Remember the neighbor I've mentioned who can be really cranky, and complains all the time? A few weeks ago she asked me to keep an eye out for those kitchen towels that wrap around a refrigerator handle. She hadn't seen them in stores. When I ordered a few things online the other day, I tossed in a fun, cheery kitchen towel and found a pattern to crochet the top part that hooks around the refrigerator handle. I've got plenty of yarn to choose from and judging by the pattern I can knock it out in one evening. A small gesture that might actually make her happy.

Sandy, you're so right. Every time, the guilty don't think it applies to them. How are you, by the way? Haven't talked with you in a while! Hope you're well.

Great list, Lori. What I get tired of are people who get pushy or grumpy while Christmas shopping. Shortly after my Dad died (in December, like most people and pets in my family seem to do) my sister and I were at Target. A grumpy woman cut in front of us in line (if she'd asked we would have let her in, since she only had a couple things and we had a lot of stuff between us). Our response, a sincere, "Merry Christmas to you, too!" She had no response.

Betting she didn't put any money in the red kettle either!