Happy (early) Birthday to ME!!

The UPS guy came by today..
I nearly kissed him.
Then, I backed off, what happens when you assume?
This most exciting package might not be for me.
I looked at the label:
All American Trampoline
For Darlene maybe? She was entertaining the thought of getting one for herself, instead of over-hauling her central vac system..
I called Mer.. he was at another hotel's grand opening.. No answer..
I would have to hold myself back from ripping open the box and playing with it..
So I played Barbies with the girls instead.. their plot line kept me distracted for a while.. other Kelly dolls moving into our mansion because "their houses burned and their parents are dead", it was Ashley's development.
Called him again..
"I have been waiting for this phone call all day.." he says.. "Of course it's yours!! Happy Birthday, a little early!"
Thanks Mer!! Thanks too, to D & D and their birthday contribution to my fun gift..
Off to vacuum some more.. :)
Happy Birthday indeed... I've never looked forward to clean house Monday so much!

Three days...

So.. that cold that was in my house before Christmas.. the one I was avoiding so well.. I got it.
It hit me Saturday, and it hasn't been pretty.
Lynn got some variation of it, Ashley has it too, so we have been home bound for the last two days.
I am seriously not good for much. My head is quite foggy. I wish I could scrap!! But I know if I did, I'd just tear it all apart once I can see clearly again.. so I am behind in the 4 a week thing.. Let me enlighten you on what I have learned while being useless..
Snuggling up to my sweetie, always makes me feel better..
If I had broken that wish bone and come out victor, I would have wished that this would go away, never to return.. but really, Ash won, Lynn was broken hearted..
And the best way to spend a Monday, is playing..
I did get the house cleaned, re-acquainted myself with my hellacious non-sucking vacuum (just a week to go Mer ;)..).. got tons of laundry done, and managed to get a shower in before Merrill came home!
In Peyton's "I don't want to sleep unless you are holding me in a way that I can sleep but you can't" phase last night, I learned that watching Travel Channel's "Deep Fried Delights" and "Best Steakhouses" is a very bad idea.. can you say, hungry?
I ended-up taking Pey out for a drive after midnight, trying to get her to zonk.. it was short-lived. Let's hope it was a one night event :)
Sleeping with her on the couch, not so good.. she is a wild woman!! Yoga did't quite cure my back and neck today.