Aftermas

That is my term for the days following Christmas.

We were some of the lucky ones to have a white Christmas...  Actually the snow didn't start falling until just about dusk Christmas Day.  By the time it stopped snowing here in the Carolina pines, we had about eight inches.

Today is the first day since Christmas that I am going to leave the house.  I am taking my Christmas cookie filled butt to the gym...

Move Over, Santa!

His list of all the good boys and girls may be long, but I'm thinking my list of things to do to prepare for the holiday is longer!

I still do not have my Christmas tree decorated!  Since most of the kids live away and their gifts need shipped,  I should have had four huge boxes at the post office this week so we do not have to spend $1,000,000 on postage.  But I'm still shopping!

 If you have kids - big or small - on your holiday shopping list, you have to make a video of Santa talking to them from Portable North Pole.  They will love it and want to watch it over and over again.  I took time out yesterday to make a message from Santa to one of the grandsons and will make one for the other tonight.  Be prepared with pictures so Santa can put them in his book for the message...

Have you heard of "Elf on a Shelf"?  Today was the first time I've heard of him.  You can check him out here.   I'm thinking I've got two little guys that may need their own elf.

With so much to do, I doubt I will be blogging over the next fifteen (FIFTEEN!  IS THAT ALL THE TIME I HAVE LEFT????) days...

Help Wanted

Must be able to cook, clean, bake, sew, decorate, wrap, stand in long lines at post office.

December 1 already???

Happy Thanksgiving

May your stuffing be tasty.
May your turkey plump.
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize.
And may your Thanksgiving dinner 

Stay off your thighs.

Stay off your thighs.

Whirled Peas, Please

from neoformix.com

 Annyong ha shimnikka

Since today is World Hello Day and since one of our grandsons is here for the weekend, I thought I would greet you in Korean.    

He understands Korean and can speak it well for a three year old.

World Hello Day began in the fall of 1973 in response to the conflict between Israel and Egypt.

By saying hello to ten people today, you show the importance of personal communication in preserving peace.

 from happybirthfdaypeace.com

 

 How about saying hello in one of these languages?

Konichiwa (koh-Nee-chee-wah) is hello in Japanese.
Jambo (JAM-bo) is hello in Swahili.
Hola (OH-la) is hello in Spanish.
Ni hao (nee-Ha-OW) is hello in Chinese.
Bonjour (bohn-Zhoor) is hello in French.
Buon giorno (bwohn-JOR-noh) is hello in Italian.
Annyong ha shimnikka (An-YOH HASHim-ni-kah) is hello in Korean.
Czesc (Chesht) is hello is Polish.
Zdravstvuite (ZzDRAST-vet-yah) is hello in Russian.
Al Salaam a' alaykum (ahl sah-LAHM-ah-ah-LAY-Koom)) is hello in Arabic.

from brickfish.com

 

Late Bloomer

 This heirloom tomato plant has been growing outside our back door all summer long.

 

 It has been growing and growing but producing no fruit.

 

 Until last week. 

I had to take the calendar out and show this little tomato that it is almost Thanksgiving.  I reminded him that we do not live in Florida or California and that we have had frost and a hard freeze. 

Maybe I should put fresh homegrown sliced tomatoes on the Christmas dinner menu...

Vacuuming the Carpet

A couple of weeks ago I shared the new carpet that was laid in our yard.  If you missed it, you can see the post here.

This week, we have seen the first of the city workers come around to vacuum that carpet. 

It would be so much easier if  they would come into the yard and we did not have to get the leaves to the street.  (Like I have picked up a rake this year!)

Notice the haze above the truck?  That is created by all the little leaf particles being spewed back out of the truck. 

I have often wondered if they would rent this truck out for vacuuming the inside of the house.  I hate to vacuum.  But with all that spewing of fine particles after the vacuuming, I'd have to dust.  I hate to dust.