Thanks Guys! I really hate feeling like a grouch, but I was never really able to get into this Christmas, and the party news just made it that much worse. Hopes for next year!

My friend just called and asked if I wanted to go to Casino and Dinner New Year's Eve. Told him we would play it by ear. I really don't have the cash to be pi&&ing it off in a Casino. Neither does he, for that matter, but he said he'd spare it for New Year's Eve. Hey, it's better than staying at home alone, right? I keep thinking of this old Carol Burnett sketch where she is home alone and her neighbors are throwing a party. She keeps going to their door to ask for ice, flour, etc., hoping for an invite. Doesn't happen.

I suppose what aggravates me the most is that it seems that all my D's and I are just at loose ends here, while he's the wonderful, wiggly Jello Mold of the family scene. We all know better, but it is still irritating.

Planning to start painting the kitchen tomorrow. Granny Smith Apple Green. How's that for bright?