don't forget your bicycle/ski/hockey helmet for broomball

Oh perfect. I'm just finishing watching National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation while writing Christmas cards.

For all those traveling this weekend...

Just in time then, 'cause Towalski is back up, and I hear Rich and Joe got a box of Christmas cheer.

Just resubmitted my revise and resubmit to the Energy Journal. Christmas vacation has officially started for me. I will celebrate by doing laundry, eating lunch, and taking Dylan for a walk.

mom - I am good for grocery shopping tonight - anytime after 5:30. Anyone else that wants specific snacks and lunches or speciality items for their dinners please feel free to send me a list before 4. I would like to have some food on hand, but not something that won't get consumed.

forecast for Mt.P:

42,41,35,35,15,32,39,20,31,32

Got all of the blankets and sheets out, sorting out pillows
too to make sure I have some for everybody. One day to go,
hope the weather forecast improves for saturday and sunday.

almost forgot to take the turkey out of the freezer, mark it down for starting the thawing process at 9:50 pm.

Cinnamon rolls are ready and waiting.

Needs more blellow.

It's a scam

not me

Okay did I just turn down something one of you tried to set up for me -- a medical alert emergency system, or did I just avoid some sort of rip-off. It included $3,000 in grocery coupons -- that's what made me suspicious.

Cleaned out the fridge in preparation. The countdown is now visible in the number of yogurts remaining.

48 hours until the turkey is to be taken out of the freezer.

...days until i get a new toy to break.
...minutes after that moment when peyton or myself break aforementioned toy.

Ya, I am excited to see all of Veronica's relatives too.

There are several countdowns going on in my head: hours left to work until Christmas vacation, hours until we depart Houston for Mt. Pulaski, hours until we arrive in Mt. Pulaski, Christmas presents left to buy. I know I should focus on the here and now but it's really hard when there are so many fun things coming up!

Sarah=Blond Version of Veronica.. not sure if they said blond
or Blondie...
Edgardo= Veronicas Brother in law
Kids=Veronicas nice/nephews ...
Latino mafia in
Pittsburgh!!

VO can not move anywhere until we've refound everything we've put away for Christmas! I thought we'd done a good job of sorting a lot of stuff and getting rid of tons, but.... Anyway we've managed to clean off shelves in all of the sleeping rooms so people have room to put some stuff out. Made room for air mattresses. We're making great progress.

currently no snow or rain falling here.

They mostly come at night, mostly.

Snow looks to be mostly done here. Now comes the rain.

Roads are snow covered from Bloomington to Mt. Pulaski. Too many semis going too fast between Bloomington and Lincoln, but rest was okay.

Just started to snow in Pitt.

Got called "the blonde version of Veronica" last night. Oh, those Eaton people are characters!

Driveway and sidewalks are shoveled in lincoln. Looking for a road report in mp

RAW - I am split on how I am hoping on this one... If the move is within an hour of Lincoln then you get invited to Monday night dinners, if the move is to a beach somewhere I will be inviting myself for random weekends. Good luck either way!

I recommend a catcher's mask and lots of styptic powder for broomball. Just my $0.02 though.

FYI - My address, job status, and hellz, let's shoot for a trifecta, and say my dog status, will all be changing in the next month. Details forthcoming once I figure them out myself.

If you have a moment, please go to the Christmas Meals page, and follow the directions there. This includes people not traveling. Hopefully this will give us a decent headcount, with minimal confusion.

V - I only have a yahoo account for you, so I don't seem to be able to share the google calendar with you.

Posted to the calendar, but it looks vague since it's an 'all day' event. We are expecting to be there by dinner on the 23rd.

if I am supposed to know where the Google calendar is, I
apologize, but I don't. Can you e-mail me a link?

We are discussing how many filets to buy for dinner the 23rd. Would people please post arrival dates on the google Christmas calendar? Or if anyone has the headcount for each meal, add it to the meal sign up page? Thank you.

Mmmmm, I can literally taste that. No, really, literally, someone made them for the department christmas party! Soft, the way I like them, YUM!

Package from Shutterfly -- anyone have that sent for Christmas? All the ones I remember being apprised of are from amazon.