The 12 Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas:
St. Nicholas came to our house

Wishes

We ain't got snow, or mistletoe, but we have castles made of wishes.

St. Nicholas

Na świętego Mikołaja

Na świętego Mikołaja,
czeka dzieci cała zgraja,
Da posłusznym ciasteczko,
Złe przekropi różeczką.

On St. Nicholas Day

On St. Nicholas Day,
The band of children waits;
For the good cookie he brings,
But for the naughty a switch that stings.

Do następnego razu… (Till next time…)

Leftovers

Those who are lucky enough to host Thanksgiving dinner enjoy the benefits of leftovers. Those of us who show up with tupperware are just as fortunate. This year, I left the plastic containers at home, and missed out on days upon days of creativity of turning disgarded turkey into a culinary wonder.

Eisenia Fetida

Most families have cats, dogs, fish hanging out in the house.
We had the 90 gallon fish tank. We even had Shell Turtlestein for a while. We have the cat. We also have hiding in the laundry room, Sophie's science experiment gone multiple.
Worms.

The Pits

Back in the 90's, I worked at Disney. As a "Lead Control Stocker", I was in charge of ordering and receiving merchandise for various locations throughout the parks.
Hard physical labor getting pallets and cages of souvenirs from outside into the stockrooms. One particular stockroom we had was a giant tin box- no insulation, no air conditioner, no fan. Talk about sweaty and stinky. The only deodorant that would take away the self consciousness was Mitchem. High test, tons of chemicals (25% aluminum), smelled like a man but who cared because it wasn't the stench of sweaty pits.

Allergies

I was talking with a friend the other day and was blown away that that this is the first time since the kids started going to school, I have not had to pull out the medicinal arsenal for colds or allergies. We always battle the sniffles, ear aches, chest congestion- you name it, once school starts and throughout the school year.

Not including what I have upstairs...

Housewife Rehab

Me, Tina, Gina

This is what my friends Gina and Tina deemed my life when it was decided to quit my job at the hospital to be a stay at home mom.