December 23, 2012
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Spawn was cranky today. She’s sick and a teenager. Do I really need to say more about that? Anyhow, she was defending her poor defenseless little sister from her evil mother giving out opportunities. Can’t have that. Cannot get to do something so incredibly fun. Because she said I was giving LLO no choice. Au contrarywise, I gave LLO all kinds of choice because this opportunity I’m handing out is more than half the cost of our mortgage, I wasn’t about to force her to do it. That would be kinda stupid. Spawn claims that I’m forcing because LLO isn’t enthusiastically accepting this opportunity. Um. Have you met your sister? How do I know LLO is into the opportunity? Because I said she had to turn over a chunk of her Christmas cash and she went and got the check. If she wasn’t ok with this, she wouldn’t have handed over the mula. There is nothing LLO likes more than mula. Well, except for TV.
Speaking of mula. As I enjoyed the disagreeableness of the Spawn, I made the “joke” that she give us all her insights into parenting when we get our next family. And the little twerp said “don’t you think they’d be giving out new families to people who are successful and have made lots of money?” And you know, I have to wonder where exactly I went astray. Giving out new families? Does she think the government hands out babies or something? And is success really dependent upon making lots of money? I was a little worried. And then she said we were aliens. That reassured me that all is well. Well, not really. But she is sick. And blond.
Then LLO gave me some advice too. How to get work done in a timely manner so as not to suffer the consequences of procrastination. To which I responded that I’d be more alert tomorrow and just trust me girlie. And some further words of wisdom, “take my advice, I’m not using it.” Yes, she said that.
And somehow Spouseman is the one who has conquered the Christmas lists. And today was wrapping. He apologized to me that he doesn’t have much for me. (which is really quite ok since I have bupkus for him). I said this is no problem because he bought me a ukelele. His response: “did I?” Uh huh. You did. And he wanted to know if he should wrap it. Absolutely. And the rest of that stuff too.
It doesn’t feel like Christmas. It really doesn’t.
I wish you a hopeful Christmas
I wish you a brave New Year
All anguish pain and sadness
Leave your heart and let your road be clear
They said there’ll be snow at Christmas
They said there’ll be peace on Earth
Hallelujah Noel, be it Heaven or Hell
The Christmas you get you deserveI had to stop listening to my favorite Christmas CD because it is incredibly obvious that some Christmas hell this year was not at all deserved. Maybe we could work on peace on Earth.
(Incidentally, both kids went to bed crank-free.)
Comments (22)
I do believe there are times when living alone is indeed a blessing. No discontent, no argument, but the quiet really gets to you after while. Perhaps I need a furkid to make that a wee bit better.
Nice to know the younguns went to be crank free and that SM is taking charge of shopping.
Hmmm… a ukelele, eh? How interesting.
No carols in this little place. I’ve had my share until this time next year. I’m now going through my oldies but goodies. Memories.
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Carrie. I hope they are blessed and beautiful in all ways.
“Take my advice, I’m not using it.” Ha. I think most people who give out advice are not using it. Or maybe that’s just people who give me advice.
Just think, next year you’ll have TWO teenagers.
A ukelele? I wanted two things as an almost teen kid…a ‘real’ camera and a guitar.I finally had to buy a camera to have one at all. My mother gave me a ukelele…because a guitar was ‘too big’. So NOT what I wanted…ukeleles need to be wanted. Merry Christmas!
you have a funny and interesting family.
and, no, it doesn’t feel like Christmas.
I hope you all have a merry Christmas.
Peace On Earth… Not asking for a lot are we. Well, it could happen before Congress votes themselves a pay decrease.
I’m glad you got your ukelele.
How about a Vblog after Xmas of you playing the ukelele. I double dog dare ya!
Have a great Christmas!
@crankycaregiver - audio maybe. you could triple dog dare me and i wouldn’t video.
@armnatmom - sometimes you just gotta take things into your own hands. just saying.
@Zoz36 - i think the two might be related.
@plantinthewindow - golly yes. they are interesting.
@moniet - as a kid i wanted to play piano, my brother wanted to play organ. guess which one we got?
@leaflesstree - lord help me.
@MzSilver - hope your christmas is blessed as well and that the new year brings many wonderful things your way.
Haha! I am sooo glad I had sons. The teen years were just quiet and sullen. They didn’t have much lip or sass and other than some very funny moments life was easy! I guess girls are from Venus! (I suppose that does make us all aliens!)
@murisopsis - well at least i understand where girls come from. boys would scare me.
It definitely doesn’t feel like Christmas. I just wish it’d hurry up and be over with.
@chronic_masticator - oh, i’m sorry it’s like that for you.
Peace on Earth is a good thing to want and wish for. Glad the girls went to bed without being cranky. Have a great day tomorrow. Play the ukelele, and make them all smile.
I think i need to cut a few subscriptions, because I never seem to see your posts until the next day. I can’t wait to hear the ukelele music!
@songoftheheart - i miss a lot of things too. merry christmas to you and yours, jo.
@ZSA_MD - i will make myself smile playing the ukelele. those other people will probably have something to say about it. and it will be amusing.
Aww the joys of raising children<:) Then they grow up and we remember these times and smile because we know they are going to go through the same crap we went through with their own kids<:)
You and yours have a wonderful Christmas and be blessed.
oxooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo and that is all i have to say about that
@Grannys_Place - odd that you mention that. when i tried to complain to my mother (more than a decade ago) about the children, she just laughed. i’ve never understood why.
@Bels_Kaylar - xoxoxoxoxo right back at you.
ukelele videos?
@godfatherofgreenbay - i haven’t figured how to use it yet.
we were all sick too. i hope the ukelele is fun.
@ordinarybutloud - i can’t figure it out. but i only gave it a solid 5 minutes of my attention. i’ll go back to it when my world isn’t so loud. darn kid made me sick again. i figure somewhere around april i will have my voice back to regular.