Things still are proceeding like normal around here. Whatever normal is. For me that means: my yard is still a mess, the original landscaper took off without finishing the work and without paying me back. Normal also means that I work my ass off as MOM 12 days in a row to have a short 2 day reprieve to spend most of that time either working out of the house or working on the house. Something always needs to be done around here. And lastly, Normal means that dating still sucks.

I am getting excited about Christmas. I might be able to fart out a few extra dollars to buy my kids a decent Christmas this year. Thank you, God for a low personal property tax bill and no other debt. I should put my list together, but that has not happened. I have no idea what to do for the parentals. I did start on the kids today.

I am not however, looking forward to Thanksgiving. My children will not be with me at all that day. They will be picked up by their father at 9am and won't return until Saturday mid-morning. I'm not sure if it is Thanksgiving that I will be sad about or Friday. We usually spend all day Black Friday baking cookies together. They won't be here. *pouty face*

The benefit is that I will get an exciting Friday night without the kids. This only happens in the summertime. Now, what to do?

Until then.....Happy Thanksgiving.