"Keep watching, she said there would be a jolly fat guy in a suit and eight tiny reindeer...you KNOW how I love Venison!"
The halls are decked...a few more packages to wrap and waiting on my shipment of Petit Fours (kind of a holiday tradition...ever since the kids were little) and this year's Christmas fudge has been distributed. Did a mix-in of Christmas Cookies in the Milk Chocolate Fudge and topped it with broken pieces. Turned out yummy!
Since we are having our Family Christmas on the weekend...this week is all about relaxing...eggnog...spa baths...old Christmas movie favorites! Baking a bit of turkey which will also become Turkey and Noodles later in the week. And maybe some more Christmas Cookies closer to our Gathering!
Sat down and filled in pertinent dates on my 2019 Calendar...and surprised to see how quickly it is filling up, already.
Going to be a busy year next year!
"You had me at Jason Momoa"
...beastly...
And I need the break because the last few days of politics and chaos have absolutely got me exhausted.
And not in a good way, okay.
So...the GOP and the DEMS sat down for 2 weeks and hammered out a budget deal in the House.
Together.
There was hope.
It passed The House 100-0
Everybody agreed. It was a shoo-in for the Senate.
(...wait for it...)
Then like a giant orange turd in the proverbial punch-bowl....Trump floated to the top and declared unless it included 5 Billion dollars funding for his border wall...he would veto it.
WTFF....
Or as Republican Susan Collins blurted out
"...are you just trying to ruin my life?"
But it all went back to the drawing board...where it will be staying for the foreseeable future...
And we have another SHUTDOWN.
It is insane.
Everyone has firmly dug in...and nothing is going to change until after Christmas now...if then.
Then the WH tweeted a photo of Trump busily signing a document and piles to be signed. "Working Hard" it said.
Except on closer inspection the document in front of him was a blank piece of paper...and the pen was still capped...
Yeah, I know.
But wait...there is more.
Die hard Trumpers have now started a gofundme for The Wall. They are raising an incredible 1 million a day so far. At this rate they will reach their first Billion in 2.5 years. Since it is projected to cost 25 Billion (not taking into account inflation) it will only take them around 61 years to pay that sucker off...lol! Of course many of them are close to Trump's age so neither he or the idiots who are throwing cash at it will be around by then...but hey...it's the thought that counts.
For the record...I think you're all morons.
General Mattis (the only other ADULT in the room) has handed in his resignation...February will be the end for him. And he spelled out WHY...because TRUMP refuses to listen to any of his advisors...which is kind of the point...and because of the immediate pull out from Syria and half of the troops in Afghanistan.
Needless to say Putin, ISIS, and The Taliban are thrilled.
It will be a literal bloodbath for our allies.
US Envoy in The Isis Fight- Brett McGurk immediately resigned as well.
In the midst of this shitstorm Trump was still babbling on about that damned border wall and why we needed it...including the following statement copy and pasted-
A nation without borders is a nation not at all. Without borders, we have the reign of chaos, crime, cartels and believe it or not, coyotes.”
Yes...the POTUS does not know the difference between
A Coyote
A Coyote
He actually thought he was referring to wildlife.
And for godsake...don't even mention the Drug Mules to this guy!
"They are DRUGGING MULES??? We must get PETA on this..."
Yeah, I know, right?
Drug Mule
and on x-ray
Garden Variety Mule
Jack sez
"Don't make an ASS of yourself, Donald."
So yeah...that is where we are at...heading into The Holidays.
Try not to think about it.
Here...have more eggnog!
More Anon.
Dearest mother — Before you read more of this, I shall need you to sit. Giants are coming. Scouts do not know their exact dimensions, but they have already departed. Please do not fret. We shall drill in pairs atop each other’s shoulders to better prepare. Resolute. — Andrew
Dearest mother — I have received your care package of braised turkey knees and spiced pigeon toes. The unit continues to prepare for the Giants. Word may have reached you I was not among the Pro Bowl honorees. Yet, others in our unit were. That is just as special to me. — Andrew
GO COLTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Addendum: We won...we won we won!!!!
Dearest mother — You may breathe once more for we were victorious over the Giants. They attempted to squish us, but we were prepared for their massive limbs. I have never been more proud of these men. Winning was never a guarantee, but we all dug deep and battled as one. — Andrew
