Joe came home from college last Saturday. Andy arrived on Tuesday. Joe drives himself home from school - arrived in time to meet Tim and I for sushi before we headed out downtown to Whiskey Blue. Andy has a long travel day - rising at 5:00 a.m. (after a few phone calls from me) and catching a shuttle from campus to the Minneapolis airport. The shuttle picks him up at 5:50 a.m. and gets him to the airport at 8:30. He has time to get food, check his suitcase...all those things. This time his flight was at 11:15 and fortunately he was only delayed a few minutes.
Tim picked him up at the airport - I had a mammogram. Mammogram was fine - not too painful. You don't get immediate results/readings but they will let me know if there are problems. Very unsatisfying. I find that I don't like being messed with lately and, lately, I've been messed with a lot (colonoscopy and mammogram during the same month). By the time I got home, Tim and Andy were here, Joe was home - Tim made tacos, I went to yoga. I am really making sure I am finding time for yoga these days. Of course, I'm not doing a damned thing else but, I'm at least getting to yoga.
Boys went to AC/DC concert on Tuesday night and from what I heard from them they are both deaf but the show was awesome - the band blew up some stuff on stage, had a 20 foot blow up doll (Joe has an affinity for blow up dolls) and a fake train on the stage. They both really enjoyed it.
I'm trying to get the Christmas shopping finished - geez! Lesley's stuff was mailed - she is having a "meager" Christmas - I'm sure she will be disappointed but it is really freaking expensive to mail stuff to Taiwan and, I know she knows that, but we sent her some neat stuff, wrapped up in Christmas paper, licked by the dog...hopefully we can get together via skype on Christmas Day. I have one more box of stuff for Lesley that will be sent tomorrow - not Christmas presents but some sweaters and skirts and Luna bars. Joe was easy this year and he's going to have a great Christmas. Andy is being a butt head and not giving me a list. I've threatened with socks and underwear! Maybe I will do that too! Tim is getting his pin marker and photo from the Masters Golf Tournament framed - it looks awesome, a sweater, I don't know what else. I'm a little pissed that he is so reluctant to give ideas for gifts. I have requested a plane ticket to Taiwan to see Lesley - hopefully by March. We'll see.
Tim and my Mom turn into scrooges this time of year. Every year I know it's going to happen and every year I am optimistic that they won't. But, alas, again this year they are here and they are grumpy. I don't get it. It's so frustrating because they make sure everyone around them knows how miserable they are. Personally, I'm so tired of it. Why not just relax and have some fun - why not just embrace the gift giving process and know that it only happens once a year. Anyway, I have some major shopping to finish up and I am irritated that I am having to do it so close to the end of things. Maybe I'll hit some good sales.
Going to the High Museum today to see the Terracotta Warriors. Everybody is giving me a hard time about going - I promised everyone lunch afterwards!
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