Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's just beginning to be daylight ... the sky is still dark, but over the tree line is pale gold. It will be "warmer" today, all the way up to upper 30s! :) Clouds will start coming in tonight, and *maybe* the "S" word - again! - tomorrow.
Yesterday: As usual, I didn't get as much done as I hoped. But, except for a few small items, the Christmas shopping is pretty much done! It took longer than we wanted, but I should have expected that. I did get some cleaning done, and managed to pack up some of the "excess". I'm still deciding on whether or not to add a tree (yes, I have a place for it! LOL!)
Today: It's back to work this morning, the first of 3 days this month. I'm spoiled, I don't want to go! LOL! After work I'll get the groceries I didn't have time (or energy) for yesterday. And tonight, I sew!! Well, and wrap a few more things. :)
And, for those of you who have missed my countdown ... Christmas is 10 days from today!!!

Today is "Bill of Rights Day" ... "Cat Herders Day" ... "Navidades (Puerto Rico)".

Quotes of the Day:
"Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success."
-- Christopher Lasch

"To resist the frigidity of old age one must combine the body, the mind and the heart - and to keep them in parallel vigor one must exercise, study and love."
-- Karl von Bonstetten

"Every day holds the possibility of a miracle."
-- Elizabeth David

Today in history:
In 1791, the Bill of Rights, comprising the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, took effect.

In 1891, Dr. James Naismith established first rules of basketball in Springfield, Mass.

In 1939, the film version of "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta.

In 1954, what may be considered TV's first mini-series premiered. "Davy Crockett" aired in a series of five segments on Walt Disney's "Disneyland" show.

In 1965, the Gemini 6A was launched from Florida.

In 2006, Al Jazeera English, the world's first English-language news TV channel based in the Middle East, was launched in Doha, Qatar.

Today's birthdays include
- The Roman emperor Nero in A.D. 37
- French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, builder of the Paris tower that bears his name and engineer of the Statue of Liberty, in 1832
- Polish linguist Ludwik Zamenhof, creator of the international language Esperanto, in 1859
- Playwright Maxwell Anderson in 1888
- Billionaire oilman J. Paul Getty in 1892
- Bandleader Stan Kenton in 1911
- Pioneer rock 'n' roll disc jockey Alan Freed in 1921
- Comic actor Tim Conway in 1933
- Rock musician Dave Clark in 1942
- Actor Don Johnson in 1949
- Actor Helen Slater in 1963
- Actor Garrett Wang in 1968
- Actor Adam Brody in 1979

Everyone have a Great Wednesday!