Where do my weekends go? I've been trying to post every Thursday or Friday (my weekend. Weekend = 2 consecutive days off), but I keep looking at my blog late on Saturday night and realizing that I've missed my deadline again.

So anyway, I've been trying to think of something to write this week. I don't really have any knitting pictures to show you, since all I'm working on at the moment is a slightly longer version of the scarf I already posted last week. I was thinking about doing some sort of anti-holiday post, trying to explain why I dislike this time of year, but that seems unkind -- like I want the rest of you to be miserable, too. (My sister and I have decided that I'm naturally green, like Oscar and the Grinch. I've just got some really good pink-skin make-up or something.) Besides, OneSweetTart just posted one that's really good, much more comprehensive than mine would have been, and which includes personal experiences of friends/co-workers of hers who are also non-Christians. So for non-Christmas stuff, I direct you there.

However, I think I will post about my new shoes. I love my new shoes.
Last year, I looked at the Mammoth Crocs, but I thought that the fleece lining would be too hot. Well, I admit that I do sometimes take them off when I'm at work, but I do that with all my shoes, so I'm not sure it counts. But they're nice and toasty when I'm wading through snow, and my feet don't get wet (unless I don't kick the snow off of them before getting into the car and turning the heater on). They've got better traction than regular Crocs, and the slightly higher heel cup really helps with stability, too. Basically, YAY! and Why Didn't I Buy Them Last Year???

I hope everyone is having a good solstice -- it's very sunny here, which is appropriate and ironic at the same time. And Merry Christmas to those of you who will be joyfully celebrating later this week. (Keep your chin up! and *hugs* to others who will be "celebrating," but not so joyfully.)