holiday cheer

are you up for more holiday cheer?!
obviously this is the place!

you're clicking on "this" or "the place" for a link aren't you?

ha-ha.. no, this blog is the place..

and no, i have not been drinking---yet.

okay, maybe this blog is not the holiday-y cheerful place, unless you are eeyore (if so, luxuriate once more).

actually, i did lift my ban on in-the-house-or-car-or-my-vicinity christmas humming/singing until christmas eve-ning and christmas day. mostly because nate can make anything fit into the tune of 12 days of christmas (used to be jingle bells) and make it rhyme and everything. she is our own regular 'weird al'. i should have her listen to some bob dylan and see what she can do with that; have been humming some of his songs all day (we watched scorsese's documentary on dylan last night in class--the 2nd part of the film--it was good.)

oh, right, but thanksgiving comes first. and are there "thanksgiving-y caroles"?
i do so not like to overlook this particular holiday in the rush to get to christmas.
okay, usually i do.
mostly because if i can speed through this holiday, natalya is home once again. and those papers and books are written and read...ah, finals week!

nate gets on the plane tomorrow (yeah, she misses a day of school this year (not to be blamed on me).) i am trying to get her packed today, and she doesn't want to be bothered by helping... she has other things she'd rather do. am looking for her most hideous outfits (and not going to give her one set of matching socks); not really, because i want her to appear as what she is, a well cared for growing girl (even if she refuses to brush her hair)... sigh.

in related news:
this year, sean and i will be taking friends up on the invite over for dinner on thursday. aren't you proud? yeah, i know.
this was before sean was laid-off so this pre-determination to not act on my depressive state while nate is in albuquerque is perfect because really, it doesn't do to have too low a level of sadness in the house at one time.

though it could be just the right conditions to get in some good writing.
course, i may want to abstain from writing anything for little sister's blog... though that could be really interesting--hee-hee.

see? holiday cheer.