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Entries in Christmas (2)

Sunday
Dec262010

Another Very Watson Christmas - the day after

It'd be hard to top the post from the year my sister busted me to my mom, telling her about my long-ago klepto phase. But it was still A Very Watson Christmas. (Although here's a well-deserved hat tip to my mom and her sense of humor - while preparing for the big meal, she held up one of those stolen forks and raised an eyebrow at me with, "Here. You can

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Thursday
Dec242009

Watson Family Christmas Quotes, Part 1 - 2009 Edition

Updated on Thursday, 24 December, 2009 at 12:10 PM by Registered CommenterMelody

Long-time readers of this blog may be familiar with Merry Christmas from the Family, from 2007. In keeping with the tradition of exploiting my family for blog fodder, I thought I'd get started early. I'm overdue for a post but, having nearly eaten myself into a diabetic coma since my mom got her hands on me yesterday evening, I can't seem to muster the energy to come up with anything else to write.

Sis and her family are still on the way, but I thought I'd throw out a few quotes and get us started. So far, all courtesy of my mom:

  • "Would you like one of these cookies?" A minute and a half after she'd plied me with dinner and dessert and I'd left the table.
  • "I've got some ice cream if you're hungry!" A half hour later.
  • I made

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