Merry Ungiftwrap Day

People saying "Merry Christmas" to me has been pissing me off, even though it shouldn't. Not from strangers, but from people who know that the only reasons I go through the motions of celebrating and asking for gifts is because it's less stressful for all of my family. Still, it's unfair to them, because they just want me to have a good day. I just think I'm getting touchy about it for no good reason and it will stop now. So if I seemed irritated when you said it to me, that's why, and I'm sorry; December is always a very hard month for me, and my stress can manifest in very, very stupid ways.

That being said, I've had fun so far today, despite the fact that I think I am coming down with Rose's strep. Fam and I made our family's homemade donuts for the first time since I was nine, and it was a lot of fun. MiniFam was actually cooperative and helpful. I need to have a weekend morning where I get everyone up and we have donuts at Comic House-- they're really yummy and fun and messy and they make me think of family. >>

I may or may not also be making fondues. Yep, I got a fondue pot. A really frickin' nice fondue pot. Red cast iron, and forks with wooden handles. I also got a crock pot. I'll know by the end of tonight whether or not I also got a rice cooker. Also, the Grandmother-in-Law is cleaning out her kitchen and sending me all the stuff she doesn't use anymore, so hopefully I can score more pots and pans for my kitchen.

Here's my Christmas list so far:
Books:
Blue Jean Buddha
Where Bigfoot Walks-not really about Bigfoot

Cooking:
Fondue pot
Crock Pot
Teapot w/ built-in infuser (which looks very awesome)
More kitchen knives
Kitchen Scissors

Bath:
Body wash, milk soap
Body Butter

Etc:
Tea, chai (which I don't like, unfortunately)
Tea, green (advertises itself as tea used for the Tea Ceremony, which is a big lie. It made me laugh.)
An atmosphere-creating, visualization DVD.
Beauty and the Beast DVD special edition, unfortunately currently lost in the mail, but I've been promised a copy no matter what.