I was tagged

I was tagged by Lisa to list the three things that I want for Christmas and the Three things that I do not want for Christmas.

I want:

1. I would love to get a call from all of our friends in Iraq.

2. I would like my mom to shed no tears on her first Christmas without my dad.

3. I would like for Rusty to love the gift I got him. I can't say what that is since he sometimes reads my journal! LOL

What I would not like for Christmas:

1. anything with a cord that is used for a household purpose.

2. I do not want a cold Christmas.

3. I do not want a fight with my mother.

I am so happy that Rusty is home. Yes Zoe, I love Rusty more then words can say. Rusty is the rock that keeps me safe, but he is also the wind that allows me to soar.

We are pet sitting for some friends. So now we are up to 3 dogs and 4 cats. All of the dogs get along, but the extra cat has found a spot to hide and will stay there until their owners come back.

My mom comes in today! I can't wait to see her. I am just so glad that she will be here for Christmas. I hope that we can make a nice Christmas for her, and that she won't shed to many tears. But if she does then I will be next to her crying too.

O.K. here are the people that I am tagging:

Zoe

lisa41067

Gerry

Nelishia

Heather

 

rusty comes home

I am so happy that Rusty comes home today! I so just want to put my arms around him and hold him. We have spent enough time a part and now I hate it when he is gone.

However before I can leave to go get him there is a lot to do. I told the children that today is cleaning day. We have really let the house go, so I need to get it put back in order.

I need to go by walgreens and pick up some pictures. I figure if I get to the air port early I will have some time to get the pictures put into an album for my mom. That is her Christmas gift.

I am just about ready for Christmas. I need to pick up a few items for dinner, but other then that I am just about done. I do need to go to petsmart and get the puppies some new collars. I get them new collars every year for Christmas.

I was asked if I ever sang as a child. The answer to that would be yes. I went to a private school for about 4 years. So every year they would have a Christmas program and all of the student were in the program. I hated it. I was the fat child, the one who did not go to that church, and the out cast. Yet every year I was forced by my parents to be in the program. I swore back then that if I ever had children that I would not make them do "programs" unless they wanted to. I have kept that promise.

I have been trying to think of something fun and different to do while my mom is here. My mom has always wanted to go to Coronado, but a few things have stopped her. The biggest thing is that she is scared of water, the next thing she is she is scared of driving over water. Hello, Coronado is an island! I just looked at their web page and it seems like the island is decorated and there will be plenty to see and do. I guess I will just give my mom a paper bag and tell her to close her eyes?

I am off to start cleaning. That is so not fun, but we need to get it done.

caroling through J land

Welcome to my Caroling through Jland.

My favorite Carol is " Mary did you know"

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two good days

The last two days have been filled with surprise and good news.

We got a package from someone that we have not heard from in a very long time. My former mother in law. I actually gave her a call. It seems that she left her husband and is now living on her own and doing just fine. With out going into a lot of details she even apologized for her sons behavior. We had a good conversation.

Today I took the children down to base to do some shopping. It was nice to drive down there. We all sang Christmas carols and just talked and laughed. We also met up with some friends for lunch and it was so nice to visit with them.

Rusty called me yesterday and he is having a blast in Virginia. I am so happy that he is having a good time and getting paid to do what he likes. Rusty also said that he found the birthday cards that we snuck into his bag! I guess I can still pull a fast one once in a while.

I will need to wrap a few gifts and make dinner. I think we are going to have bacon sandwiches.

For the lady who asked no I did not get the girls any hair ties.

a sign of the times

So today I took Rusty to the air port and on the way down there the song Joy to the world came on. So I sat there and just sang along with the radio. When the song ended I told Rusty that a few days ago Hark the Harold Angel came on the radio. Amber was sitting next to me just staring at me and not believing that I knew the words to the song. When I was growing up we sang these songs in our Christmas programs at school. Guess what...... NO ONE cared! I think our children are missing out by not knowing the classic Christmas songs.

I found out today that two teachers at my daughter high school were arrested for lewd acts with children. http://cbs2.com/video/?cid=71 then click on the first picture.

