Yeah, so...

What do you think of this background? I was looking for something springy...but, I don't know. This might be a little too... ?? frilly.

hello

I haven't been here since December?! Shameful.

I gave myself a day off of work today. Don't you love that feeling you get once you e-mail in sick? It's like when you were a kid & you found out you had a sick day. It's that feeling of, "I'm FREEEEEEEE!" and then trying to decide what to do first, since you don't have to do anything at all! It's a great feeling. I had a good day.

Tomorrow, though, I'm back at it.

quick update

So, Christmas went well! Spent time with family that I haven't seen in a while, and had a good time. I miss having family around. I think. Maybe I should count my blessings.

I still haven't finished the book I got from Thomas Nelson. I'm plodding my way through. I'm a slow reader to start with, and with the time of year...and a stack of other books that I'm reading, it's taking me longer than I'd hoped. I'll get it finished eventually.

I'm watching the Sound of Music right now. I have no idea how many times I've seen this movie, and I still love it. The frustrating thing is, I still can't recite my favorite lines correctly. But I can sing almost all the songs. I guess that's the important thing.

Grinchy Christmas

Well, tomorrow's Christmas eve. With the way the economy's been this year...especially my personal economy,this is my motto this Christmas...

"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?"

Of course, I know the true meaning of Christmas, but our holidays have always been filled with packages, boxes and bags, too. So, this is a little different this year. I'm trying not to let it be depressing, but we'll see how it goes. If the Whos can do it, so can I.

Christmas trees and Cats

From where I sit, I see eleven Christmas ornaments scattered around the room; one floating in the water bowl...the cat's favorite place to leave her toys. The bottom branch of my fake tree (new last year) is bent backwards all the way to the floor. It appears that someone tried to climb it. Every morning, I gather up ornaments and put them back on the tree, and every evening when I get home from work, the bottom fourth of the tree has been denuded once again. This is Callie's third Christmas, and she's learned to "play" only when I'm asleep or gone. When I'm home, she ignores the tree. The tree bores her. She says, "Tree? What tree?" That sneaky little feline. I really need to figure out how to make her stop this madness. It's making me weary. Suggestions are welcome.