Got a lot done this weekend:

Some Christmas shopping. :present:

Helping my folks decorate the house and putting up and decorating the tree. :smileyXmasTree:

Cleaning up the mess from decorating. :cuttree:

Went to my kid's house (she lives with her grandma) today and helped my daughter's boyfriend put lights on the house. :xmascandle:

Visited and had dinner with my kid, her boyfriend and grandma. :eating:

Got home and snuggled with the dog. :dog:

i will be out of this god forsaken town in a few hours woo woo, no time like being in the country when you cant stand the city

I'm very sorry I hurt you. It wasn't my intention at all. take care.
Addendum: my post was totally misread. I guess it doesn't matter.

CAT-astrophe...
 

Words of wisdom from an E-Mail
 

Enjoy the good things in life and don't worry about the
things we can not ever change...

I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful
life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've
aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've
become my own friend. I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie,
or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I
didn't need, but looks so avant garde on my patio. I am entitled to a
treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.

I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too
soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the
computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to
those wonderful tunes of the 60 &70's, and if I, at the same time, wish
to weep over a lost love ... I will.

I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched
over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I
choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set.

They, too, will get old.
I know I am sometimes forgetful.
But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten.
And I eventually remember the important things.


Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can
your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers,
or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts
are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart
never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of
being imperfect.


I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my
hair turning that other colour, and to have my youthful laughs be
forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed,
and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.


As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You
care less about what other people think. I don't question myself
anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong.

I like being older. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time
lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day(if I feel like it).




MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE A RAINBOW OF SMILES ON YOUR FACE:pile:
AND IN YOUR HEART :cheer:FOREVER AND EVER!:amsmiling:

Hey Scorp...

At least you didnt wake up to your christmas tree on the floor, ornaments and lights all over........................:censor:


Feel better!!

xoxo
IrishMist

Hi Irish,

He did that years ago when he was a kitten. We had to put the tree out on our enclosed porch that year. Since that time, we've been pretty lucky. If I wasn't home, I'm sure the tree would have been on the floor. He's a character the majority of the time and mischievous sometimes. Other than that, he's usually a good boy.

I'm sure when we get home from work tomorrow, the tree will be on the floor. I have cool glass candy cane ornaments that I'll have to take off.

How people can be depressed about the holidays?

Me too.

All sorts of social obligations, more than usual.

Endless lines at stores.

Money no one can afford having to be spent.

Whose family's feelings do we want to hurt this year?

Memories of those who are no longer with us.

I have to admit, I am pretty depressed about the whole thing and have yet to place my first Christmas ornament or buy my first present. Blah.

(OK....except for on Farmtown, what is wrong with me???)

The only reason I get depressed around the holidays is because I have to spend them alone. Again.

Good point! I should be thankful for what I have.

I have done that a lot too, I am sincerely not sure which is worse.

One year a friend and I bought yummy food, made pretty red and green drinks and rented some good movies, to be honest, it is one of my fondest Christmas Day memories ever.

Reflections ....
 

It occurred to me the other night that this is going to be our fourth Christmas together. :xmascandle: I can't help but be amazed by my fortune of having the most wonderful woman in my life. :love1: Four years and I am still crazy in love. :heartbeat:

NJ!

Congratulations and I love your cute kitteh.

Oooops, that sounded dirty. ;)

The one on your signature line :xmascandle:

LOL! I knew what you meant! ... thank you, and thank you! ;)
:rose:

Scooby-Dooby-Doo, Where Are You? We got some work to do now!
Scooby-Dooby-Doo, Where Are You? We need some help from you now.
Come on Scooby-Doo, I see you... pretending you got a sliver
But you're not fooling me, cause I can see, the way you shake and shiver.
You know we got a mystery to solve, so Scooby Doo be ready for your act.
Don't hold back!
And Scooby Doo if you come through you're gonna
have yourself a scooby snack!

:dogwalking::xmascandle:

Hey Corkey, I already did that to distract him when he started chomping and climbing the tree. I think that made him more wild. :sigh: