Ok, so yesterday wasn't my last blog of the year. The floor man is here and I don't want to watch TV or play my new cool nintendo/atari game thing anymore.

Here in a bit I'm going to Kim's to cook dinner for everyone. We are domestic like that. I just talked to Mandy and she is just wearing jeans and a tshirt...but I think I'm still going to wear my semi-new button up shirt that is white with ORANGE pasleys on it. It's so retro and ugly. I love it. Not to mention that I get to wear my cufflinks on it and I have beautiful ones from Tiffany's that I got for Christmas years ago and don't ever wear anymore because this is the first shirt in a years that I've needed cufflinks for. It should be a nice New Years. I'm excited to just chill and giggle. And I never get enough of sweet Avery and baby Drew. They of course will be in bed much earlier than the drinking starts.

Have I told yall of my love for MAROON5 ? I don't have the CD or anything, but I have love love loved every song I've heard on the radio and that's at least 5 or 6. They are the first new group in some time that I've liked all their stuff. Assuming I don't get burnt out on them before I have a better cash flow situation, I think I will purchase their CD. And that's big because I have XM radio and pretty much only listen to it.

I was not expecting to get anything to unwrap for Christmas since my parents gave me this awesome floor. But I did and I'm going to list it because I was talking to someone the other day about how I can never remember what I get for Christmas. SO this is more for me, but anywho, here is it:

Black and Pink New Balance slides w/ the breast cancer ribbon

George Strait's 50 Number 1's CD

James Avery silver charm bracelet AND a cute kitty charm

Willow Tree Angel - Sisters By Heart Figurine

Victorian Trading Co. mustard seed necklace that says "If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed... nothing shall be impossible unto you." Matthew 17:20

Aquis hair towel

A white one and a black one that I ask for so I can wear my pretty cufflinks earlier mentioned

Chanel Chance perfume w/ my name engraved on the bottle

this picture for my living room

and some Bath & Body Works (Very Merry Cranberry & Sweet Pea) lotion and body splash stuff, a gift certificate to my hair place in Corinth, a gift certificate to Bed Bath and Beyond, and a super cool Plug-N-Play game w/ 111 different games (like Super Mario, Tetris, Dr. Mario, Burgertime, Contra, and Pacman!)

I'm really glad Christmas is over. I had been dreading it for awhile. It didn't seem like it was going to be too Merry...but it was actually nice, considering. I got some cool stuff (including a Pergo-type floor in my living & dining rooms) and saw the fam. Even got peed on by Miss Delta Dawn...it's nice for someone to be THAT excited to see you!!

My new floor was supposed to be all finished by this afternoon, but the installer dude has to come do some more tomorrow. Seems we had to get all new baseboards because the quarter-round stuff didn't fit on ours. That's what he has to do tomorrow. It's pretty...I'm so glad that my carpet is gone!!

Tomorrow night I'm spending the night at Kim and Bryan's house. Mandy & Shelley are STN too and Jared, Hog, and Toby are having dinner and a beer or so with us and then going out. It should be fun, we are going to play some boardgames...you know, we are wild and crazy. I'm ready for 2005. It's a new, fresh year. Can yall believe we are already 5 years into this century...like only 5 more til 2010...weird. I feel like I should have a space ship to fly or at least a robot to fix my hair.

Anywho, this could very well be my last blog o' the year. So I would like to wish you all a spiffy New Years and a stellar 2005!

I'm in Andrews and it's snowing. I wish I was in Mexico on a beach with a pina colada in hand. Maybe that's what someone is giving me for Christmas....but I hope it's only a one way ticket :). But if I do get that, I hope someone else bought me spanish lessons that I can take before I move to Mexico...that would probably make it an easier move.

Did I tell yall that Mr. Pesty Cat (Chester) moved to Andrews today? He's now Woobie's brother and Carson is back to being an only cat. Carson won't admit it, but he will miss Pesty terribly, he loves him when he thinks no one is paying attention. But Pesty never got used to the poodles and will be much happier in a dog-free home.

Anyway, thanks for the offers and well-wishes from everyone. I really appreciate it. The shortest possible explaination is this: Bi-Polar Disorder is the cruelest disease I know. My poor husband is having such a miserable time and I'm just having to stand back and watch him selfdestruct and take my stability and life with him. So now I've been forced into a corner where there is not a single thing else I can do for him other than pray, so now I just have to do for myself. I still have hope that he will level out and get his life back together, but for now we will no longer be married. It's an unusual situation and it requires an unusual solution, but for now the plan is to divorce legally so that he can worry about getting his personal self figured out and that I can have some peace. We are absolutely still friends, best friends, and will not rule out any options for us in the future. But one can not be married to someone that is not sure from one minute to the next if they want to live, die, or run for president. So after 6 months of walking on egg shells because I didn't know if I was dealing with the God-fearing "I love you and will make this marriage work" Vic or "everything is hopeless and you deserve better" Vic OR the "I need to run and be free" Vic...I finally had to listen when he was in the divorce mood and move forward. No, it's not what I want or feel is right; but I believe that he will not get better as long has he has me as his crutch to lean on and know that I will allow him to go back and fourth. Sad situation. More later.

I would like to send you girls a Christmas card but I do not have your addresseseseses...except Misti and Wendy (thanks for the card :)). Would yall please email them to me??? The sooner the better, or they may be New Years cards!

BRIEF PITTY PARTY: I know I'm running late with that Christmas card thing, but everything is pretty horrible in Corinth, TX right now...so I'm going with the better late than never motto. It's going to be a sad Christmas for me, but I will start the New Year off with a fresh start. And then I'm going to wipe 2004 off the calendar. But I didn't want yall to think that I fell off the planet or anything...so I thought I'd post something.

Texas Council On Family Violence - Purple Postcard Campaign

Also, I forgot to mention that if anyone would like one of these I have lots and could mail you one or if anyone would like me to fill one out on their behalf I can do that too. Just need mailing address, which can be sent to my junk email account ammthegr8 @ hotmail. Misti, just FYI, you have already sent one.

Has it really been a year since THIS??? I mean, obviously, by the dates it has been....but again this year I volunteered to hand out cookies and EVERYONE remembered that I ran the camera last year. SO guess what I got to do again? Take pictures of a little over 100 kids with Santa, which is like a 1/3 of how many I took last year. Thank goodness for rain keeping people at home.

I'm the new Vice Prez. of the Civic League. I'm excited, it should be fun...and maybe next year I will have enough pull so that I am NOT the photographer.

Are yall done Christmas shopping??? Only 18 shopping days left!!