For the last two weeks, I've listened to Kirsten claim that her Mom took her new deodorant the last time she was up here. Not just any deodorant, mind, but the $9, mostly organic, non-poinson-filled deodorant. Obviously, a heinous crime against Kirsten-kind!

When her mom arrived the day before yesterday, a great debate was heard as to who had which deodorant where. Kirsten, not a betting woman, bet her mom 5 cents that she had it in her travel case. Kirsten's mom - also not a betting woman - raised her 5 cents that it was somewhere in the house, and Kirsten had lost it.

They searched the travel case, and looked in the bathroom that night. It wasn't found in either location. Kirsten claimed that her Mom had left it at home; her Mom claimed that it was still somewhere in the house. Another wager was made -- this time, the result of the search would be published to the web.

And so, the reason for today's post. The deodorant was found. Carol Uszkalo is hereby exonerated of all charges of deodorant theft, while Kirsten Carol Uszkalo is herebny guilty of having let the deodorant fall behind the Q-Tips in her makeup case.

It's a Very Uszkalo Christmas at our house.