Bollocks, Sue. I'm sorry, that sounded like a marvelous opportunity. I hope something else opens up that's even better.

I got up early and walked the dogs with my sister, and came up with a menu for tomorrow. Wrapped presents, had breakfast, and now I'm going to the gym. On the way home I will pick up the prime rib for tomorrow. And then I may help make some pies, and then pick up Dad to take him to Christmas Eve mass.

Busy day!

Sorry to hear it Sue. Their loss, for certain.

Thanks guys. I'm bummed, even though my intuition said it was a no. I never expected to make it this far when I applied so...yay me?

In the Catskills. I did an emergency run for replacement gifts (left the prezzies home, alas), so everyone is getting cooking gadgets this year. OTOH, I like them more than the presents I'd already gotten, so somebody is Winning.

Sue, I'm sorry -- yeah, the competition has to be tough for a job like that, so getting that far has got to be impressive. But still, not the news you want.

The laptop cord has to wait until I finish watching the Sherlock mini-episode.

A friend of mine posted it on my FB wall today. I don't have time to watch it, since we're home for about half an hour between visiting parents, so we can feed the pets and let the dog out to play and whatnot. But SOON.

Yeah, Sue, I think getting farther than you expected makes the disappointment sharper. But definitely yay you. I hope another exciting opportunity comes up!

Sue, as with most things, I take this as a sign that you should move down here and be my neighbor. I am sorry though. Boo them, because you are fabulous.

I ventured out to Walgreens, Aldi and Target. mostly got groceries.

I am supposed to go to church to sing at Christmas Eve service, but I don't want to and mac doesn't want to go and maybe I just won't. It is still not feeling very Christmasy to me. This whole year is off.

I am at least cooking though. Fruit sip is warming on the stove, cranberries have been chopped and sprinkled with sugar to become a salad tomorrow.

Next up dough for Christmas morning cinnamon rolls and then cookies.

I would like to learn how to knit. Does anyone have a web resource they can recommend? My biggest problem was remembering which stitch I left off on, ie, knit or purl, and I got frustrated. Crochet always made more sense to me. But knitting strikes me as one of those thing I should know. (Though learning a musical instrument doesn't strike me the same way, odd.)

DH and I just watched the first three eps of the new Community, and OMG you guys, my show is BACK! Dan Harmon in the driver's seat and suddenly all the characters have shaken off the off-ness of last season and are back to being themselves.

Relatedy, I miss ita.