Unpacking Christmas

It was a better melee than usual because for some reason I had more energy and I took charge of the “elf” job, delivering gifts to the family members sitting around the tree this morning. In that leadership role I also instituted the wrappings go right into the big cardboard box rule,  and the older,…

Finding a Gift at Costco

The checkout counter is about 15 feet long, and cashiers now usually have a helper to take things out of your cart on one end, then load them up on the other. The lines were short, the crowds massive, the platoon of cashiers functioning down the line like parts of a well-oiled, efficient machine. My…

Looking for something this Christmas?

I sat next to a baby and his mother yesterday. They were a flurry of nursing, diaper changing, juggling different positions, but in the end he was spent like a limp towel, melted into her chest with head tucked under her chin, asleep. I reached out and touched the whispy ends of his baby hair,…