Do Overs

Don't you wish you could have do overs? Not so much life do overs...just every once in awhile, wouldn't you like to start your day over?

I'm having one of "those" mornings.  To start, I woke up about 2:30 this morning and really struggled with what day it was. I hate that. I almost reached for my phone to find out, but then I remembered. All this extra time off work for the holidays really messes with you! I woke up and thought, do I have to work today? What day is it? Ugh.  Then, when it WAS time to get up, because my alarm told me it was, I couldn't move. Even after the dogs had breakfast and Pepper jumped up on the bed to say "GET UP", I couldn't move. So I was running 10 minutes late this morning. Thank heavens there isn't any traffic this morning so I wasn't late to work. Next, like almost anyone who works downtown anywhere, you have to park a mile away. Well, that's a slight exaggeration...I probably only have to walk about a city block to get to my office. No big deal, unless it's today. Today, the walk seemed like at least a mile. And it's cold outside. I should have walked over in the tunnels but that takes even longer. THEN, when I got to my building, I realized I left my badge in my car, so I had to go through security and walk extra far to the main lobby so they could let me in. I already need a nap - or some liquor!  :-)

So...what are your plans for New Years Eve? Do you have any? I guess as you get older, you care less about that. Unless you have friends that you like to hang out with. Honestly, I'll be lucky to stay up till Midnight. If I cared, I would be sad that I don't have anything to do - but I don't and I'm not. But if YOU have plans, I hope you have a wonderful time ringing in the new year and that you get laid. Mwahahahaha! The man and the mama and I are going out to dinner, early, and back home. I'll probably have a nap so I can be awake when the clock strikes twelve. I hope I don't turn into a pumpkin. Oh wait, that's a different story, sorry. Anyway, have fun and bee safe out there!!!

crap in the news...

By Daniella Silva, NBC News

The TSA is not monkeying around when it comes to security at St. Louis' airport.

A woman at a checkpoint at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport said she was “appalled and shocked” after a Transportation Security Administration agent confiscated a tiny toy gun belonging to her sock monkey.

Phyllis May of Redmond, Wash., was travelling from St. Louis on Dec. 3 when she noticed a TSA agent inspecting one of her carry-on bags, according to NBC affiliate King 5.

May sells the dolls and had several sock monkeys and sewing supplies in the bag. One of the monkeys, named “Rooster Monkburn,” after John Wayne’s character “Rooster Cogburn” in the movie “True Grit,” is a cowboy with a two-inch long pistol. 

“She said ‘This is a gun,’” May told King 5. “I said 'No, it’s not a gun, it’s a prop for my monkey.'” 

“She said ‘If I held it up to your neck, you wouldn’t know if it was real or not,’ and I said ‘Really?’” May said.

May told King 5 the TSA agent took the monkey’s gun and informed May she was supposed to call the police.

“Rooster Monkburn has been disarmed so I’m sure everyone on the plane was safe,” she told King 5. “I understand she was doing her job, but at some point doesn’t common sense prevail?”

LOVE this story!

http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/school-s-girl-power-campaign-is-a-hit-215808982.html

UPS is busy during the holidays – SHUT UP! It’s your own fault for waiting until the last minute to have something shipped to your house. And besides, it’s only disappointing, not the end of the world for heavens sake!

More people file for divorce in January than in any other month. I’m sure that means something?

In 2013, Liam and Charlotte were the most popular human baby names. The most popular names for dogs? Max and Bella. Bella, the vampire loving female lead of the Twilight series. I’m sure that means something too J

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And just let me say, WOW! Really, just WOW!

a whole mess of stuff!

So, my mom mentioned today that I haven't posted anything in a long time. She's right. But it's not because I don't have anything to say...I've just been so busy! You know, when you're retired, you don't have to cram your life into a weekend or a couple hours a night. What a bunch of crap that is! Seriously. But if I were retired, I would probably be just as busy. Only I would be doing FUN stuff!

OK, so here goes;
Trace Adkins at the Palladium was wonderful! I'm always so delightfully surprised when my perception of someone is expanded. Trace Adkins - who sings Honky Tonk Badonkadonk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNVguvNE7qc)  for heavens sake - comes across as a your typical roughneck. Which he was once. But it turns out that he has a genuine passion for music. And his first Christmas album, called The King's Gift, is really different. He did the whole album in his show. Lots of Celtic influence. And Kevin Costner's daughter sings with him and The Chieftains make an appearance. It was really good. Here is a preview clip from YouTube; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW8YGjBmgRw

Next up, Mannheim Steamroller! They were AWESOME! Everyone should have one of their Christmas CD's just because it's so good. I love big music. Really great!

