Ring a ding ding, babyWhile I was at Target a few nights ago picking up the cat food and other sundries, I came across a Frank Sinatra Christmas CD. I'm a big Frank fan, but as soon as I saw this gem (nods toward the image on the right) Frank went back on the shelf. Christmas with the Rat Pack has a lot of wintry gems, including one of my all-time favorites, "Christmas Waltz." This also features a rendition of Silent Night by Dean Martin that gives me a lump in the throat. But my very favorite ...
thievery at the paper
By the way, much 'love' to the misanthrope who stole two of my Disney ornaments from our Christmas tree here at work. I had a set of 5 miniature Disney ornaments. Minnie and Pluto are gone. That just smacks of "I'll just bring these home to Kaeytlyinnye and Dillunn -- they'll love them!" Screw you. ...
Christmas 2003 recap
Christmas is a snowflake that you watch fall slowly from the sky. For what seems like forever, you squint your eyes, crane your neck skyward and follow its erratic path. And as it gets closer to you, you become excited, because SOON you'll be able to touch it and see it's beautiful intracacies. Then the snowflake finally touches the palm of your fuzzy gloved hand. You hold your breath and take in as much as you can.Within seconds, it melts.Your neck hurts from looking up for so long. Your eyes ...
Christmas Day 2003
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." Luke 2:13-14It's a pass-along wreath! Save the image to your server, and plop a link on your blog saying where you got it from. Mine's from Peppermint Tina's PerTINAcious blog.Merry Christmas! ...
Christmas song honkers
Goooood morning! Today is holiday luncheon day, and believe me, the urge to do anything constructive is gone.I brought my cam, so maybe I can get some good festive shots.Here's another honker of a Christmas song that I hadn't heard since last year -- that crappy "Christmas Shoes" one. Little kid, Christmas Eve, dying mother. Reeeeeeeeeeealy makes you want to get out of bed in the morning. it makes "Where are you Christmas" seem as fun as a Weird Al song.So the first week of management was ...
November 26, 2003
Hey, Kim, shouldn't you be at yoga?Why yes, dear Reader, I should. But tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, and I have a dinner to get ready for. Mom does Christmas day. Sue does Christmas Eve. But Thanksgiving is MINE. Granted, I'm only cooking for four, but I like to go all out. I break out the -- well, let's not use the word break. I TAKE out my Lenox china, polish up my silver, and get cooking. Here's tomorrow's menu...Turkey (natch)Roasted Garlic Mashed PotatoesMacaroni and CheeseGreen Bean ...
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