I've floated this household across a sea of corndogs and Ore-Ida Fast Food french fries, made cookies, constructed gingerbread houses, put up and taken down a dead fir tree from the corner of the living room, wrapped and opened presents, gone snow tubing at Snoqualmie pass, snapped at my children, hissed violently at J. for doing the same, turned 43, started reading a book on a Kindle, considered e-publishing my "quiet" YA manuscript Spectacle, begun planning a solo trip to China for next October, consulted with a plastic surgeon about my wrinkles then decided that I am a map and a storybook and for now will stay that way, eaten my weight in salted chocolate, got drunk on Jolly Roger Christmas Ale, and hid in the stairwell when I couldn't take being around people for another second.
It's been an eventful few weeks.
We want to introduce the Afghan Council UK as providers of language training in Dari, Pashto.
Posted by: belstaff jacket | December 28, 2011 at 01:23 AM
And you're still able to write.Awesome :)
Posted by: Slick Sumbich | December 28, 2011 at 03:03 PM
Were you in my house? Because wow. Much is similar.
Posted by: Sarah Piazza | December 28, 2011 at 06:39 PM
My days have been similar.....mainlining cookies, grieving injuries, hollering, too much cooking, painting....I need school to start!!! My aunt has gone to China twice, she loved it.
Posted by: Leslie | December 28, 2011 at 07:38 PM
It's the time of year when elementary teachers should get a round of applause for what they put up with during the school year. YIKES! Hope you are enjoying your kindle..I am.
Posted by: M | December 29, 2011 at 02:40 PM
I would like to clarify: I did not actually take part in putting up or taking down the tree. That was J. :0)
Posted by: Half Assed Kitchen | January 01, 2012 at 09:14 PM
awwww.... may ntataunun din ako! kung ako kakain nyan, kakainin ko pa din kahit ano itsura.... lalo na pag gutom na gutom na ko hehehe :)
Posted by: Aye | January 31, 2012 at 06:13 AM