ten on tuesday (the my mom turned 60 years old yesterday edition)

1. Happy birthday, Mom!!! The domestic goddess, Goodwill Queen of America, banana bread lady, mother of 3, grandmother of 9 (I guess you could say), and Grandma Sharon to more kids than we can count turned the big 6-0 yesterday. If you know her, send her a card. Tell her my blog sent you. If you don't know her but still want to send her a card because my blog sent you, let me know and I'll email you her address :) That would be really fun if she got a bunch of cards from people she only remotely knows.

2. Went to see my hair girl today. Man, I love me a new fresh do.

3. Stopped at the Rainbow Christian Outlet afterward and, per tradition, bought myself a new Christmas CD. Yep, went with the Chris Tomlin one I mentioned a few posts back. I like it. It's got a good mix of traditional carols and Chris Tomlin-y style songs. And Christy Nockels is on it. Love her!!! (How's that for a description?)

4. I'm still working on finishing up some of my Christmas gifts. They'll make it to Ohio eventually. I think everyone will be happy with the final product, so I'm really trying not to be too worried that they'll probably get there late. What else is new anyway? I'm always late.

5. I shipped one box out yesterday. Stood in line for 20 minutes at the post office. An 80 year old lady felt bad that she wasn't holding anything (she was there with her daughter), so she wanted to hold my box. Um. . . dear sweet lady, the moment you tried to pick up that box, you'd go crashing to the floor. But thanks for offering. And I'd like to thank the post office people for the flat rate priority boxes. I know it weighed way more than what I would've paid for had it been in a box of my own.

6. Phil's car is leaking transmission fluid. Don't even get me started about his car. We just got it out of the repair shop a little over a week ago and now it gets to go back on Thursday.

7. Had a fabulous day with my friend Chris yesterday. She came over and we got crafty. She lost her job at the school when I lost mine. Now she's in school full time and busy, and it was great to reconnect and catch up.

8. I just finished wrapping up a few more gifts including my dad's "oh so very fine, picked out by us, just what you always wanted" gift. You're gonna love it! Hint: It's that little roundish one there by the roll of wrapping paper. And yes, those are Phil's feet.

9. I have some really great uncles. They all love me, really they do. But Uncle Joe, he is just inching his way to the top. (The top of what? Shhhh. . . you know, the favorite uncles list.) I sent him an email a couple of weeks ago - well, after we found out the Oregon Ducks won and would be playing THE Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. I simply asked, "Hey Uncle Joe! Can you hook me up with a buckeye necklace?" I've always wanted one and I knew it would be awesome to have on game day. He lives in Columbus where I know OSU paraphenalia abounds everywhere you go. Out here, I'm lucky to find a sports store that has more than one Ohio State hat. (It's so sad.) So when we got home from the Christmas ships parade the other night, we found a package at the front door. I was expecting my contacts to arrive, but not in that big of a box. Phil picked it up and says, "Looks like your Uncle Joe hooked you up!" Inside: my very own I love Ohio State Buckeyes buckeye necklace, a big #1 hand, and a CD with every Ohio State tune you can imagine. I'm so ready for the game. Thanks, Uncle Joe!!!

10. Don't eat too many cookies. Even if they do have a Hershey's Kiss right in the center.