Happy New Year!

The French tradition says that you have until January 31st to bestow your good wishes on everyone and their neighbours. That's a very good thing, cos I haven't even started yet (and I'm not about to, since my "Happy New Year" cards are all in a box. One of the many boxes. No, I have no idea which one. Not that it would help if I did know, cos the pens, if I am not mistaken, are in another box. Wah)

So I'm grateful for the Internet and LJ, that allows me to send all of you my very best wishes for love, fortune, health, happiness, for 2005. HAPPY NEW YEAR, folks! Have a smashing, wonderful, happy year 2005.

In other news, I am still packing.

And making this astonishing discovery: as you age, moving becomes more and more like a minuscule, human-life-scaled paleontological exploration process.

( Boring explanation? check. )

So we all learn to cope with the transience of life, at one point or another. Froglet is dealing with it right now, and it's hard. Every evening almost she has a Major Meltdown and weeps her eyes out.

( Dealing with transience, Froglet-style )

We'll keep an eye on it, just in case, of course, but she's still, most of the time, her usual playful, happy self.

Froglet *gallops past, with a pink scarf tied around her waist and floating behind her*
Froglet: Look, Mom! I'm a Unicorn! See my pretty tail?
rainette: yes, I do, but where's your horn?
Froglet *shrugs* Fell off in the fall. It'll grow back in the spring.

And unfailingly logic, too. :D

and now a few thank yous:

Alyssa, thank you so much for your card! OMG, I'm so sorry I didn't thank you earlier! *glomps*

Selk and Cole: *glomps and hugs* I got your card, too, YAY! Thank you so much!

Gareth!!!! OMG BOOK!!! As luck would have it, the book arrived the day after Husband had packed off all our bottles in boxes, so I am left reading the book and salivating in advance... BUT! I have found IRISH COFFEE GLASSES! I didn't even know I still had them (another pre-kid era item unearthed -- to our great delight), and we have lots of unbelievably funky and unusual fruit liqueurs, so I'm looking forward to the day we're unpacked and ready to get drunk celebrate with dignity. You're adorable, thank you so much *massive hugs*

And now? I pack some more.

Five more days, folks. Five more days and I can collapse.

I love you guys, and I miss you more than you would believe possible. *hugs entire flist*