Oh Matt, the things you say when you are sleep-deprived!

Well, we went out this morning with all of the super-crazy people to go shopping at 5:15AM. Unlike the Wal-Mart in Orlando, FL which caused a fight, the police, and some broken laptops, Dodgeville Wal-Mart was relatively quiet. Perhaps two dozen cars were in the parking lot when we arrived. Matt said we should've gone to Best Buy in Madison, but the video we saw on TV when we got back at about 6AM made us happy that we didn't go. There must have been at least 50 people waiting at the door for them to open. I haven't heard if that turned into any fights though.

While out this morning (Matt wanted jeans on sale), I went looking at the deals. I found what I was looking for - a 6 MP digital camera for under $200. It's my Christmas present which I'm currently playing with. Mom is going to wrap up the box and now I'll be able to take a picture of myself while opening it! Hahaha. We've been watching Christmas movies and "The Mummy" most of the day. Mom made pancakes for breakfast and we played three rounds of "Uno Attack" before Matt wandered off to bed. He had been up all night and then wandered all over the store this morning. We caught him in one of his runs across the store and found out that the reason that he hadn't gotten his jeans yet was because there was a girl over there and he thought he was at the girls' jeans pile. He said he didn't want to "seem like a pervert" and left, heading back a second time to find out that yes, he had been at the right jeans pile. He got his jeans, I got my camera, and Mom crossed a few more items off of her list.

I should do homework as I've now been here for two complete days with nothing done but three embroideried Christmas stockings and some pictures transferred from my new camera to my laptop. Here's two of them!!!!

And I slept. A lot. It was great!

Lots of love, Christi (with Mom, Matt, Buddy, and Daisy)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Hello to all on this festive day! obviously I survived the two papers, and the midterm (but let's not talk about that). I survived a walk home from the library.....let's not talk about that either. Now I'm at home, and it's still a little hard to believe. I've been waiting for this moment for weeks. It's so nice, Daisy waking me up with kisses at 6AM and Buddy settling on my lap, with puffs of white hair when I pet him because he constantly sheds like crazy. Ahhh....to be home. And there's TURKEY! Hehehehe...I love turkey! I suppose I should go help in the kitchen. Ya know, taste-testing and stuff :)




'TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING
'Twas the night of Thanksgiving, but I just couldn't sleep,
I tried counting backward, I tried counting sheep.
The leftovers, they beckoned - the dark meat and white,
But I fought the temptation with all of my might!
Tossing and turning with anticipation,
The thought of a snack became infatuation.
So...I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door
And gazed at the "fridge", full of goodies galore.
I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes,
Pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes.
I felt myself swelling so plump and so round,
'Till all of a sudden, I rose off the ground.
I crashed through the ceiling, floating into the sky,
With a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie.
But I managed to yell as I soared past the trees...
"Happy eating to all - pass the cranberries, please."
May your stuffing be tasty...may your turkey be plump.
May your potatoes'n gravy have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious...may your pies take the prize.
May your Thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs!

HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!

Lots of love, Christi (with Mom, Matt, Buddy, and Daisy-see her below)

The Paper of No End

I finished my one paper today. I think it's pretty good. I'm working on the second one. I think I'm never going to finish it. It's not that the subject is boring, just that there's so much. Where do you start? How do you organize? Where do you go next? It doesn't help that Preston constantly wants attention. I love him, but sometimes he really gets on my nerves. I would've gone with the girls to the library but they left before I was ready to go. Oh well.

The furnace broke down today. It was only about 10 degrees warmer inside than out. Luckily for us the Tallard emergency guy was able to drop by within an hour after the call and cleaned out the little fan so that it would start up again. It's nice to not have to wear a blanket while at the computer to keep from shivering.

Other than that, Preston's been at it for a few minutes now so I suppose I should go get him. It's so hard to tell when he needs to go outside and when he just wants to play. I wish I could write a paper about Preston instead. With a ton less to research it'd go a whole lot faster!