Well as always Christmas always comes and goes quickly around here. I love my Christmas decorations and I hate taking them down every year. This year has to be a little different as we have finally broken down and have bought a new mattress!! I am so excited about this. For years I have been putting more and more padding between the springs that are poking through and the fitted sheets. When Mark wasn't living at home it wasn't too bad as I would sleep in the middle of the bed. But it is sad watching him wake up in the morning in as much pain if not more then he went to sleep with. It is a little weird going shopping for a mattress as the only way to really see if you like it is to try it out. With the sales man making his spiel as we go from one bed to another. We found one that offers both the support he needs and the comfyness (sp) I want. The prices are crazy, but as someone stated you spend a 1/3 of your life in bed and if he has a bad back, and it isn't something you shop for every year or two you really need to get one that is of good quality. The company offers free delivery and free hauling away of the old one.
But now that means I have to take down Christmas decorations or there will not be any room to get it in next Monday. Without crashing into everything. I will leave my little nativity up till the 6th, but all else must come down.
But taking it down is not as simple as putting it away. On Christmas eve I thought I would have time for a very short nap before all the fun and excitement. I was already curled up dozing when I heard Mark come in. He walks upstairs and said the kitchen ceiling is leaking!!! NO WAY! We just put nearly $10,000 in a new roof year before last! HOW CAN IT BE LEAKING!!! We have 4 attics in our house. Above the kitchen is the one I put decorations in so to see where the leak was we had to take out all the boxes. 1 nail, 1 crumby stinkin' nail was poking through in a corner where there was snow and ice build up. With the snow, rain and now wind Mark couldn't get up on the roof to fix it. Well Scott (our roofer) will be doing it, but knowing Mark he will help out. I just reminded him that maybe he can do it today. So every box of all the decorations for all the seasons are in the middle room upstairs. sigh.....
Happy New Year.
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