Fortunately, black attire is not common at Christmas parties. I wore black, but I didn't sit.

Yes it was a great party, or my guests enjoyed themselves anyway (Candles do that...). I was exhausted, and didn't start to enjoy myself until around midnight, when only my brother and his wife were left. They were staying over here, and we stayed up until 3am talking.

On static hair removers I found this

This method is particularly effective at gathering fine and stubborn hair that traditional sticky rollers often miss.

Is that true? I could sure use one, if so. I have an assortment of gadgets for this task, but there are always hairs left.