3 more days till Christmas, and yet another overnight awake shift tonight...but I'm happy to say, most of my Christmas prep is done. I still have to cook of course, but all the shopping and wrapping is done. All the boards are dead tonight, probably because everyone's still trying to finish with their own stuff. I wonder who actually goes to those midnight madness shopping things. I guess lots of people do. Glad I'm not them.
I have discovered, though, that when you do your Christmas shopping early you tend not to stop. This morning I picked up a car-shaped paper punch from Scrapbooking Cafe for Antonio's stocking, and tonight I finished up an altered paint can for him...and filled it with art supplies. You just keep buying more stuff. It's not as stressful once everyone is bought for, but you still shop. OK, I do anyway.
Antonio's grandparents have sent out their gifts, and once again our tree is looking very well stocked. I'm so grateful for our family. When I think of how many problems people can have with theirs, I'm just glad we get along with ours. Especially at this time of year. Don't mind me...it's getting close to the 25th and I'm already getting sappy.I'm going to leave a little early for my shift tonight as the roads are kinda crappy, but it's still not quite time. I enjoy the overnights actually. The day before is the hardest part...not knowing if you'll get a chance to nap, or if you'll be able to, or if you'll be able to keep your energy up. But I never seem to have a problem with it. It's quiet for the most part. Just cooking and cleaning, and there's just enough to do so you don't finish too far before the end of the shift...that's when you start to doze off. And I always have a song in my head. Generally I'm always singing a rotation of about 5, but usually it's 1 that keeps playing on repeat in my mind. Wonder what it'll be this week? Hmmm...that new Weird Al rap song has been running through my head a lot today...maybe that'll be it!
