eeeeh. I should never, never drink. My head is very big and feels precarioulsy perched on my neck. Like it might roll off, under the couch and get coated with dust and Bartlehair.

But I did it. I resigned. And mounted a strategy that I didn't even realize I was undertaking at the time that made the whole process go much more easily than anyone could have expected. The boss took it graciously...if stiffly...so no yelling or unpleasantness. Two people in the office got teary...so that was nice.

The corgiality tide may shift over the weekend, but by then, I will. not. care.

I had every intention of being the white tornado around my house this weekend...even bought a wee yule tree...but that strenuous activity is going to have to wait until my neck regains its stability. But yay.

I just read Boynton's, the Barnyard Dance to an 18 month old this week! My own copy, mind you.

LOVE Barnyard Dance. We had it from the library - I haven't bought it yet.

I had to buy it because it gripped me with such hysterics in the bookstore when I casually picked it up. The tempo is perfect and the drawings delightful. The only other one I have is the ABC book.

Does Em have a favorite? (or, you know...you?)

JZ is always pimping Sandra Boynton's Philadelphia Chickens which comes with a CD and many catchy tunes. Also, Meryl Streep.

Our favorites are "Horns to Toes" and "HIPPOS GO BERSERK".

I usually do "Horns to Toes" in an over-exaggerated Scarlett O'Hara southern accent.

Sitting at the airport drinking bad coffee.

Yay vacation! Yay not!work!

We love Sandra Boynton around here, too, but I've never heard of Philadelphia Chickens, Horns to Toes, Hippos Go Berserk, or Barnyard Dance.

I'ma have to go shopping again soon.

I can recite Hippos Go Berserk by heart. It was the first Boynton book we got and I read it to Em every morning when she nursed.

One hippo all alone,
calls two hippos on the phone...