And so many Buffista aunts and uncles have mac and msbelle becoming a family on their good things list for 2006.

Well, we all know that Juliana rocks, but after today, she rocks just a bit more in my world! I just opened a box of all sorts of cool, yummy, fun, relaxing, and sparkling little presents. I love hot chocolate, even in the hot weather, so I can't wait to try the Ghiradelli (eta: I see know that's it's actual chocolate. Even better!). The earings are so cute and I'd totally wear them. I LOVE shortbread! And, Ellie has appropriated the flahing disco blue rubber ducky as her own. You have to smack it on the counter to make it light up and she's spent the last 20 minutes smacking it on the counter. I can't tell which she likes more - the smacking or the lights.

Thank you and Merry Christmas Eve to all. (I love the idea of CHristmas Adam. I reminds me how, when I was a kid, I didn't get why 1980 came after 1979. I was sure it should be 19710. It just made sense to kid!me, as does Christmas Adam.)

It does seem like we were waiting for mac all year. It was like getting a present when he arrived.

I realized on the way home from dinner to night that it's been five years since I delurked in the 2001 version of this thread.

I remember when you delurked. I guess I should note that it was a propitious day for me as well. So glad to count you among my friends, Ple.

Huh. Plei's only been around a year longer than me? I always thought she went all the way back to TT or summat.

Yeah, the Mac anticipation all year was wonderful, and such a joyous thing when both msbelle and Mac arrived back home. And can I say, with some of the news coming out of the Horn of Africa right now, it sounds like Mac got out of there just in time. I only wish more kids could get out of there, ASAP.

I always thought she went all the way back to TT or summat.

I'm trying to think of the people who delurked at WX. It was such a different environment with most people becoming linked in your mind with their icon. (I still think of Katie M. toasting with her champagne glass.)

SA and bon and Herself and Fay are all people I associate with WX delurking. I remember bon revealing a picture of her face one bit at a time. I remember the first picture Ple posted was a high school picture of herself.

I lurked at TT, but I didn't delurk until WX.

It cannot be stated enough how happy I am for the various new Buffista parents and parents to be. The thought of them brings me great joy. Mac and Matilda, for various reasons, bring me an extra dose of it.

SA and bon and Herself and Fay are all people I associate with WX delurking. I remember bon revealing a picture of her face one bit at a time. I remember the first picture Ple posted was a high school picture of herself.

Second or third. The first one was me and one of the cats (Ohm).

amych is also a WX alum.

I am also a WX alum.

I'm a WX alum (sometime in the Spring of '02). I thought Plei was a way-old-timer.

How did people find us at WX anyway? Did we leave a trail of crumbs from TT or did we just come up on Buffy searches?