Holiday Lessons

1. Make sure you put a lid on the meatballs. If you don’t, they might just end up all over the place as you attempt to navigate your way through a refrigerator that has too much stuff in it.

2. And while you're at it, next year, remember that it would appear you don’t have much luck with meatballs at Christmas time; best not to even attempt it!

3. Very interesting to discover that two teenage boys have a tough time fitting comfortably in Maggie’s back seat. How sweeeeet is that?!!

4. Rum soaked raisins absolutely make the butter tart. They really do. Take the time and pour the rum... if only a few ounces!!

5. Don’t even attempt to play Guitar Hero with a couple of glasses of grape in you. Really. Don’t.

6. Don't even attempt to play Guitar Hero with a couple of glasses of grape in you with a mate who’s armed with a video recorder. Seriously now....DO NOT DO IT!!

7. And, in further gaming news, in case you need to know this, hand/eye co-ordination does not necessarily include body co-ordination. Remember, it is okay to sit down on the couch while managing the game controller for some silly car racing game the males in the house are all hot for. Really, you don't need to stand up and bend over sideways to turn the car in the same direction. Same video recorder scenario in #6 applies here as well....

8. It has been decided that a person needs to have a degree in computer science in order to figure out the newest in DMP's. I was starting to think I was dumb. But I quickly decided that I'm not dumb. I just don't know what I'm doing!

9. Leaving boxes of chocolates and trays of cookies and other stuff laying about the house is not conducive to keeping a waistline slim and trim. Damage control needed... STAT!!

10. And finally, if you head into the holidays with no expectations whatsoever, you won't be disappointed. Only absolutely thrilled with every little bit of it!

And with that, we prepare to head into 2009. I’ll have to see if I can get all my "stuff" together and pull off a stellar 2008 recap. Uhmmmm….. yeah, not so sure about that....

Ciao!