Feeling better, bit of a catch-up entry

I won't say the retail therapy yesterday was the cure, but it might have something to do with the Dunkin Donuts Mocha Spice Latte I treated myself to. Maybe it had to do with the number of presents I got for the Giving Tree at St. Michael's in North Andover; we've been going there for Advent, since my dad's workload at the greenhouse means he has to put in extra time on Sundays, and thus we've been going to a later Mass.

More reasons to feel better: my dear friend Mark called to say hello, and the BBC TV version of Terry Prachett's "Hogfather" is on tonight