Traveling, Spending, and A Busy Week

 

Well, it's been a week or so since my last post, so I thought I would stop in today and catch everyone up on what I've been up to. 

Last Thursday David and I drove to San Antonio for my mom's surgery. We took an alternate route, trying to avoid I-10, which is basically the highway from the devil, and we ended up making a long trip even longer. David kept saying he felt like Chevy Chase in Christmas Vacation, just trying to get to Wally World 😂 But, we finally made it and had a few hours to spend with my aunt, uncle and my mom, before heading off to the hotel.

Friday morning we were up at the hospital by 5:00 a.m. and didn't leave until 7:30 p.m. that night. All went well and my mom was released on Saturday. We were very thankful for how smooth everything went and how quickly she bounced back. She is now recovering at my aunt's for the week. 

On Sunday, our oldest granddaughter, Emmy, was getting baptized, so David and I went to church with the kids. It was a very special service - great worship, great message, and then the baptism. What a blessing! Emmy was so excited to finally get baptized. She had been waiting for a while.

After church we went to lunch with all the kids to celebrate David's 60th birthday coming up this week. The week is busy, so we had to fit it in among other activities going on. Morgan's birthday is next Sunday, so I would say this is one of the busiest weeks in December. Then again, aren't they all?

Yesterday I had to pick Banjo up from the vet, where he was being boarded while we were gone. I brought him home and gave him a quick bath. I think he was so glad to be back home. He basically hopped up on the couch and slept all day. 

I had lots of laundry to catch up on, as well as bills, a few more gifts to wrap and just overall catching up on things that didn't get done while we were away. 

I'm the weird lady who loves to get home and clean after I've been gone. This is my happy place, so making my home fresh and clean makes me feel good. Not to mention, sitting at a hospital for hours on end, will make you go nuts! I'm not a sit-around kind of person, so by the time I got home, I needed to get busy. 

Today I will spend the day cleaning out the freezers and making a grocery list for my next shopping trip. I'm trying to use up much of what we already have on hand, just to make the money stretch. I feel like we've spent so much money in December already. But, we can save that discussion for January 😅

Well, I'm off to get a 2nd cup of coffee and do some reading before the day gets going.

I hope your December is going well, so far! 

Until Next Time...

Merry Christmas and stay cozy!