Backstory: I’m a middle school teacher and have been getting tons of Christmas presents, which I refer to as my teaching booty, from my students.

So did you get any more booty today?

HAHAHA.  DAD PUT UP HALF THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE….BY THE GARAGE WITH ICECICLE LIGHTS AND THE OTHER HALF WITH STRAIGHT LINE LIGHTS.
hE INSISTED THEY WERE FINE….I KNEW DIFFERENT BUT HE REFUSED TO GO OUT AND BUY MORE LIGHTS.  ONE MORNING AS I WAS GETTING IN THE CAR 2 OLD NEARLY BLIND WOMEN WERE WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND THEY SAID “EXCUSE ME BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR LIGHTS DON’T MATCH?  HALF IS ICECICLE AND HALF IS NOT?”  I SAID I HADN’T NOTICED BECAUSE MY HUSBAND PUT THEM UP AND I HADN’T BEEN OUT TO LOOK AT NIGHT, BUT HEY, THANK YOU!”
THEY ARE NOW ALL STRAIGHT LINE LIGHTS.  FREAK…CHEAP FREAK

That doofy lady at the PO called Kodak a small town. I almost told her it’s a stone’s throw the hometown of Dolly Parton! What rock did you crawl out from under? But, I managed to restrain myself. Begin arrested at the PO for verbal abuse against a clerk would not make for a special holiday memory.

Well, it just wouldn’t be Christmas without Aunt Sue either taking “shots” or criticizing people…..spread the joy!!!

in college one year, when we had Secret Angels, everybody was getting little gifts and I got weird things like EMPTY liquor bottles. I got the Alcoholic Angel.

Hi Sweetie,
Yes, Thanksgiving was memorable. Jimmy wore his finest sweatpants and announced he was no longer giving birthday or holiday gifts or cards to anyone. He had little stubs of used candles on his table. They couldn’t have been more than 3/4 of an inch tall. When someone asked about them he replied, “Well, I thought I could probably get one more dinner out of them.” So much for graciousness. We brought the dinner. His part was preparing a vegetable. Of course to go with the Thanksgiving theme he chose Oriental vegetables in a lovely flavored sauce that positively bounced off your tongue it was so strong. Then he combined asparagus and squash which resulted in the squash being over cooked and the asparagus too tough to chew. It was a culinary delight. His niece also announced that they were not exchanging gifts but not to fret for we would all receive pictures of their children. Honestly, I can hardly wait. So there you have it, another Hallmark Thanksgiving.
Love,
Moosh

Hi–I turned on the parade yesterday to be in synch with you, and I saw blue smurf up in the sky. Did you see smurfie? Love Mommy

Any news you care to share on what’s happening in your life? Any thought of getting out here for holidays? How are your eyes? I have now used up my self-imposed three question limit. Here’s hoping for some answers.

Love you. Mom

we have a halloween party to go to.
have you heard about the chia pet costume?
it’s real cheap.
just put double sided tape on your head and roll around on some fresh cut lawn.