Daily Archives: December 26, 2007

Dec 26 2007

Hey, Santa?

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Dear Santa,

Hey, I’m not one to complain (okay, who are we kidding…I am most definitely one to complain…but not usually to you), but what’s the deal? I thought you were supposed to bring us presents not break things. So, how come our television died on Christmas day? Your day? I’d like to believe it’s a coincidence, but I’m having a hard time with that.

Is this like the not getting me that dog/llama/donkey thing where you think you know better? Did you get all cocky because that one worked out so well? Yes, I know we watch way too much tv. Yes, we have lots of other things we should be doing. And, yes, Anya really shouldn’t be exposed to tv much at all. But come on! You KILLED OUR TV on CHRISTMAS! Right in the middle of a sappy Christmas movie I had NOT seen! Worse of all, Kenny is arriving today for about a week and while I will not miss watching day after day of The Twilight Zone, I fear for all of us crammed into that tiny house in the middle of nowhere with no tv.

Did you really think this one through?

=Carol=

Dec 26 2007

It’s not easy being green

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Today was Christmas, so I celebrated by priming the basement. It looked like this. Pretty snazzy, huh?

And because I was feeling really ambitious tonight, I decided to put the first coat of paint up (hey, it’s not like I have to work tomorrow! Just take Anya to the doctor’s office and pick Kenny up at the airport!). While we were at the store, trying to pick out just the right green, we went back and forth on many colors. Asparagus. Carolina Parakeet. Pregnant Gecko. We thought we had one we liked, but when we looked at it under the little light box at Lowe’s, it seemed too dark. We like bright. Happy. Cheerful. So we chose another one in the same family. And it’s bright, alright.

I believe the swatch is called Muppet In A Blender.