Merry! Merry! Happy! Happy!

WHEW! Christmas is behind us and my behind is, well, behind me more! The Sweets this year have about done me in! It was a total blast making goodies with Lila this year since she was able to do more, but I can't take it anymore. I threw out nearly a dozen cookies, fudge, etc that I know we just will not eat! Sorry poor starving kids in China.

On another note, this Christmas was great fun. Lila has officially entered tween-dom. Her Christmas list was a veritable mixed bag of wishes....iPod (purple none the less), lap top, iPhone, iPod touch, Wii games, Barbie I Design cards for the I design set she was supposed to get for Christmas this year but Dad thought it was forgotten from last year and gave it to her before Halloween, hotwheels, lip gloss and hair clips. Yep, welcome to the wonder world of the TWEEN!

Lila got most of what she wanted, even the purple iPod! She's worth it, too. It was great to see her face light up and her jump up and down with excitement over getting the one big thing on her list.

The other fun thing was the three of us jamming out to Rock Band. My hubby is pretty hot ripping a shred on the guitar!

The only thing that would have made this year's Christmas better would have been if Mom and Ken could have driven up. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and they, having lived in Florida for way too long, don't know how to drive in snow and on icy roads. Maybe next year.

It's been a good day today...no driveway to shovel. It's like it's springtime with everything melting. But, it won't last for long and snow will return. Better practice my mad drum skills to rcok the house!

Happy New Year!

Title change

While posting my last post, my daughter happened into the room. She ever so quietly read my title, asked what I was doing and then promptly stated....

Mom, you are much closer to 40 than 30. Shouldn't you change the title?

OUCH!! I guess she's right, though. Turning 38 in 2009. Realizing I am much closer to 40 than 30. Maybe I will change the title or at least just the numbers.

Then again, maybe not until I'm 39!

I WAS feeling bad.....

for not posting recently but then I checked the other blogs I read regularly and saw that they have not posted in a while either. HAH!

So the Holidays are officially here. I've received the "Getting to Know You" email in the Christmas version. It's funny to me, actually. There was one question about the most annoying thing about the holidays. I initially thought it was how it seems to get earlier and earlier every year. However, now I think the most annoying thing about the holiday season is the rush rush rush I seem to do and how it seems to be every night something else is going on or some other errand HAS to be done.

I know it sounds absolutely "scrooge-ish" but hear me out. Along with the rushing and pushing to make this year's Christmas bigger and better than last years, putting up decorations just means I'll have one more chore to do at the END of the season. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE having a tree up in my living room, smelling fresh baked cookies in the house, listening to holiday music, etc. etc etc. But somewhere around the 22nd of December I'm actually ready to put everything away. Well, honestly, around the 26th.

I personally think the UK holiday of Boxing Day should mean it's the day to BOX EVERYTHING UP! No?

Oh, well. Here's to the holidays! Cheers!