Your friendly neighborhood Muslim...

....is preparing for her fifth Christmas holiday. Yes, her FIFTH Christmas. She will celebrate it with her token Catholic. Every girl should have one. A Catholic, that is. :-) It's all the rage you know. Resident Muslim and Token Catholic first celebrated this splendid occasion together in 2003. They never looked back. :-)

Went hunting for trees this weekend. Only crappy leftovers. Called tonight and they said a fresh shipment had arrived this afternoon, so away we went! Picked out a spectacular Nobel fir. Before his grand debut as the honorable centerpiece of Christmas 2007, Mr. Tree is enjoying a spa treatment at Chez Garage:

This luxurious spa extravaganza consists of a delightful orange Home Depot bucket filled with scalding hot water, bleach, Karo syrup, Woolite, 20 Mule Team Borax and vinegar. Mr. Tree's 24 hour dip in this indulgent concoction ensures a much lengthier, more hydrated, and vibrantly green tenure as Mr. Tree 2007.

[Trust us, it works. It really does. (http://www.10news.com/weather/173274/detail.html)]

Mr. Tree will also graciously sacrifice needles and boughs to dress an otherwise bland entryway with holiday cheer. Please enjoy this 'before' shot until Mr. Tree 2007 is prepared for his magnificent entrance...

Now, it's off to unwrap Ed's years and years worth of ornaments and "stuff". I have only recently begun receiving ornaments to commemorate each Christmas holiday. I think I'll arrange them and give ya'll a show-and-tell here soon...

Looooong day today. I think I'll call it a night. I'm going to give some love and affection to Milo Bear. He felt neglected last night. His stitches come out tomorrow. Yay!