o  Last night we made more pinwheel cookies, thirty total. I think this batch is better. I removed the crushed candy canes from the recipe since they are pure corn syrup, and left in the peppermint extract for flavor. Yummy. I plan to mail these out tomorrow and Saturday. In fact this weekend I need to mail everything out. I’ll bring a book to stand in line with, don’t care about the wait.

o  Speaking of books, I have been reading a book for work on the train this week. It’s called “JSTL in Action.” It’s a real barrel of laughs. I am learning all about JSP, JSTL, XHTML, XML, and basic Java for work. I am finding it interesting, but difficult to absorb all at once. There’s SO much to learn, but it’s such a new and exciting way to build a website that I am eager to start using it. I love the dynamic, intuitive stuff.

o  Went swimming this morning, only thirteen laps because I was doing a bunch of flip turns and kept re-doing them. Also I don’t have a lot of strength today. Worried I might be getting sick? Ugh.

o  I got my tooth-whitening kit from my dentist. They made trays that are form-fitted to my teeth. You put the whitening solution into the trays and wear them overnight for ten nights. Excited for that, but here’s what I’m not excited about — the five things I can’t have during the ten-day process:

COFFEE
red wine
tea
brown colas
citrus

Seriously. Ten days without coffee? Oh the headaches I will have. I suppose it will be good for me. I will start this January first, methinks.