1. Lists. Shopping lists are especially magical, but any list has the potential for magic. Have you noticed how they disappear most when you are really frazzled and can't remember anything? They will also go missing on the days that you go shopping for last minute things because the store will be closed the next day. I find that I also lose lists the day before I take my car to the repair shop and have planned to stay home for several days. Lists have this magical power to remind us that what we think is so important is not actually that important.
2. Dishes. We have all had a day where we get up to an empty sink, eat breakfast, do the dishes, eat lunch and dinner out or at a friend's house, then when we get ready for bed the sink is full of dirty dishes. Why? I'll tell you, it's magic. That's the only thing that makes sense and you know it.
3. Chocolate. Everyone thinks chocolate is magic because it's so yummy, but it actually has telepathic powers. How else would your husband find the last two bites of the chocolate bar that you hid for yourself to eat after dinner? Think it through, he's always asking you where he's put his things and yet he can find your chocolate.
4. Goat heads. Those of you who do not live in the desert southwest you might know these hideous things. They look like this.
They don't look magical you say, and you are right, they look terrible. They are actually magic. There is no other way to explain why, after you've had a tractor remove the top foot of dirt from your yard, you can walk through the yard and still step on these things. As for trying to keep them out of your children's shoes, good luck with that. They stick better than brand new velcro, to everything. If you've ever stepped on a lego with bare feet you can begin to imagine what it might feel like to step on these. They are so magical that when you step on them in the dark with bare feet you will always be carrying something heavy, like a sleeping child, and you will be as far as possible from somewhere to sit down. FACT.
5. Socks. They are magical items. There is a reason Harry gave Dobby a sock. Ever put six socks in the washer? Take them out, put them in the dryer and when the dryer buzzes, how many socks are in the dryer? That's right, five. Why? Here's the real answer. Whenever someone in the magical world needs something it gets transfigured from a sock. The dryer is the place where the magical world gets socks because the warm socks are easier to transfigure. So, don't bother looking for lost socks, you will never find them again.
See holiday magic is just silly after you realize that there's magic all around you, all the time.
Love this! I use the Out of Milk App to try to keep from losing so many lists. you can do a to do list or a grocery list on it, and since it is harder to lose a phone than a list, I'm more likely to have the list when I need it. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, and if you use the paid version, you can set up one acct for the family, and your husband has a list of what you need him to bring home from the store without having to remember which items you needed!
DeleteThat's a great idea, I'll have to look into that. I text my husband lists, but I haven't figured out how to text myself, I guess that's the same thing as an app for lists.
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