Day Seventy.

    I can't believe that yesterday was day sixty nine and I didn't comment about how funny that sounds:) Anyway, it's actually hard to believe that it's day seventy of this blog! I am currently making my award winning pecan pie....that's a little joke. Anyone of my family members would love to tell you that "award winning" and "pecan pie" are not the words they would use when describing my last years baking project. It wasn't until after Thanksgiving was over that we realized my downfall was the fact I forgot to put eggs in the mixture....opps. My poor Father ate an entire piece of that pie to make sure I didn't feel bad. I just took the pie out of the oven and at first it was looking great, but then half of it did this strange rising thing....ugh, I'll never get it. When I got out of work today my Mother was already at my house. My two older sisters and their significant others will be coming tomorrow, as well as my Father. I'm excited to see everyone; it is just pretty annoying that I have to work! I hope that I won't be too anxious about having a full house and I can try to enjoy having my family around a little bit.
    I am so happy right now because I finally handed my performance review in at work! Of course when I mentioned this to my Mother she made a comment about how now is the time to really worry. Ugh, I don't know why I bother to speak to her about anything that has to do with work. Anyway, when I got home I tried to hurry up and get in the shower so that I could start doing everything that I had to do. I did talk to my Mom a bit and I put a load of laundry in before I got in the shower. Ultimately, I really hope I can get it folded tonight so I don't have to worry about it tomorrow when my family is here. Once I was out of the shower I took the time to take my Halloween decorations down from around the house....since tomorrow is Thanksgiving:) I was also watching a movie with my Mom at the same time....it ended up being a pretty nice evening.
    My boyfriend showed up around 8pm and he picked up dinner for us, then he moved my Mother's car into my garage. He got up early today to make sure everything was out of the way for it. He didn't stay too long tonight which I was upset about but he does have about a three hour drive to his Brother's house. He wasn't worried about the lingering weather because he finally picked up his Ford Escape from his mechanic today, unfortunately he was having engine temperature issues on the way here. All of which he kept quiet from my Mom. It's was cute that he felt the need not to tell her because he knew how it would upset her to here about that. Eliminating or toning down potentially horrific stories has always been something my sisters and I have done around my Mom. It's pretty much because she can't really handle certain situations without completely panicking about them. Even when she doesn't panic at first about them the storm comes later....those are usually the worst. It's really unfortunate because she has a lot of good life experiences but her reactions to some things can be enough to scare you away from ever talking to her about them. Alright, with that being said I'm out for now:)