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**JHyde** · 24-12-2009, 04:14 PM

Given I'm up to 3 days on a couple of hours of sleep, I wish I could. But I'm at work, not too bad apart from my exhaustion. I was in charge of organizing music for the office tonight, a task I am uniquely suited for.

Sang at Mass earlier and missed my organist's magic. Her replacement was barely adequate. And more than the usual complement of people to annoy me. Usually what I love about singing there is the sense of belonging and being part of something special, which I rarely have, and I think many people would say the same. It wasn't Christmas without her.

YFM, I also giggled right at the end of Mass when this little boy brazenly walked up to the altar while the priest was talking about experiencing Christmas as a child. He started to play with the Nativity scene and the priest stopped and looked at him and I couldn't suppress a giggle. The poor priest had me right in his eyeline up in the gallery, and it was more of a guffaw, if I'm truthful, so he probably thought I was laughing at him. I meant to apologise afterwards but forgot in my fatigued state.

**bertowud** · 24-12-2009, 04:30 PM

The priest was probably wondering where that kid's parents were.

I think giggling at Christmas mass is probably going to be added as the 8th deadly sin now.

**JHyde** · (This post was last modified: 24-12-2009 04:35 PM by JHyde.)

Nah, he was cool. I'm just overly apologetic.

And yes, I think he was wondering the same thing. I never wandered at Mass I just used to fall asleep. Until I was about 10, in fact.

And if Santa's bringing me anything, it will be a lump of coal, I suspect. My sister might possibly have something for me.

**bertowud** · 24-12-2009, 04:36 PM

I'm still threatening my daughter with the naughty list. I told her this morning she was still on the nice list, but if she did one bad thing today it would push her over to the naughty list.

YourFutureMuse · 24-12-2009, 04:43 PM

Haha thats cruel Tongue

Can you imagine being switched on to the naughty list the day before christmas :-O haha

I used to be really horrible to my parents cos in my eyes they didn't buy me the presents, santa did Big Grin

**bertowud** · 24-12-2009, 04:49 PM

She's convinced I have the Santa hot line number. Of course she's been watching him on the noradsanta.org site all morning, so she knows he's too busy to take his call.

I reminded her I could take her presents away after Santa brought them. That straightened her right up.

YourFutureMuse · (This post was last modified: 24-12-2009 04:54 PM by YourFutureMuse.)

haha thats so cute Smile

I wish that there was still someone in my family that believed in Santa... Even my 7 year old cousin doesn't Sad

Lol I was babysitting and asked her what she had asked Santa for and she came sidling up to me in a really confidential grown up way and whispered in my ear that santa wasn't actually real... bless her!! I was shocked - I believed in him for ageess, I am just to gullible... :/

Haha the way I wrote that makes it sound like I believed in Santa until she told me last week haha oh dear..

Beatriz · 24-12-2009, 05:22 PM

Ok, I haven't read the last couple of pages of this thread (I will when I have time), just a quick post to wish you MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!! Heart

Have a good time and be careful with the drinking Wink

TygerBright · 24-12-2009, 06:43 PM

(24-12-2009 05:22 PM)Beatriz Wrote: Ok, I haven't read the last couple of pages of this thread (I will when I have time), just a quick post to wish you MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!

Have a good time and be careful with the drinking

and Feliz Navidad (not the Celine Dion version tho Smile

) ... and careful with the drinking, make sure you don't spill any Big Grin

almh · 24-12-2009, 07:39 PM

Merry Christmas one and all Smile

(Technically I've been to church, so technically Christmas for me started about half an hour ago Tongue

5 hours early, hehe...)