OT - Merry Christmas to all

I know that most of us would trade all the presents in the world for good health, but we can all still be very grateful for what we do have in our lives.  May you all enjoy time with your loved ones and may the New Year bring only good things to all of us. 

Now for something fun...........what is your favorite "misheard" Christmas carol lyric?  Mine are:

"Fleas Naughty Dog" (Feliz Navidad) or

"Dashing through the snow, with one horse, soap and hay"

Merry Christmas to each and everyone of you. 

Thank you for posting, and Merry Christmas back atcha. Yes UC sucks but I played indoor pickleball with a guy last week who had Parkinson's, that puts my disease in perspective (we won the game and he hit the winning shot even though he couldn't move a whole lot )

I'll have to think of a mis-heard carol, at the moment my mind is blank zzzzzz.
But I can tell Christmas funny: I went clothes shopping last week and at the end wanted to stop in Dillard's (big regional dept. store here) to find a sweater for spouse. Couldn't find it, the STORE that is. Drove the mall perimeter, not there. Parked, went in and looked at the floorplan inside. Not there. Could have sworn I shopped there before Thanksgiving. Got worried I was early-Alzeimers and drove the hour home.

Went online, google maps says it's there. Googled newspaper, the store closed Dec. 5. Whew, I may have UC but not Alzheimers....yet.

It's the 22nd, no tree up, still have presents to wrap, no baking done. 

My house has been undergoing major renovations for the past two months and it has only been in the last two weeks that I have had a somewhat "normal" mainfloor (the chimney is no longer hanging from angle irons and chains in the middle of the house).  I have very little counter space to cook or bake (I am not Martha Freakin' Stewart anyway).  My living room is in shambles and I have no place to put a tree.  My beloved pets passed away four days apart in July so their stockings are still in the closet with the rest of my decorations.........I dug out my husband's stocking for him though.  Dinner at my parent's Christmas Eve and then at my Aunt's on Christmas Day.   I refuse to get stressed over what is supposed to be a joyous and peaceful time of year.  I told everyone that if I didn't get presents wrapped that I was going to just throw everything in a pile and they could take whatever they wanted.  LOL. 

On Christmas Eve, one of my friends and I have a tradition:  we dress up like Elves (fake noses and ears even) and run around our town like fools getting everyone excited for Santa. We start at the hospital and visit inpatients and the Long Term Care Facility.  We then visit an Assisted Living Facility.  Presents are delivered to all the patients and residents.  We then have dinner with my family (traditional spaghetti dinner) and then we start visiting homes all around the town, getting the kids wound right up. It is so much fun and we are getting more and more requests for "Sparky and Tipsy" visits every year.  Our presence was even requested at the town's Santa Parade this year. This is what is special about Christmas for me.  To see the absolute awe in the kids' faces is priceless. 

Oh ya, and I accepted an offer on my business on December 16 (it wasn't even for sale) so add all that to the mix. 

2010 was the worst year of my life and I am honestly hoping to end it on a positive note.  That can only happen if I am positive. 

Take care everyone.  Find something to make you smile this Christmas Season. 

When I was a teen, everyone used to sing "Joy to the World" to me at X-Mas time. No, not the X-Mas song, the one sung by Three Dog Night.

...
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls now
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me...

Merry Christmas to all my healingwell family

@ subdued - I like that!! how fun!

Happy Holidays all. Today I am full term in my pregnancy and when I first got sick with UC I honestly didn't know if I would make it this far. I just want to thank each and every single person on this forum for helping me to understand this disease and cope with the new diagnosis. I read most posts every day and am truly grateful for the information and support I have been given here.

So THANK YOU ALL!!! And here's to a happy and healthy new year!!