finally . . .

the grinch finally let go of my ass butt bottom and my christmas spirit took over when he wasn't looking.  it was a tad bit of a fight but christmas won.  the grinch isn't all that after all.

and so i found myself out at the mall shopping for k1 and k2.  of course the shopping was a bit lopsided since k1 was with me.  it's hard enough to shop for her but ditching her in the mall is even harder.  i will tackle her presents again tomorrow when she is gone.

but i did major damage in the k2 department.  a couple of little goodies for her stocking and i am finished with her.  one down, five more to go.

still, the grinch seems to have won the christmas tree battle.  we have not had one since the 9TS departed this earth.  we had a ritual.  he would erect the tree and fiddle with the lights while i sat back drinking a spiked something something and then we would trade places and i would trim while he imbibed.  i miss that most of all.  and so we have made do with a rather glittery green mass of molded metal which sits on a table in the living room.  at least it is topped with a red star.  oh and by the way, there is still glitter on my yoga mat from where they shared trunk space for the short trip home last year, but i digress.

i was ready to cave and get a real tree this year but when i called craig for his assistance, it seems that merry old grinch is now very much attached to his  . . .  and he is hacking and coughing, sneezing and wheezing and is generally in no condition to go tree hunting and mounting.  i have a reprieve for yet another year.  i have though, committed to the k's to buy a fake tree of a more reasonable size after the 25th to be stored for the following year. 

and so i sit yet once again plugged into my laptop with Pandora blasting that which is christmas to my ear.  life is good.

p.s. i have a feeling the grinch stole my christmas card powers and i may be sending out happy new year cards instead.  or easter.  yes, maybe easter.  or fourth of july cards.  they sound good.  fourth of july cards it is.