Saturday night

Happy December!

Can you believe there is only one month left in the year?  It seems each year gets faster and faster.  Of course, when I am at work, the day seems to go soooooo slooooooowwww.  I obviously need more time away from the office - lol!

DonnaM  --  Love the pics, as always!  Sorry you've had so much rain.  Definitely doesn't want to make you want to go outside.  Still get good pictures though:)

Mary -- Glad you had a good T'giving with the family.  Did you finish the new Nora yet?  I plan on reading that next.  Can you believe how nice the weather should be for the next few days?  Its no wonder everyone at work is sick - except me, yet.  I'll take it though.

Margie -- Love the pic and the cookies sound delicious.  I don't bake - I visit mom:)  Today she sent home cookies - an oatmeal w/cinnamon chips.  Delish!  Hoping to get my tree up tomorrow.  Will have to post a picture.

Trudy -- So glad to hear that the nightmare is over for you - yeah!  Hoping next year has much better luck for you.  Nice to hear your gf is going home.  Hopefully she won't take a turn for the worse anytime soon.  Looks like it should be a very Merry Christmas:)

DonnaH -- HI!  Love the idea of doing an exchange.  I did it all the years they had it on Harlequin and always enjoyed it.

My reunion went well.  About the amount of people I expected - maybe a quarter of my class.  High school wasn't the best experience, but I always hope to see people I really liked but lost touch with.  Never enough of them that show up though.  It was well organized, with a professional photographer and a photo booth and the DJ played almost all 80's tunes.  We even got a gift bag with a mixed 80's cd, sunglasses, a rubix cube, pop rocks and a picture frame for the photo booth pics.  Very cute.  When the cd of pictures I bought (from the prof photo guy) come in, I will have to post a few.

I have to tell you about my early Merry Christmas.  My Aunt Judy called the other night and told me that my grandmother (the one who just passed away), left me - and I assume everyone else because she didn't say - a nice amount of money.  Not anything near enough to pay off my debt, but will definitely make a nice dent in it.  Color me surprised!  Mom always said she had money, but I never really thought about it.  Obviously the mutual fund in question did ok.  I really thought if she did, she'd leave all, or the majority, with A. Judy and her kids, as they were the closest to her, and no doubt deserved it.   Trust me, I never would have asked about something like that, but I sure won't look a gift horse in the mouth!

So, I had book club on Tuesday.  Started the book Saturday and finished it Monday at midnight.  Quickest I've read a book in  awhile - lol!  It was called The Serial Killer's Wife (can't remember the author - a guy).  It was really good and fast paced.  A twist at the end I didn't expect, which is always great in a mystery.  We aren't meeting next month, but again in January.  The new books is A Girl, A Guy and a Ghost by Patricia Mason.  Will let you know what I think, but probably won't read it until Christmas week when I'm off from work.

Its getting late - guess I'll get ready for bed.  Hoping to get the decorating done tomorrow and making stew for dinner - yum!  Hope everyone has a good Sunday!

Amanda