poor kids. with no other available choices, i had to be the one to teach my oldest son how to wrap a gift. from the looks of the crumply, wrinkled results, he's a quick learner. i really tried hard to cut straight and tape nicely and make crisp corners, but you know. we both pretty much wanted to get it over with.

in a splurge of holiday spirit, i also made peppermint bark with my youngest. the recipe called for a block (how many squares is a block, anyway? the whole thing?) of white chocolate and a bunch of (like 12) crushed candy canes, all dumped on the stove until it melted and then dumped on some wax paper to freeze. easy peasy, and you've all made it beautifully yeah yeah yeah. so why is it yellow instead of white? i've never really seen yellow peppermint bark. i haven't tasted it yet but i'm pretty sure it won't taste like peppermint bark.

he he. yes ladies. this is it. my first installment of the annual "very imperfect Christmas" series.

stay tuned for more imperfection.