The holidays begin to hit

Tonight is the beginning of holiday season. We're taking Mason, Isabelle, Bob (Dan's brother/my husband) and Kelly out to dinner at Rutabegorz in Fullerton and then to the Maverick theater to see Santa V's the Martians. Yes, it's the horrible movie that's now a horrible play. Dan and I went last year and instantly wanted to make it a holiday tradition.

So wonderful news on the AWG front. The faux president resigned yesterday, to much happiness from the board that couldn't stand him. I had quit earlier this month due to his backhanded insults and incompetence, and sent a scathing email to him, calling him: a scum-sucking parasitic waste of time, effort and energy. But he's gone and the new president, who will be wonderful in the role, has asked that I help out one last time. I am more than willing to help out this organization who came very close to closing if the faux president actually won an election.

The reason why I bring up the AWG is that I wasn't going to go. I had quit. I was excited to have my first weekend back to do my own thing. So, I will not be the first person at Vinyl Toy Network this year, but I will be there. Saturday closes with a birthday party for my friend Albert somewhere in Hollywood, that Chris and I are going to.

Sunday is a brunch for Chris who turned 37 on Wednesday. I surprised him with his favorite meal last night - need to remember that he can only have three glasses of wine, at four he becomes belligerent and mean. He loved the meal; the dogs loved him. He didn't get his house due to the HOA going under - something that I had never even thought of as possible. So Chris now has to go to small claims to try and get his money back. He will be getting an apartment soon and as much as I'd hoped that he just finished that barn and move in there, he needs to get out and get out now. I loved living with my grandma for a couple years, but he's now on year 6 and is scratching the walls of his prison. The worst is that he brought Tracy to live in his mother's house while he thought that the house he'd put a bid on was in escrow.

One of the things that has always amazed me, is how naive Chris is. He decided that he was actually going to spend $1,600 - which is virtually impossible for him to do, on a Caribbean cruise. When I mentioned that he'd first have to spend approx $120.00 on getting a passport - he flipped over that price and now won't even consider the cruise. How is he ever going to get over spending money?

Well I'm finishing off this weekend at my parent's for my dad's birthday. I have the perfect gift - John Adam's, the amazing mini series on HBO earlier this year. I loved it and I know that he will too. Today is actually his birthday, but I didn't think he'll like to go see Santa with us. Sunday would have been my grandma's 92nd birthday. I miss her more than I tell people. She was a lot of fun and put everyone at ease. I asked my mom if she was going to go to her grave and she said no, grandma wasn't there, it was just her body.