☼ I've always wondered if there was a connection between the "Reading Rainbow" and the "Reading Railroad".

☼ Christmas has really snuck up on me this year. December has gone by so fast. I'm not nearly ready with all the presents. At least I have until after Christmas for a lot of people. I wanted to do cards, though, but now I don't really feel up to it.

☼ I got a shiny new Droid smartphone from my mother for Christmas. I love it so very very much. Still working on getting fun apps, weeding out the ones I don't like, etc.

☼ Jake got a promotion. Well, more accurately it's a "reassignment of priorities on existing duties with additional income from commission on the sales aspect", but it's easier to say it's a promotion. Sadly, he didn't get a bonus like that year, but he made a lot more money this year, so I'd rather that anyway.

☼ I re-started weight watchers two weeks ago. Already lost 6.3 pounds, though this week will be a difficult one. At least Christmas dinner will be at a Chinese restaurant instead of turkey and gravy and stuffing and potatoes and all that.

☼ Speaking of which, I also, thank goodness, do not need to drive 5 hours on either Christmas Eve after 6pm or Christmas Day to visit Jake's family because they're coming down to the front range instead. I was seriously dreading that.

☼ I set up my little tree last night, but apparently the ornaments were in a different box than I thought. I dunno if I want to make Jake go get the other box, it was kind of hard to reach, even for him. The lights make me pretty happy as is.