Showing posts with label Holidaze. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidaze. Show all posts
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Monday, May 31, 2010
Happy Memorial Day
Went and saw the parade this morning. Apparently that and a cook out is all that is expected of us non-military types on Memorial Day. I think it's horseshit.
I may not agree with the fighting. I may not agree with the wars. I may not agree with much to do with the military. But I have nothing but respect for our armed forces. Especially those who died in service to their country.
My father served in the Navy in Vietnam.
My grandfather served in the Army in Korea.
My uncles served in the Army, some in Vietnam, some in Germany.
My cousin is a Col. in the Army in Iraq.
My sub serves in the National Guard and is about to be deployed to Afghanistan.
Today I will be having the requisite barbeque. But My heart is hurting. Today will be hard.
My sub
Picture shamlessly stolen from pupslavekeith
I may not agree with the fighting. I may not agree with the wars. I may not agree with much to do with the military. But I have nothing but respect for our armed forces. Especially those who died in service to their country.
My father served in the Navy in Vietnam.
My grandfather served in the Army in Korea.
My uncles served in the Army, some in Vietnam, some in Germany.
My cousin is a Col. in the Army in Iraq.
My sub serves in the National Guard and is about to be deployed to Afghanistan.
Today I will be having the requisite barbeque. But My heart is hurting. Today will be hard.
My sub
Picture shamlessly stolen from pupslavekeith
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Happy VD everyone!
It's Valentine's Day! YEAH!!! WOHOO!! ugh. I have trouble getting it up for this holiday, but for those of you who enjoy it, here is the truth about Valentine's Day (as told by Lana).
Much like The Great Pumpkin, Saint Valentine only shows himself to those who TRULY believe in him. So say your prayers and cross your fingers because every year on Valentine's Day Saint Valentine covers the globe finding those true of spirit who believe in him (or those who sacrifice a druid to him). Then once he has found the faithful he bestows upon them a wish. If you are lucky enough to be entitled to one of St. V's wishes you can wish Venerial Disease upon anyone you want. It's really a magical holiday.
And now an oldie but a goodie....
Hearts and roses and kisses galore,
What the hell is all of that shit for?
People get mushy and start acting queer,
It is definitely the most annoying day of the year.
This day needs to get the hell over with and pass,
Before I shove a dozen roses up Cupid's ass!
I'll spend the day so drunk that I just can't speak,
And wear only black for the rest of the week.
Guys act all sweet but it soon will fade,
For all they are doing is trying to get laid.
The arrow Cupid shot at me must not have hit,
Because I think love is a big crock of shit!
So here is my story, what else can I say?
Love bites my ass... Fuck Valentine's Day!
Much like The Great Pumpkin, Saint Valentine only shows himself to those who TRULY believe in him. So say your prayers and cross your fingers because every year on Valentine's Day Saint Valentine covers the globe finding those true of spirit who believe in him (or those who sacrifice a druid to him). Then once he has found the faithful he bestows upon them a wish. If you are lucky enough to be entitled to one of St. V's wishes you can wish Venerial Disease upon anyone you want. It's really a magical holiday.
And now an oldie but a goodie....
Hearts and roses and kisses galore,
What the hell is all of that shit for?
People get mushy and start acting queer,
It is definitely the most annoying day of the year.
This day needs to get the hell over with and pass,
Before I shove a dozen roses up Cupid's ass!
I'll spend the day so drunk that I just can't speak,
And wear only black for the rest of the week.
Guys act all sweet but it soon will fade,
For all they are doing is trying to get laid.
The arrow Cupid shot at me must not have hit,
Because I think love is a big crock of shit!
So here is my story, what else can I say?
Love bites my ass... Fuck Valentine's Day!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
What time is it?
I want to share with you something that my husband, daughter and I do. It may sound strange but it brings an element of joy into our lives and who knows? You might get some joy out of it too!
Occasionally my family breaks out into what appears to be spontaneous dance. It’s not though. Let me tell you the story.
Many moons ago we got very behind on laundry due to illness and you know, life. Anyway there was a ton of clothes that needed done. So we set aside a sat to just stay home and bust them all out. My husband set an alarm on his phone to go off every 40 minutes so we didn’t waste any time between loads. Good plan, I know! Anyway, he chose one of those preset ringtones for the alarm. I guess it would be called ‘electro’. I commented that it made me want to dance. Well my daughter hears it go off a coupe of times (she’s cleaning her room) and comes in to ask what that music was for. I said, “Dance Time” and immediately the alarm goes off. Perfect timing. So we all look at each, start laughing and begin dancing. For the rest of the day every time the alarm went off we would all stop what we were doing and start dancing. It was fun.
Alarms pretty much rule our day. The first one goes off at 5:30 am and the last one goes off at 9pm. 9 pm during the school year is my daughter’s bed time. The alarm goes off to tell us it is time for bed (in case alarms are an unfamiliar concept to you). After Laundry Day my husband changed the 9pm alarm to that jazzy little electro number. And for the past 8 months we always stop what we are doing, dance and laugh at each other looking so goofy. We sometimes get looks when we are out and about when a stranger’s phone with the same ringtone goes off. Those are the times that we look like we are breaking out into spontaneous dance. And it is fun.
