Susan in Kim's Dress with Mikey on the Side

Congratulations Caro! I can't wait for Yellowstone.

I hope this picture turns out okay- I tried to move it, and I may have distorted it.

Brian and I recently acquired cable and now I'm hooked on Paula Deen. I can't get enough of her! I don't make her food too much because of all the butter, cream, and bacon. I just love watching her cook. It's like being in the kitchen while my mom and Aunt Claudia cook for our holiday meals. Brian and I also get a kick out of how much of a blatant flirt she can be. Sometimes with her guests, sometimes the camera, and many times the food!

That said, I joined weight watchers just before the holidays. Today, I found out I've lost five pounds. Yea, gold star for me. I am down to my law school graduation weight. Five more pounds, and I'm down to my pre-pregnancy weight. I won't stop there though, as I'd like to get to pre-law school weight.

My current read is a Sarah Vowel (sp?) book that Brian got me for Christmas. It's called Assassination Vacation. It's pretty funny. She is a historian of our generation that has a very unique voice - similar to Lisa Simpson's. And, she's from Oklahoma. Assassination Vacation is about her travels to various cites that have connections to three presidential assassinations. The first is Lincoln's, of course. She points out that Booth, being an actor, picked exactly when the audience would laugh as the moment for his assassination. During the tour of Ford's theatre, no one gives you that laugh line. That is because it is not funny. I assume it was in Lincoln's time. She takes pleasure in knowing that Lincoln's last conscious moment was one of guffaw. This was especially touching to her because of the many hardships he endured while alive. I mean, isn't that a great point? Here he was at the end of the Civil War, his first love dead, his sons dead, his wife inconsolable, and in an ebb and flow of life long depression. He was shot, presumably, while laughing. Anyway, I can't wait to read more.

In MO, we have a new Governor implementing "change." It seems as though I've survived the first round of layoffs. Wish me luck on those to come.

Miss you all tons!

Bon