Well, check me out! This lovely new layout was my birthday present from the wonderful Guppyman and Present Storm. For all the traveling and interesting things I get to do, this is the real me: a cozy little house with a porch and a picket fence and flowers, and, off where you can't see them, a few cats and kids purring and giggling and playing. Gag! I am SO boring, but what are you going to do. It's who I am.

When I was at the factory last week, I was at someone's desk, getting information from her. It was taking a long time, so I sat down on the floor. This really disturbed one of the men, who kept offering to get me a chair. I assured him that I am very comfortable on the floor, and that, while I can clean up and go to fancy places and behave myself, I can't do it for long. Next thing you know, my shoes are off and I'm sitting on the floor.

The last several days have been my usual Christmas routine:

Shop
Wrap
Bake
Repeat

I was almost done with the shopping part, but discovered a couple of adorable little girls who are going through a rough time, since their mother has apparently "given" them to their grandmother. I don't think these girls really lack for material things, but I do think some carefully chosen presents might help them to know that other people think they are valuable and worthwhile. Can you imagine the pain they must be feeling! My normal I-love-everybody-cause-it's-Christmas feeling does NOT extend to their mother.

Work is still busy, because customers discover money left in their budget, and if they don't spend it, the budget will be cut next year. There is always a mad rush this time of year.

As you can see, I really don't have anything to say, but I just had to post something to show off my new skin. Now I'm off to another round of shop, wrap, bake, repeat.