Merry Christmas! Uh ... Wait

[copied from dland]

Okay, it's Christmas for us, kind of, although it feels like a regular Saturday in late October because it's 60 degrees out there today. But don't worry, Mr. President, global warming is just something the liberals made up to try to scare people into voting for them. Nothing for you to worry about.

The Hubs is at the office, and R isn't here yet, since we really don't have to leave until around two. Have I mentioned how much I hate the way this whole operation has been planned this year, the time, the day, everything? All to accommodate my niece -- not Wonderful Niece, the other side of the family -- who is going to Europe on Monday, and whose story, I have to tell you, does not sound kosher to me for a lot of reasons. She's really going, I just think not for the pure academic purposes she would have her grandmother believe.

So, on top of my uncharacteristic mall excursion yesterday, I went to Kohl's this morning because I was suddenly seized of the desire to wear a holiday sweater tonight. I don't believe I ever had any kind of holiday sweater, and they were on sale, so I got two, and with co-ordinated mock turtlenecks to wear under them. K is plenty scared, let me tell you; she's ready to call the padded truck people, and asked me to promise never to wear them. Bullshit. I bought them, I'll wear one set later. At least I'll look like I'm happy to be there, dammit. I won't look remotely like myself, but I'll fit right in.

I finished my book last night, which was Elsewhere, by Gabrielle Zevin. It's a YA book, but reminiscent a bit of The Lovely Bones. In this one, we see what the girl's afterlife is like, what happens there, the relationships she makes. I'm not saying it's a Pulitzer winner, but I liked it a lot and I cried.

So far, two out of the three others here think that being home with just ourselves on Christmas is the perfect opportunity to have Chinese food, like they did in The Christmas Story, especially since it is, they say, the traditional Christmas Day meal of Jewish people. Well, I wouldn't have to cook another meal, anyway. I don't know if Chinese food places really are open on Christmas or not, but we'll have to find out. Of course, we never had Chinese food on Christmas when I was growing up because it was my parents' anniversary and we always went out to some very fancy place for dinner.

I have so much straightening up to do in the house this week, and so far, no motivation to get started. At the moment, another hour of sleep sounds good, although unlikely. Actually, I think I'm going to look for my Mah Jongg sets. I have two used ones that my mother got me ten years ago -- more I guess -- which is another whole story, but someone at school has offered to teach a few of us how to play. I'm just wondering where they're hiding here in the house. There's a nice Christmas activity for you.

Good weekend, all.


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