Hey, I discovered Veronica Mars and the OC on Comcast's On Demand WB folder.

Aw guys, talk about starting the new year off on a lovely note. Abby just cooked her first real food item with minimal help from me. She got a cookbook for Christmas and decided that she wanted to make her daddy the "Rocky Top Brownies." It's essentially a boxed brownie mix topped with chopped Reese's peanut butter cups, but she measured and mixed all the ingredients herself and chopped the peanut butter cups and prepped the pan and set the oven and basically everything.

And they were om nom nom nom. Hee! (Best part too, Nate's very interested and wants to be involved as well.)

Sumi, I've been having discoveries of things that Netflix has on Watch Now (I'm almost done with the UK Office, so I will soon be able to watch the US). I ::heart:: technology.

Hooray for cooking success!

When I was Abby's age, I loved to bake. Hell, I still love to bake.

My mom and I watched Wall-E while I took down the xmas tree (did the luminarias yesterday). I moved the shoe racks and have reclaimed the closets.

I also found a box for my brother's gift, which means WOO POST OFFICE tomorrow.

Washed clothes, folded em too. I should have taken a nap since K took N to watch the outdoor hockey game elsewhere.

Oh wait. I just got sucked into the Winter Classic. It's so random.

Me, too, Kat!

I'm trying to find a focus for this column.

Happy new year everyone! We had a great time last night and this morning hanging out at Nicole's in our inside pants. I even brought my martini glass pants for the occasion. Back at Suzi's now for a nap and then more hanging out before dinner.

Oofdah. Emmett and I just got back from running in the park. Kezar Stadium was closed so we jogged to the AIDS Memorial Grove and ran up and down the (rather long) steps there five times. On the way we met a very nice whippet (Maestro) and his owner. She let us throw the ball for Maestro and watching a whippet flat out go was very pleasing on a New Year's Day.

We had waffles for breakfast and mimosas, and I just had a tasty and healthful salad (butter lettuce, cherry tomatoes, feta - Annie's balsamic dressing).

So far feeling a good balance of indulgence and New Yearish resolve and activity. Matilda continues to nap. JZ continues to scrub everything within arms-length.

My phone just decided I should call Burrell Instead of Nicole. Sorry about that Burrell

Didn't sleep well, but not in an unpleasant way. I'd drunk too much juice and an entire bottle of sparkling cider so, you know...

Major flurry of activity and a nice breakfast in front of my great room front windows watching very little world walk by until mid afternoon.

Then collapsed into a nap, from which I've woken with a very gronky head. Not liking it.

Bartleby is still injured, so no big walks just now...not a sacrifice given the temperature. But we'll have to go out pretty soon.

Much laundry done, organizing, purging etc. More to come.

Yay 2009.