On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave me to me…
- a Marriage that is Stress-Free
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
- Two Little Loves -- Zaffy and Mgazi, of course, the best daughters a mom could ask for
- and a Marriage that is Stress-Free
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
- Three “Take Ten”s -- you know, when you’re feeling a little like you are going to lose it. Like you might snap. Like your head might pop and spray brain tissue across the room. (Hey, if it reached the Christmas Tree I wouldn’t have to go digging around for those lost ornaments!) Like you are about to smack someone right then and there even though there are witnesses. Breathe. Take ten.
- Two Little Loves
- and a Marriage that is Stress-Free
On the fourth day of Christmas, my stinkin’ cat whose about to get kicked out of the house gave to me…
- Four Kitty Turds -- Every morning without fail, I wake up to find my otherwise adorable feline friend, Kinko, has shat somewhere in the house -- on the kids’ bathmat, on the kids’ bedroom carpet, on my husband’s pants. (Hey, Russell, it’s not just me that gets annoyed when you leave your clothes on the floor!)
- Three “Take Ten”s
- Two Little Loves
- and a Marriage that is Stress-Free
On the fifth day of Christmas, my pawn broker gave to me…
- (72 bucks for) Five Golden Rings -- yeah, money’s a little tight.
- Four Kitty Turds
- Three “Take Ten”s
- Two Little Loves
- And a Marriage that is Stress-Free
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
- Six Hairs a Graying, Teeth Decaying, Kids Disobeying, Spittle Spraying, Thoughts Betraying -- I’ve had a bad day six, just sayin’.
- (72 bucks for) Five Golden Rings
- Four Kitty Turds
- Three “Take Ten”s
- Two Little Loves
- And a Marriage that is Stress-Free
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
- Seven… seven… damn! What rhymes with “swimming”? Brimming? Skimming?
- Six Hairs a Graying
- (72 bucks for) Five Golden Rings
- Four Kitty Turds
- Three “Take Ten”s
- Two Little Loves
- And a Marriage that is Stress-Free
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
- Eight Maids a Cleaning -- I don’t own cows, what do I need Eight Maids a Milking for? Now, if a cow produced wine… well, then, this would deserve a rethink…
- Seven Diets a Slimming -- lame
- Six Hairs a Graying
- (72 bucks for) Five Golden Rings
- Four Kitty Turds
- Three “Take Ten”s
- Two Little Loves
- And a Marriage that is Stress-Free
On the ninth day of Christmas, my therapist gave to me…
- Nine Days Xanaxing -- Can you imagine? Nine anxiety-free days. *Blissful Sigh* Thank God for therapists who are willing to treat people who don’t actually have anything wrong with them! Without all my perfectly normal worries and fears, maybe I’ll finally get some sleep!
- Eight Maids a Cleaning
- Seven Trees a Trimming -- blech
- Six Hairs a Graying
- (72 bucks for) Five Golden Rings
- Four Kitty Turds
- Three “Take Ten”s
- Two Little Loves
- And a Marriage that is Stress-Free
On the tenth day of Christmas, my children gave to me…
- Ten Morns to Sleep In -- Holy crap! The Xanax is working!
- Nine Days Xanaxing
- Eight Maids a Cleaning
- Seven… seven… seven… nothing
- Six Hairs a Graying
- (72 bucks for) Five Golden Rings
- Four Kitty Turds
- Three “Take Ten”s
- Two Little Loves
- And a Marriage that is Stress-Free
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
- Eleven Tears a Wiping -- I’m not crying because I’m overwhelmed, scared, and feeling as though I’m not good enough. I’m crying because I’m pissed!
- Ten Morns to Sleep In
- Nine Days Xanaxing
- Eight Maids a Cleaning
- Seven Periods of Skipping -- OMG! It’s Meno Claus!
- Six Hairs a Graying
- (72 bucks for) Five Golden Rings
- Four Kitty Turds
- Three “Take Ten”s
- Two Little Loves
- And a Marriage that is Stress-Free
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my credit card gave to me…
- Twelve Brookstone Products Humming -- What? Did I say something?
- Eleven Tears a Wiping
- Ten Morns to Sleep In
- Nine Days Xanaxing
- Eight Maids a Cleaning
- Seven – why are you even reading seven? There's nothing to see here!
- Six Hairs a Graying
- (72 bucks for) Five Golden Rings
- Four Kitty Turds
- Three “Take Ten”s
- Two Little Loves
- And a Marriage that is Stress-Free!!!!!!!!!!!!
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