A crazy few days in a good way. Lots of working on the place, getting my shelves set up in the studio room, cleaning, the never-ending cleaning.... *sigh* and the Christmas baking. I'm almost all done with that --- doing butter tarts today and then I can call it finished! That is, unless I decide to also make some more ginger snaps, which I more than likely will. Heh.

I feel better - my neighbour is going to feed and look after water, we got hay in 2 days ago - four tons of it which I personally loaded into the hay storage shed while the boys shuttled loads from our neighbour's house where we had unloaded it earlier (cuz our place is just too damned difficult to get in to with a loaded trailer of hay.

Hopefully all will go well while we're away - it should do.

Had an absolute blast at the Corb Lund show last night. Soooooo much fun. I wish we didn't have to leave home to hit the coast for Christmas but we do and I know we'll have fun, hopefully we'll be able to hook up with some friends this time, too... *sigh* Maybe extend a day? Dunno. At any rate, we're leaving tomorow and I still have so much to do.

Things are still going better with Matthew and I - you know the old saying "communication and compromise makes a good marraige"? Well maybe it's not an old saying, but damn it's true. You hear those things and hear them but when they finally sink in it's a major Blinding Flash of the Obvious. I now know that I need to be very clear in what my needs are and when I can do that - Matthew will come through for me and I fall deeper and deeper in love with him. I think he even notices the difference in us when he's making that effort.

Another BFO: I like to be coaxed and drawn out of my grumpy introversions and he likes to be left alone - that's why he leaves high and dry be and I pester and annoy him. Cool to know that, now I can be more of what he needs me to be more of the time. Very cool.

Welp... time to get cracking on this last day at home before the long drive to the coast. *yawn* but maybe I'll have a little nap, first.