a long winter's nap.....

ok, so i got more than 8 hours of sleep last night......darn good sleep....the kind that involves continuous, uninterrupted slumber.....cozy, dream-filled sleep.....i still feel as old and stiff as ever this morning, but quality of sleep cannot change the passing of time with oldbones......today is our 2nd office gathering.....a potluck with the final secret santa gifts/unveiling of secret santa......this group really takes the secret santa thing to a new level......or at least my secret santa has done so.......a found a gift-a-day on my desk..a miniature tree with ornaments, a tiny nutcracker, a christmas-scene candle, a mini-stocking filled with candy, a mug with candy, a travel mug with candy......you get the picture........quite the opposite of the 3 non-christmas gifts that i have given to my secret santa person......things i knew she would like and use all-year......ah well.......i work wednesday and thursday of this week and tuesday and wednesday of next......so as to save vacation time for an actual vacation......nothing will be going on next week and i will be free to do whatever with so many others away......still, i will have a 4-day weekend and a 5 day weekend.....plenty of time to lay about and rest up....and get nice long winter's naps.....