I think calling at 7:00 on a saturday puts the blame solidly on him.

eta: I made it to Target, Ulta. Costco, Bed Bath and Beyond, Walgreens, and Trader Joes this morning, and Walgreens was by far the worst.

Lisah, thanks! I've forwarded the list (I think they were driving down today, so as long as he checks his email before dinner they should still be useful).

So far today I've been to Williams-Sonoma, Whole Paycheck, and The Container Store. Dear god, I've turned into a yuppie.

Just got back from a family walk in the park, cut short by it being FRACKING FREEZING OUT THERE. And somehow, it's supposed to reach 60 again on Monday. W.T.F. weather?

I haven't gone out yet, and now I'm scared.

brenda, I haven't gotten an email from Nilly either. Extra-slacky slackers, you still have time to email her!

So far we've been to Cost Plus (or World Market, whichever you prefer) and BevMo. Both were not too bad. Soon we head over to Trader Joe's - I'm expecting horribleness.

I just got an email saying I wasn't too late for slacker santa! Yay!

OMG, local writing chapter's holiday party was actually fun. And the food was so good. (Gotta love Carrabba's-- for a chain, fairly nummy._

Scampi Damian was so garlicky I'm going to be sweating it for the next three days. I'm now very, very sleepy, yet should work.

I think a nap will win.

We went to karate a pet store (fish stuff) and mcd. No more outside for us today. while I made cookie dough, mac played video games, then I joined him. We've hung a few ornaments on the tree. While doing so, discovered that Oz had peed and pooped on the tree skirt. Grrrr. At least it is just a plstic table cloth. Now we are doing the dreaded writing portion of 6riday homework. It is akin to torture mac would have us all know.

Barb, since you are El Cooko Excellente, you probably know this, but...my utterly slacktastic way to cook shrimp is slop a bunch of olive oil in a skillet, dump enough minced garlic from a jar to kill a platoon of sparkly vamps, add about 16 shakes of red pepper flakes, heat until garlic starts to brown, add 1 lb of shrimp with shells on (patted dry to help nix splatter) and sautee till shrimp is pink.

Whap it all on a plate, murder some parsley with shears on top, and sprinkle with a heart attack's worth of sea salt. Eat with a roll of paper towels (for hands; I don't recommend eating the paper towels) and a bowl for the shells. Don't forget to slop the shrimp through the oil once in a while, and have a roll of Tums on hands.

Made of heartburny NOM.

I didn't leave the neighborhood, but I did find my local cute stuff store! And she said she's been there almost two years, so I have no idea why I've never noticed it before. So I still have two more people yet to buy for. And by "buy for," I mean "figure out what on earth to get them."

I went with a digital picture frame for my mother. I think it's a good choice, and thank Jebus it's bought and being shipped.