Craigslist..

I love craigslist, I've bought things and I've sold things. So far, we havent had an issue.

I just put my camera on there, and got a response right away. I wasnt sure if I was going to get more people interested, so when the guy low-balled me, I talked him up a little, and then told him I'd do the deal. But he wants me to meet him somewhere closer to him, so not only am I taking 25 $ off the price I wanted, but I have to drive to get to him. In the meantime, I get like 4 more people, they'd all give me at least what he offered, and I wouldnt need to meet any of them, any where.

Now the guy is creeping me out. I made mention of my husband, and he was put off that it was Mike he was meeting. When I told him I had other offers, he got a little pissy (as much as you can through email, I guess) and wants me to keep my word, and to call him. I definately don't want to call him.

Creepos.

I've been slacking.

I forgot about the blog.

To catch up, Christmas was awesome. The kids had so much fun! They got tons of stuff, and I got to find spots for everything!

New Years was fun too!

We have lots of snow, seems like we've gotten a storm every week. This week we're in for a "deep freeze". Today'll be the warmest of the week, in the 30's I guess....New England. I got a frappachino at Starbucks recently, and the lady there said "only a true New Englander would order a frozen coffee drink in the middle of winter." lol I'm looking forward to spring time.

anyway, hopefully now that things have calmed down, I'll remember to blog it up.

I'm boring.

nothing worth blogging about lately, I guess. thanksgiving was nice, my mom and Karen, Scott and Sean, and then us. small, and nice.

Christmas is getting ridiculous. I get so flustered thinking about how many people we need to see, that I dread it, rather than get excited. Mikes family always does Christmas Eve. My mom's side always does Christmas Eve. So if we want to see both, we have to run around like chickens, with our heads cut off. Then, Christmas day, we do our present thing, and normally my mom and sister come and we do a late breakfast, and presents. We usually squeeze my dad in there Christmas day too. then we decide when to add in my Nan (dad's mom), sometimes the day after we'll head up to her house for the night, but there has been the years when we haven't found time until January. February even!

I was talking to Nan the other day and she was telling me about my aunt and how she went to her friends for Thanksgiving, and that Katie (cousin) went to her boyfriends family, and Emily (other cousin) was working. Amaya (Emily's daughter) was with her fathers parents. After all of that it got me thinking, they never had a real traditional thanksgiving plan, after Nan moved to Maine. So since then, sometimes Nan goes to Dads, sometime to Kathy's. When my parents were married, we always had thanksgiving at Nans in the Hampton house. Always. When we moved to Greenland, mom hosted her side at our house. But, I started thinking, when my babies are grown with girlfriends, or wives, where will they all be? At the girlfriends family's house, like Kate? With their wives family? And if so, where will I be? So I have decided, that I am hosting thanksgiving every year. It will just be what we do. So the future daughters-in-law, will marry into the family understanding that that's the way we roll.

Christmas on the other hand, is tricky. We'll always have the morning, but I cant just host. My dad's girlfriend doesn't do anything that would involve my mom. So we always have to have 2 if we're including dad. This year, I cant fit dad in on Christmas day, so its gonna have to be the day after. We've already planned with Nan that we'll go up for a weekend in January, mostly to take the present buying burden off of her. She;s got alot of people to buy for now.

Anyway, random thoughts on a Wednesday afternoon.

Keeping in touch...

Why is it so hard to keep in touch? I cant remember the last time I talked to my best high school friend, on the phone, in person, through email, on myspace. She has never met Nick, and her 2 kids hardly know me. Her oldest son is a year older than Kevin, so we should be closer! She lives about 20ish mins from here, and I never see her. She's never even been to my house, and we've been here 2 1/2 years. Foolish. I spent half a day with my best guy friend and his wife on Saturday. It was nice, we've been friends since we were 13. But it was forever since I had seen him too! The excuse is that we're too busy, but seriously, are we that busy? We do something with Mike's friend (of 20 years!), his fiance and their kids just about every weekend, but never have time for any other friends. I dont get it.

eh.

I've got nothing really to talk about.

I lost 6 pounds recently, but I think its back. I'm bloated like a mutha, too much sodium or something. I need me some lipo.

Kids are good, Kevin loves school and Bakugan. Cameron's loving school and Miss Kara. (I'll post a Cameron's first day of preK-3 post tomorrow) Nick is getting used to Sean (my nephew) being around everyday, and needs to sleep for the whole night, not just most of it.

Its fall. It was a crisp fallish day today. Kids wore pants to school. You know its over when the kids start wearing pants. I'm just glad I'll have to shave less. Mike is somewhere cringing at the thought, I'm sure.

anyway, blah.