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Thanksgiving was pretty relaxed. My Mom made us clean on Thursday morning. It actually wasnt that bad. We moved the furniture and swept and mopped the living room floor. Then I went through all of Ava's toys and got rid of a bunch of stuff. Its so much cleaner now, and easier to keep clean too. And she actually seems to play with the toys now instead of just throwing them all on the floor. Im going to try and not get her a bunch of toys for Christmas this year. That way if she gets toys from other people then it wont be a big deal. I did order her "Santa" present from Toys R Us. Its a Disney princess kitchen. She should like it. I figured i would rather pay the $10 shipping and handling than actually have to set foot inside a Toys R Us this time of year. I had it shipped to Jeffs house because I have nowhere to hide it until Christmas Eve. I think Im buying a lot of people books for Christmas this year. I bought Michelle the Movie 12 Angry Men (the original) because its one of her favorites, along with the play it was based on, and a conpanion book that discusses the movie, etc. I got my Mom the first season for the tv show Bones and then one of the books by the lady that the show is based on. And Ava is totally into books right now, which I am fine with. I hope she stays into books. I want to get her some that she look at on her own, and then some that we can sit and read together. Yep, definately think books are a good gift.

I really didnt do anythign else over the lomg weekend. They offered if we wanted to work on Saturday, but I wasnt feeling it at all. Plus I didnt want to ask my mom to babysit. Ava and I did try and shop a little on Friday. We went at like 10ish and we only went to the Block, so it wasnt that crowded. I didnt really get anything, because its pretty much impossible to try and shop with Ava.

I have no idea how the progress of the room addition idea is going. I ask Jeff and he doesnt answer me, not a good sign. He will tell me the things that he has done or still needs to do, but when I ask about getting estimates and things, silence. So Im not sure what to do. I mean do I press the issue, or do I wait until the insanity of the holidays are over. I know he is kinda stressed with the Christmas season approaching and his new store opening in a few weeks. I guess the turnover at his store now is not going well. The guy thats taking over his store is being kind of an ass and he thinks a lot of the staff will leave soon. I told him that its not his fault, its the new managers and to just focus on opeing up his new store and making the best of it. So glad Im done with retail! You know this is the first time that I have had the whole thanksgiving weekend off since I was 17 and a senior in high school. I was very excited. I kind of wish he would get out of retail too, but I dont see it happening anytime soon. Babysteps. I guess I should work on the house thing first.

i guess I am done rambling for now! I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving!!!!

Halloween was pretty fun. We met Teresa and her cousins up in Anaheim Hills and went trick or treating up there. Better neighborhoods = better candy! It was pretty fun, except that I started my period on the drive up there. So not cool. I had horrible cramps and back cramps the whole time. But we had a good time! Ava was all into it this year. She kept telling the other kids to keep running. A few of the houses scared her, and she got pretty tired towards the end. Im bummed that I didnt get better pictures of her in her costume. She was so freaking excited about it! The second that she saw me after she got home from school she was asking me to put it on her!!

Nothing much else too exciting going on. Work has been kind of nuts lately. Im supposed to have a meeting on Tuesday because apparently Im getting another job function. Blah. I dont want to have anything to do with permits. Now they want me to track the jobs between layout completion and permit. The people who ask about permits are so annoying!! Oh well. As long as Im getting paid right?

Its the weekend! Yay! I think Im getting my hair done tomorrow. Im thinking of putting more blonde highlights in it. Not sure. I guess I will decide tomorrow.

So it begins, the holiday season. The holidays are supposed to be fun, but it seems we get nothing but stress. We all run around trying to buy presents in the mad rush, lost in the sea of shoppers. And for those of us who work retail it is nothing but hell. People shopping last minute, pissed off at you because everything is gone, because of course you hid it in the back and just dont want to sell it to them, its not that they waited too long at all. Not to mention the longer hours that the stores are open, the parking fiasco, and just general chaos. But it never fails we all get caught up in the madness year after year. And why? Because deep down we really do enjoy the holidays. The trees, the lights, the presents, etc. Once you get past it all its about spending time with those closest to you.

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Take the quiz: "What Disney Princess Are You?"

Sleeping Beauty
You sleep a lot, but atleast you have those cool lil fairies by your side.

Teresa, can I borrow your Microsoft Word disk? I dont have it on my computer anymore and the programs that are on here really really suck! Thank you!!!!