Kathy’s Points to Remember: 2017 Holiday Edition
1. If you re-gift a gift that you hate, be careful not to re-gift it to the person who gave it to you in the first place. 2. Don’t yell at Aunt Louise when she […]
Tag: Christmas
T’was the Poem Before Christmas
I’ve been going through all the boxes of old paperwork in my garage attic—there were a lot of them—and I stumbled across one of my old columns. How old? Well, so old it’s never appeared […]
Wrapping Presents
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 Today I am grateful for wrapping presents. I LOVE wrapping presents and it’s a good thing because this is turning into a Very Visa Christmas! Being “down” with illness, a computer […]
A RETURN TO “TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS”
A RETURN TO TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring we were all totally soused. The stockings were hung by the chimney […]
CBD: Cookie Baking Disorder
This humor piece is from guest writer Anne Bardsley who answered our invitation for holiday-themed posts! Thirty-two years ago, I developed a serious Cookie Baking Disorder. It has plagued me every holiday season. The CBD […]
The Christmas Movie Quiz
Any day now, they will start. TV networks will broadcast classic Christmas movies, and they won’t stop until Christmas is over. There will probably even be a marathon of A Christmas Story, as there has […]
The Christmas Song Generator
Are you tired of hearing the same old Christmas music over and over? The solution is obvious: create your own song! The easiest way to do this is to take a pre-existing song and change […]
Making the Holidays More Holiday-ish
Just a little fun from last year … or was it the year before? All these holidays tend to blur together … I always feel a little disjointed when the holidays arrive. I’m never ready […]
Christmas In Almost February
Winter almost beat the Hunter family Christmas celebration. Almost. But in the end we celebrated, if only a month or so late. First there was illness. Then work schedules. Then more illness. Then weather. Illness. […]
O Christmas Tree, Dead Christmas Tree
I’ve just never known what to make of those people who leave Christmas lights up and blazing outside their homes until deep into January. Are they still feeling joyous on January 27th or simply slothfully procrastinating the inevitable? Frankly […]