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Post-Action Report
Dec. 25th, 2002 01:00 amFirst off, we actually had one of those moments at dinner that truly deserves to have been video-taped and sent into 'America's Funniest Home Videos':
At the dinner table, Damon snaps a carrot in half. One half slips from his fingers, flies through the air, between the two candlesticks, like some freakin' football field-goal and swishes into Grampa's goblet on the other side of the table. I happened to be looking down at my plate at the time so it was "crack", "plunk" and dead silence for about three seconds before we all cracked up. You probably had to be there, but on the off chance that you didn't, I thought I'd mention it.:-)
Children's Time at the obligatory church service was also amusing. Asked to name the Three Wise Mens' gifts (gold, frankincence and myrrh) they come up with gold, myrrh and inscence. The youth pastor responds positively with "Yes, frankincence" at which point a rather belligerent little voice pipes up insistently "No...incence!"
You can't really argue with conviction like that.
Tradition was shattered afterward when I received only one book ('Roughing It' by Twain) and three complete clothing outfits. This year I became a man by specifically requesting boxers on my Christmas list. It's more than a little depressing. So one book, clothes and a new desk-lamp. It's got a UV filter on it, so I'm thinking if I take the glass off, I can actually get a tan. Not sure if we're going to test that theory or not, but it's still nice to dream.
Next year is going to be one long book request list and I'm not even going to bother brainstorming ideas for people who don't want to enter a bookstore. Not even any CDs! It was a necessary evil this year, and the clothes are good, but No More!
'Santa' delivers a few more presents overnight, so the possibility remains that I'll get something a little more entertaining tomorrow morning. But even still, it's been a decent Christmas.
And now, I'm off to sleep in the fifth-wheel out in the driveway. We were expecting a guest who's now coming tomorrow morning...but who wants to wash sheets twice? Here's hoping it doesn't get too cold (unless the moisture level is just right, in which case, get as cold as you like!)
Happy Holidays, and here's hoping![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ase gets her white christmas!
At the dinner table, Damon snaps a carrot in half. One half slips from his fingers, flies through the air, between the two candlesticks, like some freakin' football field-goal and swishes into Grampa's goblet on the other side of the table. I happened to be looking down at my plate at the time so it was "crack", "plunk" and dead silence for about three seconds before we all cracked up. You probably had to be there, but on the off chance that you didn't, I thought I'd mention it.:-)
Children's Time at the obligatory church service was also amusing. Asked to name the Three Wise Mens' gifts (gold, frankincence and myrrh) they come up with gold, myrrh and inscence. The youth pastor responds positively with "Yes, frankincence" at which point a rather belligerent little voice pipes up insistently "No...incence!"
You can't really argue with conviction like that.
Tradition was shattered afterward when I received only one book ('Roughing It' by Twain) and three complete clothing outfits. This year I became a man by specifically requesting boxers on my Christmas list. It's more than a little depressing. So one book, clothes and a new desk-lamp. It's got a UV filter on it, so I'm thinking if I take the glass off, I can actually get a tan. Not sure if we're going to test that theory or not, but it's still nice to dream.
Next year is going to be one long book request list and I'm not even going to bother brainstorming ideas for people who don't want to enter a bookstore. Not even any CDs! It was a necessary evil this year, and the clothes are good, but No More!
'Santa' delivers a few more presents overnight, so the possibility remains that I'll get something a little more entertaining tomorrow morning. But even still, it's been a decent Christmas.
And now, I'm off to sleep in the fifth-wheel out in the driveway. We were expecting a guest who's now coming tomorrow morning...but who wants to wash sheets twice? Here's hoping it doesn't get too cold (unless the moisture level is just right, in which case, get as cold as you like!)
Happy Holidays, and here's hoping
ase gets her white christmas!
