I forgot...

In my New Year Zeal to post yesterday, I forgot a couple things, which is completely in step with the way I live my life. I spend time every day looking for something I've misplaced. Most days it's just my keys and phone. Scott gave me a remote key finder for Christmas--the perfect gift for me.  I've only used it a few times so far since Justin has become my chauffeur. He actually hangs the key on the key hook. But once he's back in school, and I'm driving on my own again, it will get plenty of use.

Today I have looked for three misplaced objects -- a book I need to write up in the next week for class, the two essays that I printed out and read and now need to have feedback ready for Monday, and a checkbook.

So, here are the forgotten things...

This picture.

Anna in the best Christmas present ever (besides my key finder). It's a Totoro cape. It even has whiskers. Miyazaki fans will be jealous. The rest of you need to check out some Miyazaki anime. Then buy Totoro capes.

How could I forget my most looked-forward to book this year? I was sad when I came to the end. I will reread Gilead, Home, and Lila (though I've misplaced Gilead. Maybe I loaned it out? Maybe I gave it to the library in a stack of returned books like i did with Lila).

I felt the same sadness when I finished Don Quixote years ago. I had read it leisurely, over the course of a year. Ending it felt like the end of a friendship. I actually looked for it a couple weeks ago, but, of course, I can't find it. Maybe it didn't make the cut to get shipped here from France. Though seeing how the cat made the cut, I would think Don Quixote would have...

Rescued from the library lost and found.

That's all that I forgot, but you can't have just two pictures on a post, so here's  Pepper in her reindeer costume that she will be happy to see packed away for the next eleven months.

Pepper, oh so happy that her family cares enough to dress her up for the holidays.