Short Update, and "The Christmas Guest", Chapter One

I have my new computer mostly set up now. The screen is nice, one of those skinny, flat ones with great resolution. I was able to load my old version of PrintArtist, the one with the nice graphics, but the old WordPerfect (6.1) doesn't work so I'll have to rebuild my templates in the later version I have (9.0), unless I can figure out how to load the old ones. 6.1 had some great clipart too. Maybe I can still use that. Bob is trying to find me a newer version of Frontpage, but I can use GoLive in the meantime, although there is a bit of a learning curve involved there.

Getting things done for Christmas. Only two days, and then I'm off. We had our Holiday Pot Luck Luncheon today. Great food, as usual, but we sure missed Sheila. :(

Mom & I went to the Mall, briefly, and to Marmelade Cafe for mushroom soup. Had bread pudding too, but it wasn't as good as mine. Bought stocking stuffers at Cost Plus, also.

Tomorrow is the annual staff breakfast. Yum!

Was writing a Christmas fic for the Secret Santa exchange on Black Pearl Sails, but found out we can't post 'em anywhere else 'til January 1st, by which time Christmas fics will be past their prime. So I've decided to post it as a sort of Christmas prezzie to everyone, over the next four days. Nothing like a little Christmas fluff to get one in the spirit!

( Ahoy! Christmas fluff ahead! )