Debbie had an appointment with her dentist this morning. He happened to notice that her lip sported quite the sore, and my aunt was forced to say, "To make a long story short, I dropped a TV on it."

We were in the SUV together, my aunts, my mother, and myself. At this point in the retelling, Brenda piped in, "And did you tell them, 'The shaming part was when my 90-pound niece hoisted it single-handedly off of my face?'" Everybody laughed...everybody aside from yours truly. I was too busy letting my head expand.

"Ninety pounds! You think I weigh NINETY POUNDS!?" I exclaimed in wonder. Then, catching myself quickly, I added, "...good guess," and cleared my throat anxiously. Merry Christmas to me...woohoo!