Well, Maddy was up at 5:45 this morning. I can handle 6:00 and on, but 5:45 is just too early. Now, it doesn't help that I was working on my Christmas cards until 11:15. I wrote out all the addresses last night and did some stickers on the envelopes. But anyway, I was up. I didn't have coffee though, and man, can I tell the difference! In a GOOD way! Coffee leaves me so jazzed up and jittery. I'm hungry within two hours of drinking it and really, the affects don't leave me until after lunch! So I had two cups of tea instead. No jitters, no hunger pains.
Maddy's pictures went really well this morning. I did buy the portrait package at 9.99 and bought one sheet of another pose for $15. Read the next two sentence backwards. Shutterfly through more printed and them scanned I. $34 saved I. The pictures just turned out great! I'm going to avoid putting them up online until after I mail out the Christmas cards with one of the pictures on it. Sooooo.. you'll all need to wait. Don't worry, Grandma and Grandpa J, I'll email them to you. :)
What a long process though. First we had to wait for what seemed like forever. Then we do the pictures (which takes no time at all) and then wait to get to a computer to look and choose them. Then choose my prints (which took no time at all, I'm very decisive). ARGH. We were still there for almost 2 hours!
We left without getting the pictures. It was going to be at least a good 20 minute wait and Maddy had done so well and was getting hungry so I wanted to get her home. I didn't want to make her wait any longer. After her 1 hour nap, we went back out and got the pictures, went to Target to get a couple things that we needed. Then we stopped at the post office to buy stamps. I made turkey chili for dinner and then Maddy went off to bed!
We did take two things back this morning during our picture taking run.
So tomorrow I sign up Maddy for two classes through our local rec center. I need to get her to the mall soon to get her picture with Santa. No dressing up for that, just every day clothes. Tomorrow is Maddy's last class and my last ceramics class. I'm hoping all my pots have been fired. Then I have to glaze them. Unfortunately, we have a holiday party tomorrow during class so I'm just going to make fudge. I say unfortunately, because I kind of need to be there for the glazing, but really don't feel like cooking or gorging myself on what other people will be making. I mean, I've only seen these people 12 times. They are nice and all, but still. You can tell they take the same class over and over and are kind of good friends. But this is the end of my only 12 weeks there. I'm pretty relieved about that, honestly. It's been fun and fulfilled a big dream I've been wanting to do. But I'm kind of glad it's going to be over tomorrow. It was a long drive at a bad time of night. I come home tired but wired and unable to sleep. Next class I take will most likely be a drawing class closer to home or a fitness class. We'll see. I'm not taking anything next quarter though.
Mom leaves tomorrow morning. Matt is going to take her to the airport before he goes to work. Because of Maddy's last class tomorrow, we will not be taking her. It will most likely interfere.
Have a good rest of the week everyone!
Tea of the day: Orange Deluce Black, Mountain Jasmine Green