All The Small Things

Happiest Christmas to you, or Happy Hanukka, or whatever you happen to be celebrating, even if it is just a very generic George Bush'y "Holiday Season".

I'm spending the day with my family, and I must admit, after the blow up that we had at Nanna's, I'm actually not dreading it as much as I was.

That, and I visited my mum and dad yesterday.

Mum was getting a little pile of things together on the table.

Homemade Bon-Bons that Nicky had made the last time she was there, enough for everyone.

Candles, to decorate the table with.

Tinsel and crap.

I don't know why these small and homely touches were making me feel so much more comfortable with the idea of going, but they do.

Or perhaps that's just my hangover speaking.

Either way, I am feeling much more magnanimous about it - after all, at least I get to be with people who (mostly) love me. And whom I love.

Lots of folks don't even have that today.

 

I'm excited to see Nicky open her Santa present's. She's absolutely sure that she's getting a "Bike with a trailer", so I hope she isn't too disappointed that she's getting a bike with training wheels instead of a trailer. The one she wanted was a little scoot along type bike, but she's really a bit big for those, so we got her a big girls bike instead.

I got her a few other things as well, like a doctors set, some dressups, and some bibs and bobs for the bike, like this cool little bell that makes the funkiest ringing you've ever heard. Like angels laughing. It made me think of Nicky, so I got it for her.

Mr. D. is coming around first thing to help Nicky and I unwrap her Santa Prezzies, so I'd better be scooting off to bed.

Hoping that your day goes off without a hitch, no matter what your plans, or how you choose to spend it,

Oh - and I'm taking the bucket hat with me. Gonna get me a photo to post up here on this here blog for y'all for Christmas. Yee haw etc. etc. etc.

 

And just a small aside - Friday night I met a young man named Carlos. He was from Spain and wore a delicious beanie - despite the temperature hitting 38 degrees. And he had a lisp. He reminded me of the guy from That 70's Show. He was cute.

Sass.