Happy December 1st!

Dear Readers (Mom and Dad):

I am frightfully busy today ...
scraping week-old crap off the walls;
scrubbing non-washable markers off the furniture;
polishing holiday silver;
cursing somebody's mess;
complaining to my confidant;
phoning red light enforcement;
holding for the heater repair man;
drinking wine between items on the to-do list;
giving up on waiting for the in-between time;
guzzling wine AND doing the to-do list;
sweeping up piles of (edible) goldfish;
mopping up questionable liquified puddles;
texting sweepstakes numbers;
practicing "winner's face" for Publisher's Clearinghouse;
laughing as neighbor falls flat on her face after tripping over curb;
planning a vacation with lotto winnings;
dreaming of sanity;
wishing for Santa;
dreading the buzz kill;
continuing of imbibation;
napping to forget it all!

I'll write again when my list is complete.  Possibly January 1st. 
Until then, "Cheers"!
Love,
~ m

a little more pink decor

I love wall hanging letters. 

I love my girls' names. 

I love my girls' initials.

I love my girls' monogram.

I love embroidering their initials.

My one wish for my little girls is for them to totally LOVE their name!! 

So I inundate the girls with their letters.  Ad nauseum, I am sure.

Since they were born, the bedroom decor trend has been wall hanging letters -- and this trend has continued over the years of my child-bearing.  I could never decide on just one type of letter to spell out their entire name.  Letters are like candy... I did not want to choose just one type.  So, I chose all types of fun letters.  I chose the first initial only.  And, personally, I think this type of candy store is much better!

Small Farm Animals in Question

Dear HOA,

We would like to inquire about the small farm animal policy per HOA [home owner's association]guidelines.

How many chickens equal a small farm animal?

Sincerely,

Melissa
Lot #9


Response:

Dear Melissa,

We at the HOA regret to inform you that we are a very busy volunteer group and do not have sufficient time for questions/riddles. This may come as a shock to you, but we do have full-time employment and the HOA is in addition to our regular life duties. Please contact us when you have a legitimate question/concern.

Sincerely,

HOA
of _____________.


Response:

Dear HOA,

I am sorry if I appeared to be mocking your duties. But, I seriously would like to know "how many chickens equal a small farm animal?". I am not ridiculing with the old "how many chickens does it take to ....?"

My daughter, Victoria, has been trying to decide which small farm animal she would like to have on our lot #9. And recently, she decided that she would like to house chickens. So, according to policy, can we have ONE chicken only? Or can we have a couple of chickens? Victoria is flowing with empathy. She feels that only ONE chicken will become lonely. She would like the chicken to have a sibling. And possibly some 'eggs'.

So, once again, how many chickens equal a small farm animal?

Thank you,

Melissa
Lot #9


Response:

Dear Melissa,

Please have your husband contact us at his earliest convenience!

Sincerely,

HOA
of __________