Comments on: The Christmas Parade

By: Fran

Fran — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:11:43 +0000

Wait…you went out in a blizzard to the parade wearing *only* longjohns and overcoats? I’m hoping you skipped some of the finer details in this one: “V-grrrl’s family and I dressed in our long underwear and overcoats, and headed out to the parade route”

Thanks, as always, for your entertaining recap of events this southern girl will only dream of.

By: Introspectre

Introspectre — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:50:50 +0000

You must have been west of here, we saw not a speck of snow.
Phooey.
No fat guy in red, either.
Hmm.

What kind of drunken monkey doesn’t show up for a Christmas parade? And what drunken monkey newspaper writes it’s own reality? (Oh, right…)

Glad there was hot chocolate there and cheesecake back home. Christmas was saved, hurrah V-GRRRL!

By: Tara Bradford

Tara Bradford — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:22:55 +0000

Your tales of the weekend made me smile. I have heard a thing or two about V-GRRRL from our mutual friend Di Mackey.

By: Isabel @AlphaMom

Isabel @AlphaMom — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:49:27 +0000

Neil, that was a great story.

By: V-Grrrl

V-Grrrl — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:08:20 +0000

Come on over Danny! We need someone to sing show tunes. : )

By: Danny

Danny — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:46:24 +0000

I want to visit V-GRRRL–her small town sounds like Andy Hardy’s Carvel (reference that few of your young readers will get) and her family sounds too cool. You should pull a Jane Devin and spend a year traveling the country visiting your blogging friends. Except yours would all be attractive women, you dog, you!

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:57:55 +0000

You’ve been busy! Thanks for sharing stories from your weekend at V-GRRRL’s. The parade details are funny, funny. Sounds like you had a great time. Neat!

By: V-Grrrl @ Compost Studios

V-Grrrl @ Compost Studios — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:29:47 +0000

LMAO! Great capture of the weekend.

It was great to have you visit Smallville. My latest theory is that Santa was detained by a rogue band of fundamentalist Christians who accused of him stealing Christmas. That rumor about him being at an AA meeting to deal with eggnog and brandy addiction sounded like PR spin to soften the fact that it was well known he “fell off the big red sleigh” so to speak with his drinking problem and the elves were seen trying to sober him up with coffee at the Starbucks. And what about the GOP’s take, telling us all that this was further proof Obama’s economic stimulus program was failing–Santa, the ultimate symbol of American production and consumerism, was curtailing appearances and cutting back on non-essential travel. Or maybe the reindeer were grounded by global warning fears due to “gas issues.” Virginia needs more carbon credits.

I’m glad you were here to share the joy, the cheesecake, and the brainy kids. The Boy would like you to know he is FOURTEEN, cause when you’re 14 being called 12 is an insult to your manhood.

By: Quadelle

Quadelle — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:07:57 +0000

I love the band of three, and what a fabulous combo!

By: wench

wench — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:00:46 +0000

How timely – I remember reading V-grrrl’s blog when she was getting ready to move to the States so it’s wonderful to know that she is comfortably esconced in smalltownville. Having grown up all over Canada – but always going home to Swan River for vacations I truly appreciate the hominess of small towns. Couldn’t live there though, a week or two and I’m buggy. Need that influx of totallycrazy sidewalk marauders found in the bigcity.

BTW someone should find that bisbegotten assistant to Santa and show him what happens when they go on the naughty list.