with a little help from my friend

My kitchen table was saved from the modern-day equivalent of the auction block (aka Craigslist) today by my dear friend in Kansas and I can never thank her enough for her generosity. Here's a public shout-out to her: You have shown me time and again just how kind, supportive, fashionable and devious people can be and I love you for every bit of it. I thank you. My kids thank you. My kitchen table, lovingly refinished with my own hands (and a bit of assistance from my dad) thanks you. Your kindness will not be forgotten.

In other news, got a couple more things crossed off the to-do list:
-made copies of passports
-made copies of passport size photos
-sent off digital camera for repair

And I got presents (oh-so-useful ones, too) for S.'s 14th birthday tomorrow. Geez... how'd that happen?! We'll celebrate by going to see "Flushed Away" and, as requested, plum galette in lieu of birthday cake. (He's got good taste--he requested chicken cordon bleu for birthday dinner, too!).