It's Christmas Eve! Molli arrived on time, with no problems yesterday evening! I love having all the beds full.

I am still stuffy and coughing and tired and sick of it. However, it could be worse. I just have a lot to do today and would like to be in top form.

Yesterday I was the only one in the office until Betsy came back from Outreach at 2 so I could leave. I got crabby from all the people calling and coming by with candy and toys and wanting to volunteer. Call me again in a few months! Don't make me feel guilty because you collected toys without finding someone to give them to! Then I was trying to send out my end-of-year donation letters (anyone who gives more than $250 has to get an official receipt for their taxes). Apparently many of the donations were entered in QuickBooks in such a way that my report is not accurate. So frustrating. I tried calling QuickBooks and they were very nice, but they would charge me $80 to help me. One of our board members is a CPA and she told me how to export to Excel, sort it, etc. What a pain--there must be a better way--or maybe I am not as picky as she is. Anyway, I finally left. I hope there are no issues for the next few days, as Kerri is out of town and I will get the phone calls. Also I hope all the residents enjoy their many gifts and don't squabble over them--and the volunteers providing dinner enjoy the experience and find the families appreciative. Sigh.

I drove home (after a 10-minute wait at the bank) and picked up Ray and Amelia and drove to Atlanta. We debated whether to make a planned stop at the Container Store, since we were a little later than expected and the traffic might be a problem. Molli's flight seemed to be a little late (according to Amelia's iPhone), so we went for it. We picked up a few stocking stuffers. I could spend a lot in that store! Amelia said she used to spend as much as she made when she worked there! Anyway, then it turned out Molli's flight arrived on time, at a terminal very near the entrance, and she had (of course) no US cell phone. The traffic was slow, but not impossible, and she had to wait more than 40 minutes for us! She was not a happy camper. We got to the restaurant almost an hour early and had a fabulous and fun dinner and were home by 9:30. Molli & Amelia ran over to the O'Rileys and Ray and I watched some TV, trying to stay awake until they came back. I assume they are back now, but I didn't make it.