1. The freeze alert has gone off in my car for two mornings now. My cup runneth over.

2. The peppermint bark is packaged and ready for giving. It was as much of a mess to get off the cookie sheet as it was to get on.

3. I just finished reading When You Reach Me. It reminded me why I don’t often waste my time on books for grownups.

4. It’s 12/12/12! Let the number geekery reign.