Happy and/or Random Thoughts #3

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DS is so cute. He was so excited about Christmas that he literally could not sleep until I let him open one present (Tony Hawk Shred.) Now he's snoring away.

Random quasi-related thought: What exactly is the point of bicycle bags? They're translucent. Next time, just a big bow will suffice, thank you very much.
 
we traditionally let the kids open one present on christmas eve...gracie got a ball like the one "house" uses and a shirt with the same logo..she is stoked...I am just happy to be awake at 3am with only HALF a head full of snot :)...hopefully that means going back to sleep before she wakes up will be a possibility
 
We're doing the huge dinner and baking thing this morning. Turkey, lamb and fixings will be done by about noon. Then friends over for lunch/dinner and movies this afternoon. So my night's sleep is pretty much shot, since I'm now too wired to go back to sleep. Eh. It's worth it to see him happy.
 
Trying to figure out family trees...rather difficult. Can't remember everyone's names, let alone who they spawned.

Semi-related: It seems that every year, we have at least two more cousins. We've got a guy who's 13, girl who's 11, girl who's 7, girl who's 3, boy who's 5, boy who's 10 months.

So. Many. Kids.
All in one place.

But 10 month old makes me go awwwwwww. He's adorable.
 
Lioness said:
Lol...Player's Handbook.

Dungeons and Dragons basic sourcebook that I've wanted for aaaages - shortly after I started playing, they stopped making books for the edition I play. By the time I realised I wanted one, they were sold out of everywhere and about $70 on Ebay (Compared to $50 new).
Click to expand...
Which edition do you play?
 
Happy thought: Kudos to the makers/distributors of Kinect for XBOX 360. They got it right. I bought one on Christmas Eve.

This reminds me, by stark contrast, of the abysmal distribution of Nintendo Wii, back (how long ago was that?) three? four? years ago. That was a bad joke. People were queuing up and selling their souls to get a Wii, months and months after the release date. I understand the concept of creating demand, but that was just poor, poor behavior, IMHO.

Kinect? Not so much. The only reason I had difficulty getting one was that I wanted one in-store on Christmas Eve. Everywhere online had plenty.

Hmm.
 
So this weekend DH and I have been crashing at my parents' house. My parents, however, are in GA doing the xmas thing with other family. So we're here by ourselves.

My parents have always made it perfectly clear that their house is our house--always. We are perfectly welcome here, anytime. With them here or not, asking beforehand or not, we're always welcome. Which is nice.

But two things keep creeping into my thoughts. 1--This is the first house they've had where I have not lived. So it doesn't ever feel like "going home." I'm sure I've posted about this before...cuz 2? 3? years later nothing has changed. I always feel like a guest here...even though that would upset my parents to no end if I told them. (I did, and it was a mistake to have done.) Interesting.

2--I'm struck by how just how differently my parents live compared to DH and me. Their house is immaculate. Absolutely no exaggeration, it looks like a model home. Always. On the one hand I can really appreciate that. I realize that I'm a neat freak. OTOH...I don't want to live like that. i realize that I have made a conscious decision not to live that way. Even more interesting...and kind of disturbing somehow...is the fact that I can see where some of my crazy came from. What I now consider as Me Being Crazy I look around and realize that it's how my parents just are. I'm not sure how I feel about this.
 
Thanks. But...eh. It is what it is.

My brother (and parents) have this idea in their heads that what would be ideal would be to have a triplex/seriously large house, where we could all live together. You know, old world style, with each generation helping the other and pitching in and yada yada. They all seem to think this is The Most Brilliant idea ever. I'm the oddball for wanting to run screaming from this sort of living plan.

Maybe I'm just being silly, or I haven't grown up enough to stand up for myself, or what have you...but I do not feel like dealing with having to confront all of the significant differences in lifestyle and values, day in, day out. I don't want to deal with anything when I have a drink--or several. I don't want to deal with anything when I make myself bacon, or cook with butter. I don't want to deal with anything when I have a cigarette. no shared grocery runs--I do not want anyone else in my family knowing anything about various personal (read: "feminine hygiene") preferences or anything. (I don't even like the fact of DH knowing about that.) And...call me crazy...but I do not want to have sex while any of my family members are within an hour of me. Period. I don't know why, but I get seriously hung up on that point.

It's interesting being the oddball in the family. But...uh...no. We are not living together until push seriously comes to shove.
 
Yes ma'am. I am totally feeling you on that. Of course, I have issues. But I think that multiple generations/variations of crazy in one house is A.BAD.IDEA!

I freely admit that I'm nuts. But my family is extremely judgmental. (They're probably a large contributing factor to my insanity.) And I don't want to be nuts with them watching and evaluating my every move. I want to be nuts in near-complete privacy.

Hey. I've gotta be me. *grin*
 
"Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous." -Carrie, Sex and the City
 
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