Things That Are Already Causing Me Holiday Remorse and It’s Still Over Two Weeks Until Christmas, The List:

~ monicalists

  1. I opened the box of 148 Christmas cookies sent by my sister.  They needed refrigeration, right?  I just had to check.  And then I had to sample. They are delicious.

  2. I ordered not one, but two containers of cookie dough from one of my students.  It’s a school fundraiser, so it’s for a good cause, right?  This was before the 148 cookies arrived.

  3. Since I do the family bookkeeping, and since Husband ordered gifts online, I have already seen how much he has paid for my gifts.  And from whom he has ordered my gifts.  Surprise ruined.

  4. Husband then got sneaky and used PayPal, so I could not determine from whom he bought the next gift.  But then the package arrived and I read the return address.  Surprise ruined.

  5. Husband demanded to know if I read the return address.  (He knows me so well.)  I tried to avoid eye contact and tried to lie and tried to change the subject.  Supper conversation ruined.

  6. I have returned one gift I purchased last week because Son already owns the item.  I need to ask before I buy, I suppose.   But then his surprise is ruined.

  7. I waited until this week to look for Christmas stationery.  Nope.  Santa’s elves have cleared the shelves.

  8. I bought a small white Christmas tree and one of those revolving wheels that projects 4 colors of light onto the tree.  My dad had one of those wheels and I was feeling nostalgic.  I was thinking it would look cute in the corner of the basement, to the left of the TV.  Now Husband wants to use this tree in place of our regular tree.  You know, the 8 foot GREEN one that stands in the living room.  Uh oh.  Negotiations are in progress.

  9. I just today paid the entire bill for the upcoming semester that College Boy will begin in January.  Bank account looks paltry.  And yesterday I bought a bunch of gifts on Amazon.  Stupid move–should have done this in reverse.

  10. My annual physical is scheduled for December 29.  That’s right, 4 days after Christmas.  The number on that scale is not going to be pretty. (Did I mention that I have been sampling cookies?)15338823_10211663162874251_3599664749322396462_n

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