Today we drove to the place where we get our frasier fir (best tree ever) every year and the lot was mostly empty. We quickly picked out a lovely, symmetrical little winner (no Charlie Brown spindly sad guy for us) and then found out procrastinators are rewarded with 30% off. A nice contribution toward the lovely lunch we treated ourselves to. :^)
We then dashed into two stores to grab (1) groceries and (2) Elf
, and both times I was stopped on my way out of the store for a virtual pat-down. Either I look particularly shifty today or the stores are cracking down on shoplifting.
(Me: "Do I look particularly shifty today?" Dominic: "Well, I wouldn't mess with you.")
Tonight it is Elf and rice krispie treats. (How much do I love Miles Finch? "No farms. Everyone's pushing small town rural. A farm book would just be white noise.") Last night it was "It's a Wonderful Life" and traditional cut-out cookies. Sooooo good. (My favorite part is when Clarence says, "Don't you see, George? You really had a wonderful life.") We'll eat rice krispie treats in front of the fire and discuss whether we have enough white LEGOs left to make the Ghostbusters car. (That, by the way, is my ideal mom vehicle — I once saw a similar 70s-era hearse-type car and swooned with delight, while my practical husband smacked me on the back of my head.)
(Speaking of Miles Finch, if you haven't already seen it, we loved The Station Agent.)
Lori
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the boys always want paul bunyan-sized evergreens that were rejected by rockefeller center because they were too mangy. lol.