house the cash gifts they all wanted; And one more card for my sister … To go along with the Mexican Fruit Cake for her …
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But – I work 12 night weekends, AND we’re celebrating with the extended family on Christmas Eve. [Yes, on Monday – after I get home from work …] So, this girl has got to get BUSY!!! Thank goodness for internet shopping. Everything I didn’t make has been delivered safely to our house. [BTW – thank …
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RELIEF! Got through the annual tax date with our favorite accountant. We really cut it down to the wire this year, finishing our sorting and tallying for the 3 businesses/4 jobs just 2 short hours before our appointment (with a 45 minute drive to make!)! YIKES! After that painful deadline, I am so not ‘adulting’ …
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I’m relieved all the same. I make myself nutty with these craft/art shows. I know I do. “They” say identifying the problem is half the battle. It’s not true … I’m still nutty! (But I knew that going in, so …) We’re working a show (that DH signed us up for) in … well, T-5 …
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And now, we can close the books on Christmas 2012. It was touch and go there for a bit, as DH and I were struggling to get to the bottom of the punch list, while enlisting the aid of our ALL-TOO-EAGER teenage offspring. But we made it, had a fun family evening and my Martha …
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