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December 31, 2006

Happy New Year....

Hope everyone has a great New Year's Eve.....and all the best for 2007.
Me? Sick as a dog right now.....since this morning.....maybe its the "bad" rearing its ugly head for the last time of the year and 2007 will be better for me on a whole bunch of levels.

I'll go from the bed (alone) to the couch to the bathroom to the couch to the.....well you get the idea.
I'm sure I'll be asleep thru the whole "ball dropping thing.....so PLEASE keep all your horn blowing to a minimum.
Anyway,,,,have fun with whatever you're doing and stay safe!

Hope everyone has a great New Year's Eve.....and all the best for 2007.
Me? Sick as a dog right now.....since this morning.....maybe its the "bad" rearing its ugly head for the last time of the year and 2007 will be better for me on a whole bunch of levels.

I'll go from the bed (alone) to the couch to the bathroom to the couch to the.....well you get the idea.
I'm sure I'll be asleep thru the whole "ball dropping thing.....so PLEASE keep all your horn blowing to a minimum.
Anyway,,,,have fun with whatever you're doing and stay safe!

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December 25, 2006

Merry Christmas to all....

I hope you all had a GREAT Christmas holiday!
Me? Let's just say, not one of the better ones. Some of it was my own fault and some of it, well also my fault I guess from expecting too much.

Here's how the day went.
Phone rings 8:30 - its Mom alerting me that the house will be invaded at 9:30 by the siblings -their spouses and the kids. Okay, up and showered, I'm ready! No one shows up til 10 am.

Take one picture with the digi camera -who's battery had been charging ALL night and the camera dies. Dead. D.E.A.D....Great. Super. Terrific.

Whatever, the kids race thru their gifts and such in what seemed like 45 seconds. No one was crying that they didnt get anything they asked for, so that was a good thing. And I "think" my Dad actually liked his gifts, which is something that happens maybe once every 12 years or so.

Okay, now we call the Grandparents. One in California. One in Pennsylvania.

I got yelled at from the Grandmother who asked for a handsfree can opener. You know the "scam" one they show on TV. Yup, bought it. Opened it from that plastic vacuum sealed package and put the batteries in for her, you know being nice since she is 87. She tells me it doesn't work because "I" opened it and used it. It bounces on the cans. Its my fault. But of course, couldnt be the fact that its a piece of crap and NOTHING that is from the "seen on tv" stores ever work! Oh Noooooo! Couldnt be THAT! And get yelled at cause the box of candy I gave her has a "couple" of pieces with coconut in them! She doesn't like coconut. The friggin box tells you which pieces have coconut in them! Eat around them old lady!

Call my Grandfather in California who proceeds to use his electric shaver on his face the whole time we are talking. Ugh!
Sent my Grandfather one of those already decorated LIVE Xmas trees. You know, lights and decorations all on it. Just take out of the box and enjoy. Did he "do that" with the tree that was delivered on December 12th? Hell no! He tells me its on the floor by the front door of his house. He will "try" and "get to it" today. WTF? WTF?WTF?

Now I wasnt expecting anything big from my folks, not at all. But as usual, I look at what I got, a sweatshirt, lockbox, and coffee pot, and then look at my siblings things and again say to myself, WTF?WTF?WTF?
Oh and the coffee pot? I take out of the box and put on the counter, break down the box for the recycling that is being picked up at 7am Tuesday, cut it up nice and compact with the box cutter for it to fit in the bag-- only to find out it doesnt work.

Its dead as the digi camera battery! DEAD! So that can just go in the trash, cant even return or exchange it now. YES, I should have checked it first- but who would have thought a coffee maker wouldnt work. Whatever! My fault.

Oh and don't even get me started on the "girlfriend" who I did NOT see for the holiday. The one who has gifts here from me and a stocking buldging and hanging here too. She couldn't see me last night -today or tomorrow even! Why you ask? You know cause she was with her OTHER girlfriend all day. I guess admiring the diamond earrings and necklace she received. YES- again MY fault for being/staying in this "relationship".

And finally, the ONE thing I treated myself to - a new cell phone--I've had it for 2 weeks and still cant get basic things to work on it....Yup, all around great holiday here! Just GREAT. Sooo, how was yours?

