Happy Holidays

I'm going to the mall today. During the height of Christmas shopping frenzy. I hate shopping. My kids don't.

For some reason I don't remember now, I promised my delightful children - as part of their Christmas gift this year - to let them go shopping for their own clothes when school was out for the holiday. That promise has come home to roost today. Tomorrow always comes, doesn't it?

Also, our very annoying mini-dachshund, Sophie, chewed up Natthan's brand new $200 boots this morning and then pooped on my kitchen rug. Which got me out of bed at 7:30 on a morning when I should have been able to sleep until 10.

I'm going to get a cup of coffee.