Monday, December 19, 2011

There's Nothing On!

My daughter made a random comment the other day while we were riding in the car. Some of our best conversations start like this. She wondered why the networks run all of the great Christmas shows right after Thanksgiving! Here it is a week til Christmas when you're in the mood and there's nothing!

I never thought about it, but it's true. I think "Rudolph" was on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. They were running promos for it during the Macy's Parade.

What are some of the favorites?
- RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
- CHARLIE BROWN
- SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
- FROSTY THE SNOWMAN

I know that most of these shows are available on dvd but I guess it just goes back to my childhood that I like to sit down with a bowl of popcorn, turn on the tube and be entertained.

Monday, December 5, 2011

I have a beautiful nativity set that my mother made and it is always a joy to put it out for the Christmas season. I must say, my eyes hurt after I found these on the internet this weekend:




Monday! Why does this keep happening??!!

Someone pointed out today that there are only two more Mondays until Christmas. That's either cool.....or time to panic if you are like me and haven't started your shopping yet.

If you missed the Impossible Question today, it was the same one we had last Friday..."Only 9% of us have ever done this during the holiday season. Done what?" The answer was: Roast Chestnuts. (Cue up Nat King Cole!) I've never eaten any but I have smelled it and if memory serves me well, they don't smell very good. A few years ago I had an appearance at the Padanarum Christmas Stroll and they were roasting chesnuts on the sidewalk. Gotta say I was not a fan.