Moving Forward

The turkey is behind us and the tree looms on ahead. I feel the same way about that tree as I did the turkey... so not looking forward to it, but I so know it will turn out grand. I'm gonna kick start the decorating, though. That, some lights, and few rounds of Jingle Bells ought to get me in the mood. Besides, our girl already has her room decorated... tree, lights, the whole nine yards. If I don't do something quick, somebody is gonna look like a Scrooge around here and I promise you this, it won't be her.

The family is in for a treat tonight. The weather is in the high 60s and the grill is ready for action. While grocery shopping today, I came across a steal-of-a-sale on steak. No more leftovers for us. They (the family) have been patiently awaiting the mom-back-in-the-kitchen, I'm sure. We pretty much winged it all weekend after the Thursday afternoon feast. I think all that remains is a few stragglers in the sweet potato department and a healthy piece of pumpkin pie. I'm looking forward to some charbroiled beef.

Or grilled beef. You know what I mean.

I've been reading and crocheting and settling into that winter mode. With the sun setting shortly after five or so, it's hard to do anything but slip on the pj's and turn in early. I do look forward to this time of year (much cooler weather!) and yet I also miss sitting on the porch in the evening hours. Sunshine is good for my soul. On the plus side, though, the mosquitoes have vacated the premises. At least our budget is spared the expense of bug spray.

And although I am thankful that this month of thankfulness is almost over (yeah... you don't even want to see the blog entry I did on that one and then wisely deleted), I do want to shout out my own thankfulness:

Webcams.
Skype.
The whole techno thing.

I got to see my favorite girls (nieces & great-nieces) over the weekend. My parents, too.

I'm going to do everything I can to end this year on a positive note.

Just don't hold me to it. =)