just to clarify

It wasn't BAD oyster dressing that made Joe sick.
I just think Joe and oysters don't get along.
(I tried the dressing, and I was fine.)
Didn't want to give unnecessary bad press to Sudsy's cooking! :)

My twelve 'days' of Christmas!

Here's my countdown, Christmas style:

12 hours in the car, (Urbana to Huron, to Michigan, back to Urbana!)
11 hours of sleep every night of the holiday weekend- yay!!
10 Christmas cookies eaten per day (estimated...probably more in reality)
9 holiday meals
8 hours of Lifetime Christmas movies watched on Christmas day!
7 hours after I woke up on Christmas, until I finally changed out of my p.j.s!
6 plates of Christmas cookies in my kitchen- guess I'll freeze 'em.
5 days off work over Christmas
4 days off work over New Years weekend
3 magazines read, cover to cover, while in Michigan
2 days that Joe didn't get out of bed due to sickness. (Darn oyster dressing!)
1 Christmas mid-day nap

Holiday Sugar Buzz!

Since my holiday diet has consisted of taco bell and Christmas cookies (mostly the cookies) I'm running on a constant sugar high, and dressing up my dog sounds like a FABULOUS idea!! (Cissi begs to differ....) Thanks for the suggestion, Brenda!
(Cissi is currently hiding from me- she hates playing dress up.) I think the Santa hat pose should be next year's Christmas card. :)

I like to photograph my dog.

I love this picture!!

I saw this a couple weeks ago, when I was driving home from work. It was so funny, I had to circle the block and pull over so I could take a picture with my phone. (And THAT is why we need cameras on our phones!)
I think it may be the funniest thing I have seen this Christmas season.
I believe this calls for a good neighborly round of "We've got spirit, yes we do; we got [Christmas] spirit, how 'bout YOU?!" (Obviously, they don't...)



(In case you can't tell, it's half of a double lit up, half with NO holiday spirit!)

Happy Holidays!!!

I'm Bringing Eighties Back!!

So we're starting a new movement at work, trying to bring back some old slang. We figure if side ponytails and leggings can make a comeback, so can 80's words!!
So far, so good. We use these in conversation at the salon (people crack up, really!) and we've got a representative to OSU, a scattering of local high schools, Tiffin University, Springfield City, Urbana, even the elemetary schools.

But now, we're taking it to the next level, and this is where I need YOU~
Between all of my faithful readers, I've got representation in Michigan, Texas, most of Ohio, Virginia, and Kosovo! (Yes, we're taking this international!)

All you have to do is insert a few old words back in to your vocabulary. It's fun, and funny too! You'll get a good laugh, others will too, and eventually when they're saying "I'm Hip" on Laguna Beach, we can say we brought it back.

(Yes, we often entertain ourselves at work in this way...just go with it.)

Here's your list:
I'm Hip
Sike!
Word, Word Up, Word to your mother; any combination of these is fine
and if you can pull it off: "Gag me with a spoon"!

Any other suggestions are welcomed.
Thanks for helping to bring a little fun to others. :)

What, another survey?

Here's a holiday-themed survey I swiped from Amy's blog:

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wrapped!

3. Colored lights or white lights on tree/house? I like white inside, colors outside.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No, but I have some.

5. When do you put up your decorations? Um...I should probably do that soon, huh?

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? stuffing, pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes, cheeseball

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: Kara and I in our room at our 'old' house, listening for Santa's sleigh bells; riding home from Grandma's at night in the van, listening/singing Christmas music, looking for christmas lights; thinking that the flashing light on the top of the radio tower was actually Rudolf's nose!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? early- maybe first grade- I remember mom telling me not to tell my friends!

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, growing up, mom let us open one (usually the underwear!), then when we were older, my sisters and i opened ours on the 24th; now, joe and I open one each on Christmas eve.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Um....just white lights. :)

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? I love watching it.

12. Can you ice skate? kind of

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? probably my Cabbage Patch! :)

14. What's the most important thing about Christmas for you? family time

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? pie, cookies, candies, peanut brittle, basically all of it!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Driving to see the lights

17. What tops your tree? nothing

18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? Giving

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? O Holy Night

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum, definitely.