My cookies look like clams.

Floors done, on to manicure.

Okay, I gotta go to church. Enough futzing around.

Swag advice -- use a ribbon as the backbone and lay it out first, then secure it.

Noah has played Frosty the Snowman 8554 times on my iphone. Grace will not stop hanging on me. And I love the fact that she pees then points at the potty. GRRRRR.

I LOVE RAINY DAYS!

A friend of mine is thinking of writing a book of her low-carb primal/paleo recipes. (They are scrumptious, even the no-grain breads.) She's asked for my help, and I hate to tell her I know nothing. Anyone know of recipe book or cookbook publishers?

Parents are pretty sure they aren't making Xmas. Anti-b's have taken mom's fever away, but she burst into tears at the thought of even walking to the gate in El Paso's small airport. She was able to get up and help make up the bed, but then slept for 2 hours. And she cannot be alone in case she relapses (her judgement flies out the window when sick, which she's fully aware of) so dad won't be coming solo.

Sigh. It's for the best, she needs to get better, and I've seen her with a worse case of pneumonia and it was scary. It took 17 days from the time she was officially non-pneumoniac to even get through a day without sleeping half of it.

Am sad, though. I like xmas with the whole family. She already mailed a lot of stuff, I think we'll wrap the shipping box and open it up and pass stuff out. And there are several things she wanted to buy in B'ham that I'll take the credit card I share with them for emergencies and go shopping with PJ.

Nails are done, going to put up the tree now. With the ornaments made by my grandmother and her friends for my mom and her sisters.

My family is lovely: my sister & niece brought me wonton soup from the best noodle place in Chinatown. (If only I had thought to ask for spicy pork noodles I could put in the fridge for tomorrow!)

Aw sara sorry your folks aren't making it.

We are having baking fiascos here and drinkink white Russians with ( store bought) eggnog.

It took me a couple of days to get around to it, but the bread pudding from the Irish pub down the street is as wonderful as I'd imagined. Also served in portions of about a pound, which completely makes up for the relative skimpiness of the (tasty) beef stew. And choosing to go to a college hangout on graduation night meant no loud crowds and lots of attention from the cute bartender.

My list is shrinking.

print out forms for insurance claims
and print out annual report
but first....write annual report
knit on mom's gift - worked on it for an hour
move file cabinet from front room to back
take pics of things to list on ebay and craigslist
so I can...list things on ebay and craigslist
arrange times for PS2 pick-up/drop-offs - sent texts

Your poor mom, Sara!

I just went on the Somerville Illuminations tour with my family, although not on Jon B's trolley. Ah well. It was fun, although the city as a whole is falling down on the decorating front.