Twelve.

It's the 12th day of the 12th month of the 12th year (after 2000 that is) and there's no better way to celebrate this day than with a blog.

I've thought long and hard all day about the best blog I could do.

I've got nothing.  Zip.  Zero.  Nothing has inspired me.

Therefore, I'm going to ramble.  Really just to say that I blogged on 12/12/12.

I apologize in advance.

This isn't going to be my best.  I know that from the get-go.  It's only fair to warn you.  So...you've been warned.  (And quite honestly, I'll never know if you stopped reading right here.  It's still going to show up on my blog views as if you read the entire thing.  It's a win for both of us, really.)

I decided to describe the 12 feelings I'm having right now, on this 12th day of the 12th month of the 12th year.

1.  BLESSED--I have so many amazing things in my life.  My husband, my son, my dad and step-mom, my sisters, my brother in laws, my nephew, my friends.  Just everything.  I am a better person because of who I am related to and who I spend my days with surrounded by. 

2.  SCATTER-BRAINED--It's seriously 13 days before Christmas and I don't know if I'm coming or going.  Really.  HAVE. NO. CLUE.

3.  HOPEFUL--I never give up hope that a house elf will soon show up and start to do chores around my house that I never seem to get to.  Just a few things...laundry, dishes, dust, vacuum, sweep, toilets, sink, you know...not much!  Oh, and I need the elf to use it's magic powers to grow a money tree so I can then pay it for it's elfly duties.

4.  IN PAIN--I'm pretty convinced Dave kicked the snot out of my ankle last night in the 2.3 minutes I actually slept.  He claims he didn't, and I'm certain I would have woken up with the amount of pain I'm in today, but it's my story and I'm sticking to it.

5.  APOLOGETIC--I'm so very sorry for the residents, teachers and students in the state of Florida.  As soon as you read the paper and find out who the new School Commissioner is, you'll know why.

6.  SAD--This coming week marks another anniversary of the day my Mom was called to Heaven.  There is not a day that goes by that I don't miss her, talk to her and see her in my son's mischievous ways.  This will also be the first Christmas season that we go through without Gramma.  I can perfectly picture her sitting in her chair on Christmas Day, surrounded by all her great-grand kids, giggling right along with them when my Aunt Anna passes out all the singing toys.

7. EXHAUSTED--Did I mention I got 2.3 minutes of sleep last night?

8.  BEFUDDLED--In case you hadn't heard, my son wants a real live penguin AND a real live peacock for Christmas.  This is the first year he's really into the Santa thing, and I know there's going to be some disappointment on Christmas morning when nothing under the tree has a heart beat.

9.  THANKFUL--I'm so very thankful for all the blessings I have in my life.  See Blessed.

10.  COLD--Evidently a tank top and pajama pants aren't going to cut it for Dreamland tonight.  That's provided I get to visit at any point in the coming hours.

11.  MISSING MY FRIENDS--I hate when life gets in the way of really great friendships.  Not like in the way in the way, but you know, just prevents you from making face to face contact on a regular basis.  I have some of the most amazing friends, some that I work with, some that work other places, and it feels like I rarely get to see them.  I know that our friendships run so deep that we can pick right up where we last left off, but it sure would be nice to see them more often.

12.  HAPPY--I'm just happy.  I have a good life.  I have a great family, set of friends, job.  Life is good.


Kudos if you've made it this far in this blog.  I appreciate your dedication.