Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Buffistas!

Atropa, ouch! Sorry you had to go to the hospital, glad you're back home, hope your back is okay!

Christmas with the family was pleasant and low-key. Now I am home and soon to go to bed and sleep sleep sleep.

It's past midnight, even here, but I did want to wish my beloved Buffistas merry. To quote Christmas dinosaur, "It Christmas. Merr' Christmas."

I've got another perhaps-more-honest plumber coming over between 9 and 10 to get a second opinion on what's what. I heated water on the stove and successfully washed my hair in the sink, et cetera, but the no-hot-showers/baths thing is going to get old fast.

It could be that Plumber #1 was absolutely honest, but given the way he tried to push my roommate into a 12 or 18 month payment plan, I think he deserves to be given a metaphorical stink-eye and his suggestions looked at very critically.

Back to work today. I'm hoping a lot of my doctors took the week off making it quiet.

Wow msbelle, your moving efforts are so impressive. Almost every time I moved it was via U-Haul truck with me packing and unpacking everything. Also, as is evidenced by my attic and storage unit, never getting rid of anything.

black coffee

Additional quotes absolutely seem in order, Theodosia!

Gris, that sounds like a nice restaurant—and I didn't realize Brazil time zones were so far ahead!!

Sao Paulo is one hour ahead of Eastern time during your summer and two hours ahead now. Add the hours to California time and it's crazy!

Is today birthday twin day for Jesse and Theodosia? Happy birthday!

Thank you! I missed the garbage pickup, but if I hump myself, I can catch the recycle guys.

it is! Happy Birthdays!!

Hippo Birdies Theo and Jesse!

Petunia got a bunch of toys, but she seems to want the wrapping paper and the wrapped toys for Maria's and SylviaKs cats! I had to cut her out of the gift bag handle because she trapped herself there and was running around with a large gift bag attached to her!