Working on decorating the house for Christmas with no lovelies at home is just not fun. It almost like work. Yes, Hubs is here but he is working on the outside because we are also getting ready for the Christmas oyster roast. There's LOTS to be done!
And then, yesterday evening, an early Christmas gift arrived in the form of our youngest lovely- DoodleBug. That's right! DoodleBug came over late yesterday afternoon and stayed until 11:00 which translates to a fantastic Saturday evening!
We went to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods (because college students need to eat) and then came back and continued decorating one of the trees--
This picture is just so her oldest sister will know who got to put the topper on the tree...in other words, she's trying to stir up some trouble of the fun, sister variety.
and snuggled with Tucker--
and Daddy--
and, of course, watched Christmas Vacation. Again. And it's not the last time this season either!
An icky day that turned out perfect thanks to our DoodleBug!
And now- the Christmas Blogshare
All you do, if the teaser interests you, is head over to the blog of the day and read! That's it!
The 25 Days of Christmas Blogshare post for today is at Happy Go Lucky!where you can find a recipe for MINT CHOCOLATE BROWNIES!
KARA says:
It's the perfect time of year to enjoy any thing that combines mint with chocolate!
Don't these Mint Chocolate brownie bites look delicious? The mint green icing with red sprinkles make it look so festive ~ Perfect for all those holiday parties your planning and attending this month.
Head over to Happy Go Lucky to get this fabulous recipe.
The hardest part about this recipe is eating just one and you might not want to share!
This turned out to be a bit of a rant. Please accept my apologies up front.
Now that November is here, I can admit to the watching of Christmas themed movies (because who wants to admit that they’ve been watching them periodically throughout the year since…well, always?!). I LOVE holiday movies. If they’re themed Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, I’m a happy camper. H!A!P!P!Y!
It really sux is a little annoying that Netflix has so few of these movies from which to choose. But, no worries as we do own several titles- shocker? Not at all.
Yesterday, I watched Miracle on 34th Street with Maureen O’Hara. You know, the 1947 one. My personal favorite (I adore Maureen O’Hara and wasn’t Natalie Wood just the cutest?! and no, I didn't watch it because of all this reopening of Natalie Wood's case-purely coincidental.). One of my favorite scenes is the one when Santa talks to the little Dutch girl. Remember?
I adore that scene. But yesterday, with all the horrid scandals revolving around adult role models and young people, another thought washed over me from the usual sentimentality. Yesterday as I watched this scene unfold I thought to myself that this is the way children should be treated by adults. This is the way a child should feel around an adult- safe and happy. Especially adults who have such influence over children like relatives. And authority figures. And teachers. And parents. And Santa. And coaches. No child should lose their innocence to such despicable actions against them.
Normally, I'm all about civil rights. But not in this case. I do not understand (nor do I care to understand) what goes on in the mind of any sick individual who mistreats/abuses children. It sickens me. I hate that it goes on. I hate that there is even such a thing. And I hate the people who inflict these demented actions on children.
I am all for nearly any campaign to rid our society of such evil doers. I even have my own ideas as to what to do with these worthless people but I dare not mention any of them as you may find me rather demented myself.
There is no justification for this perversion whatsoever.
I have no idea why such a delightful movie led to this rant. This is the time of year for love and peace and joy. It worse than shameful that there are individuals out there whose actions try to rob of us of our enjoyment of the season.
What do I want for Christmas this year? I would love for Karma to take a great big bite out of any and every one who has committed one of those horrendous acts against a child. I would love for it to no longer be possible that people could even so much as think about harming a child in any way. I would love for all children to be safe from harm every single day and night of their lives.
And sometimes, I think how much I would love to have one of those perves standing right in front of me. I wouldn't even need much time. And I promise the punishment would be lasting and meaningful.
Being a transplant to the low-country of SC for 31 years is still not long enough to be called a ‘benyeh.’ If I stay until I’m dead I’ll probably go a ‘comeyeh’ since I am, originally, ‘from off’ (which is the upstate but, rules you know). By day I take care of my sweet little granddaughter, Baby M and do all those things I did when I was a SAHM raising four daughters which has translated to, ‘by day, I am exhausted.’ By night I blog, blog, blog, and blog some more or I sleep, depending on my level of exhaustion (do they still make Geritol?). I have a very unhealthy addiction to sweets (nearly any kind will do) and all comfort foods not covered under the ‘sweets’ category. I’m known for speaking my mind so, if you don’t want to know, don’t ask me. I love to find the humor in my empty nest life. I live life hard and smack into that brick wall almost daily because I’ve always had to learn the hard way. Why change now? I’m so glad you’ve come to laugh with me as I do this middle age, empty nest thing like a BOSS!
