it's not the ribbons in your hair

so i leave for work around five (i know, i know) but something i really appreciate is people who leave their christmas lights on all night.

it's so nice to see some christmas when it's a. so fucking cold i wanna die - and b. no one else is up except tour buses (true story).

then after i cross the james (and a few miles before) i see the buildings of richmond outlined in lights and suddenly it doesn't seem so lonely that early in the morning.

i put in an extra day at work today - because a. i was asked and b. who doesn't need more money here at christmas time.  i mean - i need odds and ends as far as the kids - odds would be stuff like stocking junk - and ends would be a wreath hook, magnets for the stockings and - fuck - pay the taxes.

plus - it will help out with getting the kids out that week (ie bowling - which they did great at this weekend!)

jdg suggested we take them to arena racing - that's on january 8th.  i think we agreed they'd all go nuts - except vinnie - but he's coming anyway.  vin's not really into the racing as much as they others - but he goes with the flow.  when i think about it there's nothing i think vin would dig totally - but that's okay - cause zakkary was like that at that age.  no real one particular thing he'd go goo-goo-ga-ga over... sure zrg liked dora, thomas and lil' bit of everything else - but i remember saying there was nothing that was a sure hit for christmas giving.

and if that means vin might end up a lil' like zrg well - that's pretty cool too.

BUT - it looks like none of the other siblings have any speck of autism - which is also good.

the rest of the week - means work and prolly a kid visit at jdg's.  jericho was really coughing it up yesterday and i'm told he's getting it hard.  so i really don't want to take them out in the cold if unnecessary - and start on the kid haircuts.

jdg's mom took brae - and ruined everything i worked for.  he had a late 80s/early 90s mushroom and now he looks like a dork.  i hate it - so i told jdg to please tell his mom that haircuts are mine from now on.  

some might say i should appreciate her effort - but c'mon - the kids don't need their GRANDmother picking out haircuts for them - there's a cocksucking reason why women stop pushing out babies in their thirties because you are tooooooo old to make cool decisions for your kids!