1 year

It's been 1 year since the divorce stuff started and my life changed. Who would have thought I'd be on my own, own a townhouse and be making all the decisions by myself. At times I can't believe how much my life has changed and wish I wasn't alone. But then I think back and honestly, I'd been 'alone' for years. I just feel bad because my kids don't have their childhood home anymore or parents that are still together. But then, we both are miserable - so I guess it's a trade off.
Had Thanksgiving at my sons house and he did the cooking. He smoked the turkey this year and it was very good. We had all the usually dishes - turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, turnip, cranberry sauce and baked ziti. We all ate too much - but it was a nice day. Sarah brought home her boyfriend Dave for us all to met. Hopefully we didn't scare him off. He is a very nice young man - can't say 'boy' because he's almost 26 and he says he had a good time. I know we all liked him.
Brought a Christmas tree this weekend. Hopefully it will fit into my rotating tree stand - please. If not, I'll have to sell it - the tree stand not the tree. My goal is this week to get it up. It's pre-lit so that should be easy. And there is already nails around my window - so I can put lights outside. Notice some of the people in the development did it this past weekend - but next weekend is the first weekend in December - that's when I'll do it.

OH NO - THANKSGIVING

I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is this week. How did it get here so soon. It feels like just last week I was moving into my house - which was over 2 months ago.
I finally got the green bedroom organized. I'm going to turn that room into the 'bear den' and put alot of my bears in there. I did unload 1 box but have more in the basement. Might wait until after Thanksgiving because Sarah's boyfriend is sleeping in there. Don't want to scare the poor boy off.
Then I worked in the pink bedroom which is where Sarah is sleeping. I got her stuff down from 20 boxes to about 6. (that's not counting what is in the basement). If there is a 'pack rat' gene - she got it. Which isn't surprising, since I have it too.
The dining room is all organized. It looks so nice. Just have organize my cross stitch stuff which is all over the living room and I'm pretty much done. If you don't count the basement...LOL

TRAVEL

I was in Arizona last weekend. It was beautiful. I went out on a cross stitch weekend. I was supposed to take a class by Merry Cox but due to circumstances, I decided I couldn't afford it and then decided I couldn't really even afford to go to Arizona. But then at the beginning of October, I had some unexpected good news, and decided I could go. The class was ran thru the shop called Attic Needleworks.
I didn't take the class because you got the kits in February and pre-stitched it but still had a wonderful time. I met my sister Mary and her 2 friends Deanne and Laurie. All we did for 3 1/2 days was stitch!! It was wonderful and relaxing. We also shopped and I brought some cross stitch - which I probably didn't need. But then need has nothing to do with it. I wanted the kits/charts I brought.

I'M AN IDIOT

The title says it all. I have been looking for the last 2 months for my extra checks and have not been able to find them since I moved. I use to keep them in my under ware drawer - under the socks. Lets be honest, everyone hides things in their under ware drawer. I guess we thing thieve won't go looking in that drawer! LOL But I have not been able to find them since I moved. I couldn't not remember what box I might have packed them in because honestly - the last week or so, if there was room in a box, I shoved something in it. I actually order more check - starting with the number 5000 because I needed checks.
So, last night as I was getting ready to go to bed, I had to get out a pair of socks to sleep in (my feet were cold). Now I have special socks I sleep in mostly socks that are older and a little stretched out. I was looking in the drawer I have them in and it was jumbled so I was strengthening it out and there under all the socks was the box of checks!! Sitting there all safe and sound and not knowing it was causing me worry. Now to be honest, I don't even remember unpacking them or putting them there. I'm sure the thought process at the time was a good one and I had a good reason for why I put them there but for the life of me, I can't think of one good reason I would put them there. That might be why I never looked there.
So, one mystery solved. No, if I could just figure out where I put the container and stuff from under my bathroom sink - life will be good.