“My Charlie Brown Christmas tree bloomed.” Tis the Season for Sixes
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Christmas is six days away and I have yet to start wrapping gifts in colorful paper, ornamenting trees, framing my house in decorative lights or fine tuning travel plans. Fortunately, the SMITH community is not as holiday-flaky as I am. These ‘tis-the-season inspired Six-Word Memoirs range from shopping and shipping presents, St. Nick and the eight nights of Hanukkah, ruminations on family and the romanticism of mistletoe.
Looking for a humorously modern way to power through the overwhelming task of shopping for presents? Our oft-featured member Loon has just the thing: “Wine, iPad, couch. Christmas shopping, 2011.”
Have an answer to the simple, poignant question posed by Hannahmo,“What does Christmas mean to you”?
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza or the warm feeling that goes hand in hand with a borderline raucous yet wonderful family get-together, the following festive sixes can be appreciated and enjoyed by all. As always, click on an author’s name to see more of his or her Six-Word Memoirs.
Christmas seen through Santa-believing eyes, priceless. -wackjob
Mum’s handwritten Christmas recipes. Missing her. -Kharisjo
Son’s presents no longer reindeered in. -L2L3
Better at giving presents, not apologies. -writerly203
Dear Santa: college acceptance for Hanukkah? -GabrielJR
Early Christmas present: internship at publication. -gabbyfer
Christmas shopping looms: Occupy Mall Street. -MachV
Shipped 42lbs of Christmas to Afghanistan. -Believe
Wife replaced mistletoe with poison ivy. -BanjoDan
Suffering holiday blues. Therapist prescribed mistletoe. -Susan Breeden
Bought weed on street corner. (Mistletoe)” -Believe
Thank Mistletoe. They kissed. I exist! -Dawnschilde
I saw Daddy kissing Santa Claus. -KittyKatz
Braved mom guilt for quiet Christmas. -MsLoriJ
My Charlie Brown Christmas tree bloomed. -Shari Berkowitz
To: Santa. cc: Parents. Covered bases.. -Contemplative
Warm night. Under gum-trees. Christmas carols. -oopsalittle
Praying nightly Santa’s a boob man.-notyouraveragegrandma
First candle, brighter than my spirits.
notjustagirlintheworld
Decidedly ho-hum about ho ho ho. -notjustagirlintheworld
Got my stocking stuffed last night. -lisamoans
Wake up! Wake up! There’s snow. -Black.Dog
great ones
Why are Christmas lights always tangled?
Mall madness. Traffic. Must be Christmas.
Red kettle guilt. Can’t walk past.
Every year I say I’ll simplify.
This special brings me so much comfort.
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