Cranium was the board game of choice this winter. With a wild assortment of categories, it afforded the entire family a moment in the
spotlight. The singing/humming/performance categories slayed us all - Schliefke could very well mean, 'tone deaf screecher' instead of the actual German translation - 'scissor sharpener'. Of course, there were the arts categories that allowed me to dominate the drawing with eyes closed segment of the game.
Monopoly has always been a staple in the household, and holidays are the one time we can all patiently sit by while one family member rises to the top of
the heap in greed. Here, even my kind-souled sister reveled in a JD Rockefeller moment when the properties starting lining up on her side and she shamelessly started to rub her hands together that made the deep nether regions of my gut bubble in disgust.
Christmas Day is an easy one to spot at the house - its when the poverty ridden prodigal middle child returns home with gifts wrapped in the same newspaper he read on the plane ride over.
And of course, the other tell tale sign of Christmas is when the stockings are finally filled with candies and goodies. The Pringles are a long standing traditional Christmas treat - best eaten when a cheap chocolate coin is sandwiched between two chips to produce the ultimate sweet-salty treat the universe will ever know. Also note that Santa must've heard my desperate pleas from the past few Christmases when he callously delivered flavored chips and thus depriving me of that
perfect Christmas morning snack. | 
