Hello, my internet friends--I've missed you! I hope you had a great holiday season. Here's a quick run-down of what I've been up to, in numbered list format, because I haven't blogged in two weeks and can't remember how to make a paragaph transition:
1. Watched one of my sons give another of my sons a package of stink bombs for Christmas, and realized, in a very horrible moment, that absolutely nothing good can come of this.
2. Had an otherwise lovely (and mostly stink-free) Christmas, in which my brother and sister-in-law showed us all up with the most sentimental, creative gifts you have ever seen. Pictures to follow, just as soon as I find my camera.
3. Have developed a slight obsession with Guitar Hero. I feel certain that if this momblogging thing doesn't pan out, I have a future as a Pat Benetar impersonator. I am, after all, a real tough cookie with a long historeeee.
4. Started reading this book aloud to my children. It's so good--very Narnia-esque.
5. Got an e-mail from my designer friend Jo-Lynne of DCR Design that said something along the lines of "oh how I love you, but please, your blog header polka dots are pixelated and it is killing me, and please will you let me change it?" And I said, "Sure, honey, but I think you're probably the only one who notices." So she fixed it, and all these friends started coming out of the woodwork to say "THANK YOU for fixing the pixelated polka dots--they were killing me!" and "Oh, it's about time, all that pixelation was driving me crazy," and I'm all, "Really?" and feeling like I need to issue a blanket apology for the pixelated polka dots that were, evidently, gouging out eyeballs everywhere. Who knew?
6. Awakened on January 1, 2009, with a viral thing including all manner of stomach unpleasantness, a raging headache, and a fever. Spent the whole day in bed watching the SciFi Channel's marathon of original Twilight Zone episodes.
7. Learned that watching Twilight Zone episodes while one drifts in and out of a feverish sleep will make for some trippy dreams. Trippy.
8. Had a fantastic visit from my husband's sister and her husband. Cementing my affection for them once and for all, they gave me this for Christmas:
Barry Manilow. Singing eighties music. It's like one big joyous cheese-ball explosion, and I'm not sure I can contain myself.
9. Did not finish my sister-in-law Lee Ann's personalized hankies, but I showed her the fabric and said, "Look, won't these be cute when I finish them in a couple of years? Merry Christmas!"
10. Finally took down my fall wreath and porch decorations, which seemed like a timely thing to do on January 2nd.
11. Gave some serious thought to going ahead and putting up the 4th of July wreath since I appear to have abandoned seasonal propriety altogether.
12. It occurred to me that we have only 15 days to wait until the season premiere of this. Raise your hand if you can't wait.
13. The 2008 Weblog Award finalists were announced, and I was so pleased to see many of my favorites as finalists, including my sweet friend Jen of Conversion Diary. You can vote for her {wink, wink, nudge, nudge} right here. Congrats to all the finalists: go check out the entire list of bloggers here.
14. Sent the kids back off to school yesterday with a smooch and a pat and equal amounts of relief and wistfulness.
15. Am ready to jump back in my blogging groove. WFMW resumes tomorrow, and I have a fun giveaway lined up for Thursday. You'll need your thinking caps, so consider this your fair warning.
So. What have you been up to?
