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12/24/2004: "Christmas Present"

It is 9:21 AM, local time, on December 24, 2004. It is 30.9 degrees Fahrenheit outside this room, and 70.3 degrees inside. I am alone, at home, looking at an old Impression 5 monitor attached to an IBM NetVista computer. I walked to the grocery store this morning, bought four items, and walked home. I did not wear gloves, and my hands got a bit cold. I have a few presents sitting by the eight-inch tree downstairs, but I probably won't open them till tomorrow. I will be reporting for work today about eleven, and except for the time I take to feed the cats for Vanessa, I will be there until at least one in the morning. Right now I am rather anxious about the whole thing; two family services, two candlelight services, the carol sing. My sister-in-law was in the hospital for two days this week and I am anxious on her behalf. I am wearing corduroy pants, a burgundy sweater over a green turtleneck, and sneakers. I'll change to brown shoes and add a tweed jacket when I go to work. I had two cups of coffee this morning. Vanessa's dad just called to ask me to make sure they closed the garage door when they left for the airport. The baby will be five days old today. This is a day about the promise of new birth. It is 9:34 AM.