Happy

Birthday

Mrs. Brown!!!!

I miss you!

JOY

My SIL mailed me a box of See's Candy LAST Monday. I have been waiting for it, impatiently, expectantly. Ever time the door bell rang, I ran. Every truck on the street caused me to pause - could that be my candy? I checked the mail twice a day, maybe the mailman overlooked the box on his first delivery, maybe the mailman would put the box in the big mailbox and we hadn't seen the key when we got the mail. I was on my treadmill one afternoon and thought I heard the doorbell, but no one came down to tell me the box had arrived, and so I kept running. Sigh. Days passed and still the box didn't come.

Then the fear settled in.

WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE BOX????? WHAT IF IT GOT LOST? WHAT IF SOMEONE STOLE IT?

My mom is here, and she assured me the box would arrive, assured me nothing had happened to it.

This morning, unexpectedly, when I wasn't even thinking about it - the doorbell rang - the box arrived!!!

Rapture!!!!

Sometimes a song is the best way to express how one feels. Go here



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVI254QGSQ4&feature=related

You better watch out!

Yesterday Ali had her Christmas party at school with the adorable Christmas program and the birthday cupcake for baby Jesus. We then took Jimmy to two doctors appointments because he had thrown out his back. Ali was tired and hungry and so after lunch (eaten in the lobby of the hospital between appointments)I let her eat a rather large Rudolph shaped lollipop. When I gave it to her, I told her that she wouldn't be having anymore sweets, not even dessert after dinner. She looked at me and said

"If you don't let me have 'ssert, I'm going to kick you out of the house."

Where she comes up with this stuff, I'll never know!

Technicality

The difference between a sleepy 3 year old and a sleeping 3 year old?

The same difference between Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde.

Busted!!

Happy Birthday, Uncle Tex!!!

ZZZZsss

This is what I call tired!

Ali plunked down on the couch and was asleep like this within 5 minutes!

Chorn

I know that some people, mostly men but some women, struggle with an obsessive desire to look at the human form in its "au natural" state. (My mother is reading this -so bear with me as I try not to embarrass myself.) This is not a struggle for me.


I've got something else I like to look at, and I don't have to pay for it, or hide it in a brown wrapper. I opened the mailbox today, and all that was in it was one lonely catalog. I was slightly irritated (okay very, it was 20 degrees outside that I went to the mailbox and found one, dumb catalog. But, when I pulled it out and looked at the cover, I wasn't irritated anymore! Oh, no, I was very happy! I couldn't wait to get inside to look at it!


The Holy Grail




My mouth waters just looking at this. And, I am THE chocolate connoissuer in your life, in case you weren't sure.

That's how it should be, always.

Chocolate covering marshmallows in cute shapes = Yum!

Sorry Rasberry Cream and Butterchew, Scotchmallow is my favorite "candy."

Who cares about the fancy (ugly)box? It's what's inside that counts!

The best part about my chorn? I don't have to hide it under my mattress.

Updates

Okay, I am still feeling very unmerry this year and my eye is still twitching!

Clue

You know you have a three year old when you find your paper shredder jammed with twigs.