Thought I'd test out this new app and see if I can post from my iPod. So far so good. This will definitely help when I travel. Kind of liking this.

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• The week leading up to Christmas was of course occupied mostly with finishing up decorating, wrapping presents, and actually finishing up knitting some presents as I gave homemade dish clothes to my sister and sister-in-law.
  
• Christmas itself was very low key. Basically my grandmother and I went to see Princess and the Frog and then out to dinner at the Kobe Bistro next door to the theater.
  
• Our family's Christmas dinner and celebration actually happened last night (Sunday). My sister and nephew drove up from Florida, and my brother and his family were also here before they fly off to Germany after the beginning of the year. My brother will actually be stationed in Germany for a minimum of the next 3 years (with another tour in Afghanistan happening during this time).
  
• Speaking of Germany, it looks like all things are falling into place for me to fly to Europe next May for my birthday trip. My credit card gave me an unexpected credit increase which I can use toward the flight. My father gave me $500 for Christmas, which along with most of the money I make from doing taxes during the beginning of the year, I can put toward my Eurail pass and spending money. I'm probably going to spend at least a week if not two in Europe. Already planning on visiting Prague since my brother is only going to be stationed less than 150 miles from there in Germany. I'm so excited, I've already picked up a program to start learning German. :-D
  
• So kishenehn, I knew I was originally planning on driving up to Montana and visiting you, but I couldn't let this opportunity to go to Europe slip through my fingers. Especially while I was still healthy enough to take this trip. I think you'd understand and definitely encourage me to take the trip. :-)
  
• I've past all my tests and such so I will definitely be doing taxes during the first three and a half months of next year. Will be nice to have an influx of money coming in again.
  

• Back to Tax School after the Thanksgiving Holidays. Mainly just running through practice tax problems and online modules to get ready to take the assessment test by end of December. If I pass the assessment test then I will most likely definitely be preparing tax returns during tax season.
  
• Have been doing a little bit of Christmas decorating. Mostly decorating in the Family Room. Have put out my Nutcracker collection. I have nearly 30 Nutcrackers, it covers the entire mantel and hearth of the fireplace.
  
  
  
  
• Went to see Everybody's Fine over the weekend. It's a bit slow in places, but I enjoyed it and of course cried at the end.
  
  Well that's about it. Like I said, not much exciting happening right now.

• Monday and Tuesday were pretty much uneventful. It was just a bunch of running around to doctors' appointments for Grandma and finishing up final preparations for the weekend.
  
• Wednesday I drove Grandma down to the Jacksonville Airport so she could take her flight out to California for my Aunt Sandy's Memorial Service which was on Friday.
  
• Since I was already in Florida and would have to pick Grandma back up again on Sunday I just continued down to Cocoa to spend Thanksgiving weekend with my friend mamma_fire_bear.
  
• Thanksgiving day itself I of course started out as I have done every year since I was a little kid watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV. I then headed up to Mims for Thanksgiving dinner with my Aunt Donna and her boyfriend's family. My Mamaw, Father, Brother-in-Law, Favorite Nephew Austin, and Cousin Media were also there. After that meal I headed down to mamma_fire_bear's Mother's in Melbourne and more food.
  
• Black Friday was spent NOT shopping. We actually barricaded ourselves in the house, not venturing outside, and I caught up on my comic book movies, watching Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
  
• Saturday and Sunday was more movie watching. I was very lazy this weekend. Though I did venture out Saturday to Target and picked up my nutcracker for this year's addition to my collection. A very nice Drosselmeyer.
  
• I also managed to process three photo files. . .a little over 100 photos. So I'll slowly be posting those to my Flickr account today.
  
• Sunday evening I drove back to Jacksonville, picked up Grandma at the airport, and made it home a little after midnight this morning. I have since woken up and of course am now typing this.

• Saturday night my Aunt Sandy died from complications of pneumonia brought on by the H1N1 flu. I urge everyone who is able, to please get your H1N1 immunizations as soon as possible. Especially those of you on my friends' list that have compromised immune systems. I once thought that H1N1 was something distant. . .it was happening elsewhere in the world and the US. Now it has hit home.
  
