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Got up at 5 AM. I think that I woke up once at 2 and went back to sleep.

The fur faces are back home. Zara, surprisingly, walked right into the carrier. Lily has been chewing me out loudly. Oliver ran into Zara's room because he's a little shit :) Gracie and Bella both licked my face when I picked them up.

The place where I boarded the cats has a punch card for boarding, and this trip earned a free day for the three of them. I told them that I'd be a recurring customer in that case. Plus, they liked the cats. The dogs' boarding was quite reasonable, and they liked the dogs.

Manic cats are manic. Apparently they missed chasing each other. And Oliver sent my colleagues two IMs! Now he and Lily are squabbling. Bella and Gracie are squabbling about who missed me more, or at least, who gets access to me. That's funny because I think of Bella as my dog and Gracie as Bella's dog. (They did stick close together at the kennel.)

Oliver is trying to train Gracie to leave him alone. I'm monitoring their squabble but am trying to stay out of it. Gracie does need to learn manners.

So, mass chaos over here :) I finally got through my work email but am busy this month.

I forgot to mention that the flannel duvet set was just a duvet cover and pillow shams. I thought that sheets were included in the set. So I ordered some flannel sheets to get here tomorrow. (I've given up on the fancy sheets that I bought because Gracie chews holes in them. Maybe when she gets older....)

The fur faces seem to be settling down now, although Bella gives me kisses whenever I go downstairs. Awww. Gracie is asleep upstairs, and she provides a lot of the doggy energy.

I let Bella and Gracie out, and Gracie was barking up a storm at one of the neighbor’s cats. I had to bring a leash out for her. She twists when you grab her by the collar—she’s pretty smart—so I had a hell of the time getting the leash on. And she kept on trying to go back and bark.

Feeding these guys was a zoo but I got it done. We’re almost out of dry puppy food, but Gracie’s probably a year old, so I’ll try to transition her to adult food.

I’m out of caffeinated soda. Bad planning. I need to submit a grocery order (done). I think that and scrubbing litter boxes are my tasks for tonight (done). Oh, and starting a load of laundry. (Will do when I go to sleep. I need to get up at 7 so that they'll dry. I need to run back to the cats' boarding place to pick up Lily's ear meds. They forgot to give it to me.)

Well, I finally ate dinner. It’s a start. Bed time soon.

I finished the Tim Curry book. It was interesting.

I’m going to hate myself in the morning. We lose an hour to boot. There’s a photography lecture that I’d like to attend at 10 AM. I have my massage in the afternoon. I wonder if the pool is warm enough to swim in. Some people are braving it.

I slept until 9 AM. Yikes. Probably no breakfast. I did get a little breakfast. I missed the photography lecture. Started the Patti Smith memoir. Logged on and then took a short nap.

Had lunch, such as it was. Had a couple of cheese quesadillas and a big bowl of bread pudding with vanilla ice cream on top.

Today is the day of mishaps. A guy fell near me in the dining room. He was okay though. And someone spilled their drink all over the floor. The cruise workers were on the ball both times.

I’m skipping the lecture on Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas. I want to read until my massage appointment. I had a bad feeling that I had the wrong time and asked, but my watch and phone are right. Today it counts!

Someone wanted to read my t-shirt (“My dog thinks I’m cool”) and told me to read hers (“Free hugs—Just kidding—Don’t touch me “). I like mine better :)

Read a while and went to the spa. Apparently my appointment wasn’t today even though the app said that it was. It’s on the 2nd. I also made an appointment for a manicure because I forgot to bring nail polish remover and my manicure is chipping. I might just have them use clear polish then. My new appointments aren’t showing on the app, so I’ll have to remember when they are.

Now what? Should I try the pool? Sauna? Both? I don’t think that I want another nap. Housekeeping wanted me to itemize my laundry and call them, so I did that. Then I picked up a luggage tag for disembarking (second to last). My flight is typically late.

I tried the sauna. Because I’m new to saunas, I stayed for only eight minutes. I know that saunas are good for you, but it’s kind of boring. Then I tackled the pool. It was COLD. I went down step by step, getting used to the cold each time. Finally I submerged myself. (Another person who went in the pool was watching me, and she wanted to say, “Just jump in!” But we had the same end result.)

I’m WIDE awake now! I need to fix my makeup and then I’ll go read until dinner. I want to eat later because I want to get to sleep early because my shore excursion to Puerto Vallarta is tomorrow. I’m looking forward to it!

