A happy new year to my friends. We celebrated in style, and in costume, of course. Working with small children means that halloween is several days long, so on friday I got to wear a crazy fur vest and ears, leading a host of small children around the neighborhood to show off their costumes. They were ridiculously cute. The best part of walking around the neighborhood with them is how people will smile just because they see them. Even without costumes!

And last night I got to do the dry run of my Amelia Earhart costume. It is almost 100 percent complete-- one day I will own an awesome aviator's helmet and goggles. However what I did have sufficed for the small get together we had.

The winner of the costume award went to my friend KJ. She was oscar the grouch complete with trash can. Delightful.

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So today is the new year, and I'm doing Nanowrimo. I wasn't sure how it was all going to go-- not of my ideas were meshing into words. The I pulled up Write or Die (http://writeordie.drwicked.com/ ) and just started typing. I'm around 1200 words in, now. Thanks, Dr. Wicked.

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So happy new year! May this one be more peaceful than the last.