Survivor – Family Holidays

Two tribes – In-laws and
Parents – force you to over-
eat, then watch TV.

Sibling rivalry – cat fight

Happy, they’re kittens
fluffy and sweet. Mad, they’re all
claws, spitting, hissing.

Lori Drew rationalizes

“She hurt my daughter,
so I wanted to hurt her.
Can’t you understand?

J’s sense of style

She’d buy Free People,
match and mismatch carelessly,
revel in oddball.

Urban Outfitters

J’s Pied Piper calls.
Mecca of offbeat fashion,
she shops in a daze.

Improv Olympics

They create out of
nothing whole scenes, entertain
from mere suggestions.

NYC Christmas

Windows at Lord &
Taylor gleam with holiday
scenes. Small worlds of joy

Not Lauren Graham

My daughters watch the
Gilmour Girls non-stop, wishing
I were Lorelei.

Thanksgiving – after dinner

Post-tryptophan, we
watch Forrest Gump and digest
the day’s memories.

Thanksgiving – no time for diets

Don’t count calories.
Savor silken pumpkin, tart
cranberries. Taste joy.