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Holidays, they are upon me.
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This weekend I'm going shopping to get the rest of the groceries I will need to make three types of cookies, some cranberry quick bread, and some peanut butter fudge candy. Mmmmmm...
So next week I'll begin all the baking. I was going to make candles as well, but I forgot that they can't ship beeswax sheets when it's cold. I thought about getting some granulated wax to make jar candles, but I only have about 5 jars, which is not enough for everyone. *sigh*
At my work, we have a running joke that every year someone is told by a customer that they've "ruined Christmas." I always wish someone would say that to me so I could reply Yes, because Christmas is all about things. Without things, there is no Christmas. That is an excellent lesson for your family. As a non-Christian, I like this holiday mainly for the togetherness and the gift giving--okay, and the yummy food. I don't get offended when someone says "Merry Christmas" because I know that they're wishing me well according to their own beliefs. That's cool by me. In return, I expect people to not lecture me when I say "Happy Holidays." Once, someone asked me to be more specific. I apologized and wished them a Happy Hanukkah. Why? Because I've never met a Jew who gave a rat's ass about the precise wording I use to wish them well.
When I got to work today, I saw that one of my co-workers had given me the new Simpsons Scene It! board game as a late birthday gift, and because I worked for him tonight. In funny time-off news, I accidentally asked for NYE off instead of NYDay. Obviously, I will not want to get up and go to work the night after I host a party. Anyway, I hereby challenge ANY and ALL locals to a steel cage match in Simpsons Scene It! I'm particular hoping that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lickingtoad and I will go head to head. Frankly, as this game encompasses the first 19 seasons, there's probably a bunch of stuff from the last 5 years or so that I don't know very well. We shall see.
This weekend I'm going shopping to get the rest of the groceries I will need to make three types of cookies, some cranberry quick bread, and some peanut butter fudge candy. Mmmmmm...
So next week I'll begin all the baking. I was going to make candles as well, but I forgot that they can't ship beeswax sheets when it's cold. I thought about getting some granulated wax to make jar candles, but I only have about 5 jars, which is not enough for everyone. *sigh*
At my work, we have a running joke that every year someone is told by a customer that they've "ruined Christmas." I always wish someone would say that to me so I could reply Yes, because Christmas is all about things. Without things, there is no Christmas. That is an excellent lesson for your family. As a non-Christian, I like this holiday mainly for the togetherness and the gift giving--okay, and the yummy food. I don't get offended when someone says "Merry Christmas" because I know that they're wishing me well according to their own beliefs. That's cool by me. In return, I expect people to not lecture me when I say "Happy Holidays." Once, someone asked me to be more specific. I apologized and wished them a Happy Hanukkah. Why? Because I've never met a Jew who gave a rat's ass about the precise wording I use to wish them well.
When I got to work today, I saw that one of my co-workers had given me the new Simpsons Scene It! board game as a late birthday gift, and because I worked for him tonight. In funny time-off news, I accidentally asked for NYE off instead of NYDay. Obviously, I will not want to get up and go to work the night after I host a party. Anyway, I hereby challenge ANY and ALL locals to a steel cage match in Simpsons Scene It! I'm particular hoping that
lickingtoad and I will go head to head. Frankly, as this game encompasses the first 19 seasons, there's probably a bunch of stuff from the last 5 years or so that I don't know very well. We shall see.