Dec 12 2007
I’m Now Officially Signing Everything “Brilly Button”
When I go a few days without posting, commenting, or emailing, I often get wonderfully sweet notes from my dear Bloggy-Friends, who are used to me being so completely addicted to my computer that everything else takes second place. Usually people are wondering if I’m all right. “Oh my! Brillig hasn’t blogged in three days! I bet she’s lying dead in a ditch somewhere!!!”
This particular note was sent to me via Yahoo Messenger today, from my dear friend Jenn in Holland, who just happened to catch me in online (which is an incredible feat in and of itself lately) :
Jenn: Brilly button are you there?
Brilly button are you fair?
Brillig: As a matter of fact, I am. Both.Jenn: quiet please, I am creating
Brillig: So sorry.
Jenn: Ahem.
Brilly button are you there?Brilly button are you fair?
Brilly button can you see?
Just how much you mean to me?
She’s a frickin’ brackin’ talented one, that girl. Oh, how I adore her.
And I appreciate ALL the notes and comments that I get when I go AWOL. Truth is, I still won’t be around for a while. ‘Tis the season for insanity, no? Today is my brother and sister’s birthday (they aren’t twins, they’re two years apart), tomorrow is my other sister’s birthday (apparently my parents couldn’t keep their hands off of each other in March every year. However, that thought is so utterly disturbing that I refuse to contemplate it any longer…) and we shall go out and celebrate in style tomorrow night. Then, my sister (whose birthday is today… come on, keep up) is COMING INTO TOWN FOR THE WEEKEND! I haven’t seen her in FOUR. YEARS. Ever since she and her husband and six children (did you just pass out?) moved to Germany. Anyway, she and her husband will be coming out to play with me and stay with us here which means, of course, that I will be cleaning and bed-making and baking… and then spending every possible second with her. Then on Saturday, we are throwing a grand birthday bash for Princess Fluffy, whose birthday is next week. Then Sunday is Hubby’s and my anniversary!
(And throw in all the school and church Christmas parties going on, and OH YEAH, the fact that I haven’t done ANY Christmas shopping, and you can see that the world is spinning a bit faster than I can gain balance. Even my Christmas tree can’t seem to gain balance—I just heard it crash in the living room…)
So… chances are very good that I will not be online, and that it will NOT be because I am lying dead in a ditch somewhere—though I will be sure to post if I DO somehow end up lying dead in a ditch. That would totally make an awesome blog post…
While you anxiously await my return, go make yourselves useful by, like, clicking on my ads over there in my sidebar or rating all my stuff at Cre8buzz or inflating my Technorati rank by randomly linking to me or something, okay? 
Love you all!
Um er……..far be it from me to ……well mention the true nature of conception, but I think you might find that your parents were more likely to have been …….friendly,,,,,, in February rather than in March, 40 weeks and all that. There again, I have heard that twins are often born early.
Glad you had a little visit to real life again.
Best wishes
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Oh… 40 weeks. Whatever. I was going with a nice, rounded 9 months. Again, I’m trying NOT to think about this, okay?
Hee hee…I started writing you an email this afternoon letting you know I missed you and were you alright, etc…but I stopped myself. “She’s a big girl (figuratively!),” I told myself, “stop fretting, you’ll just make yourself look dorkier than usual.” I think the holiday season is going to be long and lonely in bloggy land. I’ll miss you!
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Figuratively and literally, I’m afraid. The other thing about the holidays–besides being so busy, that is–is all the weight I gain. Gosh, ain’t it fun? And you can ALWAYS write me “dorky” emails. I love it.
Lying dead in a ditch: who came up with THAT?
I haven’t done ANY of my Christmas shopping, either. We have the kids this weekend and I want to make the most of it with TM’s work party on Saturday (THANTA!) and baking cookies and having a big dinner on Sunday. So that leaves….GULP…the weekend BEFORE Christmas for me to find all my little (Sold-Out) treasures. I think I’d better take a day off work, maybe.
It sounds like you are going to be happily busy. Better than harried busy. WAY better.
Glad to see you’re still kickin’! And would just like to point out that if your daughter’s birthday is also in December, than THAT means that you and your husband can’t keep your hands off each other in February / March either! Maybe it runs in the family!
The season comes but once a year, eh? I hope not!
Dearest Brilly Button,
As is custom in the Stream House, get some heavy wire, hammer and nail and get that tree secured to the wall.! It is cat proof cherub proof.
Merry Christmas!!
Enjoy all these celebrations and reunions! It’s good to shut down the cpu from time to time.
Merry! Merry!
Ah, Brilly Button, you know I adore you too. And I wish you a happy family reunion, happy baking and a very happy set of happy holidays.
I of course will stalk you until your return.
The end.
ok, give a shout when you’re back.
and yes we agree, JIH is a darling!
I was about to point out what digigirl said.
And then I realized that since I’m a December baby, I don’t want to go there mentally about my parents . . .
Enjoy the holidays, reunions, and other crazy fun!
What a fun post! Loved it
I need a fun creative friend like your Jenn… Have a nice weekend.
Sounds like amidst the hurly burly, you’ll be having much fun. And what an opportunity, to spend some wonderful time with your family, especially your visiting sister. I’m so happy for you.
Take a deep breath once in a while and remember to exhale too LOL. I’ll miss your posts–but I know when you get back you’ll be filled with stories galore!
Remember–breathe.
good luck with everything!
See Jenn disappears for days and expects us to leave her alone. You? She stands under your window, errrr, text messages you like the neighborhood cat.
I, the reserved Yankee that I am, figure you want/need space and will reappear when good and ready.
Just know I check your place every day and actually smile when I don’t see a new post. It means you are taking care of yourself and your insanely large family.
But that will only last for a few more weeks. Then I will stop being gracious and start yowling under your window too….
Big holiday hug.
You never fail to make me laugh! Many Happy Birthdays and Anniversaries to all who it applies to, Merry Christmas, good luck with the shopping, hope you don’t end up in a ditch!
Don’t forget to R.S.V.P. about our Blogger Babe luncheon on the ten of January. Details on my blog, right-hand column! We really want to see you there. Hope you can make it.
Wow! Your December sounds an awful lot like my July.
Enjoy the festivities and come back when you can!
(And thank you… because I was feeling guilty for all the same reasons. I’m glad I’m not alone here!!!)
Jenn is actually ADHD, so she stalks after 2 days. I give you at least 2 weeks. But I too stalk! Just ignore her. She won’t go away, but she gets more creative the longer the silence!! But if you go too long then she gets really insecure and you have to spend inordinate amounts of time making it up to her.
Have fun and come back and tell us about it. Just don’t take too long!!
SOS is not the same without you!!
Oh my, you’ve got your hands full this season. And I though MY world was overwhelmed for the holidays!
Enjoy your time with your sister, and congrats to you and hubby!
We can’t help it if we enjoy your posts so much…. it’s your fault. If you were boring we wouldn’t care but we thrive on humor and your writing fills our needs…. LOL Have a good holiday.
Jan
Ahem, for the record, when I tried to disappear, no one–NO ONE–left me alone, so why should we afford you any such luxury at all?
I am just checking, ’cause I told you I would….
Hi there. Just wanted to extend a special invite to all the Blogging Babes to participate in my Winter Reading Challenge. I’m hosting it over on my Inksplasher blog. It starts Dec. 22nd. Details on my blog.
ok, give a shout when you’re back.
and yes we agree, JIH is a darling!
Dude, I tagged you for a meme today. I know you’ll probably never get to it, but still.
JIH is so sweet! You crazy December sounds a lot like Augusts in our family. Something in the water around Christmas cause we all share August or early September birthdays.