We Wish You A Merry Christmas.....

We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas,
And a happy New Year!

The trip to NJ
Will often appear
On my blog in the next four days
To give bloggers great cheer!

Now give me a lot of comments,
Now give me a lot of comments,
Now give me a lot of comments,
And write them right now!

I won't stop until I get some,
I won't stop until I get some,
I won't stop until I get some......

"CJ!!!!!!!!"

"I'm coming!"

(Let's just say we're a little behind on our cookies...)

A Day In The Artic Tundra

The animal tracks in the neighbors' yards looks like a caravan of squirrels were doing a happy dance in the newly fallen snow last night. They are right next to holly trees bending over to make hideaways, my tracks from sledding this morning, and suspicious looking lumps in the fields of white. Logs? Rocks? I don't know and I won't know until I come back later this afternoon. All these snowy landmarks are whooshing by- my secret fort, the partially frozen swampland, another lump or two. It will take forever just to get my sled up the hill.
There's my friend going sledding with his dad. Sometimes I wish I had a plastic sled like his, it would be so easier to carry. Soon it's good-bye to him as well and he joins the others on my mental map of things I've seen. My boots are filled to the brim with ice that couldn't have possibly gotten there. How many lumps to the driveway? How many? HOW MANY?
I pass another friend's house. They're going away for winter break, and I wish they were here. I remember how we hiked in the woods together during the big snow in March and discovered a hidden world filled with endless hiding places and snow-covered trees. When are they coming home, anyways? This joins the sea of unanswered questions in my mind, which turns into a tsunami. Suddenly my little map of the Island of Landmarks is flooded.
But then one image floats onto my island: the driveway. And I'm there! And I'm home! And-I'm alive.
Now, how to get those frozen boots off.....

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OH WAIT- That's not Blah Blah news about Ukrops!

Waaaaaaaahhh!

COMMERCIAL BREAK
Kmart.......
Target......
Kroger.....
Support the troops.....
Jewelry....
Win a cruise.....

MUSIC BREAK

Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way......
(we know the rest)

Back to the news......

Oh yeah, just to inform you that VIRGINIA where it almost never snows is getting a 100% chance of snow, and then it might snow 12-16 inches tomorrow in the evening and maybe a little bit on Christmas Eve too.....


WAHOOOOOOOOOO!

Christmas Time

Break in a few more weeks
Reddened and rosy cheeks
Kitchen with smells so good
Christmas trees made of wood
Nativity up high
So my sister won't spy
Closets packed head to toe
With secrets I don't know
Chestnuts upon a fire
Songs from the local choir
Favorite books in a bin
Visiting all our kin
Candy canes please a crowd
Santa's truck is so loud
Homemade gifts stowed away
Until it's Christmas Day
Decor lights up a bush
Stars sail by with a hush
Hauling out winter gear
2010 is here!

Post A Comment Saying Yes....

......if you are going out of town for the holidays.
Sorry! Very busy with Christmas gifts right now!

Time Flies.....

it was
a hot November afternoon
my neighbors and i were hiking by the creek
i was being tour guide
showing the landmarks
of the woods
that one of them had never seen before
because it wasn't in his yard.

then
we heard a cry
from somewhere else around the bend
yelling
"h2o!"

it was the boy
who hid among the various trees
letting his anger
sizzle away.

we kept hiking
and figured out why he had
yelled his cry. there was
a new river
that we had never seen before
curling toward the trees
and branching away.

and he was stuck on the other side.

so we built a bridge
with a huge big stick
and just as he was about to walk across
my mom called my name.

my mom didn't know where i was
but she knew i was in the woods
but that wasn't enough.

i raced home
dragging my pants in the mud on the way
and bogging my shoes down
and rescuing them later
while running by the huge tree
then to the log pile
then to the driveway
then up to my own back porch.

my mom let my shoes sit outside
and threw my clothes in the wash
just like she did when we had that water fight.
and when i showed her the map i drew
of the new terrain
she thought it was quite amazing
but thought we weren't on the boundary line
like when we discovered what the environmentally protected area is.

and to think it happened
at least
two weeks ago.

CJ's Highly Unusual Thanksgiving

MORNING
1.Eat breakfast
2.Brush teeth
3. Get dressed
4. Watch the parade! Lots of cool floats and bands and a new Santa float this year!
5.Eat lunch
AFTERNOON
1. Watch football
2.Walk around the block
3.Watch some more football
4. Play with my sister
5.Shower
6.Change
NIGHT
1. Eat the annual Crazy J Dinner, which includes bacon, berries, bagels, spaghetti, green beans, sweet potato somethings, bread, and pork.
2. Do the annual "What we are thankful for" round around the table.
3.CHOCOLATE PIE!
4. Watch Electric Company
5.Brush teeth, change
6.Play in my fort
7. Watch Iron Chef America
8. Bedtime!