12 Days of Christmas - Novelist Version

On the first day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
A kiss under the mistletoe

On the second day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
Two hungry dogs
And a kiss under the mistletoe

On the third day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
Three snarky cats
Two hungry dogs
And a kiss under the mistletoe

On the fourth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
Four working pens
Three snarky cats
Two hungry dogs
And a kiss under the mistletoe

On the fifth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
Five bottles of wine!
Four working pens
Three snarky cats
Two hungry dogs
And a kiss under the mistletoe

On the sixth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
Six pairs of glasses
Five bottles of wine!
Four working pens
Three snarky cats
Two hungry dogs
And a kiss under the mistletoe

On the seventh day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
Seven cups of coffee
Six pairs of glasses
Five bottles of wine!
Four working pens
Three snarky cats
Two hungry dogs
And a kiss under the mistletoe

On the eighth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
Eight new adventures
Seven cups of coffee
Six pairs of glasses
Five bottles of wine!
Four working pens
Three snarky cats
Two hungry dogs
And a kiss under the mistletoe

On the ninth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
Nine days of laundry
Eight new adventures
Seven cups of coffee
Six pairs of glasses
Five bottles of wine!
Four working pens
Three snarky cats
Two hungry dogs
And a kiss under the mistletoe

On the tenth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
Ten pints of ice cream
Nine days of laundry
Eight new adventures
Seven cups of coffee
Six pairs of glasses
Five bottles of wine!
Four working pens
Three snarky cats
Two hungry dogs
And a kiss under the mistletoe

On the eleventh day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
Eleven first and last names
Ten pints of ice cream
Nine days of laundry
Eight new adventures
Seven cups of coffee
Six pairs of glasses
Five bottles of wine!
Four working pens
Three snarky cats
Two hungry dogs
And a kiss under the mistletoe

On the twelfth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
Twelve novels to read
Eleven first and last names
Ten pints of ice cream
Nine days of laundry
Eight new adventures
Seven cups of coffee
Six pairs of glasses
Five bottles of wine!
Four working pens
Three snarky cats
Two hungry dogs
And a kiss under the mistletoe

Merry Christmas to you and yours and Happy New Year, too!

I wish all of you a wonderful 2020 and hope the year will bring you many exciting adventures.

I'll be back here on Monday, January 6.

p.s. - I will be traveling on 12/4 and 12/5, so it may be Friday before I get to your blogs.