... and it HIT me!

Today, I went to the new house with the intentions of puttering around: to hang a jingle bell wreath on the door, set my Nessie to watch over the house, and put up the Christmas tree. When I arrived, I pulled into the driveway and just sat there, looking at the house, and it hit me: this is mine; its MINE! With each of the little touches that get added, it feels more and more as if its mine. Of course, that also means I'm in for the whole nine yards of repairs, replacing appliances and general maintenance every day.

I started lining the kitchen cupboards. When I took one of the boards down, I discovered that the last guy who'd painted didn't remove the shelves, and there's a line where the shelf is. Which means I can't adjust the shelves without having that visible. So, I had to paint a bit inside as well. One thing leads to another...... *grin*



So the tree is up........








and hung a new ornament
to signify buying my first home.
(It's dated, of course!)






And Nessie watches over the house.

Norway's legendary nisse, the elf who symbolizes Christmas to generations of Norwegians, was born of ancient folk beliefs. Most Norwegians have their own ideas about how nissen looks and acts, but he is generally thought of as a short, stocky fellow with a long, gray beard and a red knitted cap. He usually wears dark knickers and a shirt and vest or a sweater, and his eyes always twinkle with mischief.



As a girl growing up, we always had a Nessie watching over the house, but he was around all year, and I always thought it was for good luck, and keeping the bad stuff away!

No matter what you believe ... there's still something magical about Christmas. May you and your family be blessed this Holiday Season and in the new year to come!

Holiday HUGS to everyone!

Tall, Dark and Loaded

Every once in a while, you have one of those days where everything comes together and gels. And for me, I've had two days like that this week. I've been able to cross things off my "to do" list twice! For me, that's the best feeling in the world! There has always been a part of me who gets the best feeling from accomplishing things. Wonder where that came from...... Now the only thing left to do is sort through all the health insurance paperwork I've received back after the surgery -- never a fun chore! The aftermath of all that is knowing how much I owe. :/

On a side note, grades were posted for my classes: a 90 and a 91. Not my best work, as I missed a few assignments when I was out with my surgery; but I worked hard afterward to make up what was missed. (a score of 82 on my presentation was good for me; I am terrible standing up in front of strangers speaking on something I'm not an expert on!!)

Work on the house is coming along .... painting is usually something I enjoy doing. However, the 14ft ceilings are difficult, and I'll need to be doing some touchup to the ceiling in places. Ugh! Today, I ended up at work later that usual, so there wasn't much time left to do a whole lot over there, so I did a really good sweep job of the scraps n stuff that happen when work is being done. Then swept the back patio because being outdoors in MY BACKYARD sounded so good to me. Of course, it was an above average day at 72 degrees, so that just added to the whole experience. Am anxious to get past the painting part and on to some of the other fun things!

I hope all of you are ready for Christmas;
and that Santa slips something terrific into your stocking!
I thought about wishing for "Tall, Dark and Loaded" in my stocking,
but with my luck.... well, I don't want to think about what that could be!

HUGS to everyone!