sucks on the ear infection but it's good that you went to the doctor (yay paul! Good paul! We like Paul.) especially since leaving an ear infection can cause deafness over time, which is bad.
Clearly I am having a highly intelligent day, with statements like "Going Deaf is Bad." You know, in case you forgot that losing one of your five senses is generally considered a negative event.
I have no Christmas shopping done yet either, unless you count the puppy, which is really not so much shopping as it is finding myself a present then figuring out how to get other people (namely: Mom) to pay for it. Yay for Mom!
Speaking of, there are new pictures at the URL I sent you with the puppy photos originally, and the new ones are actually even CUTER than the old ones, believe it or not.