Its X-mas tyme!

I wish we celebrated christmas like others. It is VERY popular in Finland. But, we celebrate differently there. We mostly get homemade sweets and breads, wrapped in animal skins. Or, if you've been very good for the year, you may get a homemade balsawood train set.

But, ever since we arrived in America, Mother has been sad on the holidays. It may be the rampant alcoholism that has taken hold of her body since arriving, but i don't think so. That would be the easy explanation! I think she has been affected by the american commercialization of the holidays, and the pressure to use "alcohol money" to purchase things for people and win their love. But I will say, she ALWAYS makes a point to make Michel feel like a real american boy.

This year, for christmas, we didn't have a "textbook" tree as much as we had a lamp with the shade removed, and a lightbulb painted an off green color. But she made it work!

I ran down stairs yesterday morning, and tripped over the "Butt Depot" mom stole from Burger King to control the drug smoke! Once I came to, I CAREFULLY walked over to the "tree", and opened a HUGE present! It was not exactly what I had asked for, but it was GREAT! IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS YOU GRUNCHIES!

Mother got me a set of "like new" towels! AND THEY WERE MONOGRAMMED! with the name DEREK. I know, EXOTIC!

It was just perfect! It was everything I could have wanted for christmas, besides the father figure and Xbox I asked for.