Improvement Shown

Christmas 2011 was the best one I've had in years. No drama! Perhaps things are looking up.

Half Assed Holiday

The 2011 winter holiday season has been the most half-assed of my life. Not since I painted a rock in day care and presented it as a gift to my parents have I put in so little effort.

I didn't knit anything for anyone in the family and I don't plan to.

This evening, I thought, what the heck? I'll make some Christmas cookies. I forgot to put peppermint in the peppermint meringues. My stash of brown sugar was a rock hard mass, so a quick batch of oatmeal cookies was out of the question.

If a Grinch showed up at my place, he'd have nothing to steal and nothing to return on Christmas morning.

Oh well. So what? At least this won't happen to me: