Laurie Kingery writes


 

Archive for December, 2009

Blue Moon Tomorrow Night!

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

It’s been almost a month since I’ve blogged–sorry! Between the rush to prepare for Christmas–(i.e., marathon shopping trips) I haven’t really had time, but to be honest, I haven’t had much to write about, either. I’m still waiting for a contract that I hope will come through shortly in the New Year. I haven’t done too much writing because of that and the shopping. To be honest, I really need the spur of a deadline to keep the derriere in the chair. And the blogging-for-books thing seems to have dried up–only one new invitation from the publisher to blog an upcoming book, and the supply of books was exhausted before I could claim mine. So I’m missing that reason to blog too.

Tomorrow night, New Year’s Eve,  I’m assuming I will be rocking  the trauma room with the rest of the trauma team. New Year’s Eve has always been a heavy night for trauma, and with tomorrow night being a “blue moon night” (the rare second full moon in a month), it could be record-breaking. I’m not superstitious, but I don’t think there’s an E.R. nurse alive who doesn’t believe that a full moon is connected with busy nights in the E.R. somehow. So wish us luck!

Then on New Year’s Day we’ll hopefully see the Buckeyes beat the Ducks in the Rose Bowl. It’s about time we saw a bowl game victory–the Buckeyes have had a 3-year history of choking at the big one. We’ll see what happens!

Blessings, Laurieimages1

Christmas Music–the best and the worst

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

What are your favorite and least-liked Christmas songs? I prefer the  sacred old ones like “O Holy Night” and “Hark the Herald Sings” as well as many new ones like “Breath of Heaven” and “Mary’s Boychild.” I love “Do You Hear What I Hear?” and “The Little Drummer Boy” too. I’m old enough to remember when these songs were new. I sometimes wish Christmas music could be limited to the religious ones. Christmas IS about Jesus’s birthday, you know.

There are several of the non-sacred kind that are like nails on a chalkboard to me–chief among the offenders are “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” “Holly Jolly Christmas” and “Winter Wonderland.” And then there’s “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer.” Oh yes, and “Blue Christmas.” Any of those will have me snapping the radio dial off, if I can reach it. It’s awful if I’m in a mall somewhere and can’t get to the muzak but must endure. :)

Now, I realize I may have just slammed some of your faves, and I’ll apologize in advance. It’s all a matter of individual taste, isn’t it? You may hate what I love. too. So tell me, what are your faves and dislikes in Christmas music?

Blessings, Laurie