My Day of Remedial Christmas

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Yesterday it suddenly occurred to me that my procrastination time has become severely limited.  Since The Guys still haven't felt motivated to set up a Christmas tree and excavate lights out of the basement, I took matters into my own hands and constructed The Jar Of Christmas.  Which is pathetic but it's mine.  I also baked cookies, made a large pan of brownies, and crocheted a little blankie bunny for a new grand-niece.  The bunny was polished off between the Top Ten List and What Did We Learn on the Show Tonight, Craig? because, after seeing what the fancy toy store wants to charge for little baby snugglies, I mean criminy. 




I am pleased with the bunny, pleased with the cookies, probably pleased with the brownies (new recipe, haven't tasted yet), pleased with TJOC.  That's a Christmas card behind TJOC in the picture; yes it's a small jar.  I think it held instant coffee originally.  Maybe I should add a tiny creche at the bottom of the jar?  A small note with "Your savior to be inserted here"?  I would add tinsel, but this is a house with cats and so there is no tinsel.  I have not used tinsel since early childhood (when cats went outside and people couldn't be bothered worrying about feline digestive tracts).  Aluminum foil would reflect the lights inside TJOC.  Maybe origami foil wise men?  I am hopped on caffeine, should stop over-designing.



Bunny looks like he's on a bender, but I swear to you, in the toy store he'd be $36.99.   The pattern, in case you've been procrastinating too, is at Lion Brand and all over Ravelry.  Knit, crochet, every yarn weight, you name it, there's a bunny at Lion Brand and you can make it in a couple hours because, hey, we all procrastinate and Lion Brand is happy to encourage you as long as you buy yarn. 

Now for my RANT about brownie recipes.  What's this with all the recipes for an 8-inch square pan of brownies!?  I don't care HOW lonely you are; you know more people than this.  The mailman would love some brownies.  Your parole officer.  Seriously. 

Fill a 9 x 13 pan with brownies or don't bother. 

Yes, I know it's easy to double an 8x8 recipe to fill the 9x13.  This is not a rant about my own personal problems finding recipes.  It's a rant about the condition of the human race and people who think they should make only a few brownies.  At Christmas no less.

I don't have a photo of the brownies or the cookies because, really, they look like brownies and cookies (orange-cinnamon oatmeal chocolate chip, posted on LJ sometime in the distant past.)  Now please excuse me, I have to go dig around in the basement and try to find an aluminum Festivus pole.  A happy Christmas and merry whatever else comes up to all of you.

ETA:  Kazam!  I will craft a tiny pole out of aluminum foil and insert it in The Jar Of Christmas!  It will become The Jar Of Christmas And Now Also Festivus! (TJOCANAF)  Genius!!!  Thank you, LJ, for clarifying my thoughts on this vital matter. 

Comments

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I'd try a square of red-silver mylar casually rippled. I have a vague impression it is to be found somewhere in the wrapping aisle, although maybe I'm thinking of the Kapton from some satellite instead.

An origami creche does seem appropriate.

I LIKE the jar; I might fabricate one myself, although my current apartment is hearthless.