Cathy Lamb's Blog, page 24
January 1, 2019
Do Everyone’s Christmas Candy Houses Look This Weird?
Lamb Family Odd Christmas House Annual Tradition.
Every year we make Christmas houses with graham crackers and glue guns. They never turn out normal.
Sky-Diving-Jumping Brother Jimmy made an “Avenging Warrior Running Over Ewoks.” That peppermint stick you see sticking straight out is a SPEAR not…uh…well…anything else you might think of.
Darling Laughing son built a bridge. “Life is full of bridges. Go across them. That’s it.”
Rebel Dancing Daughter made the one with a J. “It’s a mattress for a snow woman.”
Adventurous Singing Daughter made the three story rocket ship. “It wasn’t supposed to be a rocket ship but that’s what it ended up being and I don’t have anything else to say, Mom.” (She was out really late partying last night for New Year’s. Poor thing. Margaritas can do that to you, honey!)
Innocent Husband, who made the sagging pink house with the white roof, said his house is about “life and death.” Pretty grim, Innocent Husband, pretty grim!!
Mine was filled with candy and mess. Because life is sweet and messy. (That’s really sappy but whatever. My house IS a mess and I really need a treat to eat to get motivated to clean this place up so I can think like a normal person again.)
Nephew Noah made the one with the marshmallows, “What I learned is that I’m not good at this, Aunt Cathy.”
Happy New Year’s to all!
Helloooo, 2019!
Wishing you joy and happiness, laughter and adventures in 2019!
December 26, 2018
Falling Christmas Trees and Cats
Merry Christmas from the Lambs!
(Can we blame the cats?)
December 24, 2018
Santa’s Parental Revenge
The kids used to want us to take them to look at Christmas lights while drinking hot chocolate.
Now they want Innocent Husband and me to take them to a bar, with live music, so they can shoot pool and have us buy them beers.
We did it.
Then we showed Darling Laughing Son, Adventurous Singing Daughter, and Rebel Dancing Daughter what’s what: Innocent Husband and I danced to this rock band’s music, probably embarrassing them down to their toes.
Is this called Santa’s Parental Revenge?
December 20, 2018
Two Gold Stars And A Tilting Christmas Tree
I don’t know why we have two gold stars on our slightly tilting Christmas tree, but at least the tree is up.
Sometimes things are oddly done in the Lamb house.
As long as the naughty cats stay off of it, it should stay upright.
Merry, Merry Christmas!
December 19, 2018
Happy Eating
Happy Holidays, happy reading, happy eating.
The Drummer Boy Almost Lost His Head
Well, the Little Drummer Boy suffered a catastrophic near decapitation last year, unfortunately.
We decided to add a lion to the manger, brought back from Africa by Rebel Dancing Daughter.
There is no record of a lion visiting during Jesus’ birth, but sometimes one has to improvise when lambs have been lost over the decades along with one of the three wise men, who is probably still wandering around the desert, refusing to ask directions to the manger.
(This is my childhood manger!)
December 17, 2018
Hang An Extra Piece Of Cake
Wishing everyone the very best during the holidays.
I know they can be a ton of fun, and tough, too, for all of us who are missing people we love or going through hard times.
Hang in there, read books, and have an extra piece of cake because you deserve it.
Making You Laugh With Whip Cream
We were recently at my nephew’s wedding in Montana.
See that whip cream my brother is holding, as if he’s going to cover his poor, innocent sisters with it?
That’s a tradition.
When the four of us get together for a photo, Jimmy wields the whip cream, so watch out!
Wishing you happy times this holiday season with friends and family and people who make you laugh.
