I've retreated under my favorite rock again. :P

Our Thanksgiving was great, very nice and quiet. I did a simple meal, so I wasn't in the kitchen all day. I made pumpkin pancakes for brunch, then the big meal that afternoon. Rhiannon took a long nap, so I spent a couple of hours reading. Bliss.

Dave and I got into a couple of rows that weekend - I was being menstrual and pissy, and he got tired of it. So a couple of days in there were interesting.

I'm also getting sucked into my annual funk, so that sucks. I have Seasonal Affective Disorder, I'm sure I wrote about it last year at this time. It's a holdover from living in the Pacific Northwest for five years - it developed slowly over time, but I guess I thought I would escape it out here. I'm disappointed that it's happening again this year, but hopefully it will be mild and go quickly. And by quickly, I mean February or so. That's what happened last year. I wish I could just snap my fingers and make it go away, but denying its existence hasn't helped keep it at bay over the last month, so I need to try something else.

I'm proud of myself though, I'm cruising through my Holiday Season Duties. I have all the holiday cards out the door, and most of my shopping done! So I'm really happy about that. I ordered a ton of wax a couple of weeks ago, but it hasn't come yet, so I'm getting ticked off about that. But at least it hasn't been here to tempt me to put off the "chores" of the cards and the shopping. I have been motivated by the thought that it could show up any day now, so I've felt the need to clear my schedule for the fun stuff. I feel on top of things this year for a change.

I haven't had much computer time, so I feel like I'm neglecting everything else! I can't seem focus on more than one thing at a time. It seems if I'm on top of the housework, I don't get anything done besides that. If I'm on top of the Christmas stuff, I neglect my spirituality. And, if I'm dealing with SAD, I crawl under a rock and hide there. grrrr It's been helpful to have functions and outings to look forward to, though - I love getting out of the house for Cacklefests, etc., and having some time to myself for chitchat with friends.

We have an appt this afternoon to do some refinancing on our house, so that is (or hopefully will be) good news! We'll get a ton of debt paid off, and have enough left over for some home improvements (at least that's the plan).
Dave quit his job this week and started a new one, and this company sounds so much better than the last one. It sounds like they really take care of their employees, and they have *awesome* health insurance (which is a major blessing - his old insurance didn't cover a single cent of Rhiannon's ER visit in August, to the tune of $700). So hopefully with financial woes and stress out of the way, some of this depression stuff will ease up. Hey, maybe it'll even help me stop being such a raging bitch and bringing my whole family down with me. I can hope. :)