Christmas Day Highlights
Dec. 25th, 2011 09:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mayamaiaJulius kept telling everyone "Merry Cast-mas!" He's wearing a cast on his right hand because he got mad, punched something (he won't tell anyone what) and broke his hand on Thursday. SUCH a Porto. I signed his cast and taught him how to hit things so he won't break himself next time.
Julius got the niftiest little electronic spider thing from the other side of the family. It turns its head but doesn't bother moving its legs to change direction. Creepy.
For some reason, Eva has decided the greatest fun in the world is to climb on, punch, charge and/or tackle me. Especially if I'm lying on the couch reading. She, too, SUCH a Porto.
My brother Alex came up to me just before we all went out on a walk to ask me if I'd heard who's in The Hobbit. "You mean Martin Freeman playing Bilbo, or Benedict Cumberbatch playing Smaug and the Necromancer, or do you..." "No, someone from the old series of..." "...mean Sylvester McCoy playing Radagast the Brown?" "Okay, just as long as you know about Radagast." "Wait, how did you know Sylvester McCoy played the Doctor? He was really creepy as the Doctor by the way, a wonderful little troll." "I looked them all up on IMDB to see what else they did... he's a troll?" "A wonderful one! He was always using Xanatos Gambits." "What are Xanatos Gambits?"
"But you know there's a special coming up..." "Yes, it aired a couple hours ago." "Huh? Oh. Right. I don't suppose you could get it for us?" "I'll probably have it for you by tomorrow."
During the walk, I overheard one of my nieces expounding to Alex at length about my hair and how it goes down to my butt.
Just prior to opening my present from Margaret and Alex...
Me: "...These are all chocolate, aren't they?"
Margaret: "I don't know what you mean... But you know, there's a rule that if you guess what's in your present you don't get the present."
Me: "Oh now that's just evil!"
Fortunately I failed to guess the makers of the various chocolate bars.
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From my parents:
Poetry of Yeats
A really big old, book-smelling version of The Confessions of Saint Augustine
A couple of DVDs about Wall Street corruption
Pear-quince compote made by my dad
A pink and blue fuzzy scarf made by my mom
From Victoria et al.:
An air plant! In an urchin! With teeny tiny ornaments made of teeny tiny shells!
A sizeable check and a thank you note, in an envelope addressed to "The Francesca" I intend to put that envelope up on my wall.
From Alex and Margaret:
Coconut curry chocolate from Theo
Quinoa chocolate from Alter Eco
"Cocoon" chocolate from NewTree - "Surrender to the subtle warmth of Newtree Cinnamon milk chocolate. A chocolate experience that fills you with a feeling of harmony. This chocolate contains a natural soy extract which help maintain balance and well-being in women."
From Elisabeth et al.:
Other People's Children - Cultural Conflict in the Classroom by Lisa Delpit
A hair care gift pack of the "Breakage to Strength" Pantene line. Somehow, getting hair care products seems to be a new holiday tradition for me...
One 50g ration bar of chocolate such as one might be given in the Swiss Army. Dude. The Swiss Army gives you a daily dose of Swiss chocolate. Let's all join the Swiss Army!
Julius got the niftiest little electronic spider thing from the other side of the family. It turns its head but doesn't bother moving its legs to change direction. Creepy.
For some reason, Eva has decided the greatest fun in the world is to climb on, punch, charge and/or tackle me. Especially if I'm lying on the couch reading. She, too, SUCH a Porto.
My brother Alex came up to me just before we all went out on a walk to ask me if I'd heard who's in The Hobbit. "You mean Martin Freeman playing Bilbo, or Benedict Cumberbatch playing Smaug and the Necromancer, or do you..." "No, someone from the old series of..." "...mean Sylvester McCoy playing Radagast the Brown?" "Okay, just as long as you know about Radagast." "Wait, how did you know Sylvester McCoy played the Doctor? He was really creepy as the Doctor by the way, a wonderful little troll." "I looked them all up on IMDB to see what else they did... he's a troll?" "A wonderful one! He was always using Xanatos Gambits." "What are Xanatos Gambits?"
"But you know there's a special coming up..." "Yes, it aired a couple hours ago." "Huh? Oh. Right. I don't suppose you could get it for us?" "I'll probably have it for you by tomorrow."
During the walk, I overheard one of my nieces expounding to Alex at length about my hair and how it goes down to my butt.
Just prior to opening my present from Margaret and Alex...
Me: "...These are all chocolate, aren't they?"
Margaret: "I don't know what you mean... But you know, there's a rule that if you guess what's in your present you don't get the present."
Me: "Oh now that's just evil!"
Fortunately I failed to guess the makers of the various chocolate bars.
***********
From my parents:
Poetry of Yeats
A really big old, book-smelling version of The Confessions of Saint Augustine
A couple of DVDs about Wall Street corruption
Pear-quince compote made by my dad
A pink and blue fuzzy scarf made by my mom
From Victoria et al.:
An air plant! In an urchin! With teeny tiny ornaments made of teeny tiny shells!
A sizeable check and a thank you note, in an envelope addressed to "The Francesca" I intend to put that envelope up on my wall.
From Alex and Margaret:
Coconut curry chocolate from Theo
Quinoa chocolate from Alter Eco
"Cocoon" chocolate from NewTree - "Surrender to the subtle warmth of Newtree Cinnamon milk chocolate. A chocolate experience that fills you with a feeling of harmony. This chocolate contains a natural soy extract which help maintain balance and well-being in women."
From Elisabeth et al.:
Other People's Children - Cultural Conflict in the Classroom by Lisa Delpit
A hair care gift pack of the "Breakage to Strength" Pantene line. Somehow, getting hair care products seems to be a new holiday tradition for me...
One 50g ration bar of chocolate such as one might be given in the Swiss Army. Dude. The Swiss Army gives you a daily dose of Swiss chocolate. Let's all join the Swiss Army!
