I wish everybody a very happy New Year celebration! My plans for recovery included tracking down a movie I remember from way back - The Quest, 1986. It has the kid from ET in it, and that's about all I remember except that I liked it as a kid. p.s. Rain City Video in Seattle is great.

Jejune has posted an easy recipe for body scrub and breaks it down into three ingredients. Nearly yummy.

Know what makes half decent hot cocoa? One packet Swiss Miss Chocolate Sensation and two teaspoons of unsweetened cocoa powder.

Hot chocolate picks from David Rosengarten.