Highs and Lows

It's been quite a week!  Here's a quick summary of the week's highs and lows:

High:  It's finally Christmas time! I love Halloween, and I love Christmas, but I don't actually care much for Thanksgiving.  There's no presents, there's no small children dressed up like lobsters or pea pods, and who has ever heard of Thanksgiving carols? So for the past fourteen years or so I've just kind of transitioned from Halloween to Christmas.  I've always had the support of craft stores and malls, as soon as the last trick-or-treater is gone they're pulling out the the Christmas trees, but this year, for the first time, I've got the radio on my side too.  On my way to Logan this week I've been enjoying Christmas carols despite the fifty degree weather .

Low: Erik started at the airport this week.  I think he's enjoying the change, but I'm hating the weird hours.  Today he worked from 5:00 am until 3:00 pm, but when he gets home we're on such different sleep schedules that I don't feel like we're getting quality time together. Plus I have to teach Sunday school by myself tomorrow. Sad day.

High: Five words: Fall-Behind-Daylight-Savings-Night.  This might be a sign of my premature aging, but I can't think of anything more awesome than automatically gaining an hour of sleep?  LOVE IT. 

Low: For whatever reason, I have been having such bad dreams lately.  They range from the classic "I'm back in high school and can't find my classroom for a big test" to "there's a murderer at my family reunion and no one will believe me".  It's no fun.  By the end of last week I was SO sleepy.  Hopefully this weekend I'll get some good rest and be all ready for next week.

High:  Cheerleading has been way fun.  My girls are all really cute and they work hard and do a good job.  It's a nice change to be working with 14-17 year olds as opposed to the 3-5 year olds I'm used to.

Biggest Low:  My little Subaru is sick.  We noticed smoke coming up from the hood of the car and a light on the dashboard wouldn't turn off, so on Friday I took it to the shop.  Ultimately we all decided that the radiator was gunked up and would have to be replaced.  Turns out radiators aren't free.  After spending 3 1/2 hours at the dealership, I was just getting ready to drive off in a loaner from the dealership when the guy who was helping me realized I wasn't 21 and took the car back.  Eventually I ended up getting a car from Enterprise, and we'll pick up my car on Monday. 

Well that's all, folks.  Cross your fingers that my car will be all better and stay healthy.  Come visit us.