progress is happenin'

1. basement remodel:

• lights are up
• suspended ceiling is leveled
• stairway walls are washed and ready for paint
• theater system is in the house ready for installation (and mailing of the $400 rebate request)
  

2. christmas prep:

• survived, enjoyed my family party
• began the wrapping (is it my imagination or do those cheap bows decompose while in storage with last year's christmas wrap?)
  
• discovered that if i begin the shopping two weeks before christmas, i have time to come up with numerous ideas for remaining gifts to be purchased
• printed out my $80 (yes i said eighty dollars) of kohl's cash (in case you aren't familiar with the whole kohl's shopping deal, everything i bought was on sale, i got an additional 20% with my coupon, and the $80 in kohl's cash i have to spend on the remaining items equals another 20% discount)
  

3. bff project:

• introduced bff concept to jojo--she's all over it (and the cats)
  
• introduced bff concept to cats--they are still discussing whether or not they want to participate
  
• trimmed cats' razor-sharp barbed ends of claws--as much for my safety as for jojo's