Sean, do not taunt happy fun Empress.

Okay, I'ma go pick up my mom.

Trudy, try and send it again or something. If it still doesn't show up, I'll see if any of my older email addys still work and we'll try one of those.

For the past twenty minutes Matilda has been lying on her playmat boxing with the dangly toys and goggling in amazement. I only wish I had a way to show y'all just exactly... hey, wait a minute, I do have a way!

JZ!!!! Matilda is SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Good thing there are cute kids. Because they are saveing me...

t rant December kills me every year with all the money issuses. (propety taxes, gift buying ( and shipping) , anniversary) I always feel like I am falling behind- But things get back to normal by February every year. So this is fine, this is normal.There is no need to fret myself to death. But I hate digging into savings for things - even though it only happens because we do spend more. but we make up for it. crazy crazy crazy makeing. t /rant

ChiKat, get outta my head! I, too, have no motivation because I am out of here and I had trouble leaving the electric blanket this morning for a cold apartment! (Although we had no heat because I'm too cheap to turn it on.)

My head is an okay place to be in right now. I'm all Wheee!!! and not thinking hard. I'm okay with the no motivation thing even though I'm sure my employers may feel differently.

You live in the Bay Area, so I suspect it's not as cold there as here right now. I was COLD. I hope to heaven I have heat today as the temps are supposed to drop even more.

But, just when I think it's all been a waste, a story like this comes across my desk. And it gives me hope that maybe we're doing *some* good.

Umm, the thing is until we put sanctions on Iraq had an OK health care system. And until we invaded it had a semi-functional health care system. That does not change how good it was that this baby's life was saved. But I don't want to let the illusion that "maybe this war did some good" to pass unchallenged, cause I would like to stop the next one against Iran or Syria or Venezuela or Cuba or whoever the U. S. nominates as the new Most-Evil-Nation-Evah.

Good lord, what cute kids! With the swooping, and the tree, and the boxing at the toys!

But now there's this country called "France" which...I don't get.

Joe, you just admitted partial responsibility for the existence of France. Pete will now never stop mocking you.

Oh, hell, I've just lost a filling. There is zero--0--money in the budget for dental work. Fortunately it just aches, doesn't scream. Bugger.

I'll have to go back and look at all the cute pictures when I'm home.

I went to therapy this morning and then did some Christmas shopping. It would have helped if I had brought my list with me.

Connie, are there any dental schools in your area? Sometimes dental schools will do free dental care & filling replacement. You just have to be okay with letting a student do the work.