Good grief!

Happy Boxing Day, everyone! I hope those of you who celebrate Christmas had a very nice one, and for everyone who doesn’t celebrate Christmas, that you had a nice Thursday! 🙂

I had a very productive day yesterday, since I completely finished the bathrobe I made for my niece, plus hemmed the velvet pants I’m wearing to the ballet tomorrow (I can’t even wear Petite off the rack) and finished the last gift wrapping and decorating. I’m working my way through the unabridged audiobook of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and it’s good for a LOT of projects and workouts!

I can’t tell you what I got for Christmas presents, though, because I haven’t opened them yet! And at this point, I’m not sure when I will! My sister was supposed to be flying in from Chicago this afternoon for a four-day visit at my dad’s, and I was going to be picking her up at the Manchester, New Hampshire airport. I noticed when I checked the ‘Net this morning that icing in the Midwest was causing a lot of problems, including with airline flights. I checked United’s website and it didn’t indicate a problem with Jill’s flight. Then I got a really short e-mail from Jill. She wanted to know if my cell phone accepts text messages, because she has laryngitis!

No sooner had I replied saying yes, my cell phone should take text messages, than Jill called. Her flight was cancelled! She’d scrounged around and gotten a non-stop flight later this afternoon–but into Logan airport in Boston, rather than Manchester. Jill was saying she would get on the commuter rail from the airport and take the train out to Fitchburg, and I said, “No! I don’t want you on the train when you’re sick and have two bags* to hassle–I’ll come get you! It’s not even on the table!” (*She’s bringing our presents out and taking her family’s presents back home with her.) And it’s not that big a deal, at all, except for the timing–the last time I picked up someone at Logan, I had to drive in at commuter rush hour on a Friday, and, yowsers. OTOH, it is the Friday after Christmas which many people have off. But I’ll leave early, and take stuff to work on in case I’m waiting around the airport for a while.

Then I called dad to let him know the change in plans, because Jill is staying with dad and we were going to open all our presents when she arrived tonight. It turns out that dad is perfectly agreeable to taking the T and cabs around Boston tomorrow for the ballet and restaurant outing. Whew!!! That’s going to make things SO much easier! But it’s a good thing I’m way past any kind of suspense or excitement over what I’m getting for Christmas, sheesh. *wry smile* And I’m very glad I filled the car’s gas tank when I ran errands on Monday, too!

Now I just need to hope that Jill’s rescheduled flight arrives without cancellations or long delays. Keep your fingers crossed for us!

My niece really, really loves frogs, and she hates “girly” colors like pink. I saw this fleece with skiing frogs and I couldn’t resist. I hope she likes it!