There’s a fly on the ship that likes me. I don’t know why.

A quote in the Patti Smith book: “Always do what will cost you the most.” — Simone Weil I’m mulling that over. It struck me.

Had salmon again because they didn’t have anything else that I wanted. But they had rice pudding for dessert!

Finished the Patti Smith book (Bread of Angels). It’s good.

It’s almost 8:00 and I’ll go post. I want to get up around 5:30 AM to give me time for a shower, makeup, and breakfast before the shore excursion. .

Woke up at 4:30 AM, and tossed and turned until 5:30, when I got up.

For some reason, I thought that the Corner Bakery Cafe opened at 6, but it opened at 7, so I hung out waiting for 15 minutes. Ate breakfast. Now I’m packing stuff up. I’m packed. I’m going to try to take a nap, although I’m feeling wide awake. I did fall asleep for a little while.

Now I’m waiting for the time to check out.

Embarking was confusing because two ships were sharing a terminal. I wound up in the line for the other ship.

On the ship. I left the soda I brought aboard somewhere but I need to sit for a moment to backtrack. No big deal if it’s gone. Found it. Our rooms aren’t ready yet, so we need to cart stuff all over the place. I’m waiting for the buffet to clear out a little. My stateroom is way down the hall from the elevators. Now having lunch. A guy working here didn’t think that I could carry my soup, so he took it and walked me to a table. The Cream of Onion soup was fantastic. The chicken salad sandwich was good. Carrot cake for dessert.

There’s some seagulls circling the ship. Probably looking for handouts. Okay, went to my muster station and watched the safety video. I’ve taken care of my obligations.

The stateroom is humongous. It’s a lot more than I need.

The Downton Abbey movie is available on my TV. I think that I’ll watch it later.

Oh! My suitcase is in here.

Napped a little, but the person assigned to my stateroom woke me up. So I got up to see us pull out the port. I don’t think that I’ve seen it yet. The ship is leaving late. Maybe they said an earlier time to ensure people were aboard. I’m getting peopled out already. After dinner, I’ll watch a movie (they have Oppenheimer also) in my stateroom and relax.

It’s nippy on the Lido Deck. I went down to my stateroom and logged on. We finally pulled out around 4:30 PM. We're going down the coast. I'm wondering if that's Mexico on the coast. We were in San Diego, so it was close to Tijuana.

It's about time for dinner. I can't tell if I booked a massage at the spa tomorrow or not, so I need to stop by there after dinner and check. Or maybe tomorrow morning. I kind of don’t want to deal with it right now. I could call from my stateroom.

Had a New York steak, so finally, my steak cravings were fulfilled. And mashed potatoes. And crème brûlée for dessert. The food on Holland America is MUCH better than Norwegian.

I watched Oppenheimer. Not an upbeat movie for a vacation, but I had wanted to see it for a long time. It was good, but I’m not sure what to say. I didn’t know of the government trying to discredit him.

I want to grab a snack at 10:30, but that’s an hour from now. Hmm. I'm going to post now.

It’s cold right now, and all my clean clothes are shorts and t-shirts. I hope that it warms up in the morning.

Overslept my alarm until 8 AM. I don’t know how long they’re serving breakfast.

Planes are sitting in a line waiting to take off. The view from my hotel window is great entertainment.

Had a nice breakfast. Everything about this hotel is perfection. It’s going to spoil me for other hotels.

I’m tired though. I’m thinking of skipping my downtown trip and staying at the hotel. I want to take a nap. It’s nice having a day in which I can do whatever I want.

Oooh. I was looking at DoorDash trying to get the correct address for the hotel because I need to DoorDash later, and I saw a place with Shrimp Scampi. That sounds delicious!

I had problems falling asleep for my nap because my brain was whirring, but finally did. Now I'm up working on a prompt for my medical journal with ChatGPT, but I need a pad of paper to rough things out. (I'm designing printable planners to sell on etsy.) Something else to get with my DoorDash. Okay, I ordered a bunch of stuff from Walgreens for DoorDash.

Not sure what to do. I’m not hungry yet, but I need the pad of paper to work. I could do two separate DoorDashes.

The DoorDash guy found me with the stuff from Walgreens. He spoke Spanish with very little English, and I was thinking that he’s one of the people whom Trump wants to get rid of. He’s providing a service. I added hand cream to the order at the last minute because my hands are rough. My mom can’t tell me to wear my gloves, so I need to get with it.

