this morning i woke up to the phone ringing. i missed it but i got up and fed the cats. i lay back down but sleep was gone. so i grabbed my scriptures and came out to the couch. today i read 2Nephi 9. i read it out loud. i like to read out loud sometimes if i'm alone. 2Nephi 9 is such a good chapter so chalk full of goodness and truth and light and thanksgiving and perspective. i felt thankful while reading it because i knew it was blessing me. i'm so glad that in the history of this world there was a jacob, younger brother to nephi who touches and teaches me with his recorded words.

then i did some crosswording. but not for long. i started on a big christmas project. i mean it is BIG. i may have bitten off more than i can chew, but the idea of it inspires and excites me, so i'm going to give it my best shot. so i was happily ensconced on the couch deep in the thoughts and processes of my project and suddenly elicia who was cleaning, said "laura you should go pick up heather! it's 11:30!!" ooops. i was supposed to pick her up at 11 at the airport. i'm a bad bad person. bad friend and irresponsible too. no one should ever rely on me ever! these thoughts were accusing me as i drove over the bridge. i hoped her plane was late. i hoped she was still there. i hoped she wasn't mad.

but the first thing she said to me when i pulled over was "i'm sorry. my plane was late. (45 minutes to de-ice)". my face lit up and i asked "how long have you been waiting?" "oh only five or ten minutes." phewph. i confessed my neglect of her.

heather had a joyful enthusiastic reunion with her cat. joyful and enthusiastic on her side, seemingly indifferent on his. "he's going to hate me for at least two days." heather had predicted previously. i knew that under his indifference was relief and contentment. i left them entwined in an embrace of sorts.

heather came over later to feed on jamabayaya with me. we talked and i showed her stuff until she couldn't stand not sleeping any longer and she went home to nap. since then i've been reading my first blog. specifically i've been reading the posts of november 2003. as fatima pointed out i'm feeling nostalgic. as i told her, i like my past self. i wish i was more like her today. she seemed so bubbly and full of life and sparkle.

it's supposed to snow today! hip hip hooray!

i like my big wide window. the tree out front fills it up from left to right and right now it's full of the winter scene of bare stark branches.... and falling snow!! it's my seasons window.

last night fatima and i had a night out together. in an unexpected twist of fate i gave in to the watching of casino royale which she has had a hankering for. personally i really liked the new bond. he is bond. and probably falls under brent's category of a "hunk" too. but i have to go out into the shnowy wintery world right now. it's time to take part in a little production i like to call "buy the bra"