The Headache After The Sugary Orgy That Is The Holiday Season...

So tonight my insomnia has flared it's ugly little head ... So I thought I'd sit down and jot down a note or to on this thing we call Blog...

Yule went well for us here... it was the first family yule rit we've had in a very long time... the boy child was here with us... for Yule the tradition with us is... for yule presents they must be home made... since it was last minute that we ended up doing one here I just told the other two to make something for one other person... the man made one for the boychild, the boychild made one for the man and I made one for the man the boychild and the manchild (who wasn't here)... it went well... as we went through the ritual I explained things to the boychild... makes for an awkward ritual but teaches him how and why we do what we do... So the man made a small fire truck out of wood (it was a crafting kit I had upstairs), the boychild made a picture out of construction paper and glue for the man... and I decorated each one of them a rock making each sparkle with glittery paints and their names on them... I explained what we did and so forth to the manchild when he got here from his fathers house.

Christmas... went off without a hitch... I made and served dinner for 9... my mom's household came, including Otis and my Grandma from Bancroft and my Aunt from Hamilton... it was great. I have to tell you it's a big compliment when you're grandmother looks across the table at you and says "Mmm your stuffing is better then mine!" *grins* I think that was the best christmas present... Of course we got all sorts of gifts and of course the children got spoiled rotten... the boychild looked at me christmas morning with his eyebrows arched in surprise and says "I thought this was going to be a small christmas!" I just chuckled and shrugged "I did too!" everyone was thankful for what they got and I didn't once here from the kids a pout with the words "I wanted a ... and didn't get it"
I know that when their grandma from Bancroft comes down they'll end up being spoiled again... it really is nice to space them out a bit so the kids aren't quite so overwhelmed... but I think it's high time the kids go through all their toys again and pack some away to be put in the wagon and taken to the community cares.

I've been sick again... well I shouldn't say again... I should say still.
I'm having a hard time breathing and I'm constantly stuffed up, I really think that I did some permanent damage to my lungs while in that apartment.
I'm avoiding going to the doctor as I don't want to end up in the hospital as he said I would.
It's so much harder to shake these sorts of things when you can't take decongestants or caffeine...
I'm trying not to dwell too much on being sick as I don't want it to stick around.

The kittens are growing quickly... soon they won't be mah lil bay-bees... lol
I'm thankful for the camera I got as a present... now I can capture oh so many moments to completely bore you with... well moreso on the other blog...but it'll boil over to here as well. ;)
you have been forewarned..

So are you one of these people who makes New Years Resolutions?

I'm not, by the beginning of February if you ask someone what theirs was, they'll have forgotten. Try it ;)

I do however wish and hope that everyone's upcoming year is better then the last and that everyone I know gets everything that they deserve...

Our Two New Babies...

Well it's time to make the announcement....

We have two new babies and they've arrived safe and sound and are here at home now... My christmas present to the man this year was going to be a new kitten... and in my time of shopping around to find the perfect little kitten for him I found two... After much consideration and trying to figure which of the two kitties I would get for him I finally asked which one he would want if he could have one... unfortunately it was not the same one that I had picked for him... I wanted the little black short haired one... he of course wanted the little grey fluff ball... So being the great compromisers that we are... We Got Both... So I'm proud to introduce you all to our new babies...

Sitting on daddy's shoulder is Imhotep (aka Fluffy Face)

Chewing on the ribbon on Mommy's pants Onyx (aka Nyx aka Onny)

I'm sure you'll here more about them as time goes on... Onyx was a christmas present to me from the man and Imhotep was a present from me to the man... at least that's what we've told the kids... *chuckles*