i was doing so well

My Christmas cards went out Decmeber 4th. I was so very proud of myself. It took a little longer than usual because my maililng list seemed out-of-date and incomplete. I swore that I had updated it and fixed it last year, but shrugged it off.  I must have handwritten the corrections and not gotten around to entering them into the computer. I had a few more cards left over than I thought I should but chalked it up to overestimating the size of my list. As some friends began commenting on receiving our card and others on not receiving it, I started to get a little suspicious. Thought I'd check the list one more time. Turns out I had been using the old, out-dated and incomplete list from three years ago. Some of the omissions I caught at the time, most I did not. So, if you happen to recieve two cards from me this year or maybe none at all, sorry. I think I've gotten it all straightened out but can't be sure. Probably, I'll do better next year.

Probably.

you know, 'cause I have free time coming out my ears

I'm relatively sure I have an addictive personality. It's probably a pretty good thing that I'm a teetotaler because I can't even keep my harmless addictions (running, sewing, diet coke, wow, I could just keep going here) under control. I have found a new one and it's eating up all sorts of previously underutilized time, preschool drop off line, grocery store line, bed time wind down, watching Ty kill aliens with his brothers, playground lurking, cross training on the elliptical, etc. Did you know you can get the New York Times crossword puzzles on your phone? Every single day? Past puzzles also available?!!! You can. It's awesome. It makes me so happy when I finally fill in that final block. Every time it makes me happy, the joy does not diminish with repeated success. I'm finishing like, two a day. And learning all sorts of totally random and useless facts. I wonder if I can write them a thank you note? Or a fan letter?