I (mostly) gave up coffee about six months ago. But I had to be up at 4:30 this morning for an east coast radio interview and you can bet I wasn’t going to do that without a little java. It’s now almost 10:30 and three (!) cups of coffee later, I am feeling -um- quite energetic. I might actually get something done today!

B is threading my new sewing machine for me, so that I can start on a couple of simple Christmas projects for my nieces and nephews, I’m soaking hala leaves to make more lauhala bracelets, and I have some tiny matchboxes halfway painted for another project I’m working on. E is upstairs listening to a book on CD and I suspect avoiding me. He’s mad because last night I (very reasonably) told the boys that due to a lack of completed chores (as in, they managed to skip *all* of their chores, *all* week), they’d be losing certain electronic privileges. And that boy can hold a grudge! He has to emerge for food at some point though.