She Likes It

Hello, December

Round and Round
November 2007, Seattle Waterfront

Is it me or does it seem like 2008 just flew on past? It truly doesn't seem like a year has passed since my sister and her family were here for Thanksgiving LAST year and they just left again for THIS year. Sigh. Vancouver was great, but I'll post about that later after I've uploaded some pictures.

I think the meal turned out pretty well. The turkey sandwiches we had for dinner last night (and will have for a while given the amount of leftovers we have) were pretty tasty. I hope my guests had fun. There was a lot less drinking and a lot more Go Fish playing than the usual drink-pusher fest my get togethers tend to be. We didn't even think about cracking the Meeker of wine I have in the fridge. Imagine that!

So now that the holiday season is officially upon us, it is time to get a tree! The one we had last year was so tiny and adorable. I can only hope to match it in its greatness this time around. The Companion Cube, in his grinchocity, has suggested we wait two weeks, but in the words of the immortal Veruca Salt: I want one NOW.

On the other hand

I almost want to start dating again, just so I could order and use this kit.

How utterly hilarious is that?

Harlan Pepper, if you don't stop naming nuts

I always wanted to set up a Cleo Cam so I could stop speculating on what it is she did every day. My theory was her day consisted of about 3.5 hours of sleeping on my bed, 3.5 hours of sleeping on the couch, and the rest of the time doing one of three things: barking, playing with toys, and pacing.

I never set one up because I am lazy.  Plus toning down the dog kook is something I struggle to do every day. Seriously. I became self-aware on the day a neighbor saw me and yelled out, "Look the Doberman Girl has another dog!" Oof. Doberman girl? It's not that she was wrong, because (among other things) I did take Cleo to get her photo taken with Santa, and yeah, Best in Show really spoke to me, but wow, that's how I'm seen? Eek. It doesn't help that being involved in rescue allows me to see the extremes of dog kook (13 min-pins and 6 dobes in one house?!) and I don't want to get there. No, sirree...

In any case, I just discovered that JJ over at The Churning has set up a JD Cam. I'm simultaneously jealous and delighted. Of course when I was checking it out, JD was doing what most pets do during the day: sleeping, but I still love it.