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Last year I didn’t even put up a Christmas tree… just wasn’t in a Christmas mood. And that is just so unusual for someone who grew up with Christmas being a really big deal in our house. But this year I’m back to being my mother’s daughter. I already have the tree put together, a Christmas table runner on the entertainment center, and a wreath on the front door. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And that makes me happy. It’s been a few years since I’ve had a white Christmas and that is the one thing I’m looking forward to about the snow here in Ohio.

Work is still going well… I’m off of orientation and had my first shift with a full patient assignment. It went great and work is good. No complaints there.

The cat had to have a bath a few nights ago. He complained about it a lot and loudly. And he wouldn’t listen when I tried to explain it was his own fault he needed a bath. I’m not the one who put the wood glue on his paws that now needed to be washed off. I was gluing a face piece on a TV stand I put together and the glue was wet and dripping a bit. He decided to play with the glue and both paws ended up covered in wood glue. I didn’t want him tracking it all over the new carpet and I didn’t want it drying on his paws or want him licking it off. So… the only thing to do was wash it off.

And I think that’s all the rambling I’ll do for now…

I stole this from my Aunt Quilly’s blog and thought it looked like fun…

Wanna play? It’s simple. Copy, paste and if you’ve done it, bold it.
This will just prove how boring I really am…

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise (I work nights so do this all the time)
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them (Practically anyone who’s ever eaten at Moe’s on the Oregon coast has done this)
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites (The ruins of a Mayan temple in Guatemala)
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo (It’s small, tasteful, and easily hidden)
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas (One of my favorite aunties lives there, so of course I have)
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking (Do this on a regular basis)
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived (Probably wouldn’t have without my seat belt)
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback (A patient at work, and it was only his hand I held)
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart (Not intentionally, though)
111. Helped an animal give birth (Grew up with lots of different animals around)
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone (foot, thumb, and elbow)
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol (Like my Auntie, all 3 of them)
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse (Dad says I could neck-reign a horse by the time I could walk)
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school (Went back in my late 20’s)
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions (Stay in touch with the only few people I’d care to see)
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language (A lot of this while in Guatemala)
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair (There was a Ronald McDonald orange disaster in high school)
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life (As a nurse, it’s kind of part of my job)

It occurred to me today that I am truly blessed. I am in relatively good health. (Could stand to be in better physical shape but no real chronic health issues.) I have a family that as hilarious an odd as they can be at times truly love and admire and respect each other. I have a new apartment that the cat and I are getting settled into that I really like. The brighter, sunnier environment is just great. I have a job I’m still really liking very much and a career I wouldn’t trade for anything. I honestly can’t imagine doing anything else for a career. I have someone special in my life to share the ups and downs with and he recently showed me just how much I really can count on him to be there when I need him when he helped me get moved. What else does a girl need? I just feel really blessed and at peace. I just feel like I’m at a really good place in my life right now. So I just thought I’d share that thought.

I don’t consider myself a particularly political person. But as a nurse and a woman there are certain political issues I consider important to me. Health care and abortion are two that come to mind right away. And I definitely feel I’m more inclined to agree with Democratic party’s stances on those issue than the Republican party’s. So like many others I know, I am pleased today with the results of yesterday’s elections through out our country. (And yes, I did indeed vote.) The Democrats taking control of both Senate and House plus Mr. Rumsfeld’s ousting today all do make me hopeful there is a wind of change in the air bringing positive steps towards peace.

And about the getting settled in my new apartment… it’s still going slowly. Got a bit done today. All of the big stuff is put away and most of the boxes left to unpack are books that go on the bookcase or CDs to go in the entertainment center. Just small stuff. So it’s going well and I’ll be back to posting (and visiting your blogs) regularly soon now.

Well, it took two days but we did get my old apartment cleared out and everything into the new apartment. And I have the bedroom and bathroom both at least 2/3 of the way unpacked. Tomorrow I’m going to get up early and make every effort to finish the living room and kitchen. Tonight I got the microwave cart put together, bakers rack put in place, and bookcases put in the living room. (Like everyone in my family, I too am a reader.) So I am making good progress. This afternoon I got my cable connection hooked back up so I will be blogging again. And visiting your blogs more often. I was thrilled to be home from work in only 10 minutes this morning. And I’m back on night shift at work, so I’m happy to be back to my regular schedule. So, things are going all right. Take care!

Well, it seems that plans are moving along more quickly than I expected, but since I have two other people with busy schedules moving my heavy things for me, I have to work around their schedules a bit. That means we’ll be moving my things into the new apartment Saturday! Yes, the day after tomorrow. Which, yes, means I need to get off here and get my butt busy packing. I’m only about 2/3 of the way done.

And I found out today I get a new stove in my new apartment! I knew I was getting new carpet, but yesterday the apartment manager told me she started cleaning the stove and decided it wasn’t even worth cleaning and they’re replacing it … actually, did replace it today. Yay!

I’m taking down the computer tomorrow evening and have an appointment for my cable to be hooked back up on Monday afternoon. I’ll check in with you all then. Miss me and be well in my absence.