Coughing, sneezing, dripping, oozing.

Still not able to squash this cold/flu bug. And throw a horrific menstrual cycle into the mix and you've got one hot seeping mess. "Seeping in Seattle" the sequel, starring: ME. I've decided I'm only going to buy red underwear from now on.

Next subject!

I ate a whole entire pack of Rolos in one sitting. For breakfast. I know that's not healthy but it's what I do while losing quarts of blood at the speed of light. I'm doubling up on the iron pills this month even though it makes everything tastes like rust. Except for Rolos.

The snow is gone and it's now raining and soooo dark and gray. I really miss the beauty and the brightness of the snow. Even on the dark cloudy days, the snow seemed to light up the sky. I took close to a hundred pictures of snowy scenes the last 2 weeks. No wonder I'm still sick. I was out in it as much as I could be, because I knew it wasn't going to last. Right now, it's raining sideways.

Someone left a comment on a previous post about our spinning Christmas tree and yes it spun...for about 3 days. The spinner thing broke so now it just sits. Of course it broke on a not so great side of the tree so I'm stuck looking at ugly ass ornaments. By the way I forgot to mention that when I came back from California a couple weeks ago Tom had surprised me by buying and decorating the Christmas tree. It was so sweet.

Here's a pic:


We haven't had garbage or recycling pick up for 2 weeks because our street was snowed in. They are supposed to come on Wednesday. THANK GOD. Speaking of God, SUN BReAK!!! Gotta run.

Will post more snow pics later...

I'm gonna go out on a limb here...

and predict that there's a slight chance we may just possibly have a white Christmas after all.

What do you think?


I just ate the traditional Christmas eve dinner: a cheese sandwich with hot sauce. Tom's working, so it's just me and the animals. Our plans to stay at friends tonight in the 'burbs were hampered by weather. I'm still working on Tom's Christmas present which may turn into his birthday present if it's not finished tonight. It's not like I wait til the last minute to get things done or anything.

Fire starter

Did you hear about these cute Snowman snow globes at Hallmark that were recalled? It says that if the sun hits it in just the right way, it takes on a magnifying effect and ignites anything in its path. Imagine that. "So, Fred, how did your house burn down?" "Oh it was just my happy Snowman globe."

Silly little Satanic snowman. (side note: Anyone who is willing to pay $100 on a Snowglobe needs to have their head examined.)

Anyway, I'm listening to the song I'll Be Home for Christmas and it bugs me. The part where they sing "please have snow and mistletoe and presents ON the tree?" Who the hell puts their presents ON the tree? If you ask me that's another fire hazard waiting to happen.

Oh by the way Merry Christmas Eve! I'm uploading a bunch of pics from our morning walk and will post soon.

For those of you in the snowy parts be extra safe and careful driving, walking, sledding, skiing, shoveling etc. As I type our I'm watching my neighbor shovel mounds of snow off his roof and for those of you in a similar predicament, please be careful and take your time! And for those of you not able to make it to your final destination this Christmas, I hope you are warm and can still find a little bit of Christmas wherever you may be.

Peace to all People!

Why my jeans don't zip...

Ginger Man Cookies
+
Vanilla Frosting

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Serious Food Addiction

Try as I might, I can't stop eating them.
Six pounds and counting...


HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Happy Holidays!

*Update:
Chumley is getting into the spirit as well. He's trying to help me wrap presents. This is for my friend Rebecca who witnessed Chumley's psychotic behavior towards Scotch tape. He's always been obsessed with it. I guess I'm just used to it but it is pretty funny to watch.


(Excuse the typo in the youtube title. I meant to type Chumley's tape obsession. That's a result of multi-tasking.)

We're getting into the spirit over here!

My mom & I look like this:


My car looks like this:


Wrigs looks like this:



And Chumley...
Well, he's pretty much the same.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Let it Rain

Thanks to Lizzibelle's delicious tea infused vodka, I'm now in the holiday spirit. I wrote Tom a little diddy to get him into the spirit too. It's sung to the melody of "Let it Snow."

Oh the weather outside is frightful
Though it's noon, it looks like nightfall.
And since we're all going insane
Let it rain. Let it rain. Let it rain.

No it doesn't show signs of stopping
So I've got some pills for popping.
My sun lamp is causing eye strain
Let it rain. Let it rain. Let it rain.

When we finally kiss goodnight
You'll poke out your eye on my umbrella.
But if you really hold me tight
We'll get through this together, my fella!

The fire is slowly dying
But my dear, our clothes are not drying.
So get used to hearing me complain
Did I mention how much I HATE RAIN!?!?!

Happy start of the holiday season. I know it's not yet Thanksgiving but what the f*ck. I'm feeling Christmasy.

The ugliest pumpkin contest?

I'm not sure what's going on in our little pocket of town but it seems we have been invaded by the world's most hideous looking pumpkins. Either they were painted by apes (using their feet) or...well, I'm not going to say anything offensive. These beauties speak for themselves.






Back in college my friends and I used to prank call the local grocery store this time of year (screaming at the poor unsuspecting soul who had the misfortune of answering the phone) saying their scary pumpkins scared the crap out of our kids and now they won't stop screaming and crying! I would demand that all the pumpkins with scary faces be removed from the store otherwise the school district would boycott the store. And wouldn't ya know it - no more scary pumpkins. I wonder if I should do that now with these pumpkins plastered all over town?? I'm sure that's a great way to make friends.