There’s a lot of things over the years that have plummeted in quality. Exhibit A would be appliances. My parent’s Kenmore harvest gold washer and dryer outlived them. Meanwhile it’s a miraculous event worthy of […]
Category: Christmas Trees
Warning: Decorating for Christmas Can be Hazardous to your Health
It’s over. Now all that’s left is for me to continue applying Icy Hot to my back and taking a regimen of ibuprofen so I can soon walk, perhaps even bend over, without uttering a […]
Premature Christmas
It’s taken a lot of discipline and dedication to make it to this day without giving in or being weak. Oh, how I’ve wanted to not just succumb but to throw myself in with the […]
Are You Telling Me You’re “More Christian” Than Me Because You Keep Your Christmas Tree Up Longer?
Did you know the date when you decide to take your holiday decorations down says a lot about you? I sure didn’t. I just assumed that folks eventually got around to it. Of course, I’ve […]
Christmas Confessions of a Weary Mother
If you want to suck the air right out of room casually mention anytime between Thanksgiving and Christmas that you find the holiday season less than magical. As people are gasping for oxygen, quickly add […]
My Christmas Tree Makes Me Cry
You know you may have scarred your children when they refer to decorating the Christmas tree as a pejorative. For example, if something unpleasant has happened they might describe it as “being bad, but not […]
Snarky in the Suburbs 