Thyrra

We are exhausted over here at the Cube. I have had only two full nights of sleep in the past month (my fitbit tells me so!) 1) This cold (plus a few other things) is really sucky. 2) Is this what it's like to live with an infant? Geez, I'm glad I opted out of that.

Happy birthday to you! :cough: Happy birthday to you! :cough, cough: Happy birthday, dear Merlin! :cough, hack, collapse:

So, my husband threw me out of bed at 3:00 a.m. because I was keeping him awake coughing. I've now read and approved 5 different bill analyses and returned a good dozen work emails. Is this good, or insane?

I live in the Pacific Northwest. I grew up in Northern Colorado. I have friends and family in both places. I don't follow football. Three-fourths of my newsfeed just became irrelevant.

I am thankful for veterinarians, especially Loki's favorite, Dr. Fletcher. She is an angel.

Fuck cancer.

So, what sentiment warmed your heart as you welcomed in 2014? For me, it was, "Aaaaaaaaaaah! Ow! Shit! Ow! Shit! I really, really, reeealllly hope I don't have to go to the emergency room on New Year's Eve!"

Happy New Year!

I had no idea shopping was such a physical fitness activity. 6,000 steps so far!

So, at about 1:00 a.m. the Corbin Lawson household learned that two raccoons fighting in the street sounds a LOT like a Schipperke coughing in distress. Presumably they were agitated by the flying reindeer.

Santa tracker via NORAD - go!

So, I was healthy-adventurous when cooking dinner this evening. Yay!Turns out, I don't care for kale. Boo!

Wishing you all a bright and joyous Yule!

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/sick_day.png

So this is today...

Shopping day continues to be a success. We've now moved on to cheesecake and liquor.

So, I 'approved' the Facebook Timeline edit saying that I'm married to Tarok Morith. Which is true, since that is Spencer's FB handle, 'cause he's too cool to use his own name. Or because he's mostly on FB to talk on IFGS forums, whatever.I hesitated before I hit the 'ok' button, though. Tarok would be a TERRIBLE husband. He's a real dick.

Handy holiday tip: if one chooses to get rid of most of one's outdoor lights and decorations when cleaning up from Yule 2012, it would be wise to leave a reminder of this around, say, mid-November 2013.

It's a bittersweet Yule tree fetching day: the first December in 14 years without Puck to accompany the family to select our tree.

Winter Wonderland charity run!

This is a very compelling series of articles on the relationship between the Oregon Lottery and problem gambling. Most of the data came from our shop at the Oregon Health Authority. Take a look:http://topics.oregonlive.com/tag/oregon-lottery-gambling/posts.html

It's 5:30 on a Friday, and I'm barely getting out of the office before the lights go out and the doors are locked, but I've emptied my in box and gone from 312 emails needing attention to 10. Yay, me!Now, the commute. Boo, me!

Avast! 4th annual Swashbuckler's Ball!

Sheltie who is so darn glad to see you that he can't contain his happy bouncing + water dish = very wet socks.

65 Trick-or-treaters last night. Once again, Zombies are far and away the most popular costume. In a surprise second, Ninja Turtles beat out 'Princesses' for second place.

My favorite trick-or-treat moments this evening: a little Optimus Prime in a carefully painted cardboard costume was unable to descend the steps without parent assistance, and a wee little owl hugged one of my porch decorations and got her wings caught on it. She then hung there, legs dangling, while her mom burst into giggles.