Hexmas!

It's almost hexmas time. That means two things for me. One is a nice long break away from work in general, and the kids I support in particular. And the other means family time. So, there's always a balance. I love my job. It's the best job in the world for me, but even still there are times when I need to step back and not have to be so...patient, I guess. The time away from the kids I support will make it so that I'm a much more fun person to be around when the programs start running again. And it couldn't come sooner. Last week, I took three of the boys bowling, and promptly got my ass handed to me. Dead last. I came in dead last in a group that consisted of 2 kids with downs and an autistic guy, and me. We had the gutter gaurds up, and I *still* managed to miss all the pins one turn. Not my finest hour. If you ever are in need of a humbling experience, look no further.

So, a break? Bring it on!

But that means family, and this year is the first year in recent memory that I've been involved with someone during hexmas. And it marks the first year EVER I've lived with someone. It means lots of happy things and good times, but it also means extra family obligations. On top of that, my aunt up and decided to get married on the 23rd! Who does that? Crazy women approaching middle-age and freshly divorced, that's who. But it's on my dad's side, and they never invite me to *anything,* so I figured I'd better go. So, for the 23rd up until the 27th, Kat and I are booked tight. What an odd feeling. We're not even going to be home from hexmas eve up until after boxing day.

And that's about all that's going on so far. Kat and I are still getting along great, and you will find noone else more surprised than me. She's working now, which is nice. We are now DINKs. Anyway, this is about the end of this late-night ramble, on what should be called the Seldom-Updated Tangent. But hopefully I'll change that.