AFI's 100 years...100 songs special was on last night, and the top 100 read like a list of my favorite songs growing up. and of course "somewhere over the rainbow", the song that I used to insist dad sing to me at bedtime, weighed in at #1.
while it's technically no longer the 18th, i'd still like to wish my dear april and alex two very happy birthdays. hey, it's still your birthday in the midwest...
since the jessie came home and has been around during the day, the dog has begun to take refuge in a few choice hiding places. she's managed to squeeze in between the cushions that are stuffed under the couch (placed there expressly for the purpose of keeping her out) and will nap there for hours or just lie there with her head or one foot sticking out. but the best moment so far was when jessie found her hiding in my bed -- totally
inside a pillowcase!