Of my damn noisy neighbors!!!

So the holiday season is in full swing and the mad dash to get gifts, groceries, and other assorted goodies is well underway. I am having a hard time feeling the “holiday spirit” this year. We have had a train wreck in 2011. Frankly, I will be very happy to say goodbye on 12-31-11 @2400!!! Some days I dont know how we are still standing.

I am, however, very thankful for Honey and the Kiddo…if I didn’t have them…let’s just say its a very good thing I do have such a wonderful family!

My friend is fighting for her life against a very stubborn cancer and she is undergoing an aggressive chemo line up. I know she is strong and very brave, but I worry about her all the time. She will celebrate her 1st anniversary in January…6 days after her 34th birthday. I am hoping so strongly that she will see her 2nd anniversary and 35th bday. But I do believe it is one day at a time right now. She isn’t reacting well to her chemo, but it is her only chance at fighting.

My puppy (who left us in July) was diagnosed with cancer in 2003 and she lasted until this year (no chemo for her though). If LeeLee could fight that long, I have no doubt Bird can.

The Kiddo is driving me slightly crazy. I have to keep her from getting suspended (not cause she has behavior probs…she just very lazy!). She is so scatterbrained and forgetful. I wish I could figure out how to help her through this. But if she has 2 more “incidents” then we have to pay $90 for a sub to sit with her for a day and she will lose credit for all the work from that day! Just what a struggling student needs.

We have lost friends and family members this year as well. I miss them so much…especially during this time of year.

Bring on the new year and hopefully with it will come some peace and happiness. And if it doesn’t…The Mayan calendar is set to end in December I believe. Let it burn baby!!!