[thechat] New Year's Resolution

rudy rudy937 at rogers.com
Thu Jan 2 09:56:02 CST 2003


> and what's this new year's REVELATION???

if i knew, i'd be spoiling the surprise for myself

have you ever sneaked a peak (and a feel and a shake) of a christmas
present, on the night before?

as a german child, i did not get the opportunity afforded children in
families who celebrate (i.e. unwrap) on christmas morning -- when mom and
dad finally go to bed christmas eve, they are dead tired from preparations,
and go right to sleep, hard, while the kids, of course, cannot sleep for
excitement and anticipation

did you ever sneak downstairs to see what you got?

alas, germans celebrate on christmas eve, and the storyline involves the
family planning to go to early evening church service, and at the last
moment, mom doesn't feel too good and opts to stay home and "get some rest"

when dad and the kids return, mom says oh my, you just missed him, saint
nick was here and look what he left behind

so i never got that sneak-downstairs opportunity

this taught me just to enjoy surprises, if and when they happen

what this year brings for me, i don't know, and don't really want to   ;o)

(does that make sense?)


rudy













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