Oh, and I forgot to tell you about Wicked! It had the biggest stage production I've ever been too. Granted, I haven't ever been to a show on "Broadway", but I bet this was pretty close. It was such a fun story about Oz and Glinda and the wicked witch. Here's the stage before the show;

 

and our Glinda and Elphaba

 

And here are the last of the quilled ornaments - I gave them all away except for one;

 

 

 

If you remember, last year I did ALL my shopping online. I didn't go to one single store. Well, I did a lot of my shopping online again this year but I did venture out into the retail masses this year. It wasn't so bad. It was a nice mix :-)

I have lots more but that will do for now.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

thanksmass...

I hate it when Thanksgiving comes at the very end of November. The time between then and Christmas is just too short! It's already the 13th and I'm not done! And 3 and a 1/2 weeks of Christmas decor isn't enough. I need more joy :-)

This weekend we're getting hit with another winter storm...up to 7" by the time it's done. I know it makes a lot of people grumbly, but I like it! If it's going to be this cold, there better be something to show for it!

Sunday night we'll be off to The Palladium to see Trace Adkins, the voice of God, sing Christmas Carols! Yea!! What could be nicer?

Oh! and the closet/bdrm project? It's coming along nicely. After the totally absurd quote of 3 grand to finish the drywall and texture the ceiling, my man of all trades has done a pretty good job of finishing it himself. He hasn't done the texturing part yet but it already looks acceptable. I got to hang clothes up in the closet last weekend! It's AWESOME!

in the news

The funniest quote I saw about the big winter storm;

"I’m going to get coffee, cigarettes and cat food,” Holly Vines of Little Rock told Reuters, “then I’m going to get my sable coat out of storage in case I have to sleep in it.”

That cracked me UP!!

I didn't even know about cobalt blue dangit!

Cobalt is so 2013. The Pantone color of 2014 is "radiant orchid." (And the crowd goes wild.)

 Researchers at MIT have discovered the world's hardest tongue twister. “Pad Kid Poured Curd Pulled Cold” is so hard to say, no test subjects could repeat it ten times fast. In fact, some people's brains shut down and they stopped talking altogether. Lead MIT researcher, Dr. Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel, will present her research on alternating repetitive tongue twisters at 166th meeting of the Acoustical Society Of America this week.    The reason no one can say this is because it's stupid. It doesn't make any sense at all. At least Peter Piper made sense! 

I don't even know what I can say about this;

What do the president of Syria, Pope Francis and Tea Party darling Ted Cruz have in common with Miley Cyrus and Edward Snowden, the American fugitive who leaked thousands of classified documents to the press?

They’re all among the top 10 finalists for Time’s Person of the Year, the magazine revealed Monday on TODAY.

The iconic title ultimately will go to the individual chosen by Time editors as someone who has, for better or worse, had the most impact on the world and the news for the past year.

This year’s short list includes a wide variety of finalists, from heads of state to Cyrus, who ranked high in the weekly magazine’s public poll. 

“Power is not just political. It can be cultural, it can be spiritual,” said Nancy Gibbs, Time’s managing editor. Cyrus “came in like a wrecking ball, literally” she said, referring to the entertainer's hit song and the risqué video that continued to keep her in the public spotlight. "At a time when you’re living with an explosion of exhibitionism since we all now carry cameras with us at all times, she is a symbol of the way we live.”

Time will announce Wednesday who it selected as 2013 Person of the Year on TODAY.

dashing through the...

...ice and slush and snow.

So, the first big winter storm is barreling through the Midwest now. It’s name is Cleon. Cleon? When did they start naming winter storms? And where in the world is Cleon a real name??

In Minot North Dakota, the high tomorrow is MINUS 6. Holy crap!! And it’s only the start of December! Brrrrrrrrr

In Anchorage Alaska, the high tomorrow is 36.

In Honolulu Hawaii, the high tomorrow is 79.

In my world tomorrow, it will be snowing and icy and 30ish.

We’ve had a couple crazy mild winters so I think we’re in for it this year!

I’ll bee prepared, will you??