I do feel a bit better — thanks to all for your well wishes!
My mom always said if we were too sick to go to school [work], then we were too sick to go to the party. So yesterday I dragged my sorry, snotty, coughy self into work so I would not have to miss my ‘Thursdays at Four’ soiree. And it was WELL WORTH IT.
Mary is the hostess with the mostest and has opened her home the last few years. She is the warmest hostess and waits on us hand and foot — which we feel guilty about and love at the same time.
We ate, we talked, we knitted, we laughed, we ate, we ate…okay, you get the idea! We also had a gift exchange and look what I got!! I love him! 
He is supposed to be a pincushion, but no pins are going into my lil baby. He will join Santa this year on the Santa mantel.
I am making progress on the Baby Cables and may get done with the body today. However, I also have to go to see “The Day the Earth Stood Still” today at some point.
I am a sc-fi fan, a fan of the original movie, AND I love Keanu Reeves (after all, he is ‘The One’). I know, I’m a nerd 
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OK I LOVE the original, but can’t imagine a remake. Do post a review. Your fellow nerd
Comment by mary lou — December 12, 2008 @ 3:21 pm
I adore penguins, and you are right to protect this little fella from pins.
Comment by twinsetellen — December 12, 2008 @ 8:07 pm
The penguin is adorable. So, if you stick pins in it, does it then become a voodoo doll? All the penguins at Como will fall over de….never mind, you can’t possibly stick pins in that cutie.
I am so glad you’re feeling better. It’s hard enough to get the holiday put together, but being sick just slows it down to a crawl before panic sets in. I am definitely about to go into panic mode.
Comment by Pam/2muchfun — December 13, 2008 @ 7:07 am
Oh he is so cute,i don’t think i would stick pins in him either, the mantel is the best place. Glad your on the mend now. Julie.C
Comment by Julie.C — December 13, 2008 @ 10:43 am
We love the original The Day the Earth Stood Still, and we have been scared to see the new one. Do let us know if it is any good. Love your penguin. Please no pins.
Comment by Astrid — December 13, 2008 @ 6:45 pm
The new version is AWFUL! I hated it from beginning to end. Don’t waste your time or money. Kathy Bates must have really needed the money to do this. It is by far the worst performance she has ever given. And I’m a big fan of hers. Reeves’ performance is laughable at best. If you go, don’t say I didn’t warn ya.
Comment by IRV — December 13, 2008 @ 11:39 pm
Sorry to comment so late, but I’m just getting caught back up with life after the whirlwind of the holidays! I can’t believe that you didn’t mention Jennifer Connolley’s scarf…I was mesmerized by the colors! 🙂
Comment by peanutty — January 10, 2009 @ 9:03 pm