The holidays are like a soufflee for me. A great buildup in November and an inevitable deflation come the middle of December. I’m in the air pumping stage now. I love planning. I love thinking through the gifts and scoping the ads and web sites for deals. I love getting the Christmas stamps and getting [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’
The holiday soufflee…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christmas, holiday disappointment on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lump of coal for Yule Log
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christmas, rant, Yule log on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
~ A “proper” Yule Log
For the few years that they’ve broadcast the Yule Log here in Chicago, I’ve looked forward to waking up in the middle of the night and taking in a mesmerizing hour or so of relaxing fireplace carols. Not this year!! Shame on Channel 9 for putting on some cheap imitation of [...]
All I want for Christmas…
Posted in weather, tagged Christmas on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
…is a sunny 50-degree day. Looks like I’m going to get an eight inch lump of coal full of snow and ice in my stocking…
Update – it came as a waterlogged, 61-degree day, two days late…I’ll take it!
