Tag: santa

I came up with this idea for today’s cartoon while making my own list.

I have a large family and I was writing down the names so I remember everyone when buying holiday gifts, and I said to myself. “I hate this. Not buying the gifts – writing down the list!” And therein was a cartoon.

I hate making the list because I feel like I might forget someone. I should just save the list. I have a travel list. It’s quite old. I have made a couple of changes over the years, but every time I am packing for a trip, I pull the list out and use it.

And yes, I check it twice, and three times or more. I don’t want to forget anything.

Everyday life turns in to a cartoon. I just have to pay attention to what I’m seeing and thinking and hearing.

I bought a bunch of large things this year, which I thought I would not do again after doing it for a few years. Last year I got these Save the Whale bracelets which were easy to transport. In years past I bought air fryers, soda machines and ice cream makers. And they were hard to lug around.

During the pandemic, we didn’t do Christmas Eve or Day, so I lugged the air fryers from house to house. The bunch of them barely all fit in my car, but I got it done.

This year will be a chore lugging the large gifts. They are heavy. The Amazon guy arrived with them yesterday and he was struggling to carry the large boxes, so I helped him, it was quite a workout. I’ll have to repeat it getting them down to the car on Christmas.

First world problems.

Till next time . . .

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