Email from Mom: November 27, 2021

To: Christian.garcia@missionary.org
Date: Saturday, November 27, 2021
Subject: Big Projects

Happy end of the week finally! How are you? How was your week? What are you hearing, if anything, about this new Covid variant that is coming from South Africa?

The week here was blah....a lot of work but blah. I had an appointment for some botox earlier and then knew that I needed to pick up pies from Kneaders and B also had a dermatologist appointment so she could start her Accutane prescription. Other than that it was kind of up in the air as far as what else could fill in the blanks. I knew going into the weekend that we would have to tackle the basement and empty everything and pull carpet out but I wasn't entirely sure when the plan to do that was.

Haul the stuff out of the two bedrooms started on Tuesday. Tyler pulled carpet and pad up on Wednesday and then we tackled the living room on Friday. It is going to be so freaking nice to not hear the crinkle under your feet when you walk anymore! And it will be sure great to have matching carpet throughout the house. We have furniture literally everywhere including outside under the deck. They will arrive Monday to start and hopefully have it done by end of day on Tuesday. I have an adult Christmas party on Friday here so that means that I have a crap ton of work ahead of me to get the basement sorta put back together before people are here. I have decided if anything I will just close doors and maybe focus on putting life back together after the new year even...we will see what happens. I am sorta wishing we would have done it after the first of the year but instead we will do the basement now and then have them do the cabin after the first of the year.

Thanksgiving was weird this year. Maybe not weird, just different. I was up super early. I couldn't really sleep all that well so I decided instead of laying there I would get up. Tyler has asked for his Mom's rolls the last couple of years and this year I got the recipe and gave them a go. I started those first and then moved onto other things to get ready. By the time the eggs were boiled and peeled and I was going to get the filling done for deviled eggs, it was actually time to get the turkey in. I tried to find the smallest one I could but it still ended up being 19lbs. That was so much for the 3 of us! While dinner was cooking and before I could start on a few other dishes, I worked on some cookies and just hung out. Brooklyn came down and hung out for a bit but she was kinda loving the slow pace of the day too so she was upstairs and then down. Tyler was 'off'. Like he normally gets on holidays without his kids. I would have happily invited them but I don't have any contact information and it certainly isn't something he willingly would share so I have to be okay with that. I did finally tell him though that I love this time of year and I am not going to put up with ho hummy Tyler because of choices he made so if he was going to be like this throughout the next month then I was going to plan stuff and just not invite him. I am sure he was angry and upset but he seemed to listen and so I am hoping and praying that the next month will be great. :) Fingers crossed! 

Tyler and I went to see a show about the Gucci family Thursday night. Brooklyn was not interested in it at all so she stayed home and I think in the end she made the best choice. I was so tired. So so tired. And the movie kind of drug on for what felt like forever. So by the time it was over at 10:30pm....I was done for the day. I had been up since almost 5am and I just wanted to call it a night.

Friday I considered going black Friday shopping but opted instead to stay home. Tyler and I ran  to the Home Depot and got stuff to scrape the ground downstairs with to get the remaining pieces of padding off the concrete and then we grabbed a shake from Chic Fil A. That was it for the shopping for me outside. I did a little on some apps and on the internet web but mostly I am done so there isn't much need to go looking.

Today was another early wake up day. I don't know what my deal is! I was SO behind on my Instagram for my chatbooks so I sat in my office chair and caught up on posting so that I can get my end of year stuff finalized. I think I filled almost 3 new chatbooks to be printed and shipped. So crazy! The Elf of the Shelf are back and I want to be sure to capture this year on that too so I didn't want to get even further behind.

It is weird to have the Elfs here. They are not as fun as they used to be and I don't even think Brooklyn goes looking for them. She left her shoe out and that was weird. I actually almost cried a little. One shoe...and she wasn't sure she really even wanted to do that. Anyways, it is just so different than what it is when you have little littles around during this year. I miss it and then in the next breath I sure don't. :) Double edged sword! Ha.

Anyways, I won't bore you any longer with what is (or isn't) going on here but I wanted to jump on while I had a moment. Tyler is out in the garage and B is with Cutler so I had a minute to myself. :) I love you oodles and I am so proud of what you are doing right now. I am excited to hear from you on Monday. Have the best rest of your Saturday and have the best day tomorrow at church.

I love you for forever,

Mom