Well it’s my second week of being off and I’m completely out of whack. Daytime routines are non-existent which is wonderful of course, but I will be hating life next week. I am going to try and savor each of the days I have left but unfortunately I have to tidy up this house first.

Why is there so much packaging involved where toys are concerned? Those horrible wire ties and the toy manufacturers even sew doll’s hair to the box now. I actually have to use wire cutters just to get to the goods. Needless to say, I have thrown out four huge loads of trash and they are still opening stuff!

As for my week, it doesn’t look bad at all:

Monday, December 29, 2008 – Pre-register for my son’s surgery. I did this online but someone at the hospital said I may have to come in. I REALLY do not want to drag two kids to the hospital to sign papers that I can sign later. As for reading, I am going to try and finish Cane River today. It’s for my book group and I am not loving it. It’s okay, but it’s slow. Has anyone read it? Does it get any better? I am half-way through it. I am also grabbing snippets of Twilight in between other stuff. Threw some spaghetti fixings in the crock pot so dinner should be seamless.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 – Just lounging around today. Nothing going on except more reading. I may do some house stuff if I get bored. Like clean out the garage which is being consumed by Christmas storage boxes.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 – Nothing going on during the day except the I Love Lucy marathon on TV Land but later we will be going to a friend’s house for a New Year’s Eve party. We are on the West Coast but we celebrate on East Coast time so we can get the kids to bed at a decent hour. They don’t know the difference! We watch the ball drop in Times Square and that is that. It’s a fun time. Lots of good food and conversation. I’m looking forward to it. I am also going to try and get a review in before the new year hits.

Thursday, January 1, 2009 – Happy New Year! Today we are staying home. We plan to watch the Rose Parade on TV while I cook all day. We just eat and be lazy.

Friday, January 2, 2009 – We plan to see the Rose Parade Floats today. They park them along a street in Pasadena and for a small fee, you can check out the floats up close. If the weather is too hot though, we may not go because the floats wilt pretty fast. Same goes for rain, if it rains too hard they get pelted and just fall apart.

The Weekend – UPDATE: Just bought tickets to see the Chinese New Year Spectacular at the Pasadena Civic. I will be taking my friend to see this for her birthday on Sunday. Afterward, will probably try to relax before my son’s surgery and will try to straighten out my schedule for the following work week.

What do you guys have planned for New Year’s Eve?

The next two weeks will be a bit different for me because I am off from work and home with the Kidlets. Typically, this is not a vacation for me because none of us are used to being around each other for long periods of time so we end up knocking heads quite a bit. However, my daughter is now five and she seems to be doing things on her own more and spends quite a bit of time playing with her dolls and tea sets. As I type this, she is having a tea party and singing a song in the other room while it is softly raining outside. Sigh.

My son is still asleep. No surprise there!

So here’s my week:

Monday, December 22, 2008 – Absolutely nothing scheduled! Well, except my review of The Rest of Her Life which is already written and will post today. I loved it. I have a few loads of laundry to do. It doesn’t seem to know that I am on vacation. I plan to sit on the couch later this afternoon and begin Twilight.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 – My friend and her kids are coming over today for lunch. We are going to watch Christmas movies and be goofy. She also works full-time so we are going to be like little kids and just be silly with our time off.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008 – It’s already Christmas Eve. Time flies. Tonight we are going to see the in-laws and the kids will open their presents from Grandma and Grandpa. It’s usually an open house thing so there will be family friends there as well. It’s a pretty good time to relax and nosh a bit. Once the kids are in bed, Santa will stop by. I have to remember to leave some snacks out after I put my morning casserole together.

Thursday, December 25, 2008 – It’s Christmas! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and all that. Today we are having a Southwestern Egg Casserole for breakfast along with bacon and pancakes. YUM. We’ll open presents early and then head to a movie. I would like to see Marley and Me but I have been outvoted. Looks like it will be Bedtime Stories for us. After the movie I’ll prepare the prime rib and put it in the oven and then prepare the rest of the meal.

Friday, December 26, 2008 – The day after Christmas. I try to hit some stores for Christmas decor at 75% off but it will depend on my mood. For some reason, this year I am just not into the crowds at all. No patience for it. I’m sure I will hit a bookstore or two though.

The Weekend: We have a birthday party to go to on Saturday at Chuck E. Cheese. UGH. Not my fave place but the birthday girl is a sweetie so that’s all that matters. Sunday we don’t have anything going on and I hope it stays that way.

What about your week? Are you traveling at all? The trip to my in-laws is a mere five miles away so no traveling for us.