Well, darn, I have a cold. I have an interview this afternoon and would like to be at my best. It has been really cold the last couple of days, but that doesn't usually make me sick. I have the play on Sunday, but after that I have a week to recover.

I'm having a little trouble getting into the Christmas spirit. Everyone is mailing packages, but I am slowly shopping.

Yesterday, we had a long walk in the cold morning, taking Elisa to Skipper's, and walking back through the meadow. Ray had to meet someone at 10:30. I went with him and he dropped me at the library. After picking out a few books (and admiring their progress), I walked over to Joann Fabrics and spent about an hour studying the yarn and the pattern books. I am going to do another sweater, which I haven't for a couple years. I hope it turns out like Bonney's! I think it's the same color. I look at other yarns, and then I end up buying Lion. I am used to knitting with it and like the way it looks and feels, and it's not too expensive. Sadly, it was not on sale this time and I bought 10 skeins. I sat on the floor and looked at every knitting magazine. There were only two that had patterns for men's sweaters. I chose the one I liked best, but last night, I decided to make something from a book I already had instead.

Ray picked me up outside and we met Becky for lunch downtown. It was good, but not particularly healthful: onion soup, roast beef sandwich, fries and a brownie. She was getting over a cold, but I don't think that's where I got it. Ray has it too and I'm not sure about Elisa.

We picked up some yogurt and apples at Earth Fare and went by the bank and came on home about 3. My Dad came soon after. He wanted help downloading a bridge game from the Apple store and was very happy when he could start playing it.

I made latkes--maybe the best I ever ate! I grated two big potatoes and one big turnip/rutabaga and a smallish onion. I think it was a recipe from CHOW, some email I get. You were supposed to cook them in duck fat, but I don't have any of that. They were darn good cooked in vegetable oil. Elisa was happy to taste one when she came home. We lit the Hanukkah candles, too. Mudge left, we sat by the fire until it was time to drive over to the Community Center, where we had a pleasant dinner, although my young friends were not there.

I had to stay for a board meeting, but it went pretty well, as the president wasn't there. At home again, we watched a little TV and went to bed. I woke up at 3:15 and took off my sleep mask, but the next time I woke up was 6:45, so that was good.