Seriously, it's darker than dark out there today. Forecast is for full storm (a term which looks like English, but is in fact full-blooded Norwegian and means 'mini-sort-of-hurricane-thingy-during-which-it-will-be-dark-and-windy-and-generally-miserable-out'). So once again all our dreams of a white Christmas have been crushed and broken on account of pissing rain. How utterly predictable. Enjoy your snow American family. You have no idea how lucky you are.
I don't have much to say. Just wanted to wish everyone a merry Christmas. Hope you all have a wonderful couple of days.
Personally I'm having a bit of a hard time getting into the spirit this year. In addition to the wretched weather, I've got a terrible head cold and have been temporarily robbed of all sense of taste and smell. It's weird and more than a little disconcerting to have a mouthful of say coffee or pepperkake, and know full well what these things should taste like, and yet have only the sensation of warm water or gritty mush in my mouth. Makes it hard to get excited about all the cooking I'm about to do when I know I'm not going to be able to taste anything at the end of it.
Harumph.
On the other hand, the kids are happy and healthy, and perfectly delighted with everything. Boy thinks he hears sleigh bells everywhere. Missy won't leave the ornaments on the tree alone. And Elder Miss has her pretty party dress all laid out on her bed and keeps caressing it lovingly. They haven't much noticed the weather, and they could care less about how moist the turkey may or may not turn out. This is their night, and they can hardly wait for all the fun to start.
Merry Christmas!
2 comments:
Now I just cried a little bit. I wanna come to Norway. Take a cold pill, open a new bottle of wine, and sit back to watch your kids enjoy the magic.
Oh, JEDA, wish I could trade my share of the fucking snow we are due to get for your pissing rain. Wish you were going to be at Alpha Grandma's tonite, we will miss you. I will drink a drink or perhaps two or three for you. Love to all and hug my other grandkids for me. Merry Christmas.
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