Miss Janet,
Thank you for the great laugh, I too take pride in the Christmas tree
and trim and how I wrap the packages they too have to match and the ribbon
and bows have to be just right, onced place under the tree folly for the
person who should touch and miss up. I look forward to the days of tissue
and elastic to put on the boxes. For now though I still work hard at getting
them just right, just to see it get torn to shred's Christmas day. Lots of
love to you and a very Merry Christmas Janice 52/50/46
----- Original Message -----
From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 11:55 AM
Subject: re-post: acceptance / how i learned to gift-wrap
> >>> Posting number 50865
> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 07:08:05 EST
> From: Janet Paterson
> Subject: acceptance / how i learned to gift-wrap
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> how i learned to gift-wrap
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> with my designer background
> i've always been a persnickety gift-wrapper
> no visible tape, patterns matching
> colour coordination to die for
>
> last christmas my sister and i were behind schedule as usual
> but this was really behind!
>
> it was christmas eve
> and i was still wrapping presents
>
> i was indulging in a drink or two
> which didn't help with the med kick-in
> but i was also into the dreaded 'hormone-hell-freeze-up'
>
> one package took half an hour to complete
>
> and i still had 6 presents to wrap
>
> my sister was keeping me company while i worked
> but had her back to me
> having sworn under oath not to peek
> while i struggled to cope with paper and tape and ribbon etc.
>
> i finished wrapping one more package
>
> i then shuffled over to the tree
> b-b-e-n-n-t-t down, groaning like i was 149 instead of 49
> and feebly unsuccessfully tried to position the treasure artistically
>
> suddenly, reality hit me
>
> [luckily, the shops here are pretty liberal
> with inner tissue paper and outer decorative boxes
> and pretty gold elastic ties]
>
> so
> wrapping the next package consisted of:
> stuff it in the box
> slap some tissue on it
> mash the box lid down on that sucker
> snap the dang elastic on it
> and throw it at the damn tree
>
> now THAT's wrapped!
>
> we laughed and laughed and laughed
> so much for pride!
>
> janet paterson
> 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset
> http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/
> 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada k0a 1a0
>
