the tree...

in all its glory.....

i heart my xmas tree so very much. i am going to enjoy everyday of it's sparkly splendor until christmas. this picture really does not do it justice. and i think my camera kinda sucks. but i love my little xmas tree....

rain, glorious rain.... we had rain today which was like a blessing. the dogs stayed in the house all day and did very well until after lunch when louie chewed up my new knitting book. i was very pissed. i really wanted to spank him but then i had to remind myself that he's just a puppy. and its just a book. he's just bored and it's just paper. breathe.

i organized my office a bit to let off some steam. i really need to go through my mail and for the love of god check my account balance. i haven't done either one in weeks. seriously.

my mom's bday is coming up and i want to get her a digital photo frame loaded with a bunch of her photos. the problem is a good one costs about $100. then i thought about making her an apron but the frame is a much much better idea. i can make her an apron for xmas present.

i love my mom. she is crazy but now its almost a good kinda crazy. korean moms re-define the notion of crazy in a way that's indescribable. my mother goes above and beyond any conventional definition - ask anyone who knows her. i told stories of her to my best friend kim for years and she didn't believe me until one bad day from hell when my mom was swerving all over spaghetti junction screaming about being taken advantage of and throwing mail out the window with kim praying to god in the backseat. now she believes me.