friday night blah

i hope everyone had a good thanksgiving holiday.  today was black friday, or as my company calls it, "green friday."  i didn't see as much "green" as i would have liked.  we weren't as busy as we could have been.  i think it's because we're not in a mall.

i keep thinking today is saturday.  it's throwing me off.

today alex opened his first savings account.  he was very excited.  i was impressed that he had $112 to deposit.  i'm hoping he'll learn about saving money.  i'm not good at it, but maybe he will be.

tomorrow alex has his first orthodontist appointment.  we're going to find out if he is ready for braces.  he will def need them, but it may not be time yet.  he's nervous.  i told him the first appointment is nothing to worry about.  i'm taking him to the son of the orthodontist that did my braces.

i didn't make my writing goal last week.  i had a story due last sunday, and i'm still struggling with it.  i went ahead and started the next assignment as i try to wrap up last week's.  i'm struggling with the new story because i'm not sure what direction i want to take it.  there are a lot of possibilities.  i started it a few months back.  i like what i have so far, but as i was writing my main character was becoming unlikeable.  i stopped working on that because i didn't want that to happen.  my readers have to root for her on some level.  so that is the battle i am having right now.  it is occupying a lot of time in my brain.

J and i had a nice time at the museum and on our picnic last week.  we had "the talk" about what we want and where this is going.  freaked me out a little, but since he brought it up and wanted to lay all the cards on the table that made me feel good.  we seem to be on the same page about a lot of things.  i'm working to keep this low key at the moment and not get too excited, but i do enjoy his company.  i'm anxious to see where this will go.  who knows?

my grandpa is pretty sick.  he has heart problems.  actually the same thing i have (congestive heart failure).  but now he is showing signs of confusion and memory loss.  he forgets where he is, what year it is , etc.  i'm sad because i love my grandpa so much.  i'm really hoping he'll get better soon and will be with us a few more years.  i know it's not up to me, but i'm not ready for him to go.

hanukkah starts in a couple of weeks.  i'm trying to figure out what to get alex.  i'm playing with the idea of a cell phone, but i don't know if a 10 year old really needs a cell phone.  i have my old phone from before i got my iPhone.  it's not a smart phone, but would be a good "starter phone".  i just don't know if he's ready for it and if it's a good idea.