Giving
At the risk of sounding Scroogy, I am tired of the Holiday gift-giving craziness!! I would be perfectly happy to see my family for the holidays without giving/receiving gifts! Most of us have just about everything we could possibly need. Not to mention the fact that buying a gift for that impossible-to-buy-for person becomes a...
That's a Lot of Nuts!
Hi! I am not dead, just distracted. It always seems to happen around the holidays, but perhaps more so this year. All I can say is, SORRY! Anyway… You’ll have to excuse the crap-tastic photo; I forgot my good camera at my parents house a few weeks ago, and must wait until they bring it...
Case of the Bah Humbugs
As I write this, I’m cooking up some sugar coated pecans in the oven… My take on the “Consumables Christmas” inspired by Kris. Except I’m in a panic because I’m trying to make a bunch of them before I go down to NJ tomorrow afternoon. You see, this year we’re having Christmas with the in-laws....
Barely Breathing
After returning from working in Chicago last week, I’m finding it extremely difficult to get back to speed with everything. And now I’m expected to get into the holiday cheer. I suppose it would be easier if I had my Christmas tree all decorated and what-not, but that requires me to dig out all the...
Christmas Meme
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? I enjoy the act of wrapping, but the bag is good in a pinch. 2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial. However, I’d like to get real ones after the current tree is retired which won’t be for a long time. 3. When do you put up the tree? Some...
Holiday Lull
I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday! We certainly enjoyed ourselves (and some of us still are. You suck.) My mother has perfected the fine art of spoiling; we got everything we could have asked for and more. Here’s a short-short list of what we got: I got the cowboy boots I’ve been dreaming of,...
Not even in JEST!
The holiday weekend was one of the best yet, very little traffic anywhere we went, good food, and great company, all without a hitch. In lieu of that, here’s my New year’s resolution #1: lose the 7 pounds I gained gorging myself on cookies, cheese, wine, and the like. Yikes! Now, I have to share...
