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I'm starting to get the scrambly brain over all the Christmas related stuff that needs to be done.

I've done some shopping, but, I can't sort out what I've bought because the under 5 foot insurgents never sleep anymore. That's another post for another time, seems like weekday evenings are getting wilder and wilder.

I am bound and determined to get things wrapped, though because we have had one too many 3am Christmas Eves at our house.

If you have students or teachers in the house, you know how the last couple of days before vacation can be: exams, this party, that party, money for teacher gifts, what to get for a nun, is it appropriate to get the preschool teachers something from the liquor store? You know the drill.

Then, there's the whole issue of the dinner thing. I've been in charge of Christmas for a few years now as my mother's health declined, but, somehow it seems more daunting when she's not here to at least advise me.

OK, that was dramatic, it's not like I have a million people to cook for, but, well, cooking for me is dramatic. I wonder if I can put the beef tenderloin in the crockpot? Kidding. If I'm going to screw up a cut of meat that costs more than my Visa payment, then I'll screw it up in a standard roasting manner.

Speaking of Visa, I got a book of "courtesy" checks in the mail to "use with your VISA account!"
Only problem was they were for an account I had no idea I had. Apparently, the mortgage company was kind enough to open an account for us when we refinanced a while back.

I steeled myself for an AOL-style (has sound) battle and called to cancel it, and, the nice guy on the phone said: "OK, it's done, thanks!"

Me: "Come on, you're kidding, right?
Nice guy: "Um, no."
Me: "You're not going to ask why I'm canceling?"
Nice guy: "..."
Me: "You're not going to tell me how I can move other balances to this card?"
Nice guy: "No. I'm not."
Me: "Well, OK. Thanks!"

Heh, speaking of people on the other end of the phone. I had to speak to someone from an OB GYN office. While we were talking, her computer went wild, and, apparently she was on a screen she hadn't seen before.

OB GYN lady: "Geez, what is this? I have gone somehwere no man has been before!"
Me: " Is that like, OB GYN humor?"

P.S. I've been messing with my RSS feeds, if I've screwed something up, use the link in the right sidebar over there ==> to re-subscribe. The handsome and talented Jackson has been helping me, but, I'm not sure I'm trainable.