Santa called and stopped by today. I never told anyone this..... not even Rusty. One day I was feeling so down, so I wrote Santa a letter. I just told him everything. Well I got a phone call today and the gentlemen was right outside my door. He said that someone at the post office was helping Santa out and they told him that we could use some food. This gentlemen had a trunk full of bread and baked goods. He told me to take everything that was in the trunk! I actually have more bread then I can ever eat before it goes bad. So I am giving the bread out to other people I know who can use it.

I guess those letters to Santa are getting read!

Then a lady called me and told me that she was our children's secret Santa. And she sound like she was having a blast out there shopping.

I was so happy that I just wanted to cry!

Oh check this out. I had gotten off the high way so that I could use the restroom. There was a guy standing there holding a sign that said stranded....need gas.

I looked all through my purse, but I had no money, But I did have $10 left on a fast food card. I walked up and told that I had no money to give him for gas, but would he like a free meal. He said " I will never turn down food" I just love making people smile.

busy, busy, busy

I hit the ground at 8 a.m. and I have not stopped yet.

I had to tear down our bed and take it to a friends house. Then we had to go pick up our new bed. Well the bed is new to us and it is a huge step up from the one we had. Then we had to get that unloaded and set up.

Then Amber and I went over to our friends and did some cleaning. I am so happy for this family. They started moving in today, so I volunteered to help the clean the place. Anyway, The lady was not there while we were there, so when she called her husband I asked to talk to her. I told her that we got all of the house cleaned except the dining room and living room. This gal cried. She said "Kelli thank you so much. Tonight I will get to sleep in a bed in a nice clean house. I have not done that in over six months." I started to cry.

Then it was back home so that we could go to the grocery store, and the dairy. While we at the store Rusty asked if I had all the stuff to make chicken pot pie. Oh I so wanted to order in! But I made the chicken pot pie. So it is in the oven cooking.

Rusty and our friend went and got a Christmas tree today. So the house smells good! I had Rusty put the lights on and then Amber gets home we will decorate it. I only allow the children to put up six ornaments, so they have to pick out their six. If I do not limit it the tree would fall over.

Our dog Rascle has her jingle bell collar on. I so love that collar. Anyway when we brought the tree in she got happy. Rascle knows that when the tree comes, she will soon be getting a ham bone.

Butter is not sure what to do. He is scared of the tree. Butter is only 2 so this could very well be his first time seeing a tree.

The cats love the tree. The do not climb the tree, but they love sleeping under it!

O.K. the pot pie should be done. If it is then I am off to a nice warm bath and then off to bed. My back so needs a break.

odds and ends

So yesterday morning I took a bath and then went to do my hair. I was standing there in my birthday suit when I realized that I have one boob bigger then the other. I would not mind this so much, but the bigger boob sags more! I just put a bra on so that I did not have to see them.

The other night I was telling a girlfriend that we are going to go get our tree this weekend. We have not bought a tree in so long that I am not sure what a good price is!

christmas 2005 - A friend bought us one because we did not have the time since we were trying to make all the arrangements for Rusty's mom.

christmas2004 - Another friend bought us one because she got such a good deal on hers!

christmas 2003 - I used a damn fake tree. The tree was stored in the rafters in the garage and after the came falling to the ground, so did I. I broke my tail bone. The children duck taped the tree together, because I was in to much pain to help them and they could not figure it out. Rusty was in Iraq.

christmas 2002 - This was my in laws first christmas back in the states and my father in law bought the tree.

Ryan was running a 103 fever yesterday when he came home from school! Poor little guy looked so bad. This morning he is doing great. I gave him so more med's and sent him to school.

I was asked what I was going to cook for Christmas dinner and what gifts I was going to buy. I usually cook a ham and made scalloped potatoes. We do not sit down as a family and eat. I just let everyone kinda eat as they want to.

I am not sure about the gift buying this year. We are caught up on the bills, but we do not have a lot of extra money. I did buy the girls some new winter coats, but I bought those back in fall. I have asked some organizations for help, but I do not know what they are going to buy. I will not be able to buy Rusty anything, but that is o.k.

Some how I know that there will be presents under the tree, and that is all that really matters.

I have some stuff to get done around here, and then I have some running to do. I hope everyone has a great day!