Tonsils

I have a list of things to get done, and not enough time to finish them all!  I am getting my tonsils out next week.  Mine have been bugging me on and off for years, and it is time that they go!  Oddly enough, I am rather looking forward to it.  I am looking forward to catching up on all of my sleep that I have lost over the past year and a half.  I know, I'm off my rocker.  My Mom (Grandma) is coming for a two week visit to help take care of Pookie.  They haven't seen each other in over a year, but I think the two of them will get along great!  Grandma has started to plan out places that she wants to take Pookie.  Grandma grew up around here and there are several places that she liked to go to.  I think she is really looking forward to going out exploring.  Considering she has absolutely no sense of direction, it's a good thing I have a GPS. 

In preparation of Grandma's arrival, I've attacked the basement.  On the whole, I hate basements.  They are dark, stinky and generally have cobwebs.  Yuck.  Half of our basement was "finished" in the 70's, wood paneling, beer theme and all.  We've been using it for storage.  Well, Grandma needs a place to sleep.  Apparently she doesn't have my hangups about basements, so she is going to stay down there.  So far I have managed to donate 12 containers of stuff to the Veterans and gotten rid of at least two trash bags worth of junk.  Items have been relocated to the other half of the basement or strategically placed in an unobtrusive corner.  It's astounding the crap that we have in the basement.  It's more astounding the crap that my husband wants to save.  I shouldn't poke too much fun at him, I have my own crap that I can't get rid off.  Although, maybe if I'm labeling it "crap," it needs to go.  Anyway, to freshen the place up a little, I put down a large area rug and got two new lamps.  I also hung up two cute prints that are from It's a Small World.  That sounds cheesy, but really they are adorable.  I borrowed a blow-up bed from one of my aunts and put side tables on either side of it.  I just need to check to make sure I have enough blankets.  Grandma is perpetually cold.  She can't sleep if she's too cold.  I need to make sure that she has enough blankets if she needs them.  Last thing we need is a sleep deprived Grandma.