Heeee!

I got a tree today! It's the first time in 4 or 5 years that I actually have a place to put it. I'm giddy and I want to decorate it now but I know I need to give it some time to relax into it's final shape. *dancing around clapping and giggling*



Amusingly, it's the shiest of the cats who has come out to investigate it first.

I should get back to the house cleaning but I think maybe I'll knit a little while first. After all, I do need to get Christmas presents done too.

Andrea update

My cousin is doing much better! They determined that the something else was an autoimmune reaction. They are putting her through a course of plasmapheresis which removes the plasma from the blood, pulls out certain elements, particularly antibodies, and then returns the clean plasma to the blood. The techs at the hospital said they'd never seen plasma like hers- it was thick and green, really disgusting. After the first round she felt well enough to eat for the first time in weeks and ate two huge plates of Mac and cheese. All of the symptoms seems to be reduced and improvement obvious. The meningitis symptoms also seem to be dissipating. If she continues at this rate, she could be going home next week. *sigh of relief* We'll keep praying for her and hoping for the best.

The UC men's octet is fabulous

Just sayin...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXN_Bcvx8Us This is my favorite so far but there are lots to choose from

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=uc+men%27s+octet&search_type=

All done!

The tree is decorated. I had one close call. The tree trunk isn't large enough for my stand apparently and started leaning. I caught it just before it went over. It is now tied to the hinge of the closet door. Hopefully that will keep the cats from knocking it down or it falling on it's own accord. I tried to take some pictures but my camera has a problem and won't focus well.