To-do list

Final preparations are being made for Sarah's arrival/Christmas. Here's the to-do list: 

remove extremely large dead tree from front of yard (see posts on "Tree excitement" and "Good Tree/Bad Tree")

clean, discard any dust bunnies larger than a human head (only if clearly visible in dim winter light)

throw out leftovers from refrigerator that were here when Sarah left in September

set up new bar in basement

return Sarah's stuff that we've been borrowing to her room

check to make sure Planty (Sarah's plant) is still alive yes, it is

lose 5 pounds in case of possible holiday overeating

scrape algae from glass of goldfish tank

Christmas cards

Well, Sarah will be here in a few hours, and there are still a few things to do, so...