Let It Snow.....ACK!

It started snowing Friday afternoon and it has not stopped!! Today is Sunday and we've already gotten about a foot and a half where i live! I had to shovel out my car yesterday and again today. Lucky for me, the guy who lives in the condo beneath me helped me out. He deserves a thank you note! I hate the snow. Its supposed to continue snowing all day, then turn to rain later, then freeze. Oh yeah, freeze...as in ice. Gee, thats fun! Have i mentioned that i hate the snow?! This is absolutely insane! It was supposed to stop snowing yesterday....ha! Never did! And just last week, on monday to be exact, it was nearly 60 degrees!! So its looking like it may be a white Christmas this year...unless the rain completely washes all the snow away. So here are some pics from today of Hunter while i was cleaning off the car.

He was throwing the snow up in the air. It wasn't snowing that heavy!

Making snow angels!!

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That's A Wrap!

I suppose now is the time to start stressing. Christmas is in 5 days and i haven't wrapped a single thing. Nope. Nothing. As most of you know already, i finished shopping way back in November. So, there is no excuse for my not wrapping anything. I wont be able to really do it until probably tuesday while Hunter's in school because he'll be with me all day tomorrow and monday i have to work.

Now, you're probably saying to yourself, "Hey Dumb Blonde! Wrap at night while he's sleeping!"

Well, that would be the obvious answer to my dilemma however, I have not gotten any wrapping paper from "Santa." It seems as though everytime i think to buy it....the boy is with me. Kinda defeats the purpose. I'll have to get it tuesday....that and tape. Yeah, he used all my tape too. What is it with kids and tape anyways?? I was going to start wrapping presents for my family except i noticed all 3 rolls of my tape were MIA. So, really what was the point of me getting all my shopping done early if i was just gonna procrastinate on the wrapping??

I just need to make sure its done on tuesday. One year i waited until Christmas Eve to wrap...oh yeah that was real smart....again its the blonde....i was literally up until 2:30am wrapping the damn presents only to have him tear them open 4 hours later. I refuse to do that again. The only good thing about my situation is that i'm not pull-my-hair-out-cry-in-a-corner-can't eat-or-sleep stressed out, i kinda think its funny because i did it to myself. Yup, my happy self is still smiling... and besides, I have a plan!

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How i found out the truth

Most of us remember when we heard the devastating news. The words that literally changed your life. You were no longer a child with a great imagination. No. You were now considered too old to fantasize and play make-believe.

I'm talking about when you found out the truth about Santa. Maybe your parents sat you down and decided it was time. Or maybe some punk kid at school told you. Mine was far worse than any of those. As much as I gripe and groan about some imaginary fat man getting all the credit for my hard work, i still want my son to believe for as long as possible. There's just something so exciting about the kids believing so much in the magic of Christmas. It makes me wish i could still believe.

Now back to how i found out. Are you ready for this?? This was probably the worst way any child could ever find out.

I was in the fourth grade, only nine years old. Sure, the kids at school all said they didn't believe and of course i went along with them. However, i really did still believe and thought those kids weren't gonna get anything because they stopped believing. I don't ever remember any of the kids saying it was the parents. It was more or less, "cool" to say you didn't believe. So there i was, in class, right before the holidays, when my fourth grade teacher asked if anyone believed in Santa Clause. We all looked around and not one hand went up. I wasn't gonna be the only kid to raise my hand and get made fun of. Thats when my whole life changed.

My fourth grade teacher told the entire class there was no Santa and it was our parents! My. Fourth. Grade. Teacher!!! I couldn't believe my ears. I remember seeing the looks of horror on some of my classmates faces (not all but some). She had just confirmed my worst nightmare. Why did she have to ruin it for me? I loved believing!

Naturally, i went home and told my mom what Mrs. C (yup i even remember her name) said. My mother was so mad, called the school and Mrs. C was not allowed to return the following year. To this day, i still hold a grudge against that bitch teacher.


So, how did you or your kids find out?

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O Christmas Tree...I Hate Thee....

It's official. I hate Christmas trees!! I actually LOVE them! I love getting real ones...there's just something about the smell and the look of them that i love. But right now, i hate them!! This is the second year in a row the damn thing has fallen over!! And this year I got a new stand too!!

Last year, it fell and broke a shit-load of ornaments, including Hunters first christmas ornament...which i still have to hear about. But this year, its been fine all day long. Standing straight up in this heavy-duty ultra-deluxe-you're-tree-will-never-fall-again-stand until we put just about every single ornament on it. Oh yeah, it couldn't do it when we first started....oh noooo....it had to fall as soon as we were done. Luckily, i caught the stupid thing before it hit the floor and nothing broke. But then stood there holding it up with one hand for about 15 minutes (i'm so not exaggerating) while my son hopped around panicking, and i tried to figure out what the hell to do. I had Hunter call some people to see if anyone was around to help me put the tree back in the base upright, but do you think anyone was around?? Nooo!!

Somehow i managed to hold the tree up while laying under it and unscrewed it, then straightened it and re-screwed it in. Yup, all by myself!! I'm sure it was quite the sight to see. So, momma saved the day...yet again! Another disaster diverted...for now.

Its standing there now but i swear its mocking me and its just waiting until i go to bed to topple over again. I have always loved Christmas trees but for whatever reason they seem to hate me and have it out for me! I think next year i may forfeit the real one and get a fake one.

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12 Days of Christmas

I heard this song today in my car and it made me laugh, so naturally when i got home I had to Youtube it!! This rendition of the Christmas classic "12 days of Christmas" is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. I promise, you have never heard it sung like this. I think this is my new favorite version of this song....i may even like it a little better than the "12 Pains of Christmas." I hope you all enjoy as much as i do.

