Happiness is…
…a Macintosh laptop.
We’ve talked about getting one for, oh, about ten years now, but there are always more necessary things to spend our money on. Now I can work on weddings AND lie on the couch in the same room as my husband. SCORE!
Also:
Futurama for PS2. Gamespot says: “Unless you’re a rabid fan who simply has to be in contact with all things Futurama, this game is playable enough to warrant a rental but little else.” Well, Mr. Smartypants Game Reviewer, fortunately I am just such a rabid fan, and I’ve already had fun testing this out this morning. Yay!
Astaire and Rogers’ Collection Volume 1. I could watch these guys dance forever. That includes the blackface Mr. Bojangles tribute number, God help us. Thanks, Mom!
Inside Job by Connie Willis – autographed, no less! Connie Willis could publish a list of ingredients and I would want it. Also Book of Ballads, hardcover, by Charles Vess. These and a blank journal were gifts from my mother-in-law. Yay! I really wanted both of these!
A book weight! I wanted one of these so that I can have a book lying flat in front of me while I’m knitting, to help keep my hands free. Very handy in waiting rooms and other places I have to be parked for long periods of time. Stylish and practical, just like my mom, who gave it to me!
This gigantic paint can. Okay, I exaggerate. Actually we got a very generous cash gift from my father that let us paint the house. And by “paint the house” I mean “pay someone else to paint the house.” Because I’ve painted those eaves, and I was a teenager then, and there’s no way I could get it done in my current physical condition before 2010. It’s killer on the arms and shoulders. The house really needed to be painted, since it had been at least ten years, and we had a lot of flaking and peeling. This is something we were very happy to be able to do. Thanks, Dad!
I’m so fortunate to have such loving people in my life, and that we all have the resources to be able to do this kind of thing. I have such a sweet family!
Merry Christmas, everyone!