Wearing the Ultra Sling II during the day is a pain, but its worse at night. Its very hard to get comfortable. I have figured out how to build a nest using several pillows, and that makes it tolerable. Its very hard to get the blankets over me properly, and moving around is nearly impossible. Only a few weeks left. Hooray.

Happy New Year's Eve! I have never been very good at celebrating this holiday, maybe thats why I'm not a big fan. Last year Jon and I spent it by painting my kitchen cabinets, but Jon got sick from the paint fumes, and had to go to bed.

This year Jon and I worked on demolishing his bathroom. I smashed up tiles in the closet, while he tore down drywall and smashed up more tile. It was a productive day, but we felt like we should do something, so we found some friends to have dinner with.

In Jon's family, they exchange books for New Year's. He doesn't know why they started it, but it seems like a good tradition. Jon gave me a pulpy detective novel, a genre that I love. I gave him a book on using a compass and navigating in the wild. I can remember playing Risk all night on New Year's as a kid, but you can't play Risk with only two people. We're playing Battleship instead. May seem lame to you, but what do you for New Year's? Drink? We didn't make it to midnight, we got tired and went to bed at 11:30.

I got tired of the surgical strips covering my scars, so I tore them off. The scars look pretty good, and are all healed up.

My house almost burned down tonight. Jon and I were in the living room when the power blinked out for a second. We thought it was just the snow that was coming down. An hour or so later my dad goes into the garage, where it was smoky and smelled of ozone. He found this. Apparently the power strip did not pop like it was supposed to. Luckily none of the stuff in the garage got a spark to ignite. I don't have a fire detector in my garage. I need to get one, and a few more in the house too (I only have one). I have 2 fire extinguishers, but a few more of those strategically placed might be a good idea too.

I couldn't think of anything to take a picture of today. But someone once told me that a picture of me smiling was always acceptable. :-)

Jon and I were in the grocery store, and saw a display of Rubbermaid containers. Jon said he wanted to get some large tubs to store his electrical and plumbing supplies in. The next thing either of us remembers is being in the Container Store buying a bunch of elfa shelving units. Unfortunately we measured wrong the first time, and had to make a return trip to the store. But this finished storage unit looks awesome. Previously, there was a wooden shlef above the water heater, and a pile of stuff in the floor. Now, Jon's garage is neat, organized, and there is space for more stuff. Not bad for a spur of the moment thing.

Karyn has given me a deadly weapon. Her neighbors keep giving her Christmas cookies, and she said "Here, here is a cookie jar full of cookies. Eat them for me." I have no willpower to resist. They are very tasty, especially the gingersnap ones. I do only eat 1 or 2 a day, and Jon helps me, but I cannot finish the cookie jar. There are just too many.