down with some updates

our week in review, facebook-style. (in other words, i have nothing interesting to say, so i thought i'd just pull my status updates i've written over the past seven days, put them in a list, and go wrap some more presents.)

sunday: "ho ho, Mister Toe, hung where you can see ...": christmas lyrics according to a five-year old

tuesday: the song "all i want for christmas is you" came on the radio today. liam's reaction: "this is the silliest song i've ever heard. who wants a person for christmas? i sure hope santa knows to bring me toys instead."

thursday: so this is what it feels like to turn 35: i got beautiful jewelry from my husband and an as-seen-on-tv Snuggie from my parents ... and i'm not sure which one i'm more excited about. when does the AARP card arrive? saturday: my little brother was driving home to raleigh from st. louis and has now been stranded on I-64 in the storm for 24+ hours. no food, 1/4 tank of gas. he's melting snow to have water to drink. say a prayer for him and the thousands of motorists around him. i can't even imagine how the families with babies or the elderly are surviving ...

an update on the updates: after the snow plows cleared enough for ben to get off on the nearest exit, he waited in line for three hours for gas, tried every hotel in the vicinity, and wound up spending the night on the floor of the fitness room in a hampton inn in west virginia. he arrived home, safe and sound, after 48 hours on a trip that normally takes 12. thanks be to God! and on a completely different note, i've discovered i tend to overuse ellipses ...