I hope you all had a GREAT Christmas holiday!
Me? Let's just say, not one of the better ones. Some of it was my own fault and some of it, well also my fault I guess from expecting too much.

Here's how the day went.
Phone rings 8:30 - its Mom alerting me that the house will be invaded at 9:30 by the siblings -their spouses and the kids. Okay, up and showered, I'm ready! No one shows up til 10 am.

Take one picture with the digi camera -who's battery had been charging ALL night and the camera dies. Dead. D.E.A.D....Great. Super. Terrific.

Whatever, the kids race thru their gifts and such in what seemed like 45 seconds. No one was crying that they didnt get anything they asked for, so that was a good thing. And I "think" my Dad actually liked his gifts, which is something that happens maybe once every 12 years or so.

Okay, now we call the Grandparents. One in California. One in Pennsylvania.

I got yelled at from the Grandmother who asked for a handsfree can opener. You know the "scam" one they show on TV. Yup, bought it. Opened it from that plastic vacuum sealed package and put the batteries in for her, you know being nice since she is 87. She tells me it doesn't work because "I" opened it and used it. It bounces on the cans. Its my fault. But of course, couldnt be the fact that its a piece of crap and NOTHING that is from the "seen on tv" stores ever work! Oh Noooooo! Couldnt be THAT! And get yelled at cause the box of candy I gave her has a "couple" of pieces with coconut in them! She doesn't like coconut. The friggin box tells you which pieces have coconut in them! Eat around them old lady!

Call my Grandfather in California who proceeds to use his electric shaver on his face the whole time we are talking. Ugh!
Sent my Grandfather one of those already decorated LIVE Xmas trees. You know, lights and decorations all on it. Just take out of the box and enjoy. Did he "do that" with the tree that was delivered on December 12th? Hell no! He tells me its on the floor by the front door of his house. He will "try" and "get to it" today. WTF? WTF?WTF?

Now I wasnt expecting anything big from my folks, not at all. But as usual, I look at what I got, a sweatshirt, lockbox, and coffee pot, and then look at my siblings things and again say to myself, WTF?WTF?WTF?
Oh and the coffee pot? I take out of the box and put on the counter, break down the box for the recycling that is being picked up at 7am Tuesday, cut it up nice and compact with the box cutter for it to fit in the bag-- only to find out it doesnt work.

Its dead as the digi camera battery! DEAD! So that can just go in the trash, cant even return or exchange it now. YES, I should have checked it first- but who would have thought a coffee maker wouldnt work. Whatever! My fault.

Oh and don't even get me started on the "girlfriend" who I did NOT see for the holiday. The one who has gifts here from me and a stocking buldging and hanging here too. She couldn't see me last night -today or tomorrow even! Why you ask? You know cause she was with her OTHER girlfriend all day. I guess admiring the diamond earrings and necklace she received. YES- again MY fault for being/staying in this "relationship".

And finally, the ONE thing I treated myself to - a new cell phone--I've had it for 2 weeks and still cant get basic things to work on it....Yup, all around great holiday here! Just GREAT. Sooo, how was yours?

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December 20, 2006

Happy Birthday to you.....

My oldest niece "C" is turning 17 tomorrow, God help me!
Where does the time go?
This past weekend we celebrated with pizza and cake.

Another niece, "S" who is 6 years old climbs up on "C's" lap and says with the straightest of faces the following-
"for your birthday I'm going really really try and not fart on you"

Oooh yes.....gotta love kids!

My oldest niece "C" is turning 17 tomorrow, God help me!
Where does the time go?
This past weekend we celebrated with pizza and cake.

Another niece, "S" who is 6 years old climbs up on "C's" lap and says with the straightest of faces the following-
"for your birthday I'm going really really try and not fart on you"

Oooh yes.....gotta love kids!

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December 17, 2006

So the holidays begin.....

Went to a great holiday party tonight.......Maybe I've had too many Lemon Drop Shots.....Maybe I'm just plain tired......or maybe the sinus medication has gotten to me......but I found this to be funny as all hell when I read it.

3 men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates.
"In honor of this holy season," Saint Peter said, "you must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven."

The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it on. "It represents a candle" he said.
"You may pass through the pearly gates," Saint Peter said.

