The Big DumpTruck

I am such an idiot! I am banging my head against the wall. Tell me, why do I not have the brains to know better than to write over my Nano file when I forgot to upload yesterday’s changed file to my server as a backup? I lost the almost 2000 words I wrote last night. I am beside myself, because I’m already behind, and I don’t want to have to recreate those 2000 words. Oh God, I’m so pissed! And you just know that it was all brilliant, of course.

As soon as I did it, I knew what I’d done. ARRRRRGH!

At my house, we just can’t fight the season any more. Last night, a dusting of snow was declared a victory in the Mom vs. Junior discussion about why it was too early in the year for snow. So what DVD did he choose to watch after dinner? How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

This actually makes me happy, I have to tell you. I am the Christmas person in my family. I am the one who wants to start watching the holiday specials during Thanksgiving breakfast. Junior is carrying the torch for me, and as such, we now outnumber Mr. Dump.

It might be time to throw in my “it feels like a Christmas movie to me, even if it technically isn’t”, Little Women (the new version, not the old one, even though the old ones are good. I just love the new one with Susan Sarandon and Winona Ryder. Yup, I think I’ll put that one on top of the DVD player today.

p.s. Nano Novel is at 8249. Not where I should be, but not too bad.

I had to search out the hats and mittens for this morning. Man oh man, what a difference from yesterday! I also realized that I need to get Junior his annual pair of winter boots. I know he won’t fit in the old ones, which I thought I bought big enough. I’m a fool, really.

Well, looking at the forecast for the rest of the week, I guess I can only say “at least it isn’t snowing.”

I bought egg nog today.

I also got my DVD copy of the Muppet Christmas Carol in the mail from Amazon (to replace my worn out VHS version) and am on pins and needles waiting for the Elf DVD to be released on the 1th. My cd player is poised to spin the Elf soundtrack I bought last year…

I won’t watch the movies just yet, but the egg nog’s days are numbered.

p.s. Behind on the Nanonovel, I’m at about 5300 words, I should have twice that. *sigh*

If you live in Massachusetts and you are reading this on Sunday afternoon, back away from the computer and go outside. Thank you.