I am in denial about today being Monday.

Please carry on as if this were not Monday.

Just finished packing up more boxes of books, and will take them to the post office here shortly.

One surprise going out–no Shawn, it’s not you. ;)

Still have a large box left, but things are much better!

(And to the recipient of the surprise, if you already have these, then just send ’em along to someone else.)

If you remember back, a couple weeks ago I received a “gift” from John the Scientist: tentacles.

Luckily, my friend MWT is a marine biologist and volunteered to take the tentacles from me, and put them to good use.

Here is the result!

Hooray!

There was a small boy who liked pastries entirely too much.

This week’s word is in memory of Robert B. Parker.

Hawk

incoherent \in-koh-HEER-unt\ adjective
: lacking coherence: as a : lacking cohesion : loose *b : lacking orderly continuity, arrangement, or relevance : inconsistent c : lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought

Here’s hoping today’s word is not a sign of things to come today.

Today’s word: RED

That’s RIGHT! It’s Wednesday!

Today’s word is: bulb

And we’re back to work.

It was an exciting vacation. I baked–a lot. And I branched out from cookies and made breads as well: challah, Italian bread, pumpkin bread, and cranberry walnut bread.

We had the family Christmas gathering which was insane and chaotic but also a lot of fun. (We made Lithuanian cookies again, which added to the insanity–and the mess.)

And I got some fun loot. I learned my lesson this year, and picked out my large gifts myself, so Michael gave me a wonderful new pair of boots. I had wanted a new pair of snow boots, but couldn’t find any, and found these instead.

They are incredibly comfortable. I love them!

And of course I got books. Amusingly, my brother and Michael both got me the same books (well, Brian got me more books, but every book Michael got me, Brian also got me).

We did have some excitement: Kat (who is declawed mind you) got pissy with Grandmom and swatted her with enough force to break the skin. So that eventually led to a trip to Urgent Care and antibiotics.

And Kat in the dog house (so to speak).

All in all, the holidays were enjoyable, and I am very glad I took the full two weeks off. Back to work today, but luckily it’s another week before the students come back, so I can ease into things.

Being on vacation, it’s easy to lose track of time, so I just realized it’s Wednesday.

For the upcoming new year, today’s word is: ten

I was hoping to be a jester!

Your result for The Who Would You Be in 1400 AD Test…

The Harlequin

You scored 29% Cardinal, 46% Monk, 47% Lady, and 32% Knight!

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Thanks Nathan!

Why it looks like a blog!

(blows dust off top of bookcase)

Looks like someone has been neglecting the place.

As the physical house is getting cleaned today, the likelihood of anything more entertaining appearing here is quite low.

But you’re more than welcome to make yourself comfortable in the interim. Plenty of cookies and legal beverages. Have a seat, pet the cats, just look our for Kat, he’s been pissy lately.