conuly

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So I go around the house, and see that there are lights on all the way in the front of the basement (but not in the back, by the steps), like somebody had to fix the circuit breaker, and also that there's a light on in my mom's room, which I'd left on.

So I decide that there's probably nobody inside, and do a Very Stupid Thing by going inside while my mom's on the cell phone.

WILL I GET THROUGH THIS ALIVE?
IS THIS ENTIRE ENTRY BEING WRITTEN BY A GHOSTWRITER?

Um. Yeah. Nobody was here, and all the expensive computer stuff was fine, so we think that the door just didn't close properly when I left this morning, or maybe it was Asa leaving that didn't close it properly. *huge sigh of relief*

That was scary.

Oh, and I got two boxes via the US postal service, one from New Hampshire, and the other... Man, I forget the first name, initials are A.H - more used clothing. We're quite happy, especially with the gloves, overalls (I love overalls) and heavy stockings.

I think I can safely say we are no longer completely desperate here. We'll still take any new clothes, especially those that have already been bought (like you'd wear them yourself, right?), or any used clothes, but we're not dying for clothes anymore. Which is *good*. (Oh, and of course, I'll take any non-necessary item on my wishlist, which is mostly toys, books, music, etc. But those are hardly needful items, and I'm just asking for them because it's my custom, not because I really truly want them that much. Much better to donate to charity - have I said that yet this year?)

I do want to send out cookies to people, please, if you want treats, comment in That Entry with your address, or email me at conuly AT livejournal. But the entry in my user info is a better bet - less likely to get accidentally deleted that way.

I'm so enthused about those mittens we got, you have no idea. Ana's got three pairs of mittens aside from those: The one we can't find, the one without thumbs, the one that doesn't really fit. And if she doesn't have mittens on, she wants to walk with her hands in her pockets, which is both sensible and cute, but which *does* make it hard to cross streets and whatnot.

Some of the pants are really too big, you were right, but it's not a worry - we'll either store them or lend them over to a friend of my mom's kid. That is to say, a friend-of-my-mom's kid. NOT a friend of my-mom's-kid.

Once Deniz outgrows them, Ana will fit into them. When Ana outgrow's them, Deniz' little sister Su will fit them. When Su outgrows them, if they're still around, Evie will fit them. Don't know what's going to happen to clothes when Evie outgrows them, but we're sure to find *somebody* to give them to :)

So, if you invest in clothes for Ana, rest assured that they'll be worn for at least three years straight, loved by at least three children. Same goes for toys and books and all.

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I'm thinking about Christmas this year. I want to really do a lot of things that we didn't do in my family, but which I think would be fun. A simple, secular Advent calendar. St. Nicolas Day. That sort of thing. What sort of things do you all do for your holidays this time of year? They don't have to be for our holidays - I'm just curious.

Heavy silver eggs
Shake them, shake them, hear them chime
Loud now as they drop

Yup, it came :) I love those things, by the way - may steal one of Ana's. But *damn* are they ever heavy - and of course, Ana thinks it's fun to drop 'em.