3:55 p.m. I feel like a high school kid out for the holidays. Now that I have my weekends back, I'm much happier.

Happier that I was able to stay up late to have Mel's Saturday night with friends; happier that I could sleep in on Sunday; happier that I lounged around all Sunday with no feelings of pressure. All round happier.

I commando shopped today. That is, I went in with a mission of a few presents and came out realitively unscath with a few presents.

The mall wasn't too scary today. Lotsa people out and about but not enough to drive me batty. It was tolerable.

I also commando wrapped those presents today which sitting pretty under our xmas tree. Our pretty, but still naked, tree.

n@s