Seven Days of Joy: Day 5
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sinkwriterLet me tell you, it is tough to find pure joy within or feel happy when you are not feeling well! *groans* Oh, for a good night's sleep. Nevertheless, I press on.
Previously: Day 1. Day 2. Day 3. Day 4.
What made me happy today?
DAY 5
* Warm tea, wonderfully soothing for a raw, sore throat.
* A blessed five minutes when I'm not coughing and can actually rest. (Still working on extending this one, but I did have moments today.)
* My aunts doing all the snow shoveling today so I wouldn't have to go outside in the cold, snowy weather. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
* How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The children's animated holiday special from 1966 had its annual airing tonight, and it's as fun as ever. One of my favorites.
First of all, you can just chew on the text written by Dr. Seuss:
"You're a crooked jerky jockey
And you drive a crooked horse,
Mr. Grinch.
You're a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich
With arsenic sauce."
Awesome. *GRIN*
Secondly, not only do we have Cindy Lou Who, with her big blue doe eyes, and the adorable yet underappreciated Max the dog, but we've got the wicked Grinch with his marvelous Jack Benny-like slow burn expressions, every morsel deliciously narrated by the rich, dark, deep-voiced Boris Karloff. How cool is that? And let us not forget to recognize the uncredited singer Thurl "Tony the Tiger" Ravenscroft, who sings the show's classic tune, "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch."
And finally, the most sentimental part of all. I know it's potentially cheesy, but the ending lines of the program's poem still move me:
"Christmas Day is in our grasp
So long as we have hands to clasp.
Christmas Day will always be
Just as long as we have we.
Welcome Christmas
While we stand
Heart to heart
And hand in hand."
As tonight's calendar shifts to Christmas Eve, I hope you are all warm and safe and filled with love and cheer.
Previously: Day 1. Day 2. Day 3. Day 4.
What made me happy today?
DAY 5
* Warm tea, wonderfully soothing for a raw, sore throat.
* A blessed five minutes when I'm not coughing and can actually rest. (Still working on extending this one, but I did have moments today.)
* My aunts doing all the snow shoveling today so I wouldn't have to go outside in the cold, snowy weather. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
* How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The children's animated holiday special from 1966 had its annual airing tonight, and it's as fun as ever. One of my favorites.
First of all, you can just chew on the text written by Dr. Seuss:
"You're a crooked jerky jockey
And you drive a crooked horse,
Mr. Grinch.
You're a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich
With arsenic sauce."
Awesome. *GRIN*
Secondly, not only do we have Cindy Lou Who, with her big blue doe eyes, and the adorable yet underappreciated Max the dog, but we've got the wicked Grinch with his marvelous Jack Benny-like slow burn expressions, every morsel deliciously narrated by the rich, dark, deep-voiced Boris Karloff. How cool is that? And let us not forget to recognize the uncredited singer Thurl "Tony the Tiger" Ravenscroft, who sings the show's classic tune, "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch."
And finally, the most sentimental part of all. I know it's potentially cheesy, but the ending lines of the program's poem still move me:
"Christmas Day is in our grasp
So long as we have hands to clasp.
Christmas Day will always be
Just as long as we have we.
Welcome Christmas
While we stand
Heart to heart
And hand in hand."
As tonight's calendar shifts to Christmas Eve, I hope you are all warm and safe and filled with love and cheer.
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Date: 2008-12-24 10:07 pm (UTC)I truly hope you have a wonderful Christmas, Sherry and that 2009 brings you everything you want in life :)
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Date: 2008-12-24 11:42 pm (UTC)P.S. I'm so glad you got my card in time! I sent it a bit late. You're welcome, and thank YOU for the pretty card you sent me. Yay! Hugs all around! ;)
Merry Christmas.
xoxo