Disclaimer

Everyone knows that the holiday season is the busiest time of the year. Right?
So, if, for example, people didn't their act together and get to the post office in time to mail out holiday packages, it would be totally understandable, right?
Ok, cool. Glad we are on the same page. Besides, it's so much nicer to get a surprise AFTER the holidays, so you can celebrate all over again. Right?

Ahem.

Not too much going on at the VL following the 2005 Cookie-paint-a-thon. Oh wait, I just made some chocolate chip banana cream bread. Smells fantastic. I did not, however, do it in a freshly starched dress, frilly apron and heels. (I am reading a book entitled "Finding Betty Crocker")

I am feeling sort of frenzied about the holidays, wanting to make sure the house is clean/painted/devoid of piles of detritus. And there is my desire to produce and overabundance of baked goods. PT remarked the other day, I liked it better when you HATED Christmas.

Tomorrow is my work "party". Well, actually, it is a lunch out where we eat and drink too much and then go back to work for 2 hours and struggle to stay awake. Or at least that is my version. It will be interesting to see this year's group interact in a vaguely social setting. Especially the guy who likes to talk about his hernia, pre and post-op. The same guy who offered to let his cube mate TOUCH THE HERNIA. The offer was politely declined.

We have Friday off, as well as next Monday, which is super nice, but for some reason the 4 day week always seems WAY LONGER than the regular week. It's like the anticipation of a holiday slows down the passage of time or something. (But unfortunately not in a way that allows me to get packages mailed in time.)