Thursday, December 17, 2009

Christmas Plagiarism With(out) Permission and With(out) Remorse

"I'm lying here* on the couch listening to the dryer and the dishwasher. Those are good sounds." This will happen on Saturday.  Though I AM lying on the couch as you read this.

"I've shopped 'til I have no more legs."  Internet.  Raw fingertips.  My legs are fine.  "I've wrapped the presents."  Check.  "I've trimmed the tree." Soon, my friend.  Soon.  It's standing in the living room with the ladder at its side.  Baby steps.  "I've hung the stockings." That would be Saturday.  "I've washed the sheets and made up the beds."  Okay, I washed the sheets.  Geez.

"I'm pretty sure the dishes will waltz out of the dishwasher (white dishes can't dance) into the cupboards and the clothes will fold themselves and march up the stairs to the closet soon."  There's just the small matter of the load that's been in the washer for a week.  Rewash (again) with Tide and vinegar to remove the mildewy smell?  I'll get back to you on that. 

"And then the bathrooms will clean themselves and the dusting will somehow get done."  If I don't wear my glasses, my house doesn't have dust.  "For now I don't really care."  "No truer words from tongue or pen..."

"BECAUSE IN LESS THAN TWO," FIVE "DAYS MY KIDS START COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS!"

"Australia " Italy "was fun and it was exciting to be there" [with my best guy], "but nothing beats" THIS, "this feeling" [is oh, so hard to beat!]

"Eight" Four "will have to be enough this year because Loren is on his mission. He'll call and talk to all of us on the Big Day. Besides, he doesn't have a spouse yet so even if he was only away at college, he might not even be invited because the name of the game this year is couples.  "Abby and Jeff, Max and Perry are in Pennsylvania.  :(

"Greg and Shawn
Tanner and Autumn
Jamie and Kevin
Duncan and Liz"


Fred and Nicea
Annie
Amanda


"Games, movies, presents, decorations, 2.99ers" (maybe In 'n Out?), "caramel popcorn" (possibly), "buttermilk pancakes" (or a reasonable facsimile), "caroling" (uh... us?  Not so much), "some spiritual stuff...and the list goes on."

"Nope, it DOES NOT get better than this. Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope."


*a link to the person I plagiarized

10 comments:

Natalie said...

Sigh.....I want to be at your house where all those magical things happen. We definitely need to plan a get-together. Tom will be here from the 27th - 29th. The 28th is already eaten up by family party (my end) but if we can, lets work something out with you all and Krista and fam...yep yep yep.

Meg said...

We are a Christmas group of three this year and we are so excited! I miss the snow, though I am grateful to not be freezing or to have to drive in it. Rain is good for me.

annie said...

i love my mom.

also, we have an in'n'out now? raddlism!

(raddlism was my wv.)

Nicea said...

Natalie - I've been thinking about that very thing for the last few days so I'm glad to hear from you. I sent you an email.

Sherry, Annie, Amanda, gedicksf@law, and ...that's all...I sent you all an email, too.

Jana Brookes said...

Hope you have fun as four! We will be four also (well, and 1/4 or so!)

Maybe we will have to all meet up for some in and out sometime!!

Shawn said...

I guess you can use my words since you work full time and I only work not full time.

And because you made some funnies.

My first two have arrived and I'm heading to the airport in a few minutes to get Jamie.

You've still got plenty of time to get everything else ready. No worries, as they say in Aussie land.

And you don't have dust because of your special elves that come year round and keep it under control. Lucky.

annie said...

also...i'm coming home on monday not tuesdsay. its a wonder i ever travel anywhere considering how often i book on the wrong days, forget the actual day of my flight and leave important things like id and which airline i'm flying with at home.

ps. we're snowed in. over 12" since 9pm last night and still comin down hard.

Nicea said...

Natalie: The only magic at my house right now is these magic glasses. If I don't wear 'em, even bathtubs are pretty clean.

Megara: Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain. :)

Shawn: Like I said, magic glasses. Get you some.

Annie: Monday's better than Tuesday. Heard about all your snow! Virginia's governor declared your state a national emergency? Wow!

Nicea said...

Jana: We'll have to call you while Annie's here. Merry, merry!

abbyjane said...

which came first the chicken or the egg?