When I was bringing the DoorDash stuff upstairs, I noticed that the “grab-and-go” place had grilled cheese on sourdough. That sounded good, so I went back down and got some. I was eating grilled cheese watching planes take off. Life is good :)

I said on Facebook that this reminded me of the time Erik and I went to O’Hare to watch the planes take off, back when you could do that. A security guy did ask us what we were doing, and we explained that we wanted to see the planes take off, and he said that he did something similar when he was young. I guess that an airport is a good place to find airplane-crazy people. (When I was a kid, I could identify all the types of commercial aircraft on sight. I can’t do that now.)

Speaking of the airport, it seems to be quieting down. (Yesterday, it was packed.) I’m hoping that my flight tomorrow won’t be full. (Yes, it is. Drat.)

I saw a guy doing ballet in the hotel lobby. You never know who (or what) you'll see at a hotel.

Ran a draft of my medical journal through ChatGPT, and it mangled part of it. I'm playing a fun game of "how to think like a computer" to modify the prompt. But I didn't expect it to come out right the first time. (Hmm, maybe I could write ChatGPT prompts as a sideline?)

It's time to check in for my flight. I put the cane together, and yes, I can sit on it, but it isn't great as a cane. I'm debating whether to ask for a wheelchair or not. I can probably walk if I can take breaks and sit down for a while. Damn knee. The Wall Street Journal's "Jetway Jesus Miracle" article has got me spooked about asking for help. I definitely am asking the doctor when I see her for physical therapy to work on the knee muscles. I'm trying to figure out how to pay for WiFi, and it looks like I have to do that on the flight itself. I thought about paying with miles, but WiFi isn't very expensive, and I want to save my miles up.

I think that I'll order food around 6 PM. Traffic at the airport is picking up. Also, this hotel seems to be where the pilots stay. Makes sense.

Wow, the food was good (Shrimp Scampi, cheese garlic bread, and cheesecake). Lots of food, and I couldn’t finish it. I’ll finish it tomorrow right before I leave the hotel (I got an extension of the checkout time until 12) so I won’t need to eat at the airport. I’ll have to remember this place (Pasta to Go) for when I come back.

I started yawning around 6 PM. I think that I’ll make it an early night. I seem to be becoming less of a night owl as I get older, although I do seem to have a peak around 5 PM.

Whoops, my card keys stopped working. The desk guy said that it was because I had back-to-back reservations. The key from the first day stopped working. He fixed it. I think that's a sign that I should go to bed soon. I'll get ready for bed and read. I want to get to breakfast really early so that I can eat my pasta later.

The dog boarding place posted a picture of the dogs at the kennel:

They seem to be sticking together, not surprisingly, because they're friends. I want to give Bella a scritch.

Woke up at 7 AM. I wanted to go back to sleep, but Gracie got me up. The dogs came in. I’m going to lie down if the dogs will let me. They did, eventually.

I'm still a little sleepy. I want to nap over lunch, but I can't because I have the meeting with Mom's trust in the afternoon. Showered over lunch.

Ugh. The CPAP people said that I need a new sleep study because mine is over four years old. I messaged the doctor. Nothing is simple.

Note to self: photocopy passport and send it to SURS along with the Christmas cards.

The amount in the trust account has gotten even lower. WTF???? I need to get the money away from them. Hmm, I'm wondering if I should create printables on etsy for extra money. My first one should be a medical journal. (I'll look at the one that I have for ideas.) I’ll work on them during the trip. Hmm, did I get WiFi for the flight to San Diego?

The garage guy now says that we'll have to wait until spring for the driveway. So I'll have to keep digging my car out (and I got stuck in the snow last night too). AAARGH!

I am not having a good day. Ugh. Crashing headache.

Let the dogs out. Gracie tried to ignore the donut, but decided to come in. Cheeky Bella stole a part of her donut.

I have the Christmas cards, so I need to write them (last chance if you want a card, comment), get my SURS paperwork in order, and find a box for zhelana’s fleece blanket. Then I’m hoping to go to the post office tomorrow. Oh, and I need to get garbage out.

I found a box for the blanket but need packing tape. I just submitted a Schnucks order for the tape (with also some markers, bagels, and cream cheese).

One Christmas card down. I need to think of what to say to Lance. I think that I’ll go copy my passport as proof of birthdate for my pension fund.

Something is setting the “dog alarm“ off.

