We are home. I am exhausted. Miley is confused and exhausted. Bailey is confused and needy. We are all going to try to get some sleep.

Glad you made it home, msbelle. Good sleep for all!

A bunch of candles, votives or tealights in glass (whiskey glasses, juice glasses, wine glasses), or tapers in candlesticks, or just pillars, arranged on a serving platter can be beautiful. Or floating candles in your soup tureen, or large veg bowl. Oy. Ask me how I know.

Glad you're home, msbelle!

Congratulations, Laura!!!

I did the thing! I feel much better. Thanks for the encouragement.

msbelle, glad you're all home safe.

It'll take a crowbar to pry the bloated orange tick out of the the White House. Things are going to be real bad, and it scares me to know I can't even imagine what he'll do.

Aw, LMM said on Twitter that they only got one "fuck" to use in Hamilton, so "When you knock me down I get the FUCK BACK UP AGAIN!" is going to be bleeped. That's one of my favorite parts.

I LOVE to yell that line. Sometimes I would play Hamilton when I was in the shower in the morning before work, and it always made me ready to smash my day. (of course, now some days I don't actually shower, or when I do, it's at some random point in the day)

but some of the serving platters could conceivably get used if I ever do get around to giving a dinner party.

You could also just display it on your table, or use it to hold mail.

watch him issue a raft of pardons on his way out the door.

I do expect they'll do this kind of thing, however you can't pardon somebody until they're convicted. And his kids won't be convicted until he's out of office.

You can't pre-emptively pardon somebody.

You can't pre-emptively pardon somebody.

I wonder how many times his enablers have had to explain that to Trump.

You can't pre-emptively pardon somebody.

Not true. In the Federal system the president can pardon before indictment for unspecified crimes. Ford gave Nixon a pardon like this -- just said he was pardoned for anything he might have done between two dates, and that was that.

I absolutely expect the the preemptive pardons. Can't do it for future dates though.

Hanging at charging station. Should have done it last night but wanted bed. In Santee SC. Seen more masks on the road than expected. Could be general caution of travelers. Off to Gettysburg in about 20 minutes.

Cats have been champion travelers.

We have all survived the night. Miley slept on the floor. Bailey was not at all welcoming her to the bed (no growls, just hogging space and being a pest to me) and Miley was a little too wound up to sit still until she fell asleep, promptly snoring.

I was up again before the alarm, so there must still be adrenaline from the trip.

I am more freaked out now that I am home how many people there were around me and that so many people were not wearing masks in the airport.

Everything from yesterday is getting washed and I showered and washed my hair and I will wash my sheets. I had meant to shower last night, but crashed.

Miley is managing the stairs like a champ except first thing in the morning. I remember she preferred to be carried out first thing in the morning. I know she was not getting that at the last foster house, but princesses are gonna princess.

She is now asleep upstairs and Bailey is at my feet. Here's to an interesting day. May everyone get re-acquainted quickly and the routine be established soon.