The 6th! The last day of Christmas!
Natter 40: The Nice One
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Also, egg nog should not be bought in stores.
I only buy the stuff that is in the glass dairy bottles. SO GOOD.
I only buy the stuff that is in the glass dairy bottles. SO GOOD.
No! Make from scratch!
I like Christmas music that has Jesus in it. I hate winter wonderlandish music.
xmas music is just another whole thing. I don't like hearing them 24/7. but I like playing them in may car. and because the music is so constant - I will find myself walking around singing it - at the beach - in july.
1. I was a much more rational 5 year old than many of you.
2. My new favorite holiday is Christmas Eve, because our new tradition (started last year) is to build a fire and sit around watching Wallace and Gromit shorts and eating fancy cheese (Wensleydale, natch, but I am also fond of a good Chesire. And schmancy crakers). Although now that I have a kid who grokks the whole present thing, yet is too young to by cynical, I can see Christmas day being pretty fun, too.
I was a much more rational 5 year old than many of you.
You've never met my mother. My stance was very rational.
No! Make from scratch!
I've tried! It turns out very much bad and leads to not having any more friends due to egg nog poisoning.
Maybe it was your mother sending telepathic messages that got your father a ride to a taxi the other day. "He's a safe guy; pick him up!"
No! Make from scratch!
Give us a recipe, fancy-pants.
Don't get me started on the Christmas music hateration.
Everything Chrismas-related should not happen until after Thanksgiving. Yes, I am looking at you, Fred Meyer stores that had 4 aisles of Christmas stuff before Halloween.
Also, egg nog should not be bought in stores.
Egg nog comes in tiny cartons from Whole Foods, and is only used to add to coffee instead of cream.