kicking down the walls...

Last night H got to do something most 8 year old boys never get a chance to do. He got to kick down a wall. He loved it. His dad took him down in the basement and he was like, "dad what are we going to do down here" his dad looked at him and then kicked a big hole in one of the walls down there. H's eyes lit up! and he went at it and had a ball kicking down the wall. He came upstairs and told me "I just got to do something that any 8 year old boy would love to do, and I got to do it!" It was pretty cool.

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

It snowed last week-end and we had a ball. We made a snowman in our front yard and went sledding down the infamous Art Hill here in St. Louis. Here are pics!

Wow

On a lighter note, H and I have been playing WoW (World of Warcraft). H really is digging it. He has tried almost all of the different types of players. I have stuck mainly to the Tauren, I have a level 13 Tauren druid, she is pretty cool. Last night H and I created night elve Hunters, and went questing together. H is a little bossy and got upset way too quickly when we had to find things. And then his computer started acting up, and that was getting him frustrated as well. I am just unsure how we are going to both be able to keep playing together. I don't like the idea of us both having to pay for accounts, but I guess that is what is going to have to happen. We'll see what the hubby says as far as if we can pay for the accounts. Maybe Christmas can help with some of the money. I really like WoW, it's pretty cool. My Tauren is a skinner and leatherworker. I am hoping that I can at some point find some other friends to play with on there. I know my friend in Colorado used to play.

I still don't quite get the guilds, what are they for?....

all the bad news

It seems like lately everytime I read a headline it's about someone shooting up a mall or church or schoolbus. Well those are the ones I have seen in the last week or so. This is supposed to be a giving time of year, but it is so stressful. You go out on the week-end and there are at least 10x as many people out as there used to be. Everyone trying to buy all those presents we have to get for everyone.

Well last night all this bad news struck close to home for us. No, nobody was shot, thank goodness it wasn't that serious. Our neighbors car which was parked right outside on the street was broken into and all his stereo stuff was stolen. The crooks broke out 3 windows. Why 3 windows, except that maybe there were a couple of them and they each just started in on a window. We just got our new Versa over the week-end, which was parked right out there too, it would have been a real bummer if it would have been our car. As it is I am just bummed that it happened, and feel terrible that it was our neighbor. Crime is ugly no matter where it happens or who the victim is. It saddens me and frustrates me that someone felt that they had to break into the car and steal the stereo equipment and CDs.

stupid behavior

Ya know, last week I was feeling blah and anxious and just yucky. I couldn't really put my finger on what it was that was bothering me. This week has been better, but it's because I finally figured out what it was that was bugging me. I hadn't heard from H's dad about Christmas. It was that simple, I was fretting over it because it was still an unknown. I called him on Monday night and now it's not an unknown and I feel better.

I seem to be really good at that. At hiding my stressors from my conscious mind. I don't obsess about it consciously but it's always going on in the background and my conscious mind keeps me busy so I can't put a name on the stressor. I go through like a manic state in the beginning where my conscious mind keeps me so busy trying to get me to ignore the stressor that I am too busy to stop and think about it. Usually after that stage if I allow myself some quiet centering time, I can usually figure out what it is that is bothering me. I wish I could cut out the manic stage and just be able to center and face the stressor. I guess it just takes constant practice, because that is how I learned to cope with stress, but it is so hard on me. I get so worked up during the manic stage, I am miserable and miserable to be around. I know that I am not teaching H, healthy ways to deal with stress. I can only keep on identifying when I am doing it and try to cut it off.

a new car

We are thinking about buying a new car. Over the week-end we went and looked at the Nissan Versa and test drove one. We also looked at the Honda Fit but weren't able to test drive one because of some recall thing that the dealership had to take care of before any more test drives. We have a minivan now, which just takes too much gas. It's great for our long trips down to FL, but not so good in the city. Most of our driving is in the city. A hybrid, like the Prius would be great but just a little too pricey. So since we only have one car, we would like to have more space than a sedan for all the stuff we like to haul, but gets good gas mileage. My hubby liked the versa because of all the leg room in the back seats, I am still not sure, the honda's back seats fold down to the floor which is really cool, but it doesn't quite have as much room in the back seat. Maybe this week or week-end we can go test drive a Fit and then go back and test out the Versa and see what we think. We are actually thinking of getting a manual, yeah! That would be great, I like sticks.
Any thoughts.......

cookies, cookies, cookies

So I need to find a couple of really yummy recipes for christmas cookies. Next Sunday I think some of my family are getting together to make christmas cookies. I found one called double chocolate sables(or sandies) which looked really good, but need another one to bring to hopefully make. Hmmmm.....

Please share any yummy recipes you have tried.

giving spirit

Yesterday H and I went through all his toys and books and got about 3 boxes together to give to my mom's church for needy children. I was so proud of H, I know how hard it is sometimes to part with things, and in the past he hasn't done so well with parting. I guess he is growing up, because yesterday was great. And what is even better is I think he felt really good about giving his stuff away. He also came up with a great idea for his own personal way to help others this christmas season. He wants to see what is on the humane society's wish list and go and buy some things for them with his own money.

This time of year sometimes it's hard to give anything extra because you have so much shopping to do and places to go and cookies to bake, and end of year taxes to pay. I make a point of giving something, even if it's just a quarter every time I pass a salvation army kettle. There are so many out there in this big wide world who have so much less than I do. I might be knee deep in debt but I have a roof over my head and food in my pantry and fridge and a wonderful family who loves me. When you boil it all down to what is really important, that is it, all the rest is just bonus!:)