Okay, tonight is the last night of Hanukkah and so far our family has only lit the candles on the menorah maybe three nights . Granted, we are only half-Jewish (although I really hate that term) so I guess if we light the candles tonight, we will be right on target.
Entries from December 2008
December 21, 2008
Word of the Day: Snow Job
Every December, my daughter complains that our Christmas tree is scrawny. But frankly, I just can’t bring myself to spend $50 or $60 for a tree that will be up in our living room shedding needles for a week or two and go into the trash right after New Year’s.
So, I go to a place [...]
December 16, 2008
Word of the Day: Regift
This morning, I drove home from the periodontist where I had the stitches removed from my gums. (By the way, I do want to thank everyone for their get-well wishes and too-generous gifts.)
Anyhow, on a busy street, lying on the side of the road, waiting for the garbage man to come and stuff it into [...]
December 10, 2008
Word of the Day: Recession
You know that you are a grown-up when you get into your car at 8am in the morning and instead of driving to Disney World, you go, on your own volition, to the periodontist.
December 5, 2008
Word of the Day: Sick
“I want to get sick,” Lewis said.
He stopped banging on his new drums to make this announcement. “Sick?” I asked. “Why would you want to get sick?”
He picked up the drumsticks and resumed pounding on the snare. “I want to get sick ON THE DRUMS,” he explained.
For a moment, a very unpleasant picture formed in [...]
December 2, 2008
Word of the Day: Carcass
OMG! (That’s IM-speak for ‘I am in deep doo-doo’). It’s December 2nd.
I’ve been so busy worrying about the dishwasher and wrestling with the turkey carcass that Black Friday and CyberMonday completely passed me by.
This year we are going to try to cut back on giving Christmas presents and try to capture the true meaning of [...]
