Things that make me happy:
- Tiny white lights strung up on the railing around the perimeter of my back deck
- Tiny white tubes of goop that are making my newfound eczema go away
- A tidy house
- Having friends over, which gave me the incentive to tidy the house
- Having my friends' children over, too, and playing with them and with all the stuffed animals that hadn't come out of my moving boxes until the children got here looking for playthings
- Watching my kitty, Olivia, sit in a circle with Cassie, age 4, and Rilee, age two, looking for all the world like she thought she was a real girl, too
- Eating Santarpio's pizza with a spoon (well, I actually used a fork and knife, but a spoon would've been more productive)
- Opening the housewarming gift that Cassie picked out for me while her eyes opened wide with delight
- The Chanukah bear in a little rocking chair that Cassie picked out for me
- Wondering what the hell I'm going to do with a Chanukah bear in a little rocking chair
- Baking a gingerbread for my guests and serving it with scads of whipped cream
- Watching Before Sunset after my friends went home
- Crying though much of Before Sunset after my friends went home
- Leaving Trader Joe's with a few dollars left in my wallet, for a change
- Resisting all the yummy gift-y holiday treats at Trader Joe's, after examining and pondering and, um, fondling each of them closely (Note to Jen: TJ's has Stollen this year and it's much cheaper than Cardullo's!)
- Watching Before Sunset a second time and crying that time, too
Posted by cynical at November 29, 2004 10:44 PMThings that do not make me happy:
My mother calling me after 11 p.m. on a weeknight to have a serious (but non-emergency) conversation. Now I'll never get any freaking sleep.
She never calls me. Also, was the thing she was hoping to sell, sold? No one tells me anything.
Posted by: jadedju on November 29, 2004 11:24 PM"Watching my kitty, Olivia, sit in a circle with Cassie, age 4, and Rilee, age two, looking for all the world like she thought she was a real girl, too."
Can I just say, Awwwwww! :-D
Posted by: Jamie on November 30, 2004 04:14 AMNo, Jilly, it's not sold. Possibly in January, or possibly when pigs grow wings.
Jamie: I KNOW!
Posted by: shelley on November 30, 2004 08:56 AMI love Trader Joes...dont have one nearby...miss them dearly.
Posted by: lily on November 30, 2004 11:33 AMWhat, no brown paper packages tied up with string? What about snowflakes that stay on your nose and car crashes?
Posted by: TJ on November 30, 2004 11:49 AMHa! I bought stollen at Trader Joe's last night. It's very dry, though, so not sure it's worth the cheap price sticker. I'll probably still buy a loaf at either Cardullo's or DeLuca's.
Or hey! Maybe I'll make my own this year.
Posted by: Jen on November 30, 2004 12:58 PM"Watching my kitty, Olivia, sit in a circle with Cassie, age 4, and Rilee, age two, looking for all the world like she thought she was a real girl, too."
You sound just as proud as a parent of a girl looking like she thought she was a kitten...it does sound like an AWWWWWWWWWWWW moment!
Posted by: sally on November 30, 2004 04:20 PMwhat about little packages (very, very late for a missed birthday) that surprise in the mail??
Posted by: lily on November 30, 2004 09:42 PMFunny you should mention that. I got something like that today. Are you suggesting there might be more of this sort of surprise package thing coming my way? Which reminds me, I have an appreciative phone call to make....
Lily, ahem, my birthday is in March...
Posted by: sally on November 30, 2004 11:21 PMSally, you did send something, right? And you'll remember my birthday in March, too?
Posted by: lily on December 1, 2004 01:28 PMLily, when is yours?
Posted by: sally on December 1, 2004 11:48 PM