A Busy Week

The past week was crazy busy. You would think that this coming week would be the busy one, but not for us. Here's a quick rundown.

Sunday we got around early and made a trip to West Plains to do some shopping. Some for Christmas, most of it was just grocery and household items. Monday and Tuesday were pretty normal. Work for both of us.

This month I have been on "Jury Duty Watch" and had squeaked by until Tuesday afternoon when I received a call at work that I would need to be at the courthouse at 8:30am on Wednesday. Luckily we had an extra person scheduled to work on Wednesday so she took my shift and I went to the courthouse. This was my first experience with Jury Duty and it was very interesting. After 5 long hours I was thanked for my time and told that I wouldn't be needed. This was not a big surprise to me because as the lawyer was questioning us I realized that I had worked with the plaintiff at Wal-Mart years ago. I'll just say that watching someone get that many people going where they need to be when they need to be there was like watching someone try to herd cats! I do not envy those ladies. Hopefully with the holidays the next two weeks, my relationship with Jury Duty is done.

Thursday we left our house super early to get to Springfield for Patrick's surgery. He had two hernia's that needed to be repaired. One under his belly button and one in his groin. Of course the surgeries were running behind (which is pretty normal) and he finally went to the holding area, where only his parents could go with him, an hour after his scheduled time. He was so scared, it broke my heart to see him that way. I knew he was in good hands but still you just worry so much. After about an hour and a half the nurse came and put us in one of the conference rooms to wait for the Doctor. He came in and let us know that things went fine and that Patrick would be in PACU in a little bit and Chely could go be with him then. Finally they brought him back to the pre op room and we were able to see him. He was pretty cranky, he wanted his IV out. Of course they didn't want to take it out until he drank some juice and had a Popsicle. If he got sick, they would need to give him more fluids. He drank and had his Popsicle and kept them both down, so he was able to get rid of the IV and prepare to be discharged. His leg was still a little numb and we all tried not to laugh as he was helped to the restroom but he looked so funny dragging that leg. Thank goodness everything went smoothly and now it's done.

After some last minute shopping for the kids, we went to Chely's and picked up Emily and Cameron for the trip home. First we went and had supper at Texas Road House. It was really good and I was so proud of Cameron at the restaurant, he was so well behaved. After an informative ride (Cameron never stopped talking) we got home and got the car unloaded. Then it was time to get everyone ready for bed, which was a chore since Cameron was wound up from seeing the tree and all the presents. I think it was close to 1am when I woke up in the chair and took myself to the bed.

Friday Doyle had to work and I had lots of help around the house. Cameron played hard and watched a lot of Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Emily helped me wrap gifts and was just good company. Brad came and picked them up for his weekend visit later in the day. I slept good on Friday night.

Today I've kept busy with the normal weekend chores. I have two more gifts to wrap, two gift cards to buy, and some treats to get made. Other than that I'm ready for Tuesday evening when we will have our Christmas with the kids. I have to work all next week except for Wednesday. Hopefully we will get the tree taken down and the house put back in order on Christmas day. I love seeing the kids open their gifts but when they are gone, I'm ready to pack it all up again.

Merry Christmas to all who see and read my little blog. I hope everyone enjoys the holiday and remembers that family, friends, and faith are what this time of year is all about.

A Snow Day

Brrrr, where did this cold come from? Wednesday it was in the 50's, now when I look outside all I see is snow. Snow on the ground, snow on the trees, snow on the roofs, and snow in the air. Did I mention that I really don't like snow? Luckily my boss told me to go home early yesterday and to stay home today. I was scheduled to be an "extra" person today so it all worked out. They can still operate in a timely and efficient manner and I didn't have to be on the roads. I read earlier that the highway department was urging people to stay home as they were having trouble keeping up with the storm. Doyle left the house at 4:30 this morning for his 6:00 shift, I haven't heard different so I'm assuming he made it. I love being at home but I really need to get out this weekend and get some shopping done. But as long as it keeps snowing, it's Internet shopping for me!