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masqthephlsphr) wrote2012-12-25 02:38 pm
masqthephlsphr) wrote2012-12-25 02:38 pm
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Christmas at the "Casino"
Just got back from dinner with the fam at the country club. Sounds more hoity-toity than it is. Lots of snow birds, actually, eating one of four dinner selections. A few of them were on the golf course.
This morning, the Sculptor and I were at my bro's house at 7 am for the gift-opening and Messiah sing-along. That was after hitting they hay after midnight. This year, my SIL had the idea of inviting the Sculptor and me to be fellow elves. I stored the kids' gifts at my place and then yesterday evening, we wrapped and assembled them at my place as well. We started at four pm, but one of the gifts was an art desk for David that took HOURS to assemble. I cursed and threw out my back bending over and lost more screws and tools in my dark red rug than actually went into the desk.
There was that big desk and an air hockey table to assemble and transport and only one SUV between the three of us, so we had to make two trips. Somehow, the Sculptor and I missed the freeway turn off on the second trip and were halfway to Tucson before we figured that out. We were on the Gila River reservation and had to turn around in the dark. So today, when we made our veiled references to last night in front of the kids, the euphemism for the evening was, "We all went to the casino." Got a lot of mileage out of that.
I'm resting up now, then I'm headed over to the Sculptor's to exchange our gifts for each other. Right now, though, I'm flat on the La-Z-Boy watch It's A Wonderful Life.
Hope everyone had a great holiday and/or dinner at the Chinese restaurant.
This morning, the Sculptor and I were at my bro's house at 7 am for the gift-opening and Messiah sing-along. That was after hitting they hay after midnight. This year, my SIL had the idea of inviting the Sculptor and me to be fellow elves. I stored the kids' gifts at my place and then yesterday evening, we wrapped and assembled them at my place as well. We started at four pm, but one of the gifts was an art desk for David that took HOURS to assemble. I cursed and threw out my back bending over and lost more screws and tools in my dark red rug than actually went into the desk.
There was that big desk and an air hockey table to assemble and transport and only one SUV between the three of us, so we had to make two trips. Somehow, the Sculptor and I missed the freeway turn off on the second trip and were halfway to Tucson before we figured that out. We were on the Gila River reservation and had to turn around in the dark. So today, when we made our veiled references to last night in front of the kids, the euphemism for the evening was, "We all went to the casino." Got a lot of mileage out of that.
I'm resting up now, then I'm headed over to the Sculptor's to exchange our gifts for each other. Right now, though, I'm flat on the La-Z-Boy watch It's A Wonderful Life.
Hope everyone had a great holiday and/or dinner at the Chinese restaurant.