Caterwauling

OK, before this entry goes any further, I want everyone to stand up and cheer, “Yay Tiff!” because Tiff gave me the best Christmas present ever. And then some! *mwah!*

So I was telling Tiff a story today about my awesome day with Ted yesterday, and it occurred to us that there was a blogstory in there somewhere. 😉 Over a loving homemade dinner, it was realized that, alas, we had no vegetable. So Liz declared that cookies would be our vegetables! And we had several tins overflowing with snickerdoodles and maccaroons and chips of every kind to serve as our veggies. It was like every kid’s dream! I even got to take some home, with a travel container of soup. Mmm, heavenly!

Anyway, the kindness of friends is keeping me warm today, so thanks, dolls!

On iTunes: Debbie Boone, “You Light Up My Life”

Do not, under any circumstances, enter Wal-Mart this week. I stopped by last night for kitty litter and was in line for AN HOUR. I opted to wait for a cashier rather than doing the self-checkout thing, and it was a wise decision, because I got out a half hour before the guy next to me in line did. Even for those of us who are adept at scanning our own items, the machines go nuts and must be serviced at least twice per transaction.

Wanted to thank Ted and his lovely family for entertaining me all day yesterday and feeding me reams of fresh-from-the-oven homemade cookies and chicken-enchilada soup and barbecue. Mmm, mmm. It was wonderful spending time with such an incredible group of people when my own family is so far away!

I can’t believe it’s Christmas already. I just hope that, at the last minute, Santa Claus remembers to add a few of us to his list that he’d seemingly forgotten about. May the year 2005 arrive quickly and efficiently and bring us the joy we’ve struggled so hard to uncover this time around!

On iTunes: Juice Newton, “The Sweetest Thing”