December 1st, 2010Santa Claus
The North Pole
Hoh oho
Merry Christmas! How are you, Mrs. Clause and your elves? Busy getting ready for the holidays, I bet? My family sure is! We have had a good year, not great but good.
Our Oldest son, Tim, Graduated High school this year and is planning to join the Canadian Army next summer. Until then he plans to hang out with me. Beginning to wonder if I wasn't on the computer if he would still want to hang out as much? Oh well! Those are thought I should not even contemplate, I think I see another grey hair forming. However he did tank for us in World of war craft (on line game we all play) and seems to keep us motivated in getting our achievements out of the way before the new expansion pack is released. I think it was his demanding that if we don't get our junk together he was going to replace all of us, but not sure. (Shrug) but would have loved to have seen him taking down the Lich king alone some nights. Our wonderful daughter, Keegan, is in grade 11 this year. She is doing well for a teenager that thinks life revolves around face book and Messenger chat. Some day's I wonder if posting on her face book wall would help her remember to clean her room. This year she is trying to find herself, although I didn't realize she was missing. I found a box of Wicca items in her room, so looks like she is trying to summon the dead, Tim thinks she should try and summoning Mr. Clean for her room. I know Santa, it is just a faze teens go through but my worry is if she keeps looking for herself much longer we may never find her in the mess. Erik, our youngest, is now 12. His is becoming a man. Well a small man but a man all the same. The joy of growing up has caused his voice to start cracking while he talks. He sounds like he is a cross between a mouse and man. I just hope the cats go with their first instinct using their noses, or we may find him trapped in his closet surround by the cats. He is now in grade 6 and seems to enjoy being the top dog in Elementary. Next year should be a interesting year when he hit junior high. Glenn is still working for the same company he has been for the last 3 years. He still loves his job and we still love the fact that he has a job, makes eating easier. Glenn has been keeping busy on the computer at home and recently he got himself a new puppy, which I named Hachi. Hachi is a pure breed rough collie who is the apple of Glenn's eye. Now Santa do not get me wrong, I as well love this furry creature, but keeping him entertained while Glenn is at work or sleeping has been a challenge. He seemed to be an insomniac. So many nights he decides that since Glenn won't get up and play with him, I should. He is such a sweetheart letting Glenn sleep.
Poor Romme tends to take the brunt end of it though. One minute she is sleeping like a rock, next thing she knows she has a 15 pound object attached to her head. I try to remove this object but for some reason it seemed to gravitate back to her, attaching it's self to her head at full force. I have never seen a dog with blood shot eyes from lack of sleep before till we got the new puppy. I think she understand why we had to get her spayed last summer, now more than ever.
Everyone else is doing well, my dad found a place of his own now. He seems happy, as are we. He is working hard. Enjoys the company he is working for.
As for myself Santa, well I have been doing well too. I am still sane, although it has not been for the lack of trying. Gained a little weight, but as I get older I find the more padding I have the better chances a fall from my clumsiness will allow me a softer landing. I have been busy gaming, training my pets and hanging out with Tim. I have been very good this year. I have helped by cleaning my room and making meals. I also took care of feeding the pets all by myself!
This year, I hope you will bring me some fun toys. Some things that I would like for Christmas this year are, and I am not asking for much Santa so calm down:
- a better retirement plan
- all the kids graduated
- Improvement in the economy
- Another computer monitor
- More patience
- Less idiots in the world
- And a happy, healthy family
- less grey hair
- Our 10 man raiding team to never leave
- I would ask for world peace but then what would the point of watching the news be?
Love,
Melanie J
P.S. Santa careful this year coming down the chimney. We have found that Romme doesn't like strangers on her property, nor does Glenn. They haven't bitten anyone yet but I would hate to see you be the first.
Merry Christmas
To all our family & friends. Hope your 2011 is another eventful year. See you in 2011 folks. Happy New Years to all.
