The holidays were good. There was much visiting, eating and frivolity. A little scare, thought because Dad fell Thanksgiving night and I had to take him to the ER for stitches. But I must admit, except for that little incident, it was very pleasant few days break. How I look forward to Christmas vacation!
I decorated my little tree yesterday and set the nativity scene up on the mantel. I even ran lights along the outside of both our balconies. I now love to sleep with our drapes open because these lights reflect so nicely off the ceiling; it almost looks like stars twinkling in the dark. I truly love this time of year! I am just sorry that this season is so short! Saturday I will be decking the halls at Pop's and I know that should perk him up a bit! He tends to be such a little boy about the holidays and loved the lights on the tree last year! (I had put almost 500 lights on this 5 1/2 foot tree for him and it lit up the entire family room!)
I haven't been able to update this page for quite awhile. This is partly because of the break in my routine and partly the result of Geocities problems. I can almost never access my mail or page (site) when I want. And I have just received a notification from the company that they were going to begin to advertise. I may have to switch servers pretty soon, though I absolutely dread the work involved. It is really frustrating, though, not being able to do the things that you want when you want to! Lately, the only time I can get online to check my page is after 9:00 p.m. at night. And by that time, I would have preferred to have all the e-mail answered and the page updated and ready for loading. Unfortunately, I see myself eventually switching to Esosoft. (They handle the mailing list for caregivers I just started.) I have never not been able to get in touch with their support department and they usually answer my e-mail questions within the hour. But they charge a bit much for the web space. I don't know--I will have to think on this a bit, but my inclination is "you get what you pay for"., i.e., a switch is in my future!
Keith and I are in the process of changing our life plans again. After this last mess with Pop, it is obvious we will be all moving back in together. This time, I insistwe all see a counselor to help with the transition. In the meantime, we are going to try and stay where we are until next summer, and just run back and forth to Pop (as we have been). The problem is, the time involved in transport, etc., is really taking it's toll on Keith and I and it would definitely be physically easier to live together (--it's the emotional burden that tends to weigh a bit heavy)! Oh, well, we knew this was coming all along and that our move out was only temporary-- so I might as well smile and press on.
Tonight I must continue my Christmas craft-a-thon. I have been diligently working each evening and was almost done until my sweet sister just happened to drop a hint for an additional item which, of course, I have not done. Oh, well. There is still time to go and I want to surprise her! Dinner tonight, of course, will be leftover creamed turkey. And we have to go by Pop's to check on him and put out the trash. And I know it will be a late night. I have not been able to access Geocities the entire time I have been drafting this, sooooo, I will be up with David Letterman yet another night playing on the computer.
I think the character of these pages will be changing for awhile--at least until I can get through the holidays. I hate it, but I have already seen them getting progressively shorter, jerkier and more fractured. But then--that is the way my time is becoming lately and these pages are supposed to reflect me, right?
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