As part of my late-2009 chick lit fever i will indulge in these holiday themed musings by one of the funniest people in the world

I generally love her essays - I think they are so funny in a goofy sort of way. This one I think was just more of the same - in all ways as some of the essays are repeated from previous books. This one wasn't not as good as Idiot Girl's Action Adventure Club (which had me literally rolling around on the ground)

I got this last Christmas and saved it whole year so I might savor some Notaro goodness in the season to come. Ms. Notaro is one of the few authors that gets me laughing out loud and I love her stuff.

Anything by Laurie Notaro is FABULOUS and this will really put you in the mood to deal with Christmas shopping, dealing with crowds, maniac yard adorners, mothers, etc with great humor.

There are three essays in this one that are reprints from other publications which left me wondering if I'd somehow only remembered reading those couple (they're together in a clump.) They definitely don't suffer from a second reading and I always enjoy Notaro's acerbic sense of humor.

A collection of stories related to the author's normal (dysfunctional) family Christmases.
Not quite as balanced as her regular books, but still pretty funny. Laurie is always good for a laugh. :)

More of Notaro’s essay’s, all about the naughtiness and fun of Christmas. Book #55 of my 2005 Book List, finished reading it on 12-12-05.

Surprisingly funny and a good laugh full of sarcasm for the holidays.

Funny, sarcastic.

Ridiculous

Laugh aloud funny!

This was a fun,quick read. I've read a few of her other books and this one was good, too. There were parts that had me laughing so hard I had tears rolling down my cheeks. Other essays were not as humorous but still fun to read. Notaro reminds me of Jen Lancaster (another funny lady) - she's slightly snarky, like that smart a$$ friend you love to hang out and dish with. Lots of fun even off-season.

Loved the mother's description of menopause:
I haven't slept in fourteen months, and when I wake up every morning, there are little piles of dust at the end of the bed that used to be my bones. I don't have hot flashes, I have slow burns. I spend all my time in the freezer aisle at Safeway hovering over frozen vegetables.