I have a minute before I go to bed

so I am going to try and get something written here. I keep thinking I am going to update here, but I cant seem to get past my email. my plan is to read my email, at least the ones I do read. delete the stuff i don't read, then get here and update. I cant even finish my email list. I opened my email the other day and had 78 that had nit been read. WTH! A lot of it was stuff I just hit delete to, but it still takes up my time. then I have to get on with other stuff, so I end up shutting down and updating is again put on the back burner. Well, I am here now, at least for a minute.

I have been spending a lot of my time doing christmas stuff. not really shopping for family, but things like cards. I also did the three boxes of things for the soldiers. That was really a lot of fun for me. I went to big lots and bought a bunch of stuff, three of everything. I added that to the things I bought at our company store. the boxes still rattles a little after all the stuff was in them, so I had to finish them off with a little bubble wrap and news paper. I sent cards with my email, and I really hope to hear from the guys I sent the boxes to.

Yesterday morning I went out with some of the folks from the post and we went out the veterans cemetery and laid wreaths on the graves of soldiers. It is a program called wreathes across america. a friend at the post starts around October letting people know of this program, and starts soliciting donations for the wreaths. I think she said they are only 15.00. I keep thinking I will buy a few, but I don't have my checkbook on me at the time, and I forget. anyway, last year, they had 230 to place on the graves. this year they had 2300. pretty good HUH! Next year I will buy wreaths. I will remember next year. Anyone can do this. all you have to do is look up the wreaths across america site, and donate a wreath to the cemetery of your choice. Every military cemetery has this program.

When i got home from there, John took down al the christmas decorations for me. I decided to set up the tree this year, since alex is coming home. I forgot about the small tree I bought. it was tucked up in the rafters, wrapped in an old sheet. I told john go ahead and bring that down too. I had him put the big tree back up I just didn't want to deal with that one. So I decorated the small tree and the wine rack next to it. it looks nice, and it wont be so hard to take down. and with a fake tree, there are no spiders and bug's crawling in your house from the tree. ewwwww.

this morning after I spent the morning on the phone, i went out and did a little last minute shopping. I still need to get a few more things, but i am pretty much done. my christmas cards are all sent too. I have a bunch of things I need to wrap still. I got tired though so I didn't finish that either. i have time, I'm not worried.

Alex will be home wednesday night. I am so excited. we are finalizing the last of the party arrangements. did i tell you we are flying his big brother home for the party? they haven't seen each other for at least six years. I am not telling alex until we pick up andy. that is going to be hard to do. we hired a dj for the party though and made the down payment on the banquet room. we have a lot of stuff going on right now. I need a vacation.

well, i need to take a nap before I go to work. believe it or not, four hours sleep does good for the first night back. i couldn't do it more than once a week though. so until next time I find time to sit down with you, have a great week.