My last 5 days in a nutshell-worked 48 hours, grey cup party, Del's work Christmas party, Ice Dawgs game, and a few hours of sleep. I'm on a week off from work, and I can't afford to crawl back into bed this morning. I have a hair appt this morning, and I need to shop groceries and stop and see my mom, and then I need to come home to do laundry, clean, and cook. BECAUSE...........tomorrow, Del & I are going away for the weekend, with some friends. A short, wonderful trip to the colorful lights of Vegas. The boys are going to stay home, with my niece, Michelle. They have a full schedule this weekend. Michelle is going to work and manage the boys lives. They have hockey games, and she is going to juggle it all. Thankfully, she has a wonderful family who is probably going to help her get it all done. Thank you Friesen family!!! Thats why I need to go grocery shopping today. So my boys can cook for themselves and Michelle. Ha ha, Michelle!! For those of you who haven't met my niece-she's awesome. I love her to pieces!! The 'older' she gets, the more fun she gets! We get to be in the same family, we get to live close to each other-for now-, and we get to work together, sometimes!! It's wonderful!
We woke up this morning to another sprinkling of snow. Sure is beautiful when all is white. Temperature is at 0 degrees, Celsius. But the wind is picking up, so the roads should be an adventure today.
Mom had her chemo yesterday. Spoke with her last night, and she sounded good. She wasn't having nausea issues at that point, so hopefully that will continue to go well. One of her best friends passed away this last week, and her funeral is on Friday. Mom is hoping to feel well enough to go to it. I have to stop by mom and dads today to sort out her pills before I leave.
I have to brag about my family this morning. This house was 'looked' after on my marathon of days at work. My boys have stepped up and taken care of things for me so I don't have to play maid when I get home. Kyle was so sweet the other night. Jayde had a hockey game on Friday evening, and I thought we were all going to go to it. Well, Kyle told me he was going to stay home, and clean up for me. He actually said, "I'll do laundry, clean out the dishwasher and clean up the living room, and you go with Jayde." I know, I better appreciate it while I get it. Of course, he did want to play on the computer and watch TV. We were thinking that when we'd get home, he's say, oh, I forgot about ........., but no, he had done what he said he would, and then he'd gone on to the computer. Am I ever blessed! Yes, they are still normal teenage boys, and their rooms are a disaster, but at least I get some help out of them. Talking about room disasters, oh, boy, they better clean them tonight, so their friends have a place to sleep this weekend. Yes, Michelle will also have the addition of two extra boys this weekend. Jayde and Kyle's two friends are coming over, cuz their parents are going to Vegas as well. These are a wonderful combination of kids. They will be fine. It's a bit of an awkward age for going away. They are old enough to take care of their own needs, but not old enough to get about. And not old enough to be responsible for 'the big things'. But, it is wonderful to go away and know they can look after things reasonably well.
Happy American Thanksgiving! The biggest celebration and shopping weekend, south of the border! And we get to be a part of it. I'm so excited!!
I'm off to carry on my day-Have a wonderful weekend!
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