Dec 13 Update

Good evening! I am in for another night shift tonight. And, as I am unable to sleep, I figured that I would go ahead and get up and finally write out one of the many blog posts I have been writing in my head. I do this while I feast on a lovely dinner of frozen pasta and a bagel. Yum. Tomorrow is a big celebratory day for St. Thomas and our unit supervisor gave Margo & I off to enjoy the festivities. I am still unclear what all is involved (it is very hard to get any clear answers around here), but there will be much merriment on main street. (Just try to come and find anything that actually says “main street.”) I was told long ago to hold off on buying any jewelry until the 14th because all the shops on “main street” will have jewelry on sale for the event. All of this is somehow related to Christmas. What I do know for “sure” is that there will be a lighted boat parade – boats decorated for Christmas parade through the dock for all to see. I am afraid that the weather must greatly improve for this to transpire. We are feeling the effects of nasty Olga, who just had to strike now. I think I heard that she’s one of only 10 named storms in December on record since they started keeping track. Ugh. Anyway, I will keep you posted on the fun times tomorrow (I think it might be called Main Street Magic or something like that). Until then, here is a post for your reading pleasure…