Ten Things Tuesday, on Wednesday
Mamacita says:
1. Life can really kick you below the belt sometimes.
2. You’re never safe from being surprised ’till you’re dead.*
3. When someone is really, really busy, and isn’t watching the clock, something that should have been done on Tuesday might not get posted until Wednesday. I guess I could have set the time for Tuesday, but that wouldn’t have been honest. You would never have known, but I would.
4. We had friends over last night and the food was really good, if I do say so myself. And I do.
5. My cats get along very well until it’s time to share a single can of the good cat food instead of the cheap stuff they normally get, which they share with no trouble at all. (Un)Fortunately, they don’t get the good stuff very often. Besides, it gives them the trots.
6. I hope you’re all doing something fun tonight. Our party hostess got sick, so we’re staying home.
7. I said a naughty word twice on Twitter and when I realized it, I was horrified. I don’t know what’s wrong with me tonight. Usually, I’m not this horrified.
8. I don’t want to take down my Christmas tree. I also don’t want to be one of those weird lazy people who keep a Christmas tree up all year. I guess I’ll take down my Christmas tree this weekend.
9. We have no Kraft cheese. This is serious.
10. I did some laundry for my visiting daughter this week, and I realized that there was not a single stitch in her basket that was purchased by me. This is a strange sensation. I don’t half like it.
*I would venture to say that a lot of people are surprised AFTER they’re dead by the temperature alone.
Things I Haven't Done Yet
Mamacita says:
1. I haven’t run the sweeper since the Christmas tree fell. There are fake green “needles” all over the house.
2. I haven’t dived into the bowl of half-price Hershey miniature candy bars yet. Um, never mind.
3. I haven’t been able to get a piano tuner to come to my house during the holiday season yet. The piano is really out of tune, too. It’s so bad, we can’t play along with any of the keyboards.
4. I haven’t replaced my violin bow that apparently blew up inside the case some time after Thanksgiving.
5. My sourdough starter is an exceptionally good one. I’ve kept it going for almost thirty years, but I haven’t made any sourdough bread for a long time. The starter is in the freezer now. I should get some of it out and feed it.
6. I haven’t seen my brand-new baby niece yet. Never mind; she’s absolutely BEAUTIFUL! She’s perfect in every way. She makes my heart smile.
7. I haven’t done any laundry – of our own – in over a week. However, I’ve done so much OTHER PEOPLE’S laundry, that I had to buy more detergent at Tar-jhay today. Fortunately, it was on sale. So was the Christmas stuff, and I purchased a little of both. Maybe even a lot of the holiday stuff. I’ll put it this way: I won’t be needing any more gift wrap or ribbon for a while.
8. I haven’t put away any of my Christmas decorations yet. My tree is still up. I’ll probably do that this weekend, AFTER New Year’s.
9. I haven’t gotten tired of my Christmas music yet, either. I might have purchased two more Christmas cd’s today, at 80% off, in fact. Maybe.
10. I usually buy one bag of expensive cat food and one bag of El Cheapo cat food, and mix them together. I haven’t done that yet, and the cats have been feasting on the good stuff, undiluted.
11. I haven’t told y’all lately how very much I love you. This is unacceptable behavior, because when we love others, we owe it to them to mention it once in a while. Therefore, “Thank you, dear friends. I love you.”
Yes, my blog goes to eleven.
Oh No She Dinnit: The Eye of the Beholder
Mamacita says: When the kids came home on Christmas Eve, I was ready with Christmas cookies. I knew the children were glad to be home for Christmas, but I didn’t really understand all the laughing coming from the kitchen.
Then they ran for their cameras and took pictures of the cookies. Or, rather, one of the cookies.
It’s not what you’re thinking. I know what you’re thinking because it’s what my children were thinking, and it’s what I’m thinking all over again as I giggle over the picture of the cookie.
I didn’t roll the cookie dough thin enough, and when I pressed the angel cookie cutter into the dough, the slot under the handle filled with dough, too.
I tried to convince my children that the angel was holding a candle, but they didn’t buy it. I have a feeling that none of you would, either.,
But this is what a cookie can look like when the cook is in a hurry and doesn’t roll the dough thin enough and it pokes through the slot underneath the cookie cutter’s handle.
Why, what were YOU thinking? Because it certainly looks like a candle to me.
Okay, not really.
But I think I might know why she’s smiling like that.
