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  • Critical parents, et al. My mother appears to be unhappy that instead of raving for paragraphs on end about what a wonderful Christmas I had at me sister's house (and it was wonderful, so much so that I'm ready to give …

  • Skirting the issue My sister gave us all a wonderful treat - she took us to Radio City Music Hall to see the Rockettes' Christmas Spectacular. Spectacular isn't a grand enough word for this show. There is a constant s…

  • Hiho, silver! Silver in this instance is the good silver that has once again been brought out for the holiday. Eating off of fine china with real silver negates two important principles of the holiday, because in…

  • Too many cooks/critics Last night we had dinner at my sister's house. We got there in plenty of time to help with the meal, and by help, I mean that we were continuously underfoot and second-guessing everything my…

  • Tis the season? Last night I watched "What not to Wear", and they featured a woman about my age with a hairdo that might have been popular in the eighties, and clothes to match. Somehow, she missed the fact that fashi…

  • DDR - gotta have it A little over 2 weeks ago, my DDR game disappeared. I have never had a video game just disappear like that, so I assumed that it would turn up eventually. It was in its case, which has a distinctive…

  • suicide of a sort As I may have mentioned before, I'm doing a bible study with my neighbor's women's group, and the primary focus is on being a godly wife. I'll admit that I can be a better wife, so I'm trying to be ve…

  • Fire hazard We have a lot of menorahs at our home. When Hanukkah starts, we light every last one of them. However, by the fifth day, we have to start cutting back. Having 30 candles going at the same time is just eno…

  • Tough crowd My Christmas cards are made, and I'm in the process of addressing them, and I remember that I offered to send one to any xangans that wanted one. A couple of you said that you would, but...my email software…

  • Beautiful cards My mother has already sent her christmas cards out, and they are very beautiful. They are on real cardstock this year, too. Last year, they were on construction paper, and I ribbed her about that, and…

  • Holiday failure It's that time of year I dread, where no matter how hard I try, I fail. I was actually optimistic this year, because I'm spending Christmas at my sister's, let her absorb some of the shock. Also helpi…

  • Doing things the hard way Sophia is parked in front of the computer, reading manga online with a pencil and paper, trying to improve her drawing skills by copying what she sees. This is good in theory, but not so good…

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