"Little Drummer Boy", David Bowie and Bing Crosby

This is still my favorite Christmas song. I just wanted to remind you of that. Hope you enjoy it too.

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The Best Brownies EVER!

Just made THESE BROWNIES Thank you Smitten Kitchen. You know not what you do.

Snow Day Observations aka Blizzard 12/9/09

• It took Hubby more than 2 hours to dig us out. And that was only 1/2 the driveway and a path to the chickens. I tried to help but was pretty much useless considering the need to keep running in to see if the kids were awake yet. That and it was really cold.
• I need to get better cold weather gear. Starting with new mittens.
• Successfully avoided doing much other than laundry and dishes and picking up the living room 23 times.
• It is 7:00 pm and they still haven't plowed the new streets. wonder if that is city or county?
• I blew a hole in yet another on of Candice's Magic Slippers. Just goes to prove how often I wear them. I am now down to 2 matching pairs. And another 2 pairs of mismatched. But they rock matched or not.
• Playhouse Disney can only be watched for so many hours before you lose your mind. It's good that it only runs for so many hours in the day.
  
• the Babe and BAM are finally starting to play together. It's pretty cool.
• a 3rd cup of hot cocoa can make you "the best mom ever".
• the ears and tail from a lion costume can make for nearly an hour of entertainment for a 3 year old.
• Hubby's boot is longer than BAM's torso yet he tries to carry it around anyway
• Having a good friend that owns a snow removal company. I bet if I paid him he might even come earlier in the day. LOL
• a collapsible play tunnel from IKEA is a life saver.
• Make sure you have more butter in the freezer before you attempt to make cookies.
• Savor every minute of it. You only get so many snow days.
  

Christmas Tunes

So I suck at updating. Big surprise. Things should calm down at work soon so we'll see how I do then. :p

So as a kiss and make up gift, I'm posting the Christmas playlist today. :D Don't you love me now? 70 songs for your listening enjoyment. Maybe we can all be dragged into the Christmas spirit. Ok, so it's just me that goes along kicking and pouting. I'll work on that too. yeah right.

That said..... Happy Holiday Music to you.

Thanksgiving

The kids are coming here for Thanksgiving. I'm REALLY starting to look forward to it. I hope it goes better than the one in this song. And yes, I'm into stupid songs today. What of it?

Now if only I had a dining room table.

Dead Skunk

It's one of those days.

Catwoman, supergirl, pink bunny and... Chandler?

I'm not much on Halloween but this is still one of my favorite Friends episodes.

1:44 am

I stayed up until 1:44 am catching up on Glee on hulu.com

I'm going to regret this tomorrow.

10 Random Things for a Friday

1. It's still 2 minutes before midnight so this is still Friday. I had forgotten to do this again this week until I was looking at harmony's 10 random things and saw on her blog feed thing that I hadn't updated in 2 weeks. oops.
2. I really strongly dislike the show Sanctuary on SyFy. Yet it is saved on my Tivo EVERY week. Why the heck did SciFi change their name to SyFy anyway? Does anybody else find it incredibly annoying?
3. My dad gave us a new to us TiVo. We are supposed to be replacing ours so that now we can watch one show and record another. But we can't seem to find a "good time" to watch the things already on the current TiVo. And heaven forbid we might actually just pass on watching them.
4. I think I am going to take the Babe to Disney Live tomorrow. Not sure though.
5. There are large open spaces on my living room walls that are sorely lacking frames with the portraits we have had taken lately. I've paid for the portraits. Why the heck can't I seem to get the things on the walls?
   
6. There is a golf bag sitting right by the front door in my living room. Wishful thinking? No. My living room is a putting green don't you know?
7. Earlier tonight I had BAM and the Shih Tzu in the tub at the same time. You don't EVEN want to know what prefaced that.
8. The Cialis commercials freak me out. Not sure why. I think it is the warnings.
9. The drive from Ft Worth last Friday took me 12 1/2 hours. We obviously stopped several times. The Babe did amazingly well.
10. We are out of bread.

Loves loves!

10 Random Things for a Friday that didn't get written until Tuesday

Once again I have a poor neglected blog. Thank you friends for pointing that out. LOL

1. The Babe and I are going on a road trip next weekend.
2. I hate changing plans. It's frustrating.
3. We need to buy a carpet cleaner or rent a Rug Doctor some time in the near future. The brown living room carpet is looking a little too brown.
4. We are fighting bedtimes at our house. The Babe refuses to go to bed and stay in bed. Anybody have any ideas?
5. I learned yesterday how to "dial into" my work computer from my home laptop. Haven't decided yet if this is a good or a bad thing.
6. Our brush pile is in need of a good burn party. Anybody up for a fire and some spiked cider and/or hot cocoa?
7. Have you watched Glee? LOVING IT!! The rest of the new shows this season, not so much.
   
8. The truck needs some engine work. Good thing I know a great mechanic.
9. Baby BAM is still the size of a baby but is starting to act like a toddler. It is fun to watch.
   
10. Fall is my favorite season but I was far from ready for it to start. Did we ever even get a summer?
    

10 Random Things for a Friday

1. Got to spend the weekend last weekend with the babies in CR. I love CR weekends. I wish they were longer.
   
2. I have a birthday next week. If you ship the presents by Monday they should get here in plenty of time.
3. If you can be in Omaha on Saturday the 19th, let me know and I'll get you the 4-11 on the whens and wheres of the big party.
4. Thanks to Facebook I now know how many of the people I know that I really don't agree with their political views. Not sure how I feel about that.
5. Tonight we are having a chocolate and wine night at the Pusher's house.
6. I had an acne breakout for the first time in a bazillion years last week. In perspective it was nothing but it did throw me for a loop.
7. I think I am going to chop off more hair. Not Short Hair Mafia style but significantly shorter than it is now.
8. I cried when I saw Thanksgiving stuff in the store last week.
9. My office was on the news on Wednesday. We are apparently this week's token sign of the times.
10. I have had Starbucks two days in a row. I shall have it a 3rd time this afternoon when I use my treat receipt. :)

Hope that your day is a good one. And your weekend even more so. Be well my friends!

Heartbreak Hotel

This is the Babe's current favorite song. We have worn it out.

On a side note... I can't believe it's been nearly a month since I posted. Sorry about that. They'll be 10 things tomorrow. I promise.

Petula Clark - Downtown (1964)

Wish there was still a downtown like this.

Homegrown Tomatoes

There is nothing a homegrown tomato won't cure.

10 Random Things for a Friday

1. Jr. is here.
2. Lucas is here.
3. Alison is here.
4. I have been obsessed with them coming all week.
5. Lucas is taking a nap in my room.
6. The Babe REFUSES to take a nap at home anymore but will take one everyday at the babysitter's. She is now downstairs refusing to take a nap. But she is finally quiet so that is a move in the right direction.
7. We are going to the zoo tomorrow.
8. I am on a covert mission to convince them that they should really move to Nebraska.
9. I hired a babysitter so we could go out for an "adult" night tomorrow.
10. With 3 of the 5 kids, both grandbabies, and a hubby that I celebrated an anniversary with this week... I am truly blessed.