During my afternoon off I got new wheels for my car...now my tires look even smaller than before, but at least I don't have rusted hubcaps anymore.
Then I went home to get a few things done around the house, but it didn't feel like I got much done. I went through our Xmas stuff and got rid of stuff we didn't use last year and won't use this year. Then I put up a few decorations.
My aunt got us this candy cane decoration. You can't really tell, but the candy canes are made of wood. I'm sure more pictures will come as we get more decorations up. Doug has been working to get lights on the house. I've never had my own lights up, so it's kind of exciting!
Doug had to work Friday and today, so I've been keeping myself busy around the house; okay yesterday I was mostly lazy, but I did get the laundry and dishes done, cleaned up the kitchen from cooking on Thursday, cleaned and organized a book shelf, installed a new keyboard for the computer, passed the first world of the New Mario Brothers Wii game, and had Nilla Wafers for breakfast. Quite a day huh!!??
Miserable people are waiting for the world to make them happy. They think there’s something wrong if people and things and circumstances aren’t going to great lengths to ensure their happiness. But happy people know that the responsibility for being happy is on their own shoulders. They understand the old Chinese proverb, “He who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait a very long time.” If you want life to give you a roast duck, or even a small order of fries, remember: You’ve got to go out and get it! Happiness doesn’t deliver.
Miserable people take offense. If you say something, it offends them. If you don’t say something, it offends them. They’re mad when someone tries to help, and they’re mad when someone doesn’t. They’re even offended when someone is trying to make amends! They’re offended if someone apologizes too late, too quickly, or not enough. (They might even be offended if someone writes a book about being miserable. Uh-oh.) The happiest people in the world refuse to be offended by everyone and everything. That’s just too much work. They forgive quickly because they know they need forgiveness from others.
Miserable people always think about what might go wrong. They plan their actions based on their fears. The best they can do is imagine all the worst-case scenarios of what might happen. This is a recipe for misery. Someone once said that FEAR means False Expectations Appearing Real. Very often, the things we fear might happen never do. When angels come to earth, they almost always begin their message by saying, “Fear not.” I guess it would be pretty frightening to see an angel, but maybe there’s something more to what they’re saying. Perhaps there’s a message about faith in there. Think about it. Angles come from this heavenly place, and the first thing out of their mouths is, “Fear not,” as if to say, “You people down on earth are always afraid.” 
I had a mole on my inner thigh that was annoying me and gradually getting bigger over the years. I really didn't think much of it until I hit it with a razor while shaving a few weeks ago; it bled like crazy. So, when I got a new physician I mentioned it to her while I was there and since she does dermatology also, she offered to remove it. Sure, why not? It bugs me anyways. Yeah..... sure!
My little brother and his wife came for a visit. It was great seeing them! This is Justin and me NOT *insert eye roll* speeding in their new 2010 SS Camaro. It was funny taking this photo, I would get the camera ready to go and as I shot the picture Justin would look away to watch the road, so they all ended up blurry and one photo he has 2 mouths.
Justin and Tammy in their car.
We had lunch at Joe's Crabshack. We didn't see the dancing they normally do, but we still had a great time.
We did some shopping downtown and I was able to find more miniature animals for my collection and even better I got a website for the maker. Oh, and something for my mom for Christmas, shhhhh don't tell her :)
This is a huge train set in a toy shop downtown. You can tell how big it is because Doug is standing next to it.
