Anyway, it's about old friends.

Harry:
What does this song mean? For my whole life I don't know what this song means. I mean, "Should old acquaintance be forgot". Does that mean we should forget old acquaintances, or does it mean if we happen to forget them we should remember them, which is not possible because we already forgot them?

Sally:
Well, maybe it just means that we should remember that we forgot them or something. Anyway, it's about old friends.

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An optimist stays up until midnight
to see the new year in.
A pessimist stays up
to make sure the old year leaves.

QOTD:
Are you the optimist waiting to see in the new year or the pessimist making sure the damn thing leaves?


Happy New Year!
love and hugs,
~ blondie

On the Fourth Day of Christmas.

Today is the 4th day of Christmas. There are no calling birds being delivered here. {right, honey???} I have had plenty of time to enjoy the gifts I received this year.

My absolute favorite gift was having all my children spend the entire Christmas day with me. It was quite a surprise. I treasure days like that.


My second favorite gift is my black diamond/white diamond earrings which match my black diamond/white diamond ring. {both were given to me by my honey. Thank you honey. I love them!}


My third favorite gift is a LOLCats book from the kid, which has given us all quite a few giggles and awwws.


My fourth favorite gift is the Donald Duck Sketchbook puzzle from the marrieds. I totally didn't know I wanted this gift but I am so looking forward to building it, preserving it and hanging it in my room.



I had a very Merry Christmas and received many great gifts. I guess I was on the Nice list after all. {go figure}


QOTD:
On this fourth day of Christmas are you expecting a delivery of four calling birds? Will you share with us your favorite gifts of this year?

scraps.

Sitting on the floor with cookbooks piled up around her, she sifts through them with an interest that is laced with an air of desperation. Her target is not what one might think. She is not searching for a long lost family recipe. What her heart genuinely desires is a scrap of paper.
Not just any scrap of paper. What she seeks could be a receipt from a shopping trip that marks a page. Perhaps a paper filled with numbers written in an attempt to adjust a recipe. A most magnificent find would be a handwritten original. She would be grateful for anything that would give her a perception of bond that is no longer physically possible

At last she finds what she yearns for. Turning the pages gently she discovers a scrap of paper with handwriting so distinct that it leaves no question concerning the author. She hugs the scrap to her heart, careful not to allow the tears that have created rivers down her cheeks to ruin the treasure she ever so gently cradles. With her eyes closed to the world around her she smiles through her tears, remembering.

Family Time.

We are fixin to head to my brothers shop, which is closed today, to have brunch and hang out with the family. We have celebrated Christmas as a family on the 26th for many years now and today we continue with the tradition.

QOTD:
How are you going to spend the First Day of Christmas?

He is born.

Wordless Wednesday.

word{s}

1. presents ~
2. carols ~
3. eve ~
4. holly ~
5. sleigh ~
6. virgin ~
7. ornaments ~
8. chimney ~
9. stocking ~
10. elf ~