Christmas Light Fiasco!

Well, I have made it through Thanksgiving and now trying to get the house ready for Christmas.  For years when I was married, I always had someone come out and hang Christmas lights on the house.  For me, that was a highlight of the holiday season, to see my house with all the colors.  After the divorce, the cash really wasn't there..then I moved, then the dissertation...so FINALLY, this year, I thought, we can do this.  My boyfriend was less enthused...so I started bidding out the job again.

Last night, I came home from teaching my evening course, and as I rounded the corner, I SAW THEM!!!  Shane was putting the lights up on my house.  As silly as it may sound, I seriously almost cried!  It doesn't take much to make me happy. 

So, I gathered up the lights for him as he continued to scale across the roof.  As we were getting to the final section of the house, we ran out of light clips.  I am not sure how this happened, as my other house was bigger and there was plenty when we did them there, so some sort of gutter clip fairy took off with them.  I told Shane I would grab some at Home Depot the next day and we would finish it this weekend with the warm weather.

I thought it would be that simple.  Go to Home Depot, purchase gutter clips, then go home.  Well, 5 trips later, no one had gutter clips.  They were all sold out!!  Seriously, I am not sure how this happens.  Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, Walgreens, Target...nobody had them!  As I lamented on FB about my terrible plight, I remembered we had a Rural King, so I called first (I was getting tired of driving all over the place) and they said they had some, so I rushed to grab them.  After searching and searching, I finally asked for help, and was able to get the last three boxes.  I then remembered that there was a second Walgreens out of the way, and checked there, and they had the kind I was looking for..ones that clipped on the bulb.  So, tomorrow I will take the other ones back.  Who would have thought a simple wish for Christmas lights would have turned into such craziness???

At least next year I will be prepared!

Well, here it is.  I did it-I created a blog!  Ok, well this isn't my first attempt at it.. I think I tried one three years ago, but honestly I don't remember where that would be or if I even actually published a thing on it. 

Why?  First, I LOVE reading other people's blogs.  They are so inspiring...I love to hear people share their stories.  I don't think I really have anything too profound to share, but I my head is always full of stuff I think I should write down, so if anything, it will help me document my journey throughout life and all that comes with it.

What about the title?  I thought about this for awhile.  One of my favorite lines is, never a dull moment.  We constantly have something going on in our lives.  The kids keep us busy, as well as our work and hobbies.  With six kids between us, there's always something happening. The second part really sums it up...I am a mom and much more. I am an educator, an athlete (yes, I can honestly say that for the first time in my life!!!), a girlfriend, sister, aunt, daughter...the list is endless.  All those roles make up who I am...more about all that later!

What will I write about?  Probably all sorts of things.  Things that are close to my heart... my children, my job (education, teaching!), my fitness goals and my competition next year, and any other random thing that may come to mind.  Who knows?  I think it will be fun!