Only a few of you have known me long enough to know about my Merrry Christmas faux pas. (Did you even catch it that time?)
Wondering what I’m talking about? Take a gander back in time with me…
Note to self: Merry should only ever be spelled with two Rs.
Or maybe I should stick with Happpy Holidays.
Can I have Grace too with my typos??
** I just thought of something, when we first met cyber wise, we used to laugh at all my typos, I was on a diet remember? We blamed it on the celery… mmmmm..
time flies when hearts meet.
can I just have some grace for my typos??
By: Heidi on December 2, 2008
at 7:17 am
Shame.
I did NOT catch it this time probably because I am the worst speller on the planet or because I like Tony the Tiger. Either way it isn’t a big deal Alece because you are an amazing woman and an amazing friend and seriously if you stick a picture of Niel in the Christmas card (with the new hair) nobody will even read it.
By: kristiapplesauce on December 2, 2008
at 9:45 am
heidi - i’d forgotten all about that! and of course there’s grace for your typos. cause i know there’s always so much grace for mine. my heart and brain work way faster than my fingers.
motts — “or because i like tony the tiger” — you make me laugh.
By: alece on December 2, 2008
at 10:29 am
Your mom makes me laugh.
By: kristiapplesauce on December 2, 2008
at 12:48 pm
you’re weird.
By: alece on December 2, 2008
at 12:59 pm
When i saw your note to self i was wondering who the heck would spell Merry with only one ‘r’!!!
So if an anglophilic spell-freak like me can miss it the firrst time i’m sure a whole bunch of people who got the card could too…
… until you blogged to the whole world about it of course - then it stands out a mile! :-)
Mebbe you could go for Joyeux Niel this year?? ;-)
love Bub
<B
By: lovewillbringustogether on December 2, 2008
at 3:40 pm
Are you doing the 12 days of Christmas?
one:…
two:…
hmm…
:-)
Or maybe it is an advent count down.
Or maybe it is just a fun thing to do.
hmm…
:-)
By: @ngie on December 2, 2008
at 3:45 pm
i was wondering about your number plan too!
i do remember that, i think i’ve already bugged you about that this year and payed for it in a typo of my own!
i lovve you! ;)
By: danielle on December 2, 2008
at 4:04 pm
love — it passed the bub test!? wow.
@ngie — kind of set a little challenge for myself. blog everyday this month and include the number that corresponds to the day of the month somehow in my post.
yeller — i love that you’ve been reading that long!
By: alece on December 2, 2008
at 5:37 pm
I twitched at the use of the word “gander” again. I need to get over that. ;-)
I loved the Merrry Christmas card I got last year.
So tired, and gotta jet to classes. I love you tons.
Oh, and I’m a huge fan of the Joyeux Niel idea. HA!
By: roo on December 2, 2008
at 5:43 pm
That is so funny!! when I read it the first time I read it like Tony the tiger with out even thinking, I think Santa even says it like this sometimes too. So does Neil still bring it up in his defense sometimes?
By: faithstart on December 2, 2008
at 6:30 pm
roo — i hadn’t even noticed the “joyeux niel” in love’s comment. dang, i’m losing my editor edge. (and sorry for the goose reference.)
faith — he hasn’t in a while. maybe he’s forgotten!
By: alece on December 2, 2008
at 7:24 pm
You guys crack me up.
I dont’ remember any of it because I am a newbie. Still wet behind the ears. LOL
By: Theresa on December 2, 2008
at 8:20 pm
Oh what fun to be a part of this community of friends!
By: Debra on December 2, 2008
at 10:04 pm
i know, right!?
By: alece on December 2, 2008
at 10:06 pm
Can’t never have enough R’s in Merrrrry. Can anything be too merrry? Well maybe after enbibing a little too much Christmas punch.
If it wasn’t for Spell Check I could never write anything on the Net.
Have the Basotho incorprated anything from their traditional culture into Christmas?
By: edfromct on December 3, 2008
at 12:17 am
Have a verrrry Merrrry Christmas!
By: Indian Lake Papa on December 3, 2008
at 2:42 am
Have a Jollly Hollliday!
And, I never noticed the Merrry until you mentioned it on the blog last year! I was too interested in the photos and stories!
:)
Roo’s Mom
By: Roo's Mom on December 3, 2008
at 4:10 am
Leesh - if i know Niel ( and i don’t!) ;-) he won’t have forgotten… he’s just waiting for an appropriate level of stuff-up by himself in which to use the Merrry defence.
Of course this theory could fall apart at the seams if he stuffs up and you are too much of a sweetie to point it out! :-)
Yeah! that’s it. You’re a sweetie!
<B
By: lovewillbringustogether on December 3, 2008
at 5:11 am
“stuffs up” hehe.
By: Joy Renée on December 3, 2008
at 6:45 am
ed — you always ask such great culture questions. the basotho have a “christmas father” story (santa) but kids don’t believe in him or anything — he’s just a story. i think they traditionally gather as a family and share the best meal they can on that day. other than that, i don’t know of any basotho christmas traditions…
papa — you tooooooo!
roo’s mom — i wonder how many people who received it never even noticed!
love — riiiiiight, that’s it exactly! ;)
By: alece on December 3, 2008
at 8:25 am
I remember having to look at the card long and hard and several times before I saw it. My brain was correcting the mistake. That’s my theory.
By: whatireallywanttosayis on December 4, 2008
at 5:53 pm
nat — that’s what i told myself, too!
By: alece on December 4, 2008
at 7:06 pm
Oh my gosh, I just went and read about it… SO funny!!! And it’s so easy to do… for heaven’s sake I used to edit for a living and I miss things all the time… and people take great pleasure in pointing out that I’m losing my touch :)
Merrrrrry Christmas!
By: gitz on December 6, 2008
at 6:09 am
you got paid to edit? i’d love that! until i missed a “merrry christmas” or something!
By: alece on December 6, 2008
at 8:51 am
I used to write and edit for a trade magazine. It was heaven. Like going on an adventure every day right at your desk.
By: gitz on December 6, 2008
at 9:35 am
that is awesome!
By: alece on December 6, 2008
at 9:45 am