The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of keys. He shook them and said, "They're bells."
Saint Peter said "You may pass through the pearly gates"

The third man started searching desperately through his pockets and finally
pulled out a pair of women's panties.

St. Peter looked at the e man with a raised eyebrow and asked, "And just what do those symbolize?"

The man replied, "These are Carols."

BaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaa!
And So The Holiday Season Begins....

Went to a great holiday party tonight.......Maybe I've had too many Lemon Drop Shots.....Maybe I'm just plain tired......or maybe the sinus medication has gotten to me......but I found this to be funny as all hell when I read it.

3 men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates.
"In honor of this holy season," Saint Peter said, "you must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven."

The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it on. "It represents a candle" he said.
"You may pass through the pearly gates," Saint Peter said.

The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of keys. He shook them and said, "They're bells."
Saint Peter said "You may pass through the pearly gates"

The third man started searching desperately through his pockets and finally
pulled out a pair of women's panties.

St. Peter looked at the e man with a raised eyebrow and asked, "And just what do those symbolize?"

The man replied, "These are Carols."

BaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaa!
And So The Holiday Season Begins....

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December 14, 2006

One word.......

Why?

Why?

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December 07, 2006

Call off the search party....

Oh my God! I've been in a panic for hours. HOURS! I've done alittle bit of decorating in the apartment for the holidays. I wasn't going to bother with the tree and stuff since my parents put one up on their level of the house. My siblings, spouses and the 5 kids all come here on Christmas morning. No one really comes here, no one sees the tree or the trouble, so I wasnt going to bother, but then I said "oh what the heck" and started.

Suddenly as I hung Callie's new stocking I wondered where the heck mine was since 99% of my stuff was already up here.
Panic. P.A.N.I.C mode set in. I couldnt find it anywhere in all the totes used for storage.

You're thinking "so"....what's the big deal, right? Go buy another and get the whole glue mess and tacky glitter name put on! Well I've had this stocking since I was 5 years old. It's the ONLY stocking I ever remember having! EVER!

I was literally crying (yes I know what literally means)

I even ran upstairs to Mommy and cried to her! I know what you're thinking -....Baby! Well thats right! I'm a baby. I want my stocking!

My Dad, and both sibling all have the same stocking, with our own names on them. My Mom had them handmade by a lady in town one year. She said it cost "all of $10" for each. But of course, 37 years ago, that was alot of money! She never even got one made for herself, she worried about US!

Well have no fear.....I guess I figured last year when I packed everything away, that even if I do not put up a tree every year now, I will always send Christmas cards.

So I ran to find the totes with the dozens and dozens of Christmas cards I've accumulated from after Christmas sales. And behold! There it was! In all its glory! Just as I wished! In the tote with my cards!

Its a Christmas miracle!

Oh my God! I've been in a panic for hours. HOURS! I've done alittle bit of decorating in the apartment for the holidays. I wasn't going to bother with the tree and stuff since my parents put one up on their level of the house. My siblings, spouses and the 5 kids all come here on Christmas morning. No one really comes here, no one sees the tree or the trouble, so I wasnt going to bother, but then I said "oh what the heck" and started.

Suddenly as I hung Callie's new stocking I wondered where the heck mine was since 99% of my stuff was already up here.
Panic. P.A.N.I.C mode set in. I couldnt find it anywhere in all the totes used for storage.

You're thinking "so"....what's the big deal, right? Go buy another and get the whole glue mess and tacky glitter name put on! Well I've had this stocking since I was 5 years old. It's the ONLY stocking I ever remember having! EVER!

I was literally crying (yes I know what literally means)

I even ran upstairs to Mommy and cried to her! I know what you're thinking -....Baby! Well thats right! I'm a baby. I want my stocking!

My Dad, and both sibling all have the same stocking, with our own names on them. My Mom had them handmade by a lady in town one year. She said it cost "all of $10" for each. But of course, 37 years ago, that was alot of money! She never even got one made for herself, she worried about US!

Well have no fear.....I guess I figured last year when I packed everything away, that even if I do not put up a tree every year now, I will always send Christmas cards.

So I ran to find the totes with the dozens and dozens of Christmas cards I've accumulated from after Christmas sales. And behold! There it was! In all its glory! Just as I wished! In the tote with my cards!

Its a Christmas miracle!

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