Well, we've got the marshmallows for toasting and the chestnuts for roasting and...hey, wait a minute, we don't have either of those things. I don't remember the last time I roasted a marshmallow, and I've never roasted a chestnut in my life. I wouldn't mind tasting a roasted chestnut, I just haven't got around to it yet.
And who has time to do either one of these things? I've been busy with cleaning and shopping and last minute issues like a vacuum cleaner that has decided to stop working. The power cord that leads from the vacuum has declared a state of semi-autonomy; in other words, part of the cord is torn where it meets the body of the vacuum. If I hold it in just the right place the vacuum gets power, but it's not easy to do while I'm running the vacuum over the carpet. I did use all of my handy-man skills to attempt a fix (I wrapped some electrical tape around the area in question) and while the fix worked for a few brief moments, when I heard some loud popping noises, I decided it was in the best interests of everyone for me to just unplug the darn thing. Thankfully, my hand-held vacuum still works, although I don't envision myself vacuuming the whole house with a hand-held vacuum.
But aside the vacuum incident, we are in fairly good shape around the house. We've done a lot of cleaning in preparation for having family and friends over on Christmas Eve, the tree is up and decorated, the gifts are not just purchased but wrapped as well, and we go shopping tonight for last minute grocery items.
We have reached a state of Christmas party equilibrium, where there is still more work to be done (cleaning and cooking), but we have things under control and feel a certain calm that everything is going to work out well. Even the weather report looks decent.
I'm feeling good.
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