Happy Birthdays to Theo, Jesse, and Rayne!

Everybody sounds so energetic and effective this AM. Me, NSM. Slounging is high on my priority list today. I may poke at a box or two, of course that way lies madness, because one box leads to another box leads to another box, and before you know it they're all open and nowhere to put the contents!

JZ, the thing you made is awesome. One thing I treasure that came back to me with StE's things is the yarn octopus I made for his third Christmas--he'd just turned two. There was a picture of an octopus in one of his books, and he was at the "How does the horsie go? How does the doggie go?" stage, and wanted to know "How does the occiepuss go?" We made an octopus-swimming across hand motion and a "whhsh, whhsh, whhsh" sound and he added it to his repertoire. Obviously he needed an octopus toy. It and his Indiana Jones action figure went with him wherever he moved, and StY has Indie now, and I have Ollie back.

Also, if that's the gift portrait behind the darling darkling princess' shoulder, it looks awesome.

Safe journeys, all you travelers today.

Jesse, LIE.

Today is supposed to be shopping, but my sister is crashed out. ER took as much or more out of her this morning as it did me.

Jesse, LIE.

I know! I can't believe I said yes. Dumb.

Oh, ita, Holiday ER is no fun. Then again, shopping on day after xmas isn't especially fun either.

I just read a Catholic Blog where someone claimed that Microsoft named XP after Jesus, since XP is the chi rho that people used to symbolize christ in early christianity.

REALLY? REALLY? That's like microsoft owning google.

I wish Catholic Blogs spent less time on abortion and teh gays and more on social justice and helping the needy.

more on social justice and helping the needy.

You mean kinda like JESUS?

Yeah, me, too.

Yeah, Cash, whenever I read the catholic blogs, I keep thinking, "What would jesus do? Not be such a tool!"

Emmett and Matilda contemplate the portrait EM's friend did from an old photo of the two of them

I just love every single picture I see of Emmett and Matilda.

Wee darkling princess

Ooooh, pretty!!!

If they named XP after Jesus, does that confirm that Vista is of the Devil?

I am working (2nd job) the day after christmas. Decided to because we missed time over Thanksgiving. So far? TWO STUDENTS. Totally not worth it. Plus = fail at package store (not open yet) and bank (already closed). Crankmonster.

Happy birthday to Jesse, Theo and Rayne!

Today is room cleaning day, so I can put the new sheets I got for xmas on the bed! I've had a set of Beech jersey sheets for a few years but they are becoming threadbare. They were off white. My sister bought me black sheets and red pillow cases! They are my favorite colors, but it will be weird to sleep on them!

The best part of yesterday was spending it with my brother and his family which includes 2 very cute, very young children. One is 20 months and very moblile and talkative but not yet speaking a recognizable language. Her brother is 3 weeks old and a very cute little frog child. The other bonus was seeing the nephew that lives in Seattle and doesn't get home to Iowa very often.