Merry Christmas

It's Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all!

from our home to yours...

may you have a joyous holiday season...

see you next year!

Best Wishes for 2011
Don't get stuck in a rut...
or a chimney!

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells

Jingle all the way!

Hoping SANTA brought you something special!
Have a fabulous Christmas Day!



Underestimations...

I just realized that I haven't been irritated, annoyed, mad, angry or belligerent in a very long time!!  I am way over due for some "words" to be flung around like monkey poo in the interior of a car.  (Carwords, as we call them!)  I am up for some dark moments.  Black moods.  Some unnecessary ranting.  Dispensable complaining.  Eye-rolling. 

However, it is quite difficult to be "pissed off" at this time of year.  There is so much jolly-ness all around!  I love the lights that come out at night.  The giant Santa that dons front yards.  The stars adorning treetops.  The candy-cane wrapped posts. 

I love Christmas Season!

Even when the *itch cuts in line ahead of me at the cashier.

Even when the *$$ cuts me off on the highway.

Even when drivers talk incessantly on their phone completely oblivious to their surroundings.

Even when telemarketers call each dinner time.

Even in-laws; if I had any available.  

Even with the 'mommy mafia' hovering around - everywhere.

And if it wasn't such a beautiful, blessed holiday season...

I would so not be above REVENGE.

REVENGE, let me count thy ways...

Fat and Happy...

... are the cats, the dogs, the kids, the hubby.  AHHH!  What a wonderful time of year! 

I hope everyone has had a memorable Christmas Holiday. 

Warmest Wishes for 2010!

PS  Santa, thank you for bringing me three karats worth of sparkly diamond earrings.  My husband swears he didn't buy them.  He has no idea where they came from.  But I believe.  So I know you were the one doling out this big, huge wonderful surprise!  Love you Santa!

Merry Christmas!

Have a Blessed Christmas Day!

A German Pickle to be in...

I don't care if this Christmas Tradition is a "created for Americans only but supposedly originated in Germany" tradition.  I think it is FABULOUS.  I think it is FUN.  Especially for the PICKLE FINDER! 

Our Non-German family, barely American at that, has a different twist on the German Pickle... we leave the German Pickle out for Santa -- along with his cookies and milk.  We ask that Santa hide the Pickle in the tree.  (I believe the American version asks that a family member hide the pickle, but we thought it would be more fun if Santa did!)

So, Santa hides the pickle on our tree on Christmas Eve when he makes it to our house.  When we awake in the morning, whoever finds the PICKLE FIRST on the tree receives an extra present.  Santa has left a special package under the tree with a tag that reads "PICKLE PRESENT". 

"HAPPY PICKLE HUNTING"!

ps  I hope I find the pickle!!

Only 4 more days...

... until Christmas Morning! 

I am as excited as my children.  It is a magical day... ENJOY! 

And don't forget to "ELBOW" any Grinch-bitch who doesn't smile or share in the holiday spirit!

lists

I am a serious list maker.  copious lists.  post-it lists.  long lists.  short lists.  notebook lists.  calendar lists.   car lists.  everywhere lists.

But I lose them.  I start over.  I lose those too!

I have a Christmas list somewhere too.  And since I cannot shop - I need a "want" list to give to other willing shoppers.  And since I cannot buy whatever I want whenever I want - I have compiled a great list.  And the top ten change daily!

1.  jalapeno pepper corer

2.  jalapeno pepper cooker

3.  poached egg cooker

4.  wok - do they still manufacture these?

5.  carousel statue

6.  floating bar (for the pool)

7.  ergonomic pen

8.  restylane

9.  monogrammed cutting board and spreaders

10.  Wendel Chocolate

sixty.two.days

1/6 of a year.  8 weeks and six days.  1493 hours. 

Christmas is coming!  Santa is coming!  The Griswolds are coming! 

Halloween is not even over and the Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa decor have hit the store aisles. 

Must start making lists.  Must start thinking about gifts.  Must start making more to-do lists.  UGH.  double UGH UGH.

The children have their lists already started (frankly, since the 26th of December 2008).  And this is a few of their minor requests after much contemplation and collaboration of three little minds:

* piano (since our family is totally ungifted/untalented/unmusical in this area)
* pony (a real live hairy stinky carrot-eating gigantic-dunging mammal)
* hermit crab (only if a pony is out of stock and undeliverable) - with its shell painted pink with green polkadots!
* puppy (preferably not stuffed)
* an art room (because it should not be located in the play room)
* a slide and heater for the pool (so we can swim year round)
* a home school (so we don't have to go to school)

What ever happened to simple gifts from the heart?  Homemade paper dolls?  Handmade skirts?  Hand knitted slippers?  Hand painted boxes?

What ever happened to easy simple gifts of Barbie, Little People, Legos, and Blocks?   The wee ones do get an A+++ for creativity.  I just hope they aren't too disappointed!