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Welcome to Wal-mart!! (and more winter wandering)
Christmas is about Jesus, the baby Jesus’ birth to be exact. So why does everyone get into a tizzy shopping for gifts? Why did my daughter’s day care teacher confront me about the lack of gifts given unto her by the parents? I am not a gift giver. My gift to that day care is faithfully paying “tuition” once a week. Besides, I don’t generally make a list of Christmas gifts to distribute to people I believe to have been good all year. I try to show appreciation throughout the year in small ways. And this is not the economy to drop blatant hints about gifts. Although she has since…
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Winter Wandering
The tree was released by a Husky bolt cutter courtesy of Home Depot. Yes I did it, and they helped. Especially, when they accepted the return the following day. I consider it a bolt cutter loan, that I paid back in full. So my house began to look a lot like Christmas about a week ago on Sunday, Dec. 14. I calculated we could enjoy the tree at least 10 full days before the official holiday. That means it was worth the effort. But there was still something missing. Looking at my tree didn’t bring me tidings of comfort and joy. The white lights on a white cord were glaring…
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Curry Comfort
Monday was one of those days when I just could not WAIT to eat my lunch. It’s been a practice of mine since I hit the Real World, to pack my leftover dinner for lunch. So me and the husband always know what we’re eating for lunch. If dinner wasn’t so stellar, we may forfeit what’s in our tupperware and venture into the nearest food court. However, when dinner is fantastic, we count the minutes until it’s an acceptable hour to eat lunch. For me, that’s about 11 a.m. On Monday, the countdown began much earlier than usual. In fact, I considered eating my lunch for breakfast. I made a…
