Happy Traveling to You!

Good Morning, B.

Sorry to hear you had such a crummy day yesterday. If my clock is right, you only have four more hours to freedom!

I'm suffering a minor, but really annoying, headache this morning which is impeding both my desire and ability to write. We tried the caramel martinis last night and they were absolutely fabulous; I'm definitely going to make them Saturday. But drinking three of them was way over the top for a Wednesday night and I'm regretting it now. T ended up coming over at 9:00 when he put the kids to bed and stayed another hour, which was fun, but by that time, I was curled up in my favorite chair with a blanket and I was half asleep.

This was all following the little run-in we had with JJ yesterday, which will be funny someday (maybe?). He is suspended from the bus for five days for fighting - my JJ - and cussing (he actually used words like MF!). He's in a bit o' trouble if you can imagine. Now I have to drive him and pick him up every day, not to mention he's grounded for ten days which means he's with me every hour of the day...not a bad thing, but it makes running errands a little more cumbersome. Lucky for him, he's got two parties (Friday and Saturday nights) that I've already committed to, so he's going to get off the hook for those. I may philosophize on this elsewhere, later, if I get my house finished today.

I only got as far as the family room yesterday, but it looks beautiful, if I may say so myself. I have this mantel decoration that took me forever to get right. No wonder my kid cusses, you should have heard me. I should have tackled it after the martinis. Today I will try to assemble all my village houses, which is generally an arduous and messy task, what with all the fake snow and glitter, but a rewarding one. My mom started this collection for us several years ago and now it's gorgeous when it's all set up. Perhaps I'll take some pictures for you if I get finished.

That's it for this morning. Just wanted to catch you before you leave, to wish you a safe drive (no snow, I see, but be careful!) and a wonderful getaway to Beantown. How jealous I am!! Have a great time with C and enjoy the hell out of your weekend with your chocolate cake! :-)

Love,
A