First day back at work...I'm really glad to be back! Missed you guys...Kerrigan is also looking forward to getting back soon...he is feeling much better too! So, the Fiesta Bowl is tonight...Go Bucks! We're supposed to get clobbered, but I'm still gonna represent...go Austin Spitler #38! I work with his Mom..she's a great lady...loud, but great!

So, I really really hate "undecorating" but got a bug in my ear and just did it this weekend. So, the man suggests taking the ornaments and lights off the tree and storing it in my spare bedroom, otherwise known as the "garage" cause it's got everything in it! It's a cluttery mess...but I just shut the door and ignore it, you know? Anyhoo, here's me, with this ginormous seven foot tree that's huge around, trying to shove it up the stairs...I can hear the branches straining and the base of it cracking--it's heavy!--and there's little sprinkles of needles EVERYWHERE!!! Grrrrr! What am I doing? So, I'm stuck on the stairs but determined to get that dang tree up there...so I finally do...and...it looks really really dumb just sitting there...makes all the other junk look dumber...so I end buying a big ol' tree box and taking it apart anyway! So, now it's part of the "garage" instead of being in the attic. At least I don't have to drag it down next year...but you can bet I won't have that room cleaned either..

I did eliminate a lot of junk from my house this week...threw away stuff I don't need...what is the expiration date on keeping old bills anyway? I dunno...but one good thing..I didn't clean the room, but I didn't add to it. Well, not if you don't count the tree, huh?

Happy New Year!

xoxo,

Nancy