behind schedule

Blah.

I so do not want to be at work today. I am about 5000 words behind in my nano…ing… Not that I ever thought I could complete the 50 000 word requirement in the alloted thirty days, but I’m still proud of myself that I’ve come this far. It was a good motivator for me to have a set number of words to write each day. I think I’ll have to try to keep this pace up after the contest is over. At that rate, my book might be done by 2009. Now that’s an exciting thought.

early birds

Already my family has started pulling out the Christmas boxes from the storage room in our basement.

It has been a long-standing joke… er, I mean family traditionto be the first people on our block to have their festive decorations up… No, I kid. But we have always begun the decorating well before December. This year we’re actually running behind schedule because the Sister was away (and now that she is here, naturally she is still jet-lagged), and of course the decorating is a family event and therefore everyone must be involved. Even our cats play a part – they get to chase trailing garlands and chew on fuzzy decorations and climb the tree when it finally goes up.

and back again

The Sis has returned from the U.K! She is very sleepy, but I ordered Thai food so we’re going to stay up and chat while we watch the Leafs lose – er, I mean play (what the heck is up with them anyway? That one game against Ottawa must have been a figment of my imagination). Everyone’s happy to have her back, except now I will have to be a little more discreet about borrowing her clothes…

the first “snow”

It was predicted that there would be about 20cm of snow falling between last night and early this morning, and as I went to bed I was excited. That might mean a day off work tomorrow – yay!

We ended up with less than half a centimeter… So bah to you weather people. You ruined my lazy day plans.

whee!

As of now, basically all of my Christmas shopping is done! Now I can spend those first few weekends in December relaxing in the comfort of my own home, instead of at the mall with the masses.

All I have left to do is order a gift for my Mom online. And no, I’m not going to say what it is… just in case she reads this. (Shoo Mom, shoo!)