I only allowed for 50 characters in the answer space last time, and it strikes me that may make it impossible for some of you to answer! I've fixed it.

Poll D'oh, let's try this again: it's that time of year that I realize I don't have anyone's current address. Some of you have had the nerve to move on me! Again! So ...

Mark, I already got yours. Thanks!

It is December 1st! It is ON, bitches!

So: on Thursday the supervisory staff met with our new branch manager. She informed us that as of the 28th of December the client is cutting back hours at our job site. Unless something momentous happens, we are going from three full shifts of supervisors to one ( Read more... )

My sister was just here, dropping off some of my niece's old clothes (and shoes, thank Og!) for the kids. She was delighted to receive a $100 payment against the mucho dinero that we owe her. Turns out my Niecey Nora is singing part of The Grinch song to a Baskin-Robbins (no relation) full of people in about 20 minutes, so I'm going to go to that ( Read more... )

Thank you, Liana, for the lovely Christmas card. And Pat, for the CD. I've only listened to part of it, but I wished I'd had a tree waiting to be trimmed and hot chocolate waiting to be drunk, because it totally put me in the mood!

And thank you last, but certainly not least, to JavaJen and Bryan. That picture of Zack is to die.

My mom, sister, and niece are on their way here. Nora's going to stay with Jimmy and the kids while Ma, Jenn and I go see Brokeback Mountain. I don't really care too much about seeing the movie - just at the moment I'm more in a King Kong mood - but MY FAMILY IS VISITING. Yay! I wanted to see them and spent the morning baking presents and ( Read more... )

Everything that is within our power to do is done: stocking stuffed (*really* stuffed) and hung, with cute homemade tags that we finished last night at about 1:30 a.m., Out of Control Present Pile, Christmas dinner fixin's prepped, cookies baked, cinnamon candles burning, carols playing, house decorated ... Jimmy goes to pick up the kids in about ( Read more... )

Just got off the phone with Jimmy. The latest is that Ericka wants us to drop off the kids at 10 a.m. Saturday morning, then pick them up from her house that evening. She says she is sick and may have to go to the hospital between now and then, and that the rest of her family doesn't care. Which is not the impression I got from Kristen & Jesse, ( Read more... )

Just spent what seemed like an hour sorting sequins with the girls. The selection at the craft store was somewhat limited, (this far into December, go figure), so I bought a bag of mixed. We have separated them into the following groupings ( Read more... )

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