Category: Amuse Me

Meryl doesn’t have permalinks in her archives from December 2001, but when I saw the link in my sidebar about my post on this day last year about this, I just had to go and find it! So here it is … Meryl’s very own:

Let Us Blog

Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the monitor is so delightful
And since we’ve no place to jog
Let Us Blog! Let Us Blog! Let Us Blog!

Net doesn’t show signs of stopping
And I’ve gone to Amazon for shopping
We pray that the Net doesn’t clog
Let Us Blog! Let Us Blog! Let Us Blog!

We finally sign out for the night
How I hate going away from the keyboard!
But if you’ll email me lots tonight
Then in the morning I won’t be bored!

The fire is slowly dying
And, my dear, we’re still IM’ing
But as long as you have some grog
Let Us Blog! Let Us Blog! Let Us Blog!

– by Meryl

Don’t tell him that I told you, but I caught Mike humming along and snapping his fingers to my Kenny G. “Miracles” Christmas CD. First shock was that he suggested that I put it – or another holiday one – in the CD player. But then … he was humming along! I saw him do it! *SO* busted!

Meanwhile, my lights are finally on my Christmas tree, and he gets all of the credit for it. Saturday I will put the ornaments on. My holiday spirit level is on a steady increase, and this is truly a good thing. I still have to finish my Christmas cards though – so if you’re waiting for one, it will probably be late. Sorry about that!

Kymberlie stopping by to pick up her ZipZap for her brother and dropping off wonderful Christmas presents for me – a copy of “The Freshman” and a grilled sandwich maker – also helped to get me in to the holiday groove. It was wonderful to get a chance to see her!

To top it all off, I put up my Mom’s Nativity set. It’s the one they had while I was growing up. I remember playing with the animals and making sure everything was arranged just right in the stable. I used to think that the wise men should be far away and move closer after Christmas, but not arrive at the scene until January 6th – Epiphany – yes, the 12th day of Christmas. Putting it up at my house brought back a lot of childhood memories – and in the end, isn’t Christmas all about the memories? Now the holidays have finally arrived for me.

My holiday spirit has gone up a great deal today, but more about that later. Meanwhile, if the holidays have got you down, maybe it’s time for you to visit Santa over at Ho Ho Holy Shit! [via Michele – I’m just late in sharing it!]

Today’s “Question of the Day” is … just exactly when are the 12 Days of Christmas? Anyone that can get the answer correct without looking at the link gets bonus points! (I actually got 5 points of extra credit on an exam in college for knowing this.) If you want more information you can check out HowStuffWorks.com (beware of the pop-up ads) or Snopes (beware of the horrid midi file). Happy Holidays!

Just a thought…

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