The Less You Expect, The Happier You Are

I was just looking out the sliding glass doors at the freshly-snowed yard. We've gotten about 4" so far from this storm, and are expecting a total of 12-14".

Me: It looks really Christmassy out there.
Tom: Yeah. You should go out and string some colored lights on the fence. (Joking, of course.)
Me: Ha. It's a Saturnalia Miracle that I did what I did. (Got tiny tree out, obtained James Garfield holiday card from The Bloggess, put up several historic family decorations.)
Tom: You did good, Grasshopper.
Me: Oh, yeah, it was real hard.
Tom: Hey, you got all that stuff out and set it up.
Me: It took about five minutes, and you told me where the box was.
Tom: Well, it took energy to get off the Sofur and do it.
Me: (shaking head) Wow. I've set your expectations for me really low, haven't I?
Tom: Yeah. You did a good job.

My work here is done. I'll be on the Sofur.