I kind of want to go to bed, but I need to wait for the Schnucks order. Got it. I am such a cat mom. Oliver was asleep on my down coat, so I went outside without it. Copied my passport for the pension fund. I'll finish packing up the blanket and the pension fund stuff in the morning.

Another note to self: get a hook for my purse to put in the kitchen.

I need to book the bus to and from O'Hare and the hotel at O'Hare if I haven't already booked it.

Oops. I forgot to mention that someone from holiday_wishes sent some toys for the cats and dogs! I'll have to thank them. Oliver is very interested.

Got my new sweats. I'm not sure why they delivered it at 9:30 at night, but okay.

The third blanket kept me toasty warm.

Woke up at 7 AM. I was wondering what to do about the dogs and the dangerous wind chill, but both Gracie and Bella peed inside. I’ll let them out in the afternoon. It’s currently-5F/-21C with a wind chill of-11/-23C.

Oliver wants food now! Fed us all.

I’m feeling dubious about Dial-A-Carol later tonight. I guess that I’ll brush off the cars later and go from there.

Gracie was barking at the cats. I told her to shut up. Now she and Bella are wrestling on the bed. Gracie just scratched near my eye. I yelled.

Had a nice nap. The sun is shining on my chair in the kitchen, so it’s warm. I have a dog (Bella) partially in my lap, a cat (Oliver) in my face, and another dog (Gracie) looking at the cat. I’m trying to explain to Oliver that I fed him this morning, and he’s not going to eat right now. He is not convinced.

Now they’re having a severe weather advisory going all day. I’m going to change my Dial-A-Carol signup. I don’t want to go out tonight. I removed my signup for tonight. I didn’t see a time to sign up for later. I’m going to brush off my car tomorrow.

I want to let the dogs out, but I’m worried about my Amazon order arriving while they’re out. Maybe I should stand out with them, but it’s cold. I’ll go put my boots on. Maybe I should start brushing off the car while I’m out with them. Or not. I’d rather stay on my porch. I stayed just inside the door, and tried to bring them back inside in about 15 minutes. Bella came in, but Gracie did not. I waited a few more minutes inside, and then Gracie was on the porch saying that it’s cold outside (Me: No, really?) and came in. Whew.

I’m thawing a little, and then I’ll take my shower. I’ll wear my new sweats because I’m not going out.

I bought a blue topaz ring that says “Fuck it and begin again” on the inside. A good sentiment.

The cold bathroom is COLD. I felt like an icicle before I got the hot water on. Now I’m cozy in sweats and wool socks. I’m making soup to make my insides as warm as my outsides.

Oliver: maybe if I get in Mom’s face, she’ll feed me early. Dream on, cat.

Oh crap. My Christmas cards are now arriving on Tuesday. They’re going to be late.

Had my soup. I got dizzy when I took it out of the microwave and spilled some of it. The dogs were happy about that. I think that I’m going to lie down for a little while.

Had a nice nap. The dogs came in on the first try. Cold out there, isn’t it. Fed us all. I need to go measure the laptop and order a sleeve for it while I’m thinking of it (done and ordered).

Oh crap. The laptop that I was going to take with me on the trip is not turning on. I’ll have to take the “new” laptop. The sleeve that I just ordered will fit it though. Heck. I’m wondering if I should order another small travel laptop. I saw one for $265 that would get here on time. What to do. Okay, I got it. I travel enough that it’s worth it. I need to get rid of the old one.

It's a nice night for some tea (steeping). I think that I'll go to bed early because I want to get up early and brush the snow off of the cars.

Rain alert? Accuweather says a snow shower in the morning. A third site said a wintry mix. I hope that there isn’t ice in the morning.

Tuesday Night Wrestling (dogs) on the bed.

Overslept and woke up a little before 7 AM. I’ll take the fecal samples at lunchtime.

Hmm. I want to take a nap, but it’s early to get the dogs to come in. Got them in, but I had a piece of donut out for Gracie, and Bella snatched it. I then gave Gracie a donut hole, and Bella tried to snatch that too.

Hmm. A long time ago, I wanted to do indexing work (creating indexes for books or documents) freelance. Maybe I should do that when I retire. I've had indexing experience but want to get certified.

And now we have cat wrestling (Oliver and Lily).

There will be a high of 4F/-16C on Sunday. Yikes! It'll be a good weekend to stay home and snuggle in sweats. Speaking of weather, it's gray and gloomy and I want to go back to sleep. But I can't.

