It is so quiet in the world of blogs and blogging lately.  Seriously, my reader is humming Silent Night every time I open it.  Nobody has a thing to say and those who do are too busy to say it.

Here, too.

Between work and running around, preparing for the holiday and shopping for the gifts and decorating and wrapping I’m plumb wore out.

Excited, though.  I really kind of overdid it and splurged this year on everyone.

Taylor and I got Nook Tablets for our birthdays.  (His is today. Happy Birthday, Honey! and mine is Saturday)  The kid got a PS3, my parents got a new TV and everyone got scads of smaller stuff.  It’s been fun but, as always when I spend money on stuff that is frivolous, I feel guilt.  Weird, eh?  Who feels guilt over buying gifts?  This is what Catholic grade school does to your children, people.  Send them to public school, PLEASE!

I’m also excited because I have some time off for both Christmas and New Years.  I took Friday/Monday off both weeks so this week I have a four day work week, next week three, then the following week four again.  Two four day weekends in a row?  Hells yes. I can’t wait.  I wish we could sneak away and do something romantic — and we may, yet, for New Years — but so far plans are for quiet, at home time.

Anyhow…

Things here are busy as always.  Taylor is cranky pants cuz he hates his birthday and isn’t a huge holiday person but he indulges me cuz he loves me.  The kid is a little cranky cuz his grandma on his dad’s side is evil incarnate and has ruined Christmas Day for him and his dad for the second year in a row.  I’m a little cranky cuz I’m really struggling with my thyroid issues lately.  But, overall, we’re a happy cranky — if that makes sense.

I guess it’s part of being together for a long time. Taylor and I celebrate a decade in March there is definitely something to be said for longevity in a relationship.  There’s just this bond that a little cranky can’t mess up.

And?  Did I mention two four day weekends?  heh.

Merry Christmas, y’all.