I'll post more when I'm off the iPhone, but our Christmas included a little boy jumping out of his skin with delight at being confronted with five Ryans, and a rainbow over the jetty. It was a very good Christmas.
I'll nurse you back to health. I'll wear the nurse outfit!
"BuffyBot" ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
billytea - Dec 25, 2011 11:44:06 am PST #13036 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
SuziQ - Dec 25, 2011 12:02:35 pm PST #13037 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Finally talked with my dad. Not sure why it was so hard to connect with him before now but we had a good talk. He got our present to him and his wife and apparently our presents are still in the mail.
Kids are still gone. Was hoping they would get back earlier enough that we could go to the movies.
Connie Neil - Dec 25, 2011 12:19:59 pm PST #13038 of 30001
brillig
Just back from the Sherlock Holmes movie. Stephen Fry as Mycroft! How wonderful! And poor Mary Watson being confronted by that over the morning tea.
Not as good as the first one, granted, but a great deal of fun nonetheless. And lots of hoyay.
Dana - Dec 25, 2011 12:26:30 pm PST #13039 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Fingers crossed for your mother, Jen. I'm off to visit my grandmother in the hospital.
Cashmere - Dec 25, 2011 12:31:21 pm PST #13040 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Owen saw the Sarah McLaughlin ASPCA commercial and started crying today. He told me, "We need to make a donation to help lonely animals!"
Uftda. I assured him we donate to our local shelter to help. Poor noodle has zero emotional filters.
hippocampus - Dec 25, 2011 1:04:51 pm PST #13041 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
Nothing says holiday like having to steer your father away from telling your daughter that Santa doesn't exist. Twice.
Oh, family.
(She's coming to her own conclusions, but still loves the mystery. And we want it to be her conclusion. And I'm just trying to think nice thoughts right now. It was going pretty nicely until dinner.)
Amy - Dec 25, 2011 1:41:11 pm PST #13042 of 30001
Because books.
Mom is now playing Angry Birds on Sara's iPod and Dad has stolen my Kindle. The kids are playing Wii Golf, and one of the cats is sleeping in the middle of it all. And Stephen's gougeres came out so magnificently, I took a picture of them.
It's been a A Very Good Day.
smonster - Dec 25, 2011 1:42:22 pm PST #13043 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Owen saw the Sarah McLaughlin ASPCA commercial and started crying today.
Well, it always makes me cry, too.
Dear heavens, my mother's chocolate chess pie is OF THE GODS.
Also, I think I'm going to bed soon. Eating a lot is hard work.
aurelia - Dec 25, 2011 1:52:02 pm PST #13044 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Dude! I just held an Olympic gold medal!
Burrell - Dec 25, 2011 2:00:16 pm PST #13045 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Merry Xmas everybody!
We have had a good day all things considered. We had a visit from the Christmas lice fairies. Not my favorites.