Saturday, December 18, 2010

Red and Green. Got It!

Tis the season:

Decorate outside of house,
and inside
and Christmas Tree:

Check! Check! Check!

Make homemade X-Mas Cards
and Secret Recipe
Handed down generation to generation
Christmas Popcorn balls:

Check! Check!

Make the traditional 
seven different cookies that Norwegian homes
always have at the holiday.





 Check!Check!Check!Check!Check!Check!Check!

Also, make some 
biscotti
candy

Check! Check!

So what is left?
Yeah,
Haven't started.
What's left?
Christmas shopping,
& wrapping . 

I will shop
till I drop
See you out there!

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Stepping Stones

My youngest daughter
was watching her older sister's son,
TNT, (yep, his initials) who is ten.
They were driving down the road when my grandson said,
"Auntie Mimi, I get so mad when people call me a kid.
I'm an adult."
 "Hmm," Auntie Mimi said.
"Yeah, I can watch a whole movie
at the theater without having to go to the bathroom.
Kids have to get up during a movie to pee."
"I see," said Auntie Mimi. 
"So I'm an adult," he announced.
Aunt Mimi thought for a moment and said,
"Adults don't have tantrums."
"Hmm," TNT said and was very thoughtful for a long while.
"You're right. I should work on that," he said.

They stop at the grocery store to pick up a few things.
At check out, TNT is standing in the next aisle over.
Periodically, as the checker is scanning items,
TNT holds up an object to be purchased,
causing Auntie Mimi to shout,
"We don't need that."
The clerk keeps her head down and continues to scan.
Auntie Mimi shouts again,
"We don't need that."
And again,
and again.
Finally, TNT steps to Auntie Mimi's side.
The clerk starts to laugh,
"Thank goodness," she says,
"I thought you were crazy and talking to yourself."

Hope you are all having a blessed holiday season!

Friday, December 10, 2010

Jingle Jingle Jingle

Yes, I've been busy
which is why I haven't been by.
Thanks for understanding.

I made advent calendars:
For the first time

Close ups





Made one for a swap
one for a daughter
& one for grandchildren

Whew!
But . . .
too cute right?

They've been done and off for a while
And now I'm knitting
Shhhh . . . 
it's secret stuff. :)
 
But right now, 
I'm on my way to see you and what I've missed.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Stuff Explained

 Just to make you smile!

Yesterday I posted about conversations overheard.
And I heard from a bunch of you.
So here is the context for both: 

I was at a birthday party.
There were a brother and sister there, 
both in their middle to late twenties.
The older sister said to her younger brother:
"I love you like a fat kid loves cake.
Sometimes you make me sick
but most of the time we get along together great."
Ha! Ha!

* * *
I was in an office setting.
A supervisor informed one of her team members 
about a job that needed to be done.
The team member complained.
The supervisor repeated her request,
the employee complained again.
The supervisor said to the employee:
"Apparently you don't understand English,
and I know you don't speak Spanish,
so I'm just going to give it to you in Bitch!"
 Then the door closed and I couldn't hear anymore.
When the door opened again,
all seemed right in the world.
Don't you love it!!!!!!!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Stuff

Overheard:
Really:
"I love you like a fat kid loves cake.
Sometimes you make me sick
but most of the time we get along together great."

This from someone who seemed a bit upset:

"Apparently you don't understand English,
and I know you don't speak Spanish,
so I'm just going to give it to you in Bitch!"
A favorite photo for you!