Recovering from Christmas

Have you ever thought about how much work goes into preparing for certain events in your life that pass by in the blink of an eye when they finally happen? While the 25th was a wonderful day, I’m glad it’s over (frankly) because I won’t have to do it again until next year.
For the last couple of days I’ve been indulging myself…doing some art, watching the first season of Beverly Hills 90210 with Emma and David—John has higher standards than the rest of us—and trying to avoid making meals at all costs. Not that anyone has complained…yet.
I went to Toronto today to have lunch with Gaynor, and to spend the generous gift certificate Pam gave for Christmas at Bizzy B’s. I know some people don’t like receiving money or gift certificates, but there’s nothing like a guilt-free shopping spree in my opinion—especially when you get to choose your own books and art supplies. Speaking of art supplies, Emma gave me four vintage maps for Christmas that she’d bought in The Netherlands, and I’m looking forward to scanning them and then playing with them in Photoshop.
But first I have to fix my scanner because it’s full of dust. I’d planned to do this before Christmas, but then I realized that it would take me a while to disassemble it, and I didn’t want to make any mistakes. The last thing I fixed was my mouse. I used the screwdrivers from eyeglass repair kit, and it took me about an hour to take apart the inside and remove all the dog hair with a pair of tweezers. Now it works like a charm.