Christmas 2009

I had a wonderful Christmas this year. I fortunately had 2 days off before Christmas and also Christmas day off. I didn't feel stressed about doing the family dinner. I had my days planned out and everything worked out fine. We had lots of good food and fun with the family. There were 9 people that came for dinner. I was worried about the dog and how she would do with so many people here but she was great. She was the entertainment and everyone enjoyed her. The problem with her was the day after Christmas. She wanted more people and more things to do. She was very anxious all day. She kept getting into things and wanted to go out. It was pouring rain all day so we couldn't stay out long. Today she is better. She's had lots of walks and is now calm again. I think she is really going to enjoy going to school in a couple of weeks. I really think she would enjoy doing obstacle courses or search and rescue. Mom went out to Danny's for this week. I hope to pick her up next Sat. as long as we don't have another snow storm. I work New Years Eve and New Years Day but I don't mind. All the rain washed away all the snow we had. It's good because it just gets ugly after a while. It also got nice and warm in the 50's today. Hoping Carrie is having a good time in Texas and is feeling ok.

What A Week

This has been a very busy week for me. It started Wed. We got a pool table for a Christmas present for all of us. It's really fun and we are all enjoying it. Then I got information about a person that wanted to get rid of their dog. I went to see it and got it. It's a beautiful dog. A weimeraner. She is 7 or 8 months old, I don't have her papers yet. The only problem is she has been crated too much and is a little?? wild. She is very smart so I know she will calm down. Then the next day Thurs. I took my certification test is Clinical Lab Science and I passed. What a relief. I didn't feel I had studied enough but I guess I had. Know I'm busy training Bella(the dog). Can't wait to take her to some training classes. I think she would like to do the obstacle courses and things like that because she gets bored easily and has a lot of energy, she also runs really fast.This is my weekend to work so I'll be busy.

Rainy Saturday

Today has been a rainy and cold day. Last night was really nice. I took my Mom and Ian to Smithville to look at the pretty lights and Christmas displays. I told everyone to dress warm and they both were hot. It was a nice night. I bought a few things. Some for me. Then today I went to Felita's indoor craft sale. It was nice. I bought a few things for presents and a few things for me and cookies for Dad and Ian. Then I went to Shop Rite. I hadn't done a real shopping trip for about a month. I spent lots of money and got lots of stuff, mostly food but some paper products and cleaning products. I made a nice dinner. Mashed potatoes, Chicken, gravy, peas, broccoli, cabbage and mushroom. We all watched a movie. Torino. It was pretty good. Then Ian asked me to play a video game with him. It was fun but I'm not very good. He's real good. I also ordered some presents online. Still need to do a little more shopping.

Dec. 2009

I've been reading other blogs and thought I should blog again. It's been a long time. I'm getting into the Christmas Spirit, lately. I took a short trip to Lancaster, Pa with my Mom and Aunt and we had a good time. We saw 2 Christmas shows and visited several stores and restaurants. It was very nice and peaceful there. Then I started to listen to Christmas music, I found some small speakers and took them to work. Now I can listen to music at work. I use my XM radio. I can record music and then play it at work since there is no reception in the hospital. I had used headphones before but didn't really like using them. I have 3 days off this weekend. I want to do some other Christmas things. I want to put up the tree and some decorations. I always have a long list of stuff to do but never enough time to do it all.
I have been on a diet for the last 2 months and I'm doing really good on it. I feel good and hope to continue until I'm at a good weight for my height. I'm using Medifast and it is really easy to take my meals to work. I eat 5 medifast meals and one lean green meal. The lean green is a protein and 3 vegetables. I do miss some foods thought but when I reach the weight I want to be, I will be able to transition into eating other foods.
We are getting a pool table for Christmas. I mentioned it to Crosby and Ian and within a few days they had gone and picked one out. It will be coming next week. We've already rearranged the furniture in the basement. I think it will be fun for all of us.
Last weekend Crosby cut down many more trees around the house. He said he didn't want them to fall on the house. He and several people from his work just cut them down but not up, so there are many trees laying in the woods.