I just love that date. And I’m looking forward to 1-11-11 and 11-1-11 and, best of all, 11-11-11 (which also happens to be Grandma Fritz’s birthday.)

I actually started 2011 still up, trying to finish a really good book, which I did finish at about 1:15 a.m. Then I couldn’t get to sleep until well after 2:00. I suppose I should be getting sleepy pretty soon, but I actually had a great day, despite the lack of sleep.  The weather wasn’t all that great, but we worked around the house. Gary came over and we did very detailed work on the house plans for a couple hours. Then we finished putting in the carpet pad and the carpet in the new bedroom. All it needs now is trim, covers on the outlets and switches, the actual lights (rather than the work lights), the rods and shelves in the closet, and our furniture moved in. I’m getting really excited – we should be in by next weekend, for sure!

Dad had to work at The Garage, so I took the tree down and packed up the other decorations while watching an incredibly good movie called The Ultimate Gift. I would definitely recommend it if you can get a hold of it.