Merry Christmas night

Just a few highlights:

Redneck Christmas

I asked my dad if he drank all of those beers that morning. He said no it took him a few days.
Shelby had to be in on every conversation. She was such a good girl. She made her rounds making everyone feel welcome.

My cousin Debbie loved her so much that she tried to sneak her out the door in her bag.

She sat for a few minutes like that. She is crazy.

This is her newest cousin DJ Jasper Jazzy Razzamatazz Spazz or just plain Jazz for short. Yes he is as adorable and cuddly as he looks. What a sweet little baby he is. He and Shelby had fun chasing each other and rassling together.

Shelby finally had more Christmas than she could take. She crawled into her bed and collapsed into a coma. I tried picking her up and she was like a bag of bones. She was so tired that she just laid limp on me. Hopefully she will sleep through the night and not be up playing at her usual time of 1:30ish.

I've had enough Christmas too. Next year I'm dragging out all the empty totes at 5pm and anyone still hanging around can help put Christmas away until the next year.


Hope your day was fun.

Gorging and Purging

I think I need a high colonic or a coffee enema or maybe I should just shove my fingers down my throat. OMG.....I have eaten sooo much in the last few days. It's just plain wrong.

We had 2 gatherings for work yesterday. Yup, I did say 2. One at lunch then another for dinner around 5. Celebrating holidays and taking some much needed downtime before we head into the storm of tax season was wonderful but my waistline is really exploding. I have another gathering on Sat and again on Sun and again on Mon and last but not least let's not forget about the festivities of the actual Xmas day. Since I will not be able to forgo all the eats that will be placed before me on those days I will be fasting/starving for today and tomorrow.

(last years lot)

On a more positive note, I wrapped all the gifts that I have purchased so far. This is a huge feat for me. Usually I am wrapping the gifts for any given gathering on the morning of that gathering. Most of my gifts are not wrapped more than about 2 hours. I'm used to that but definitely like the feeling of being ahead of the game even if it is only by a little bit. I still have shopping to do. Hopefully that will be done Saturday morning. I am holding out for the door buster deals at JCPenney.

Why am I touting JCPenney??

They have been fabuloso this year. On Sat I bought $278 worth of items and only paid $114 for them. Then on a Sun I ordered 3 items that would have totalled $170 and I only paid $99 and that included the taxes. Shipping was free too! Woot! Then on top of that I placed the order around 6:30pm on Sunday and I received an email at 9pm saying the order had been shipped. It was on the Fed Ex truck on Tuesday. That is just phenomenal!! And now the gifts are neatly bagged and wrapped under the tree.

Life is good. If only I could reduce this waistline.

The work around

His driving drives me nutz
mine for him, not so much.

After major bitchin and 'plaining thoughtful discussions
and a short walk in the snow
I will be the primary driver.

Just goes to show that things can be worked out in a most amiable way.

To make it up to him I "let" him beat me at cribbage. Little bastard got me pegged into "dead hole". Next weekend the tournament will continue and I won't be taking any prisoners.

We went to a 50th anniversary party on Sat. It was for my aunt and uncle. Seems weird that that much time has flown by. Everyone kept talking about "the good old days" and "remember when" and of course remembering those who are no longer with us. It was a happy day in honor of a spectacular feat but it also felt sad. The constant thud of time ticking away was pretty loud. When they say time is a thief they ain't kidding.

Today is day 10 since I have seen my male cat Fluffy. I'm worried that I may have lost him for good. He is almost 9 years old and weighs about 18 pounds. He is a honghaired black Maine Coon Cat. If you see him, please tell him his mommy is sad and wants him to come home soon.