Well, I've gotten a little sore, scratchy throat. Tom said his
illness started with aches & pains. My back hurts, but I think it's
because I've been carrying alot of shit in my bookbag, and because
I've been spending a lot of time in the kitchen baking cookies. For
some reason, things I do in the kitchen hurt my back. Bad floor? bad
counter height? Bending down to get into the dishwasher too much? I
dunno.
Anyhoo...I'm taking Zinc and vitamin C and trying not to get sick.
Mom and Greg are going to be here in a few days and I want to be able
to spend time with them.
I still have some preparations for xmas:
put goddess pins on cards I made & put names on 'em.
Buy $5 gift for coworker exchange on the 20th
Do Xmas cards
batch of stained glass cookies (have not made any yet)
truffles (have not made any yet--too humid!)
yule log cookies (my variation--use different colored doughs wrapped
around each other to resemble cross section of tree trunk)
Forgotten cookies (have made 1 batch, do at least 1 more)
divinity (have not made yet--too damned humid!)
rum balls (have 2 batches, make 1 more)
Make capes & magic wands for Alex, Jaden, and Josephine. Need
material & pattern for capes. Alex & Jaden get lightweight cotton,
Josephine will need heavier material (fleece?)
Presents for Rick & Kathy DeWitt, Lyle Sloan, Mike Beeler.
Pack up Xmas goodies for mailing
Mail Xmas goodies (i plan on doing this the 17th, when I'm off from
work)
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Among all this, I also need to : clean house, pick up Jess & Jordan
to spend the nite tonight, take them Xmas shopping for Xtal and Mike
on Sat., Make something for the Austin No Kidding gathering. Austin
NO kidding holiday party Saturday nite. Garden in the Hts. gathering
in Houston Sunday. Off from work Monday. Depo Shot on Monday. Lynn's
B-day dinner Tuesday. Make pie for Xmas luncheon at work Tuesday pm.
Appeals dept Xmas luncheon Wednesday. Notice Writers Unit luncheon &
gift exchange Thursday. Possibly have Mom, Greg, Alex, Andrea, and
Eric over for dinner Friday (see what plans Mom & Greg have, work
around their schedule) And then....after the 21st, peace & quiet, no
work no nothing until the 27th. I am still trying to wheedle Tom into
going to New Orleans over the long Xmas break. *sigh* I don't think
it's gonna happen. He's a poot.
Jaime and Kathleen have invited us to their New Years' party on the
31st. I guess we'll go. I don't really feel like it. But maybe I will
be more in the mood after the big crazy xmas rush is over.
anyway...I CANT GET SICK. I stayed up until Midnight last night,
stayed up until 11 the night before that...been staying up too late
all week.
Thankfully I have phone duty today, so I can leave work at 3 &
hopefully get some stuff done.
Okay, I can get sick. But not until after the 21st. I have to hang in
there for 1 week, then I can be as sick as I want from the 22nd to
the 27th.