Baby Ben's home from the hospital and Joan is blogging.

Tonight is Emil's Christmas party with the sheltered workshop in town. They have a supper and dance; this is the third year he has attended and he is excited. He has been quizzing me all week, trying to pin me down about what time I'd be dropping him off— making sure he'll be on time.

Scott and I will probably take ourselves out for a meal while he's there. I'm feeling pretty much myself again, though still taking antihistamines and not very energetic.

Went with Scott to Karen's last night. He had some work to do in her basement bathroom for a half-hour or so, and while waiting for him to finish I helped her clip a throw-quilt she has made for a friend whose house burned down recently.

All we hear on the news or call-in radio these days is talk about the coalition's intention to take down the federal Conservative government. What surprises me most is how much we Canadians Do Not Know about how Parliament works, and how uneducated we are about what is really going on, how easily we get fired up by scaremongering— particularly the misleading remarks made by people who think they know what they are talking about but obviously don't, or who have something to gain by getting the public to believe there is something improper going on here.

Here is a bit of information about the way federal government in Canada works, and its historical precedent, for anyone interested in actual facts:

History Wire