<p>Moopy indeed.</p>
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<p>I had a very busy, unrestful weekend. Fun, but exhausting. Fri night I had a quick bite at my friend's house, then went to my sister's til 11:30 to help her make hair accessories to sell at the Holiday Fair on Sat. I was involved with the Fair itself, so I was at the theatre at 7:30 Sat morning to set up. Was there all day (although my friend Brian and I did get out for lunch and bopped around Centre St to do some window shopping when we weren't desperately needed onsite.) My father came in to mind my sis' kids for the afternoon, so I ended up going out to dinner with them, then I ran home at 8:30, took a shower and went to two parties, and got home at midnight. </p>
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<p>Sun, I was at the theatre around 8:30, there most of the day, went home to drop some stuff off at 3:30 and was out the door on my way to go caroling with my old friend, about an hour away. This is the woman who was angry with me. I was worried as I was driving I'd fall asleep (or rather, I was actually starting to fall asleep and wondered if I should turn around and go home.) I started to cry the moment I walked through the door of her sister's house...these are people that were like a second family to me forever, and I hadn't seen them in 3 years. Beth's youngest is almost 3 and I hadn't even met him before.

Thank god, this time, it was like we'd never missed a beat, and fell right back into being our old selves. I've known Beth since we were 8 (35 years!), and I've really missed her friendship. Of course, crying when her brother in law said hello was a little embarrassing...but Bill's a lovely man and just gave me a hug, told me he knew I'd had a hard year, kept his arm around my shoulder while he asked Peg (Beth's sister) to get me a tissue. I guess I didn't realize how much they all mean to me til I was there.</p>
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<p>Still, by the time I got home, it was 9:30 and I had to write my bills. I had a screaming headache and was nauseous when I went to bed at 10:30, which was no fun at all. At least I slept through the night.</p>
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<p>((((((((((((((((Brandy, Maria, and everyone else who's ailing.)))))))))))))))))))))))))</p>
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<p>I have issues with temp all the time...gotta say, I was grateful this month when I started having hot flashes, since the last two months of my cycle have been hellish (so bad I ended up at the ER)...over the last few years, hot flashes mean no TOTM. </p>
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<p>QOWE: I don't really have anything. So much has changed for me, that nothing is the same for my Christmas. I don't even put up stockings anymore, and I used to love opening stocking gifts. Although one thing I look forward to every year is my grandmother's cookies and apparently, since she's feeling so good after her heart procedure, she's been baking up a storm!</p>
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<p>QOD: No travel plans. As I've mentioned, although the University is closed, I have to be at work Tues, Wed, and Thurs to be on call for presidential requests and no amount of whining is making my boss give in to only having a skeleton staff. Last year, we had enough to do to fill 30% of the time...this is why I am BS.</p>