To Do and Soon plus Unconscious Mutterings

I have a deadline for things that must be done in the next few days (before December 19). I know that sounds like lots of days, but for me it is just a couple of blinks. Especially since I've known about most of these things for several days, weeks, and for a couple even months.

1. Clean the house. Yep, it must be cleaned and soon. I'm having a small Christmas gathering here in my home on the 15th. I know people aren't going to give the place a *white glove* inspection, but still the crud needs to be wiped off the counters, the dirt (we are beyond dust) removed from all flat surfaces, and the floors really should be vacuumed.

2. Put out a few Christmas decorations. See #1. This place really looks bah humbug right now. No tree, no nativity, no poinsettia, no cute Santas sitting around --- very bah humbug. Who hosts a Christmas party with NO Christmas decorations?????

3. Wrap presents I've gotten for the kids (yes, you are getting token gifts) and grand kids. That alone would make the place more festive.

4. Do laundry --- probably more than once.

5. Bake some holiday goodies, which I won't be allowed to eat more than a nibble of. I'm thinking like a mouse. Why did I accept that *lose 7 pounds by Christmas* challenge? I must be an idiot. But I've lost 3 pounds already so I can't undo that just yet. I MUST WIN!!!!!

6. Buy four more Christmas presents. They are just little ones for people here in town, but must be bought and given before the 19th.

7. Play handbells at the retirement home with my group, attend the Coastalaires dinner show, and work in the kitchen Wednesday evening at the church. Hey, Robert volunteered us for that and now he is out of town. I'm thinking this isn't fair.

8. Decide what will be taken with us to the panhandle for a week long visit and do laundry so said items can be packed.

See this list has nothing on it that is hard to do and several will be quite enjoyable, but here I sit typing away not getting any of it done. I'm a procrastinator, I work better under pressure, I like the rush I get as a deadline rapidly approaches and that excitement of not knowing if it will all get done.

Yeah, right Lets face it ---- I'm lazy.


The I say :: You think meme. I never know why these thoughts jump into my head. They just appear so I write them down. I'm sure each could be anylized and something none of us really want to know about me could be revealed so let's just not go there.

1. Love affair :: with chocolate


2. Bubble :: wrap


3. Pimple :: boil


4. Knocks :: pounds


5. Persistent :: continuous


6. Infected :: overrun


7. Yay! :: hooray


8. Repaint :: restore


9. Daily :: grind


10. Quickly! :: Pronto

Day 20 Thursday Thirteen #20 -- A Bit of Silliness

A few weeks back my daughter and I had a quick lunch at the local KFC/Taco Bell. We both opted for the Taco Bell menu. When the meals came we were asked if we would like some hot sauce. Of course we answered yes and received a hand full of the little packets; some hot and some mild. On the front of each packet is a little message as if the packet were speaking to you. For some reason these packets tickled my funny bone and so today I share the humor from these little packets of sauce.

1. Mild, "Can I drive?"

2. Hot, "The feeling is mutual."

3. Hot, "Help! I can't tell where I am. It's dark and I can hear laughing."

4. Mild, "At night the sporks pick on me."

5. Mild, "Will you scratch my back?"

6. Hot, "Thanks for rescuing me. Fire was getting on my nerves."

7. Mild, "Ketchup? Oh puh-leese."

8. Mild, "Scratch & Sniff: Gotcha!"

9. Hot, " I'm taking the day off. See next packet."

That's all of those so here are the other fast food places I frequent.

10. Sonic --- Their brown bag specials make a wonderful supper to grab on the way home from handbell practice.

11. What A Burger --- I like their 2 piece chicken strip dinner. Just the right amount.

12. Pizza Hut --- Not exactly fast food, but a meat lovers thin and crispy, yummmm.

13. Dairy Queen --- Can you say Blizzard? My favorite is a Banana Split Blizzard or the Extreme Chocolate.