Phew!

This has been a busy break. I have been obsessing over our new home theater setup, with the new HDTV and cable and the Tivo and everything else... but after a whole lot of work yesterday, I got everything working properly. I managed to do what my exceedingly geeky and tech-savvy friend could not. I am reveling in the moment.

My step-mother is being held over a few extra days in the heart clinic while they run more tests... right now, I'm just hoping they really do release her tomorrow so we can have Christmas together like we planned. My poor Dad is worried, and he called me to send me up to their place and feed their cat who hates everyone but him. this should be fun. Hopefully she'll eat, even if it's me who puts out the food. She really is a spiteful little bitch of a cat.

On the bright side, it finally snowed here, so it finally feels like Christmas. I'm a true northern girl, and the holidays just aren't the holidays without snow on the ground. I am truly thrilled to see the snow, and there's more on the way today, which excites me even more - Mother Nature, please hold off until I get back from my 80 mile trip, and then you can drop all the snow you want, okay?

So, that's my holiday vacation so far in a nutshell. Who knows what else could happen...