Last night when I unlocked the front door, Gretchen about jumped into my arms! Somehow during the foolishness of the fireworks and M-80’s going off in celebration, she had managed to get out of her cage and wreak havoc in the living room. Her victims: 4 socks, a bath towel, a bandanna, a pillowcase and a pillow all ruined beyond repair. The cats were also upset and I was up till really early trying to restore a sense of calm to the house. I am sorry, but I fail to understand why people shoot off fireworks for New Years Eve. All it does is terrify the animals and this morning there were several dead animals on the road when I went to town.

I had to laugh though last night at work right after eleven-o’clock this lady comes bustin into the store and announces to no one in particular that she is drunk. She weaved her way around the store demanding my attention as she searched through the stack of movies for sale until she found what she was looking for. What she was searching for didn’t become clear for a few minutes because she was so drunk. But she located her treasure and bought it and stumbled back outside to celebrate what? Only God only knows.

Right now I am watching the Rose Bowl where the Oregon Ducks aren’t doing very well, but I have faith they will persevere!

I leave for work soon and i hear we are quite busy today-