Good morning everyone. It's clear and cold (by our wimpy definition) here in the rose city. Last night I laundered my wonderful, tacky christmas sweater to wear to work. This morning little girl Jan was sitting on it - she was so sweet and nice, thanking me for her new bed (sweet and nice are not normally two words you associate with Jan ) - so she's still sleeping on it and I'm just wearing boring non-christmas clothes.

I'll put on a strong pot of coffee to start the day - maybe tonight I'll start my Christmas shopping.