Even though we have many birthdays to celebrate this month, including my eldest brother, my eldest daughter, my other brother in law, and my sister in law (different couples of opposite sides of the family), and my best friend, I have decided to get a jump on Christmas. Today I got my inlaws, and BIL completed. Plus I picked up some sparkling wine for Christmas breakfast mixed drinks. I just need some Welches grape juice and that treat is all set to go off for the holidays! BAM!
I picked up stocking stuffers for the whole family and blew my budget completely out of the water. I think their climbing passes/memberships might have to be Christmas gifts at this point. But all four of us have lots for our stockings, nobody’s left out. “Santa” brings the daily things we need, like tooth brushes, tooth paste, hair ties, bubble bath, shampoos & conditioners, lip chap sticks, vitamins, detangler sprays. Occasionally a family board game for us all to play (of which I bought two). So that stuff is purchased and awaiting a wrapping session. Which 8 might do on Saturday when the girls go see Shrek as a live performance downtown. I can fire up Scrooged, or Elf on the tv, and wrap gifts like a champ. Drinks in hand, and get those items out of my hair.
I will need to send something to my parents, and my brothers kids, and then figure out what to do about my own children. I have twenty three days to sort it all out! Nice.
So at the farm we cleaned up Pile Two completely. All of the waste wood that I could not split got thrown into the bucket of the front end loader, and dumped in the garden wood lot. So now the fence line is clear, and the yard is open again. There are a few bits of split wood left over, but I guess I could try to stack it all on a pallet to get it off the ground, and away from the side doors of the barn. I forgot my boots so no chainsawing today. Just heaving waste wood onto the loader as exercise this morning. Luckily the sun was out and it didn’t feel much like the minus eight the car said that it was. Not windy. So that helps a great deal.
I brought almost all of my chainsaw gear, all except the boots. Kind of important with how the log rounds fall and land on, or near my feet. I do not fancy any more broken toes. I’ve broken two over the course of my life, in quick succession, and I’d rather not break anything else if I can help it. Oh well. There is lots there to do, and waiting a few days in-between won’t kill me. Or send the piles to waste. I’m doing more in these three piles over the last three months than anybody else has done in a number of years. I’m good.
But I did go to Home Depot for bar oil, and a new smaller bladed shovel. I went to the LCBO for booze for gifts. I went to Walmart for stocking stuffers too. Busy, and productive day. Shall I also tackle the LOL Doll piles, and you box today!?! No idea. Maybe tomorrow.
I’ve just learned my October invoice for one company was never logged, so no payment for that coming until mid to late December now. Maybe it’ll get paid along with my November invoice for an added bonus! One can hope. I should start to see invoices get paid for jobs from this year this month. I have had to chase another company to pay stuff from August. I hate chasing money, it is far less enjoyable than doing the design work. But getting paid is very, very important. I can’t keep working with no funds to support my business expenses for all these product subscriptions we have now!
Happy Monday afternoon to you all.
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