Best Day EVER

Could it get any better?

I went to bed early last night. Just needed the extra zzzzz's.
I awoke to new fallen snow.
I exercised my flexible work option to work-from-home.
I made snow angels in the backyard to my daughter's giggles.
I watched non-stop coverage of Obama's Inauguration.

Couldn't get much better than today. Can't wait to see what lies ahead in '09!

Mama Mia!!

Mama Mia Mother Nature is looking down on me-- I really wanted to take off for the Inauguration so I could sit at home and weep by my lonesome.

Instead I kept weekly con calls on my calendar and booked a few more for good measure.

Then AHA! The Raleigh weather comes through!!! Ok, its only 2-4", but that shuts the city down for at least 24 hours.

I took all precautions- snagged all important files, packed the laptop and skipped on out to my car this evening.

I may still have some work to do tomorrow, but at least I won't have to hide my Barack T-Shirt under my cardigan.

The Joy Luck Club

Update: A couple is interested in buying our house. They have been looking for a while, but when they came to our house yesterday they liked it so much they sent for one of their moms. Great sign! When we followed back up with our realtor she had an odd question for us: Have we had good luck in the home?

Good luck? Yessiree! We wouldn't be moving except for this great opportunity in front of us. We wouldn't have updated our TOP OF THE NOTCH kitchen if we were planning on leaving. We love this house. We brought our daughter home from the hospital here- we made it our own... we planned on staying a loooooong time.

While we are waiting for a formal offer to come through, I managed to burn out our shredder. We looked at each other.. thought, well, put the papers on the fire. I broke the glass door right off the screen and it shattered into a million tiny pieces.

The shop vac just came in...I better go help with clean up.

PS: Don't let this deter you home buyers... Our home is full of luck. (Disclosure: Last week our garage door broke and we spent $600 last night on repairs. I guess I'm a big 'ol liar).

Fake Teeth, Toe Implants and Hot Dogs

What is up with these desperate bachelorettes? It is seriously, more painful than the first few weeks of IDOL.

And the critics of PEOPLE magazine are right. Jason must be a distant relative of George Bush? Think I might want to throw a shoe at him.

Richardson to withdraw as Commerce secretary

New Mexico governor cites pending investigation of business dealings

Are you kidding me people? Why did you waste our time running for President if you had a bad enough "business deal" to get you ousted from Secretary of Commerce. The only thing you have going for you is that you shaved that silly goatee.

dust bunnies revolt

I have a confession to make. During my vacation, I ranted a good long while about people who aren't able to keep their home clean. Admittedly I have a reason or two to be manic about my home being dust free right now- one being severe allergies to dust (thank you Dyson Animal!).

After my guests retired to the open road of I-95, I began to straighten up a guest room. To my horror I found what had to be an inch of dust on night stands. To make matters worse-- my highly asthmatic BFF slept in that room! AAAHHH???? Will she ever forgive me?

Dust Bunnies revolted on my big mouth. Mortified!!!