Hey everyone! It’s been awhile! I hope you enjoyed the guest art as much as I did! The return of Tank-Monkey strips got delayed a little bit this week as the power supply for my modem died out on me right in the middle of busy Holiday shipping season. YUCK! But thankfully that’s an inexpensive part and I’m back up and running again!

So bonus content! This lovely little ornament has been the topic of conversation for at least the last two days… On the LAST day with students before winter break I pull away from my house while a larger than life FULL moon laughs at me. I get stuck behind a PT Cruiser that for what ever reason is going half the speed limit, which I’d understand if there were ice on the ground or something but there wasn’t. That PT Cruiser caused me to just miss a green light. Normally no big deal except I have to cross train tracks in order to reach my school if I had made it through that green light I would have beat a train. Instead I was forced to take and incredible detour at least 4 miles in order to get around the train.

When I arrive at school there are no parking spots for BLOCKS! The school staff parking has been over parked with many NON STAFF because there was a “jingle read” which is a fancy way of saying we invited students and parents to come before school and read to each other. The students were allowed to come in pajamas and wear them for the day. (this will come into play later) NO PARKING! So like a MONSTER I am forced to park in a handicap spot (I don’t do this… ever, but there was another one open and I knew these spots would empty out in 15 minutes and I would then move my car… rest assured I did not inconvenience anyone… but I didn’t feel good about it)

So! After all this I finally get into my room and I have a gift on my desk. I unwrap to find this delightfully off color gingerbread-man ornament. Yep… that’s a pretty dark brown there… and that’s no illusion… it’s a gingerbread man with a skirt. So wow… what a wonderful tree topper to a bizarre morning. THEN WE HAD A FIRE DRILL AND ALL THE KIDS WERE IN PAJAMAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER!

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Merry Cold Nebraskan Solstice in Pajamas Kids!