Thoughts

Raymond and Sandra (his wife, so there's no confusion) were kind enough to get us an electric blanket with dual controls for Christmas.

And it's been pretty awesome. We're no longer cold at night and find ourselves spending more and more time under that blanket (including while we watch TV or even when we eat dinner!). It's kept us nice and toasty during this frigid weather.

In a semi-related story, the other thing that's was "hot" was Sandra's piano playing. She had her debut concert on Sunday and drew rave reviews from the over 500 people in the concert hall that usually only holds 250. Hopefully, this will establish a new network of connections for her in California. She's so awesome she even has her own wikipedia page!

And finally, I've been sufferering after eating a hot potato from B.J.'s Restaurant with Karena and my cousins Allison and Kimmy. Their stuffed potatoes are pretty good, but you have to proceed slowly and with caution. I was especially hungry at lunch today and ended up burning not just my tongue, but also the roof of my mouth and even the back of my throat suffered damage from the hot potato.