please? i could use some...i always find that planning the holidays is actually more fun than experiencing them. though i did get nice presents:
*the moulin rouge special edition DVD
*a yoga mat
*a fluffy blanket
*some makeup type stuff
*a DVD player
*the whole first season of M*A*S*H on DVD (i am obsessed with MASH)

oh, and almost a foot of snow, and a panic attack. there was very little sleep to be had at my house on x-mas eve, what with princess messyface's bronchial tubes threatening to close, and gifts to be wrapped, and the general anticipatory nerves of the holiday spirit. i'd say five hours, max. drove twice in the grossness--once to get cigarettes, and once to get Younger Brother, since his car sucks. it took a very long time, but i only fishtailed once, so i count myself among the lucky.

the largest contributors to the panic attack were Middle Nephew #2 and Youngest Newphew. they're twelve and thirteen, they live in my house, M.N#2 uses his fists freely, and Y.N's tongue could double as a rawhide whip. or one of those pointy clubs that knights used to beat the hell out of each other. he trained it on me for most of the day. my horrible comments to him: 1. don't go down the driveway on your sled, you'll go under a car. 2. put your coat on, it's cold. 3. could you move out of the way so i can take this picture? having suffered through the abuse for several hours, and being followed every time i went out the door, i decided on rum and coke as the best mode of defense. i think i didn't start drinking early enough (congratulations to Younger Brother for figuring out how to deal with them.) i got weepy, and my chest got all fluttery (i sound like a southern belle having the vapors). people insisted on asking what was wrong. i spent much of the subsequent evening curled up in a bathrobe watching tv. i'm not sure how much longer we can all take of liiving on top of one another like this. it should be some sort of scientific experiment.

on the good front, it's almost NYE, my favorite holiday of all! i'm doing my traditional preparations--zit fighting, hair removal, skin moisturizing. trying to decide what to wear that will top the pleather pants of last year.

i have almost decided on sparkles and fake fur, like the company christmas party, but the pleather pants are such a new year's eve item of clothing...feel free to suggest something here...

and of course there's the new year's resolution test. how fitting it is from year to year:

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