Dropped off the fecal samples at the vet. Go me. (Go cats!) The fecal tests came back negative, and they emailed the place where I want to board them with the results.

I'm sooooo tired. I'm thinking of skipping the Symphony holiday concert tonight and napping. It's dark, cold, and yucky. (Most of the snow has melted though. Just in time to get more tomorrow.) Ugh, I fell asleep during a meeting.

Maybe I bought too much over Black Friday/Cyber Week. I'm getting a package from Land's End, and I was wondering, what the heck is that? (Oh yeah, the second pair of sweats.)

I perked up a little at 5 PM as per usual, but I’m still tired and don’t feel like going out. I still think that a nap is in order.

I was sitting on the toilet and Bella was knocking my hand with her snout because she wanted to be petted. (After all, I was just sitting there….) I told her that she was being ruuuuuuuuude. She goes nuts over long vowels and started licking my face. I have a weird dog ;) That reminded me of when I was a kid and my dad used to imitate an air-raid siren to freak the dog out.

I should do a load of laundry. I have the gathering at my grandboss’ house tomorrow night.

Napped and slept until almost 1 AM after a dream in which I got back together with Erik. That ship has long since sailed. They’re saying up to four inches of snow tomorrow night, which makes me uncertain if I can get to my grandboss’ house.

Fed us all. I think that I’ll sleep in and take my shower at lunchtime.

I need to start a load of laundry before I go back to sleep.

Put my clean cruise clothes back in the suitcase. Put the concert clothes in the dryer. Now I’m going to go to bed.

Holy cow. -18F/-28C wind chill next weekend (according to Facebook)? However, I don't see that in Accuweather. But it'll be cold all weekend. And snow on Thursday.

I didn’t get up early. Woke up at 6:30 AM and reset my alarm to 7.

Scraped off half of the Kia. Then the scraper part came off. Plus I was frozen (it’s 16F/-9C), so I came in. I’ll get the rest later.

The Champaign-Urbana Symphony concert is on Wednesday night, not this weekend. Glad that I checked.

Turned off the space heater upstairs because I was starting to broil. It's a good space heater.

Brushed off the other half of the Kia and put the sticker on. (I got a nastygram about the sticker.) I’m hoping that the sun will melt the rest of the snow. I’m not sure when I’ll get the car jump-started. Thursday? Now I’m thawing.

Got pictures of the critters together (some elegant, some silly) for holiday_wishes. I think that I’ll post to it tonight after the (choir) concert.

I don’t know when the heck that they’ll be able to put my driveway in because winter is wintering.

Got my "paw print" summer pajamas, which will go on the cruise with me. I'm going to have a day in San Diego, so I'm looking at a hop on and hop off trolley tour. I have to remember to bring a pair of jeans to wear.

Gracie sleeps all day long. No wonder she's manic at night.

The concert went..okay. We felt the lack of the dress rehearsal (which most of us didn’t go to because of the weather). I didn’t have the music for the sing-alongs, but I looked over my neighbor’s shoulder. The person who was supposed to give me the microphone for my solo forgot, and I had to borrow one from someone else. So, some glitches. But it’s over. We’re caroling at a retirement home next week. I told the choir director that I needed the music for the sing-alongs, but I’ll remind her.

Oliver wants food NOW! Fed us all. There's no fecal samples, so I told Oliver to work on some.

I'm going to post to my journal and to holiday_wishes and go to bed. I want to get up early to get the fecal samples to the vet.

Ugh. 0F/-18C. I’m bringing out an extra blanket. (My house is old and a little drafty.)

Woke up at 6 AM. I’m fighting the urge to go back to sleep. I need to drop off the fecal samples at the vet.

Hmm. The fecal sample from Zara seems old. I guess that I’ll wait until lunchtime to see if she produces another one. So I can go back to sleep. Got the dogs in. Now I’ll nap. Napped and overslept. Squeezed a shower in.

My eyes are stinging for some reason. I'd go out sick for work, but I'm "on call" for tickets and don't want to dump work on my backup.

Approved the quote from the electrician for the garage. I'm going to be broke very soon. They are going to do the work on January 7th.

Tears were rolling down from my eyes while I was at the computer, so I don’t want to try to drive. I’m going to lie down for a while. Overslept my nap, but my eyes feel better.

I'm switching to winter mode. It's 24 F/-4C, and I caught myself thinking, "Hey, it's warm!" (Well, compared to last night anyway.)

Enrolled in Long-Term Care. I could afford only $50,000 worth of coverage, but that's $50,000 more than I currently have.

