Must've used that eyeliner right when I was coming down with pinkeye, but didn't know it yet. I've re-infected myself. Now I have to throw away everything I used on my eyes over Christmas, just to be sure. $$$ I'm also very worried that the medicine is almost out.
My pinkeye is bacterial, which is why no one else seems to be getting it. You can learn a lot at WebMD.
This is not today's news, though. Today's news is that I finally was able reach the guy at the skating rink, and Abbie's 5th birthday party is officially scheduled. YAY! To tell you the truth, I was kind of hoping she wouldn't want a party away from home until next year. But I don't really mind, now that it is reserved. I will bring a cake, and we will all meet at the skating rink.
Oh. No we won't. Josh will be at work. Now I am depressed.
Anyway, today is dance for Abbie. She is so excited to wear the skirt she got during Christmas. Grant has been having a difficult day, but tomorrow he goes back to school, and a school time routine. That should take care of most of it.
New Year's Eve, I made a fancy meal in my crock pot out of stew meat and just a bunch of stuff I had in the kitchen. Yum. And I made a new loaf of bread, too. Josh came home just before midnight. I had got down one of my beautiful wine glasses, but didn't know how he'd feel about wine. It turns out he had some Vodka that someone gave him, and we poured out some shots. But then it was so gross we ended up pouring them out and giggling. I had been watching The Apartment (Jack Lemon), since it's the only New Year's Eve movie I own. After Josh got here, we watched Serenity. Happy Sci-Fi Zombie New Year!! On New Year's Day, I went to Rolla to see Mom and Dad.
Did you hear about the tornadoes? Probably you did. A friend of mine wrote from Germany to say that she was worried about us, because it was on their news! Well, just in case you didn't, both the Rolla and St. Louis areas were hit by tornadoes on New Year's Eve. We actually spent several hours watching Harry Potter in the basement. I called my mom to check on her, when all was clear here, and she hadn't even known about it until she got a call that one of my dad's friends had lost his....everything. He went to Wal-mart, and came home to a leveled lot full of trash. No house. No garage. No barn. Everything was gone. Thank goodness the cows went and hid somewhere. And thank goodness he needed something at Wal-Mart!
Saturday, my dad was mostly doing disaster relief work. He came home covered in blood. Always makes for a good entrance! Come to find out, he got a small scratch on his forehead. Head cuts always bleed like crazy. We showed him How to Train Your Dragon and ate my mom's red stew. Mmm. Saw pictures of the tornado damage. Very sobering. Sunday we mostly stayed at the house, and then I left in the evening. Dad was very morose during the Saints game.
My big, huge, ulcer causing worry for this trip was the fact that Callie came, and she had never met my mom's dogs. They got along VERY well! It was great! They both took off running and Callie went with them (Jake, being a hound, always has to be on a leash at their house) and they came back the best of friends. However, Callie did still cause me some grief. She peed on the floor, and spend the entire night pacing in the room we slept in, so that I got zero rest.
It was good to see my mommy, and I will be seeing her again at Abbie's skating party. My grandmother, too! I'm so glad I found a place that doesn't charge people who aren't skating.
Haven't seen any new movies lately, and I still need to get a book at the library. Or maybe I'll just grab some Stephanie Plum. I own the first five.
I am grateful that I didn't start the new year staring at a field of my demolished belongings, but I would like to point out how claustrophobic it is around here. There is too much stuff. But maybe I will feel better when the ornaments are put away. Do not be weighed down by your possessions, friends. I know. I shouldn't talk. Anything that was ever owned or loved by someone I care about is a treasure to me. So far it hasn't become my downfall, but it does have potential.
When I finally am earning money, I am going to try to fix the back yard. I think it will need topsoil and some terracing. I also have to replace the living room furniture. The couch and ottoman both have rips. But I'll probably be spending it on another car instead. I don't see the Explorer going more than a year.
Well, I must help a little girl I know into her ballet tights. Hope you all have a wonderful evening and week. Take care, and don't forget to wash your hands.
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