duck! it's the holidays

In yesterday's NY Times was a delightful article written by Joyce Wadler, about the challenges of family during the holidays. Through hilarious anecdotes and some important rules, hopefully your holidays will be smooth sailing!

The weather grows cold, the holidays are bearing down upon us and soon we will find ourselves in that seething caldron of unmannerly behavior: the family holiday gathering.

1. Carving the Bird Is an Honor to Be Given, Not Yanked

2. Name Calling Is Never Appropriate, Even With Lawyers

3. Isn’t Asking a Guest to Leave Rude?

4. At Awkward Moments, One Can Never Go Wrong With ‘Would Anyone Care for More Potatoes?’

5. But Secretly Lacing Those Potatoes With Forbidden Food Groups Is Never Right

6. Potatoes: Evil Destroyers of Families

7. Oh, to Be Done With This and Have a Shrink’s Perfect Family!

8. We’re Nominating Him for the Nobel Peace Prize

Read the entire article here. Believe me, it's worth it!

All artwork by Katherine Streeter