“And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.”
~Acts 13:52~

We went shopping for a Christmas tree this evening. I am still really drained from getting over thanksgiving. After school I told the boys I was going to lie down. I started on the couch telling them they can be my body and I will be their brains, meaning I’d tell them what to do or what to clean and they would do it while I was cuddled up with blankets. We didn’t get far but it was far enough to be satisfactory.

They made a Christmas chain countdown. The one gets antsy and has to do things. He also painted a picture of the full moon in the sky. I didn’t fall asleep but laid down until about 1:15 when I got up to get dressed. I was sitting in for an assessment at the Thrive Center. Bless these people’s hearts who come in. He didn’t know I was coming and technically you’re supposed to have consent when observing sessions.

So I asked him in the lobby if he was the 2PM assessment and he was. Thankfully he said yes but it felt to me like he should’ve been asked a tad sooner as he didn’t really have much time to consider it. I wish I could talk more about the things that they say, but these people in a way are entrusting their secrets and I will never get over the way they just open up and share in a moment. You have to be trustworthy.

Sorry, I’m not trying to virtue signal. I needed a break from this place too and between the supervisor taking a trip and having thanksgiving week it was nice to have one. Afterward he was showing me the charting for an assessment, saying he knows I’m actually going to have to do it myself. I finally asked if I could actually come around to where he was because from where I was sitting across the desk I couldn’t see.

It’s weird, which is why I write about it. It’s not weird like creepy, it’s more like I’m not used to being around men. I’m not used to having to completely ignore certain feelings or pretend I’m just a person looking over his shoulder. Except I wasn’t pretending, that’s just what I was. I’m not there enough to get the client experiences I’m wanting but it has been good for groups and learning more logistics of insurance/business things.

Elianna is going to Branson, Missouri with Miles and his family. They’re leaving tomorrow and plan to be gone for five days, which is why we went ahead and got our Christmas tree tonight. Zorro rode along and walked outside in the streetlights. He’s really very cute but I also fear as he continues to grow. She wanted a dog that looked like a wolf. He looks like one, like an animal who could potentially do great harm.

I’m not really used to being around dogs either, and as a kid, I never liked them. But I am also open to learning and it helps to know that dogs are normal. The tree we found was $65 and may have been the quickest time ever in choosing a tree. At first I said we should go to Ace Hardware after stopping by the first place we were at, but then I changed my mind. It’s in the living room now and we can decorate some other time.