On Christmas Day, my DH put himself in time-out twice. The first time, he dropped a glass plate and it shattered. He marched over to our time-out corner and sat down. I asked him if he intended to sit there for 37 minutes. The second time, he was playing with a trivet after finishing Christmas [...]
Archive for the ‘Christmas’ Category
20 Dec
Slurring Your Way Through Christmas
You what’s great about any Dean Martin song? He sounds completely hammered in all of them. It’s even better in the Christmas songs because somehow, it just seems appropriate. How did the holidays become so stressful? Where is this “joy” that I keep hearing about but never seem to see? Go to a mall in [...]
30 Nov
Black Friday As A Spectator Sport
Kudos to anyone who had to courage to venture out on Black Friday to snag some good Christmas deals. Personally, I think this ought to be a spectator sport. I would like to see stadium seating in some of the bigger stores (Target, WalMart, etc.) for those of us who enjoy watching people act like [...]
12 Nov
Just Say No To Glitter
Recently I received a lovely Christmas party invitation from our neighbors for a party. They are wonderful, fun-loving people who always have an open door and have been great about helping me out in many different ways in the four years that we have lived here, including taking on a last-minute babysitting gig for my [...]
