Metaphorically snowbound

We drove to Rochester on Monday afternoon and made it home without any major snags. Since then though, I have been playing whack-a-mole with duties and deadlines, smacking each one down only to see 2 more pop up in its place.

Christmas is kicking my rear end this year. Remember the cards I started working on back in mid-November? I am just now getting around to mailing them. I think my shopping is finally done, but there's still wrapping to be done and food to be bought, cooked, and consumed. I think I would enjoy Christmas more if it weren't an annual event.

Sometimes it startles me when I see myself in a Cathy cartoon, but this captures the essence of my Tuesday and Wednesday so perfectly:



I am going to have some non-holiday fun tonight though! My friend Angie and I have tickets to see the new "Sweeney Todd" film up in Louisville. On Halloween night, when Annabelle came running home to announce that one of the neighbors actually knew she was Mrs. Lovett without needing to be told--Angie is that neighbor. Should be fun!

Good taste in Halloween costumes

Turns out Annabelle wasn't the only Mrs. Lovett for Halloween! Carly, who works with my sister, also dressed as Mrs. Lovett, and her cubicle even got into the act, winning the prize for Best Cube with its cooking utensils, disgusting menu, and disembodied arm hanging out from behind the "baking supplies" cabinet:



Great costume (and cube), Carly! Are you excited about the movie coming out later this year?