My bum is numb...

...and other facts you probably didn't need to know

I put in another good day at my "home office" (aka, the kitchen table). But our kitchen chairs are not so good for long sessions at the laptop.

I am *really* loving working at home and might need to do more of it in the New Year. I would *really* like to go into work tomorrow and tie up loose ends before the holiday. Unfortunately, the forecast is not promising much meltage, 'though neither is it threatening (much) more snow.

It's been a nice day, despite a few work-related frustrations. I've had company in the kitchen more than once. Frank sat beside me to do some reading this morning, and then Chloe came in later to do some sketching, and then Frank and Chloe prepared dinner together, and then MJ hung out for a few minutes. Really cool. I suppose we achieve something similar with all our instant messaging during my more standard workdays, but the face-to-face time is ever so nice.

This afternoon, I took a little break to wade through the snow with Frank. We walked over to the grocery store for a few essentials. Licorice, Milanos, milk, pastrami. Not together. That snow is DEEP! I wasn't wearing boots, so I had to search out existing footprints to walk in. And even the sanded roads are quite slippery. We watched Rafael, one of the neighbor kids, trying to drive away from the curb in his Honda; he couldn't make it and stomped back into the house after some chains.

This evening, I took a little break to watch the end of "Pride and Prejudice" with the girls. (*happy sigh*) I do love that movie. Right now they are watching "Atlantis" together, with much commentary.

Their Days of Christmas presents today were these nifty, polka-dotted, heart-shaped boxes I found for $1.50 each at Daiso. They seemed pleased with them. That store provided a couple other DoC gifts, too.

I found out last night that I managed to screw up my Amazon order for New Orleans. It's being delivered here instead of there, so we're not going to be on time with our gifts to Molly, Aidan, and Hunter after all. Wah!

And poor Colin's isn't even in the mail yet!

At least most of the kids in question are small enough that they won't really notice the lack. Except Hunter. Sorry, Hunter!

Off to watch the end of Atlantis with my girls. Happy Monday!