From one crazy week to the next!

This past week has been C.R.A.Z.Y.!!!

We're getting ready for our trip down to Sacramento for Thanksgiving - so much to do! I also (for some crazy reason) decided to book a PartyLite show for during this week. I'm so smart. ;) In a way it was great because that MADE me have the house clean earlier than I would have. So that got one thing out of the way. Plus the show was fun and I got lots of good stuff for hosting it. :)

Also on my list of things I needed to do - Finish Christmas shopping, go grocery shopping, pay bills, wrap presents, wash the dog, make agendas and calendars/newsletters for church since I won't be here next week, get caught up on laundry, pack, and keep the house clean. Those things HAD to be done. I also WANTED to burn dvds of all the home movies we had taken over the last 3 years, make the annual dvd that we give to our grandparents and immediate family, and decorate for Christmas - all before we leave.

HA HA!!

I am please to say that I have gotten all that I NEED to have done, done. Except I'm still packing but that's okay. I had begun burning dvds and all went well until one night the computer decided to update itself while I was running my program and ever since then, I have not been able to burn anymore discs. SO NOT COOL! I've tried uninstalling the softward and reinstalling it. No good. Ryan thinks we need to dump everything on here and wipe the entire computer clean, reload everything, and then hopefully all will run smoother. That will be fun. *sarcasm*

So, I will not have the annual dvd anytime soon. This is going to be a big project. I was really late getting them out last year (They didn't go out until earlier this year! lol) so I guess it's okay if I have to be late again. Bummer though.

And since I've been devoting so much time to TRYING to do the dvds, I'm now left with no time to decorate. That's okay. Most people would think I was crazy if I had decorated this early anyway. I just like having Christmas up immediately after Thanksgiving and since we won't be here immediately after Thanksgiving, it is fun to come home to Christmas when we get home. I'll just have to decorate the week we get home. :)

Now, because my life wasn't crazy/interesting enough, about mid-week I got a phone call from my dad. My parents are recently divorced and it was finalized in August. Well, this week my dad told me that he is engaged! I didn't exactly see that coming! lol Of course, he's able to make his choices and if this is something that is right for him then I am fine with that. It was a bit of a shock though! It looks like we'll be meeting his fiancee on Thanksgiving and it will be nice to meet her and get to know her a little.

So, I'm pretty close to being ready to leave. Today we need to finish packing, go to church, load up the car, have our Home Teachers over, get some rest and then wake up at some insane hour to hit the road. After such a crazy week, I'm just glad that I have the things that I NEED done, finished.

Of course, this upcoming week will be nearly as crazy! Though, hopefully less stressful! lol We will visit with my best friend, Heather and her family, meeting the four new children that have just come to their home and who they plan on adopting. And if having 9 kids in one home for 24 hours isn't crazy enough, the REAL craziness will begin when we get to Sacramento and start the family juggle. Visiting with everyone will be fun though and we are looking forward to all of it, craziness and all! :)