Wrap It Up

Given my advanced age, a year passes by like it’s been shot out of a gun – almost as fast as a kitten running away from the vacuum cleaner. It hardly seems like a full 365 days have expired…surely someone tore a couple of months out of my calendar as a joke. Right? No? Oh. [...]

Forget You

*sniff* It was a *wobbly lip* fabulous Christmas. *sniff* I now have enough to buy the *sniff* laptop I wanted, thanks to the incredible *dabs eyes* generosity of my fambly, all of whom I adore. Yep. *outright sobs* It’s okay. I didn’t really want it anyway. *shakes head* Nope. See. It looks totally *sniff* stupid. [...]

Denied

AAAGGGGHHHHH!!! It’s the 23rd of December. I hope Santa comes through for us. I really do… because my application to move Christmas back was laughed at – can you imagine? Laughed at? Maybe the elves will take pity on me. Maybe Santa will be extra generous. And maybe tiny reindeer will fly out of my [...]

Application for Extension of Deadline

It’s December the 17th. It’s foggy and cold. May I please have an extension for Christmas? Why, you ask? Uhh, the dog ate my list? It’s too crazy to shop? I haven’t thought of the perfect gift for every person on my list? I don’t get time off? The cats are hissing and spitting (Wilbur) [...]

Takei Your Pick

When I get up early on my day off to take youngest sprog to school, I have some time on my hands before I attempt to start my day. George Takei, who played Sulu on the original Star Trek, posts ridiculously funny pictures on his blog and on Facebook. See where I’m going with this? Yes, [...]

New Show Ideas

Chatting around the dinner table, oldest sprog mentioned that ‘Fear Factor‘ is coming back on the air. After we all fake-vomited, yawned and said ‘Big Honking Deal’, we thought about what kind of reality show we would watch. Here are some of our ideas: * Man Up: this is where you get people to do [...]

I’m In Love and I Don’t Care Who Knows It

*sigh* I’ve got it bad. Real bad. One minute, I’m minding my own business Christmas shopping. The next, BAM. My heart is no longer my own. *sigh* It’s not a wanting…it’s more like needing. Like oxygen. Like toast. Like tea in the morning. I MUST HAVE. Ooh, tell me all about your hard drive. Your [...]

We Have a Weeener…

And that person is…. ROSE!!! I will be sending her the lovely light and bead garland – here shown on my mantel. My thanks to everyone who stopped by for a peek, and a HUGE thanks to those who entered the contest. I SO love to give prezzies! Here’s the view I had from the [...]

Silver and Gold

Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.  Traditions. Love them or hate them, they seem to infest every holiday, and Christmas has more than its share. Here are some from around the Castle: This one’s new-ish, since the movie’s only been out seven or eight years. But really…how [...]

Welcome, Christmas

Oh, how we wax rhapsodic about Christmases past – the memories, the family love, the squeals of joy from young and old. Well…I got your Christmas, right here. The mess, the tchotchkes, the ‘where are we going to put the %$#@ tree this year?’ The switch from regular to LED Christmas lights, and exactly how [...]