it's beginning to look a lot like . . .

christmas, everywhere you go . . .

i finished all my shopping a couple of days ago but wrapping is not my favorite thing so it got put off until today.  now if i could produce these amazing, glittery, bow enhanced treasures that people with dedicated present wrapping rooms make, it would be a different story.  but my efforts always look like the trash man stomped on them for three days before setting them aside for the neighborhood dog to pee on.  really.  if you ever get a gorgeous package from me, the store did it.

so i dragged out the christmas paper, scrounged up some tape and found a pair of scissors, punched out some tags and went to work.  nope, same as last year.  it's a good thing my family knows i am missing the decoration gene.

and since my memory is shot, i have had to make a list, day by day, to keep myself on track.  today included my usual christmas lunch with nancy with cards for gron and michelle.  a trip to the fish market for legs 'o crab since by the time we are done noshing on christmas eve, we won't want to see italian again for an entire year.  i needed to pick up some liquid libation and some veal.  i am officially done with chores for tuesday, december 22.  i might have to make sure the libations are languidly lovely.

if i haven't said it before.  merry christmas to you all.  if you don't celebrate christmas, i wish you the best life has to offer.  always.