Saturday 26 December 2009

Things we have learned in the last little bit.

Lesson.
There is a reason your mother said not to put pieces of Lego in your mouth.
Result.
Gratitude it was a stormtrooper's helmet rather than a sharp-edged brick.



Lesson.
Snipping threads on the inside of a pair of dotty, spotty tights is a bad idea.
Result.
Your mother spends the early part of Christmas morning painting said cut threads with clear nail polish.



Lesson.
Ensure Christmas parcels for posting are left higher than any assistant can reach.
Result.
International phonecall to golden s-i-l requesting clinical knowledge. Sharp eye kept on puppy for some hours to avert death. Remnants of attcked box of posh chocs tasted and enjoyed by household.



Lesson.
Baked ham glazed with maple syrup doesn't require that extra layer of sugar during that last 10 minutes of cooking.
Result.
Christmas head chef standing in smoke-filled kitchen doing his best to scrape molten burnt sugar from the base of a roasting dish 30 minutes before Christmas meal.

7 comments:

  1. At least it wasnt boring ...our hound opened DDs gift for her...without permission I might add!!...we learnt the hard way not to leave food of any discription near him after he ate a whole tin of fudge one year..that would be ALCOHOLIC fudge!! I have just been laughing out loud at your previous post we also get one of "those" letters 3 daughters doing wonderful things saving mankind & curing cancer stuff I cope by composing my own letter which I never send one year had part reading "eldest now working for The Finks!!"..hehehe

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  2. o my!!! hope the ham was tasty after all that!!!!

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  3. Yes, yes ... stormtrooper helmets much better than blocks. We have found that you need to perform choking first aid to recover those.

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  4. Excellent lessons all -- although that lego lesson sounds a little scary. I trust a good time was had by all -- in spite of the lessons???

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  5. laughing, laughing, ahhh Christmas

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  6. I'm kind of curious as to whether the storm trooper got his helmet back?

    Sorry to say I laughed OUT LOUD at CK's burnt offerings!

    I'm going to have to bookmark this page in my 'helpful hints' folder ;)

    Moogs xxx

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  7. Pleased to hear that lessons were learned and your Christmas wasn't dull! Best wishes to all!

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