Well, I went from having $35 to having $75. This is because the people I ordered the Red Hot Barbie from are sold out. After deciding she wasn’t worth paying $60 for at other sites since Barbie’s not my number one cup of tea, I decided to make a $99 Yves order using extra money that will be left over after the grocery shopping. I am still going to get the December Birthstone Barbie for $30, but only that one.

From Yves, I’m getting a ton of stuff. They discontinued the caramel candle, but that’s okay, as I’ll be getting plenty of other goodies, including 12 different lotions, 8 different shower gels, then a variety of things like Tropical mist body spray, lavender mist body spray, effervescent bath beads, purple and blue mascara, bubble bath and cleansing lotion. I’ll be getting gels and lotions with scents like Ming Shu, arnica, watermelon, honey, almond, mint, rose, peach, coconut, lily, lilac, raspberry, strawberry, vanilla and African shea butter, plus a couple of iridescent perfumed lotions that have a touch of glitter.

The only shitty thing about it is that I know something’s going to break open and spill all over. Some asshole’s going to have to get his kicks by throwing heavy shit on the package or jostling it around really well.

Six of the things I’m getting are free and so is the purple cosmetic case they’re sending as well as the striped handbag.

The mesquite by my office window is definitely greener, but not bigger.

The big rattlesnake was asleep just outside the side door by the AC yesterday morning. I got a couple of good shots of it.

I finished my romantic comedy with its adventurous surprise twist at the end. It’s barely half as long as the Kate story. Mary and Bob should get their copies next week.

I dropped and permanently tangled my crystal prism mobile when I went to move it into my office since I’ll want to hang the multicolored one in the kitchen when it arrives. I was pissed at first, but then I had a clever idea. I cut them off and hung them by a thin, silver metallic thread from the living room valance and they look better there.