Post Christmas musings

wendybeth · 12-26-2005, 09:45 PM

I hear you on the packaging thing- they must lie awake at nights dreaming up new tortuous devices to make freeing the desired object from it's paper and plastic prison even more difficult. I mean- sewing the doll's hair to the box? Wtf? Bastards.

Our Christmas went fairly well- I think most everyone got what they wanted and if they didn't too bad. After breathing a sigh of relief at having survived both mentally and economically, I get in my car today and lo and behold! Damned brakes are screwed up. Not the front, 'cause those were just replaced last month.

I realise my car is at 100,000 miles, but on a Honda that's supposed to be a halfway point. Just when I think there is nothing left to fix, something new pops up. So, I am thinking I need to go car shopping, because I am not putting another damned cent in that beast!

My girl is growing up as well, although she still likes her American Girl stuff, so she got a new doll and some jammies that match her doll's. I suspect that this may be the last Christmas for dollies.

(Although, when I think of how much they cost, that may not be a bad thing...)

€uroMeinke · 12-26-2005, 11:31 PM

It was an odd Christmas this year. Our focus has been on New Years, so a lot of Christmas got overlooked. We did cards this year, but I think the effort that went into that prevented us from doing much more. All our decorations reamined in the garage - and while we've often picked up trees at the last minute, this year we had none.

Instead, we've been working on the house in other ways, redoing our laundry area, reconfiguring our office space, etc.

Heck we barely got to the park to see the decorations this year, we're going to have to dust off our APs for 2006 while they are still good.

12-26-2005, 09:45 PM	#1
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I hear you on the packaging thing- they must lie awake at nights dreaming up new tortuous devices to make freeing the desired object from it's paper and plastic prison even more difficult. I mean- sewing the doll's hair to the box? Wtf? Bastards. Our Christmas went fairly well- I think most everyone got what they wanted and if they didn't too bad. After breathing a sigh of relief at having survived both mentally and economically, I get in my car today and lo and behold! Damned brakes are screwed up. Not the front, 'cause those were just replaced last month. I realise my car is at 100,000 miles, but on a Honda that's supposed to be a halfway point. Just when I think there is nothing left to fix, something new pops up. So, I am thinking I need to go car shopping, because I am not putting another damned cent in that beast! My girl is growing up as well, although she still likes her American Girl stuff, so she got a new doll and some jammies that match her doll's. I suspect that this may be the last Christmas for dollies. (Although, when I think of how much they cost, that may not be a bad thing...) __________________
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12-26-2005, 11:31 PM	#2
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	It was an odd Christmas this year. Our focus has been on New Years, so a lot of Christmas got overlooked. We did cards this year, but I think the effort that went into that prevented us from doing much more. All our decorations reamined in the garage - and while we've often picked up trees at the last minute, this year we had none. Instead, we've been working on the house in other ways, redoing our laundry area, reconfiguring our office space, etc. Heck we barely got to the park to see the decorations this year, we're going to have to dust off our APs for 2006 while they are still good. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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