Beth, I always seek inspiration for decorating from their place. It's so fantastic.

In meme news, I am awake. I need to go to sleep. Grr. I had insomnia last night and took a nap this afternoon and am irritated with myself for doing so. Sleep. Need sleep. Want sleep.

Billytea, my love, you sound like a man who needs a hug. And a stiff drink. And possibly a matter transporter. And a trip to the zoo. And maybe a pony.

Had one of those dreams where everyone behaves differently than they do in real life - even me. And I was going to be left sad and alone in a strange house. Wakeing up was a relief, but I still gotta shake off the aftereffects.

I have never been called in for an on call shift before. Dave thought that meant there was a high probability I wouldn't get called in today. I said I was due to get called in. I was right. Gronk.

I was right.

I'm sorry you have to work today, sj. I was so hoping you'd be off the hook until after the new year rolled in. I'll be thinking of you while I'm out shopping and being extremely kind to all of the mall employees I come in contact with.

{{{All the Bitches that had to deal with icky moments yesterday.}}}

It was a wonderful day (and evening) for me yesterday. I have absolutely no complaints and I'm grateful, like whoa, for the good day.

::thumps MG's DH upside the head::

((sj))

That sucks, love.

In other news - Christmas Pudding is STILL really really delicious. No change since yesterday, then. Mmmmm.

Bummer, sj. I'll be sending "treat my friend right" vibes to all the people who want to return something and who blame it on the sales clerk. As if you picked out the present! Hmph.

The best Christmas present? Having the day after Christmas off. Aaaah. Only thing ruining it is looking at the kitchen sink. Ugh.

Sending nice shopper vibes to sj's store--and any other places where Buffistas are having to work today.

It was wonderful to catch up and hear about all the terrific days yesterday. Ours was very nice. We did Christmas for the youngsters on Saturday, and yesterday was just adults at the MIL's. The BIL brought a friend he's been seeing for more than ten years, and she was lots of fun, fit in well. It was a really nice, easygoing day, finished by introducing StE to Firefly. No, he'd never seen it, and now he's been hooked, hee!

And today I'm off in a few to meet a friend I don't get to see often, and while I'm gone, (at least some of) the rest of Firefly may get viewed, and Serenity should be here sometime this week, so...

Wishing everyone wonderful days today.

I assured her that she would have her beef bourginon on my watch! She apologized, saying, "It's 2005, it's ridiculous that I don't know how to fix my own flat." I told her that we wouldn't revoke her feminist card, what with the new Mom credit, plus in the rain on Christmas/Hanukah. She was very charming and appreciative, and we both got covered in axel grease. But after turning the wheel this way and that four times, finally got the new one on.

You're so sweet, Hec. I find myself being grateful for my very progressive (especially considering he was born in '28) father, who taught me how to change a flat, check and top off the oil and other fluids, fill my gas tank, and jump start a dead battery, before I got my driver's license.

That said, I think you should declare that the TiVo is henceforth a whole-family gift, and offer DH something that's just for him -- a nice dinner for the two of you or the like. (Anyway, we all know he'll come around to the TiVo....)

Maidengurl, amych is both wise and way nicer than I am. I will not post the mocking faux-letter-to-your-dh I composed, when I first read your lj entry about his unhappiness. Suffice it say, dh and I couldn't even afford to exchange gifts this year, because of our totaled car.

Hec, you got a really big karma notch for changing the tire. The weekend before Christmas, my twin sister and I were out shopping on Friday night--it was rainy and freezing and when we came out of the toy store we found her right rear tire had gone flat.

DH was sitting at home with Owen, who was asleep at that point so I didn't want to wake him up and get him out in that kind of weather so my VERY TINY twin was doing her best to work the jack (she wasn't strong enough to get it open nor did she have the strength to loosen the lug nuts--she's only like 100 lbs.) and I'm standing there like a goof because she won't let me do anything because I'm pregnant (not that I could anyway because I was dead from walking around the stores).

Finally, a guy who was on his break from a sporting goods store beside the toy store came running up to us and pretty much saved the evening by finishing the job.

My sister made sure to call the store and tell them what a great employee they had (and to make sure he didn't get in any trouble in case he was late getting back from his break).