I've been sick since Thanksgiving Day. Yuck. The Messiah dress rehearsal was no fun last night! Mostly I'm really tired now.

I had to watch the dogs last weekend. They were good, but Ike continues to decline. I'm pretty sure my sister wants to put him down, but will wait until after the holidays. It would be a bummer to have a pet die at Christmas...

I almost ruined a cross stitch piece- the one meant to be my mom's Christmas present. I had to put it away for next year. Fortunately, I have a back-up piece ready to go!