I have a delightful tea tray this
morning. I smelled Christmas cookies all day yesterday. So when Shaggy and I
got home from the trauma of shopping yesterday I marched into the kitchen and
made a batch of Christmas cookies. I
took Shaggy to work and settled in to do some ghost hunting; the first of the
weekend which, was now about over. I could not get comfortable in this big old
chair so I paused to consider what was troubling me and the answer came, go
bake! Baking was once upon a time my therapy. My way of coping, the one thing I
had any control over and I baked all the time. Homemade bread, pizza dough,
muffins, cakes, cookies, you name it I baked it. I baked last night. I have
Christmas cookies with frosting and red sprinkles, Molasses spice bars, (yes
Val there is cinnamon in them) and Mochalouscious Brownies. Today I am thinking
coconut macaroons, Oatmeal Jumbles and ……? Back to my tea tray… I have one of
each of the treats on a small Christmas tree decorated dessert plate.
Orchestral Christmas music playing, the tree is twinkling, the heater is
humming, Goblin is on the back of my chair purring and Lady Tamara www.HighlandTitles.comis feeling
more like Christmas.
Ok, people…..you all need to slow
down and enjoy the Holiday. This driving like an insane blood crazed Zombie
through a parking lot has to stop. You care going to hurt someone and since it
is very obvious you care only for yourself let me just point out that you are
going to get hurt. No one in your family or anyone else’s family really want to
spend the Christmas Holidays in the ER or Hospital. Driving at mach 6 through
the parking lot to get to Best Buy and grab that last MW3 game is NOT a
guarantee it will be there. Then driving like an angry cheated blood crazed
zombie down to Game Stop to see if they have it will not guarantee that they
have it. Perhaps it means that you should drive over to Anything Goes with
Glass and you and your child sign up for stained glass classes and make gifts
for everyone for Valentine ’s Day. Spend some together time together creating.
They can always buy the game later with the cash Grandma will give them. Me you
ask? I was on a treasure hunt with a $5 limit. So I was not frantic I was
sifting and hunting and enjoying the surprise of what is available with a
budget.
Sometimes, just when you are feeling
fluffy in a bad way and you are out of makeup and black eyeliner and pink eye
shadow are your only tools; you step outside and a fire truck is cruising past
and they honk their horn and blast their siren for a second and wave, you
realize that GOD thinks you are a hottie and he sent a squad to tell you that.
I am still smiling……LOL
Is there anything better on a
blistery chilly, day than fish and
chips? Mmmmmm…..
What is the deal with Shoe stores?
Remember last year about this time Shaggy and I went into Macy’s to buy boots
and shoes? We had money and we were on a shoe buying mission and we were
ignored for 15 minutes and I then called management and left a message wanting
a return phone call and not getting one. Being ignored on top of being ignored
and I have boycott them ever since. Imagine a whole year and NOT shopping at
Macy’s…..LOL…… it can be done! Well, yesterday in another department store
Shaggy and I are being ignored in the shoe department. Deja-Vu! We look at each
other as I make the comment and we smile. She raises her hand, like she was in
school, like she did last year at Macy’s, we giggle. I decide we will give them
a couple more moments. We are in no hurry but it is a respect issue. We bought
one pair. Had we been treated with more respect it would have been 3 pair. So ….dear
department store CEO when you are looking at your December and your numbers are
down call me I will explain about customer service and the consequences of
none.
In case any of you are wondering if
men work at anything Shaggy found the answer on her new pair of shoes. They say
“All man made”……LOL Many men worked on making her a pair of shoes. She is
feeling quite special and appreciates the labor.
One more thing before I go. When
you are in a store and you are blocking the entire aisle and someone says
excuse me and needs by do not just lean forward. Move a step or two out of the
way. Remember….I did not barge through or bump into you. I said excuse me and
waited for you to move. Trust me I am NOT shopping for what you are. I am NOT
going to take that the minute you put it down. From the look on your husband’s
face he is right now NOT thinking about what you are thinking about buying for
his mother. His is definitely thinking about me. So you see it is in your best
interest sister to move out of my way.
I am shopping for a gift to send to
California today what are you shopping for?
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