I give you: Straight No Chasers!




After *ahem* stalking them on Youtube, i discovered that they had started as an all male A Capella group from Indiana University! Yup, college boys!! This is them ten years ago while in college, they have since reunited and recorded a Christmas album! They have tons of great videos on Youtube...check 'em out!

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Guitar Hero!!!!!!!!

Oh yes, Mother of the Year award...here i come!! I am so excited, i'm about to cry. The ONE major present my son wanted this Christmas was an electric guitar. He's never had lessons but wants to desperately.

Do you have any idea how much electric guitars cost?? Hundreds of dollars. Wayyy out of my budget!! Yup, no can do. There's no way i can afford that.

I'm already finished with my shopping for him, as most of you know already. He's gotten plenty of stuff. And sure he probably gets more than the average kid, but i make it a point to not buy any toys all year long. He doesn't ask, and i don't buy. So, his birthday and Christmas is it.

On to my point, i was just poking around online on Target and was going through their weekly ad...when.....what.....OH.MY.GOD.

A guitar. On sale. $88!!!! Online only!

Let me tell you a little about this guitar. It comes with: an amp, extra strings, picks, shoulder strap, learn-to-play dvd, a guitar stand, and of course a black electric guitar. The entire package was 41% off....so only $88!!! You can bet your ass i bought it!! I could return every other present i got him and just give him this and he would be ecstatic! Thats how bad he wants a guitar. He kept saying that Santa could get it for him b/c he knows i can't afford a guitar for hundreds of dollars. I've been trying to prepare him for the disappointment of not getting one on Christmas.

But now, Momma saved Christmas!!! I can't wait to see his face when he opens it!! I might even cry, considering i almost cried when i was ordering because i was so thrilled.

So from now until New Years, i'll be accepting any and all nominations for the Mother of the Year Award. Thank you!!

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Whats between Halloween and Christmas???

There i was, just this morning driving in my car, running errands, listening to the radio when i flipped the station. I am a big flipper. I can't help it. Too much of the same music drives me crazy. So i start flipping through my favorite stations. Nothing. So i hit scan.

And suddenly....I stop!

What was this??

It can't be!

Say it isn't so!

What i heard on the radio made me want to scream out in horror!!

Christmas music!!!!!!

Yes, christmas music....the first week of November. What is going on here?! Isn't there another holiday between halloween and christmas?? Now i thought it was crazy when i was at the mall on halloween and saw the christmas decorations up already but c'mon...this is really pushing it. I'm all for cheery winter wonderlands and jingle bells and shit but not yet! I mean its been 60 degrees out here!! (highly unusual for New England this time of year).

Even though i finished my Christmas shopping already, because i like to get it done and over with so i can enjoy the Christmas season, I'm just not ready for the music yet. Don't get me wrong, i love the holiday season....but it doesn't need to be dragged out this long. Can't we just keep it short and sweet?! I dunno, maybe its me...but does anybody else feel this way?

Maybe people should start creating Thanksgiving carols. I could deal with that. And then right after the holiday that is BEFORE Christmas (Thanksgiving) we could start on the Christmas carols. How hard is it to come up with some Thanksgiving songs, here are a few i just came up with:

"Oh holy Turkey"

"I'm getting Turkey for Thanksgiving"

"I'm dreaming of corn bread stuffing"

"Have yourself a little slice of pie"

"Here comes Pilgrims"

See, now how hard was that?? I'm sure in a week or two i'll be singing a new tune but for now....it's a little early!

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A Not-So Secret Santa

My son is 7. I've been hiding Christmas presents for 7 years. I have to admit, i'm one of those crazy, obnoxious people who gets their Christmas shopping done by Thanksgiving. I do it for a number of reasons. I hate lines and crowds. And i like to make sure i get the things he wants before the rush starts and i can't find them anywhere. I like to consider myself a pretty experienced present hider. Or so i thought! I always hide all the "Santa" presents in my closet in a corner and push all my dresses and jackets to that end to cover them. I put them in plastic bins in my closet and on top of them (but hidden of course). He's too young to even consider snooping or anything, so i'm usually confident that he wont find them.

Ha!

Yeah!

Until just the other day. Without me knowing he went into my closet to get something. And when he came out the conversation went like this:

Hunter: "Were you gonna get me guitar hero for Christmas?" Now, what he doesn't know is that my mother got him Wii for xmas and that's what guitar hero is for.

Me: "I don't know, why?" Still not knowing he was in my closet and where this was going.

Hunter: "Oh because i just saw it in your closet."

Me: like a deer in headlights, "What else did you see in there?"

Hunter: "nothing really," now realizing maybe that was a mistake.

Me: "Tell me what else you saw."

Hunter: "Um...legos and a spider man thing." What he actually saw were the lincoln logs and an aircraft carrier with a True Heroes logo in the corner and assumed it was spider man. Whew! Dodged a bullet there!!

Me: "ok, well the guitar hero is for you for Christmas and all the other toys are for the other kids." Not including Hunter, i have 12 kids to buy presents for.

Hunter: "Oh yeah, i know. The spider man thing is for Liam, huh?"

Me: "Yup. Now no more going in my closet."

I. Was. Devastated.

My baby almost figured out the secret to Christmas!! I want him to believe, seriously, until he has kids! I think i handled it okay, luckily he didn't find ALL the presents... and the ones he saw i'll just wrap different and say they're from me so he doesn't suspect anything. But damnit! Now i have to go spend more money on shit from Santa!!

Guess next year i'll be hiding the presents someplace else!

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