Just plain fun. I encourage everyone to give it a try. Even though it is at the same time every night there is usually something different going on and it always catches us by surprise. A few times it has helped us deescalate a fight because no matter how upset you are you still dance. And have a little fun. Who couldn’t use a little more fun in their lives?
Occasionally my family breaks out into what appears to be spontaneous dance. It’s not though. Let me tell you the story.
Many moons ago we got very behind on laundry due to illness and you know, life. Anyway there was a ton of clothes that needed done. So we set aside a sat to just stay home and bust them all out. My husband set an alarm on his phone to go off every 40 minutes so we didn’t waste any time between loads. Good plan, I know! Anyway, he chose one of those preset ringtones for the alarm. I guess it would be called ‘electro’. I commented that it made me want to dance. Well my daughter hears it go off a coupe of times (she’s cleaning her room) and comes in to ask what that music was for. I said, “Dance Time” and immediately the alarm goes off. Perfect timing. So we all look at each, start laughing and begin dancing. For the rest of the day every time the alarm went off we would all stop what we were doing and start dancing. It was fun.
Alarms pretty much rule our day. The first one goes off at 5:30 am and the last one goes off at 9pm. 9 pm during the school year is my daughter’s bed time. The alarm goes off to tell us it is time for bed (in case alarms are an unfamiliar concept to you). After Laundry Day my husband changed the 9pm alarm to that jazzy little electro number. And for the past 8 months we always stop what we are doing, dance and laugh at each other looking so goofy. We sometimes get looks when we are out and about when a stranger’s phone with the same ringtone goes off. Those are the times that we look like we are breaking out into spontaneous dance. And it is fun.
Just plain fun. I encourage everyone to give it a try. Even though it is at the same time every night there is usually something different going on and it always catches us by surprise. A few times it has helped us deescalate a fight because no matter how upset you are you still dance. And have a little fun. Who couldn’t use a little more fun in their lives?
Monday, December 21, 2009
Hey all you Ho Ho Hos! Tis the season and other jazz. In my household we are big on the homemade Christmas (to the disapointment of some and delight of others. Every year I com eup with a new theme and we go all out in that direction. However one staple of Christmas is cookies. My family does a Cookie Extravaganze where all the women in the family (That's right my extended family upholds gender roles) get together and each make a specific cookie. Then we mix and match till everyone has a good mixture for their presents. However I couldn't make it this year (DAMN SWIM TEAM!). Which means I have been busy all day baking yummy cookies. I asked my daughter what cookies we should make and of course her response was "Santa's favorite cookies!"
For those of you who are wondering what Santa's fav cookies are you obviously don't have the best Christmas book ever! Let me get you hip!
The Santa Claus Book is the most correct book on Santa and is the only one authorized by Santa himself. It answers just about every question you might have about Santa thanks to the author Alden Perkes, Ph.D.S. (Ph.D in Santa)who spent most of a year with Santa at the North Pole learning what happens all year round with the big guy and his elves. The Book covers everything from Where Santa Came From, Why Santa Lives So Long, Santa's Garden, Why Rudolph's nose is Red (The Real Story), How the Elves first met Santa and many many many more! It is simply the most delightful book I have ever owned. I have had it since I was a kid and am very happy to pass it on to my daughter. Anyway, as you can probably guess one of the chapters is Satna's Favorite Treat which is where we got our receipe for Santa's Fav Cookies.
Now I can't share these yummy cookies with you virtually, I can share with you the pages. So I hope you enjoy! The receipe came straight from Mrs. Claus who also include the conversion for regular ingredients for those who don't have some of the speicality North Pole ingredients. I hope you enjoy!
For those of you who are wondering what Santa's fav cookies are you obviously don't have the best Christmas book ever! Let me get you hip!
The Santa Claus Book is the most correct book on Santa and is the only one authorized by Santa himself. It answers just about every question you might have about Santa thanks to the author Alden Perkes, Ph.D.S. (Ph.D in Santa)who spent most of a year with Santa at the North Pole learning what happens all year round with the big guy and his elves. The Book covers everything from Where Santa Came From, Why Santa Lives So Long, Santa's Garden, Why Rudolph's nose is Red (The Real Story), How the Elves first met Santa and many many many more! It is simply the most delightful book I have ever owned. I have had it since I was a kid and am very happy to pass it on to my daughter. Anyway, as you can probably guess one of the chapters is Satna's Favorite Treat which is where we got our receipe for Santa's Fav Cookies.
Now I can't share these yummy cookies with you virtually, I can share with you the pages. So I hope you enjoy! The receipe came straight from Mrs. Claus who also include the conversion for regular ingredients for those who don't have some of the speicality North Pole ingredients. I hope you enjoy!
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