Every year at this time, I am always thinking more about Jill. This year is different then the past 11 years, mostly because my Grandma died in September. Her death was the hardest death for me to deal with since Jill’s. As we were driving home last night, I was thinking about the loss of them. I’ve been reading a book which has also got me thinking more about it. The author writes about death and grief. I know there aren
I saw this quote on a bumpersticker on Saturday:
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. -Jimi Hendrix
It’s just so true…
So we are having a special election in for State Representative this Tuesday. The whole race is just crazy. The Republican endorsed candidate has been campaigning his tail off. He has lawn signs every where. He has lots of nice looking literature that reads like the DFL platform and he’s been out door knocking. The Republicans placed a huge ad in the free weekly paper with his picture and reminding everyone to vote. Our candidate sucks! He ran in the last election so he bragged about how is campaign was basically ready to go and then nothing. It took him over a week to get out his first piece of literature and then we have only received two more since then. The literature doesn’t even have any information on where he stands on issues. It just sucks. It has this really scary picture of him and then tells everyone to vote for him, but no reason why. There are about 3 lawn signs out compared to the Republican candidates 3 million. There was also an ad in the free weekly paper, but again it was that freaky picture of him and it was on like page 4 or 5! I’m so irritated by the whole thing! No wonder the DFL can’t win out here! Look at their freakin’ campaigns. How can they think they would win? I will be surprised if our candidate even gets 10% of the vote! Wow! What a huge disappointment! Sorry to rant, but this has been bugging me for weeks!!!!!
The holidays just didn’t feel like the holidays this year. I can’t really explain why, but something was just missing. Normally, I love Christmas and everything that comes along with it, but not this year. I dreaded the whole thing. I put my tree up late and I’ve already taken it down. It was almost as if I couldn’t wait for the whole thing to be over with. I don’t know if it’s because of my Grandma or because I’ve been so busy or what. I feel just blah about the whole season. I received some really great gifts and I am grateful for all that I’ve been able to give and receive, but something was just missing this year. I hope next year is better. I don’t like feeling this way. I feel like the kids are getting cheated out of their holiday.
1. What was your biggest accomplishment this year?
My biggest accomplishment is squeaking out an A- in History and making the Dean’s list for all 3 terms.
2. What was your biggest disappointment? That we are still sending more and more troops into Iraq.
3. What do you hope the new year brings? A new President!
4. Will you be making any New Year’s resolutions? If yes, what will they be?I always make New Year’s resolutions, but I don’t have them thought out yet. I know that I really want to start saving money to take Jaycie and Max to Disneyland in October. Other than that, I am not so sure. I’ll think of something!
5. What are your plans for New Year’s Eve? I am not positive, but I think we are having game night at Tracy’s!
So, we celebrated Christmas with my Mom’s family on Sunday. Tracy and Tony put together an awesome dinner. My Aunt decided to give everyone pictures of my Grandma’s funeral as Christmas gifts. I’m talking pictures of Grandma in the coffin, my Mom and Aunt crying at the burial and the dirt covered grave. She literally wrapped up their grief and gave it to them for Christmas. I’m just sickened by the whole thing. The original intent of taking the pictures was because my uncle as in the hospital and they wanted him to have them if he needed them for closure. At the time, my Aunt said she was going to make a scrapbook of them and give them at Christmas. I thought she was kidding. I guess I was wrong. When she handed them out, she told everyone not to open them because she didn’t want anyone to cry. So after they left, I had my other aunt go and get hers. I really thought the book was going to have a lot of pictures of my Grandma living and then include the funeral pictures, but NO it was all funeral pictures. I feel so bad that I made my aunt open them. I feel so bad for my Mom because she is already having a hard time with Christmas and now this doesn’t help. Yuck! I just can’t imagine what my Aunt was thinking when she did that!
Just as I thought I had failed to raise good liberal children. Jaycie comes home with this book. It’s about a women who was active in the women’s movement! It’s a true story and it’s such a good book for little kids!!! I am sure Jaycie picked it because it is pink, but it’s a start. Now, I just have to work on Max.
Thanks to fridayfive.org
1. List your five favorite beverages. Diet Pepsi, Mint Condition Caribou Coffee, Cafe Mocha at Moose and Sadie’s, A&W Root Beer, and Orange Crush
2. List your five favorite websites. Amazon, Ebay, Ben, St. Kate’s, and Baby Becker.
3. List your five favorite snack foods. Cookies, Pretzels, Pop Tarts, Symphony candy bar, and Peanuts
5. List your five favorite computer and/or game system games. SIMS, Bookworm, Snood, Jeopardy for PS, and Scrabble for PS
I’m done with school until January!!! Well, pretty much done anyway. I have two things I need to turn in by Friday, but all classes are over so I am considering myself done!!!
I’m also half way done with all my Christmas shopping. Went to Amazon to order gifts for two of my sisters and they can’t guarantee delievery by Christmas. So now, I don’t know what I should do. I don’t want them to end up not having any presents, but it’s such a pain to have to go to three different stores to find their gifts. Plus, I am pretty much guaranteed a lower price with Amazon which means they can get more. What’s a girl to do???
I hope Ben hears back from Augsburg soon because he’s is moping around thinking he won’t get in and it’s driving me nuts!!!
It’s snowing like crazy!!!!