• Wednesday I am driving my grandmother down to Jacksonville so that she can fly out to California for my Aunt Sandy's memorial service. My Uncle Jim will be flying out with her and meeting us at the airport. Since she's going to be around people that have been exposed to H1N1, we are going to drive to the Naval Hospital today in Beaufort and attempt to get my grandmother immunized. Our local health department isn't taking any appointments so the Naval Hospital is our last shot.
  
• Since I'm already going to be in Florida I'm most likely going to be spending my Thanksgiving with family and friends. I'll have to pick up grandma when she returns on Sunday so might as well stay in Florida.
  
• On a lighter note, after some urging over on jj79's page after my selection of Cheyenne Jackson as his Man of the Week, I shall attempt to do my own Man of the Week. As brotherflounder said, "Double the Hotness". I will roll out my first installment most likely tomorrow.
  
• Two more photography sets were completed this weekend. They of course are now available for viewing on my Flickr page. They are of the St. John's Lutheran Churchyard and the Unitarian Universalist Churchyard, both in Charleston. Yup, more graveyards. *sad smile*
  
  Well that's about it for now. Going to shower and get ready to head out. Ciao.

• Last Friday, my mother, grandmother, and I took our annual pilgrimage to Christmas Made in the South at the Savannah Int'l Trade and Convention Center on Hutchinson Island. Of course for the third year in a row I didn't really have any money so couldn't really buy any of the interesting crafts and foods offered. Maybe next year.
  
• After we wandered around for a couple of hours we took the ferry across the Savannah River to River Street and had lunch. There's a great little Greek Restaurant that we each at every year. Of course after lunch while we were waiting for the ferry back across the river my mother decided to inadvertently take a fall upon the brick steps and ended up breaking her left humerus near the shoulder. We ended up spending the rest of the day in the ER while she got it x-rayed and immobilized, it's too far up to cast so she's stuck with an immobilization sling.
  
• Over the weekend I ended up processing and uploading two sets of pictures to my Flickr account. Now I only have six more sets of pictures outstanding. And the biggest from Cades Cove during my trip to Tennessee over Halloween has nearly 200 pictures. OY!
  
• Final on Thursday for Tax School. . .so much to remember it's hurting my head. Not a fun thing, especially with the memory issues I'm experiencing due to my medication.
  
• Speaking of heads hurting, I'm in the process of switching anti-depressants, weaning off of one before I can start the other. All I can say is I've never been so emotional in my life. I'm crying at the drop of a hat at just about everything. Music videos, commercials, movie trailers, television shows, I've cried at just about all of them in the past two weeks. Anything with even a bit of emotional heart tugging and I'm a mess.
  
  Well that's about it for this week. . .think I'll go take my daily nap now.

• Back in October I started Tax School with Jackson Hewitt. While it is not a guarantee of employment it is hoped that I will be doing taxes for the first three and half months of next year. True it is only temporary employment, but at least it is some form of employment and a way of bringing money in.
  
• During the middle of October my best friend from High School Bonni visited and we had a great weekend wandering around Savannah and Charleston. We even did a Haunted Tour in Charleston. I do have pictures.
  
• Speaking of pictures, I am still doing my photography off and on. I've a lot of picture sets that I do need to get processed and posted to my Flickr account. Hope to be doing that sometime this week.
  
• Went to the doctor last week for my quarterly appointment. Everything's going along swimmingly. I switched my anti-depressant and will start taking Cymbalta when it arrives from ADAP pharmacy. I also got my H1N1 vaccination, as I got my Seasonal Flu back in September I'm now covered for the flu season.
  
• I'm still knitting. Recently I've finished an Antler's Scarf which was my first attempt at Cabling. I must say that I did very well indeed. Here's a picture of my wearing the scarf while talking with friends while I was in Knoxville over Halloween weekend.