Monthly Archives: December 2006

“Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered.” –Phyllis Diller Earlier this week, I went to the post office to mail gifts to family members whom, sadly, we will not see over the holidays. And as I stood in line with all the other grumpies, it occurred to me [...]

Christmas time is hereHappiness and cheerFun for all that children callTheir favorite time of the year Snowflakes in the airCarols everywhereOlden times and ancient rhymesOf love and dreams to share Sleigh bells in the airBeauty everywhereYuletide by the firesideAnd joyful memories there Christmas time is hereWe’ll be drawing nearOh, that we could always seeSuch spirit [...]

A Balanced Diet is a Cookiein Each Hand. Every year, a friend of mine throws a gigantic holiday cookie exchange party. Everyone is asked to bake a batch of cookies…and by a batch, I mean a hell of a lot; tripling or quadrupling a recipe…and then bring that batch over to her amazingly fantastic house. [...]

I see these people way more often than I see my own family. Or friends. Or actual classmates. In fact, I feel like I know them. And I’ll just go ahead and say, I feel bad for her. Honestly. I mean, she has to deal with having that scary-phase freshman-year photo plastered everywhere along with [...]

When I was in eighth grade, I took Algebra II. And I sat next to this guy who, during tests, would very often say to himself (very outloud) “Suh..weet!!!” In the middle of the test. You see, he was celebrating his Algebraic genius, as I squirmed in the next desk, mathematically challenged and completely confused. [...]

1. I happily received a little shout out from the Queen of Everything herself on Mom’s Daily Dose today. 2. I can breathe. 3. I found 17 dollars in my diaper bag. 4. The Piglet of Fire publicly apologized for ‘accidentally’ hexing my Christmas tree. (It was extremely heartfelt, if not a little scary, and [...]

Now that I’m reformed and relaxed and again enjoying the holiday season, I thought I’d share one of the iMixes I made over the busy weekend. I love discovering what different traditions and memories each of us brings into the season. I’m constantly remembering new ones as the HcQ recounts his and we begin to [...]

Charlie Brown, you’re the only person I know who can take a wonderful season like Christmas and turn it into a problem. Maybe Lucy’s right. Of all the Charlie Browns in the world, you’re the Charlie Browniest. – LinusI think this is what they call Karma. Karma karma karma, biting me in my oh-so-sore body. [...]