Gelflings, dump trucks, and the holiday frog

well it's christmas morning the holiday frog has hopped into the house, and the living room looks as if it has suffered an aerial bombardment (think small nuclear detonation). it truly is amazing how christmas gifts and their wrapping can be separated into their constituent pieces in such a small amount of time.

late last night after the mutant went to bed, santa delivered a veritable avalanche of stuff for him. of course santa's #1 helper (dad) lent a hand with the "some assembly required" (what the hell do i do with the extra pieces anyway?) presents. some time in the early hours of christmas morning, daddy finally finished assembling jr's treasure trove of toys (and then scooped the aforementioned extras into a box) and promptly shuffled off to bed, to pass out for a couple of hours.

"truck....TRUCK..... TTTRRRRRUUUUCCCCKKKKK!!!!!.............................ooooooohhhh legos!...........LLLLEEEEGGGGOOOOSSSSS!!!!" the screech startled me awake so violently, that in my rush to take a deep breath i damn near swallowed my pillow. ahhhh the joy of watching a 3 1/2 yr old discovering christmas.. then over the next 2 hours (painful, joy filled, bewildering, and slightly hallucinogenic hours) jr unwrapped sampled, played with, and then destroyed all manner of legos, dumptrucks, video games, books, clothes and wrapping paper.

now i am left staring at a play table covered with the sad remains of many wrecked lego vehicles and buildings (looks a little bit like baghdad) mounds of wrapping papers and candy wrappers...

...ohh yeah... the HOLIDAY FROG, dang forgot all about him... the holiday frog is a new family tradition, he appears only at certain holidays such as easter, christmas and halloween (the ones sponsored byt the chocolate conglomerates of course). he comes bearing a carefully chosen mix of treats for the boy ( heeeeeyyyy look! the chocolate pumpkins are 90% off and they only expired yesterday....) once the frog has been stripped of his treats (and what little dignity he once had) he goes into hiding (recovery) for another few months.

i would like to wish everyone a very merry christmas, and a happy new year.

a special thanks to: auntie lala, unka steve, santa, gamma, mom, and auntie kate. xavier had a blast and enjoyed the many presents and blessing heaped upon him.


p.s. a very special thanks to the HOLIDAY FROG, .... may therapy heal your pyschological trauma.

-peace to all
dawg
merry christmas, to all.