Got Gracie in finally. Fed the beasties.

On Facebook, there was a video with half-dressed male firefighters carrying rescue dogs. Something for everyone:)

My eyelids were bright red. I guess that’s why my eyes were stinging.

My singing lesson went well. My voice is sounding a lot better. I’m feeling fairly comfortable with my solo. I found pointing at the notes on the “hard” song helps a lot.

I couldn’t have gotten to the vet at lunchtime anyway. There was a water main break and the road was blocked off.

I don’t feel like starting anything new now, so I think that I’ll go to bed soon.

Oh, the new pajamas are wonderful. Very soft (they’re fleece). Cute too. That was a good buy.

I ordered Italia magazine and Hawaii magazine. Articles about my two favorite places.

I’m telling Gracie to go bug Bella and stop chewing on me. And stop chewing on my new pajamas!

Woke up at 6:30 AM. Bella came in from outside fairly quickly, but Gracie is still out nosing around. She finally decided to come in.

Now the weather people are saying black ice from the rain yesterday. I hope that things get cleared up before rehearsal tomorrow. The side streets haven’t been plowed yet. I’m going to have to trudge out to my car and brush it off sometime today.

The little shit Oliver got into Zara’s room. I’ll try to get him out in a few minutes. Started laundry.

Texted with the snow removal guy, and he said that he would be here in an hour and a half. I said that was fine; I just need it done before tomorrow.

Put the clothes in the dryer. I have to wait to take my shower because the snow guy will be here soon. I’ll take it after he leaves. Had lunch. Got Oliver out of Zara’s room. Gracie tried to bug him, so I picked him up and put him on top of some things.

Hmm. I was looking at a Facebook ad for maps of your home. I kind would like one for my condo in California (“My First Home”) and my current home.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I bought a floodlight for the garage last night at Home Depot. It will be delivered on Tuesday.

I’m not sure what to do now. Maybe work on the kitchen table. Oliver was on my lap, slipped, and dug his claws in my leg. I yelled. Then he knocked over the cat food. Bella grabbed a can. I am not happy with him.

I found a bunch of stuff at Sharper Image, a sweater at Coldwater Creek, and a T-Shirt at LL Bean. I can’t get all of it, so I need to think about it. Add a Christmas t-shirt from Crazy Shirts that says “Mele Kalikimaka” (Merry Christmas in Hawaiian) with some ornaments.

The weather is supposed to warm up on the 13th, so I’ll tell the garage guy that tomorrow. I hope that we can squeeze in getting my driveway done.

I think that the snow guy is here. The dogs are going nuts.

The Crazy shirts t-shirt in my size is sold out. LL Bean didn’t have the t-shirt also. That’s one way to get me not to spend money. Same with the Coldwater Creek sweater. I’m debating the weighted heated throw on Sharper Image. I’d like it, but I’m afraid that Gracie would chew on it. Maybe not. I want the dual-view dash cam, but I’m afraid someone would break into the car and steal it. I could save it until I have the garage ready, but there are other places that I park. I did order the cam. I really want a backup camera.

Paid the snow guy. He did a great job. He said that he could put up my security cameras too. I’ll definitely use him for more snow removal.

I want to take another nap. Napped.

Oops, the snow guy forgot to get the side sidewalk. That’s okay. I’ll see if I can get it tomorrow.

I think that Bella really wants a crate. Not only does she lie under the bed, but she also likes to lie in the litter boxes, which are Bella-sized. I’ll see what I can do after I get the bedroom organized. Okay, I found a crate on Chewy for her. It isn’t on sale for Cyber Monday, so I can get it anytime. Now I need to work on the bedroom. I found a crate that was a Cyber Monday deal on Amazon, so I ordered it.

I was leaking pee after I slept for the night and after my naps. I now have period panties on and am washing my pajamas. Sigh. I hope that this works.

I’m close to the end of my book on Katherine Parr. I chose a book on James I to read next. I know very little about him.

Fed us all. I’m thinking of going to bed early because I need to brush the snow off of my car before work. I also think that I’ll sleep in my clothes so that I can pull boots on and go do so.

I think that I’ll throw my clothes from the cruise in the wash before going to bed.

Finished my book about Katherine Parr. A good time to wrap things up now. I'd like to stay at Sudeley Castle sometimes, where Katherine Parr lived at the end of her life and was buried. It's at the edge of the Cotswolds, so it should be pretty.