Shopping, Ill and Holidays

Hello my Darlins,

I can't believe the shopping frenzy going on, wow! almost stepping on the little short people or bout get stampeded. Also quite funny to see shelves almost bare during the day yet when you go at night, the shelves are restocked and lots of items to choose for gifts. I think these 24 hour shopping events are the coolest!

I had gone to a community dinner event and ended up sickly for a few days. I think some food got tainted and I was just down and out. Missed out on some awesome shopping days and behind in my gift shopping now. I get leery with potluck dinners or other public food events but is rude to decline when invited. It's too bad there is not a spray available to rid suspect germs from food, now that would be quite a invention!

All my Christmas cards are late but least they have Happy New Year wishes included so not too late? Shopping may be crazy but least we meet up with friends and have quick gossip and chatter sessions or lunch. I tire out too easily though so I try to just keep moving and get what I need fast but difficult when other gift ideas pop up. No wonder stores love shoppers. By the time I get home, I need a nap.

Well, I can't complain too much since I am down to stocking stuffers now. Not sure what to get either besides the usual grooming products. After all, who doesn't want to look or smell great? I have bombed out with mens cologne and will have to double check on fragrances. Popular ones didn't go over well with my sons.

Alright, I know time is short and duty calls. I will leave these for you and hope you least get to chuckle --> Christmas Jokes

-- Christmas: The time when everyone gets Santamental.


-- Eleven elves licked eleven little licorice lollipops.

-- Running reindeer romp 'round red wreaths.

-- Why does Scrooge love all of the reindeer?
Because every buck is dear to him!

-- What's the first thing elves learn in school?
The "elf"-abet!

I hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! please take care and stay safe,k.

xoxoxoxo

Holiday Cheer and Wishes

Hello My Wonderful Friends,

I hope you are keeping warm with this weather. I just had a cold snap go through here these past few days. Can you believe even my dogs are wearing the sweaters I put on them? and they are quite a sight. A few guys I know are teasing me about making my dogs get fashion conscious but that's not the case. Tis the season and I just want my dogs to survive the winter in some comfort.

I finally put my tree up and decorated my house and even dressed up the windows. Pictures of candy canes, stockings, snowflakes and holly though some people been asking why I have cherries in my windows. I never claimed to be a perfect artist what can I say? :)

I lost the tape a few times while decorating and had my boys helping me to find it. I think they got frustrated and were teasing me about alzheimers. We even wrapped up a few gifts and have them under the tree. I still need to get candy canes and tinsel for the tree plus finish my Christmas shopping. All the teenagers that come through my house, will least get their regular candy cane treat at my house, yet another year. Tis a tradition now, I guess.

I had one son wrapping gifts with me and he just sort of, scrunched the paper around the gift. Good grief! I asked if he plans to wrap gifts like that for his own children in the future. He then stopped to think and re-wrapped the gift and we had lost the gift tags amidst the paper. Joys of the holidays.

Our Wally world store is open for 24 hours now and hard to shop! I think I just may have to go there in the middle of the night to get anything since getting around is so crowded, wow! Friends greet me with pulling off my stocking cap. Yes, one of those long tailed hats, a conservative dark blue with turquoise pom-pom and pretty.

I know you must run so I will leave you this list of SMS jokes and hope you least get to have a chuckle ---> SMS Messages

-- HELP: Cops are after a suspect who smart, witty, sexy and good lookin...so where you gonna hide ME?
-- How many letters in the Alphabet? 19, cuz ET went home on a UFO and the FBI went after him.
-- Q: Why did the blond get fired from the banana plantation?
A: Because she threw out all the bent ones.
-- If practice makes perfect, and nobody's perfect, why practice?
-- Apart from being sexy, what do you do for a living?

I wish you a good night, good morning, you're in my prayers. Please take care and stay safe.

xoxoxox

Seasons Greetings

Greetings my Friends,

I hope you are well and in good spirits with the upcoming holidays. I do believe that I heard you have been nice this year and Santa will pop, poof, hop or waddle by your way as you deserve a Christmas and wonderful holidays. Make sure you get your stockings hanging up and cookies out, too.

Do you remember those stocking hats? I had one that I would not part with even after they went out of style but it poofed one year and I never saw it again. Joys of our childhood huh? Thankfully, there are patterns out now to make one and fleece is awesome fabric. Shall I tuck one under the tree for you?

Snow has finally arrived in the Borealis forest and is about half foot deep now, wow! big snowflakes but cloudy, cloudy skies. Roads were hazardous and too slick to drive even with snow tires. We still found ourselves sliding around so had to creep back home. So much for sneaking away for Christmas shopping.

I didn't even get the chance to get my lights up yet but I have to get a new outdoor power cord since a dog (not mine!) chewed the last cord. Add to the joy of trying to find somebody to go up on a ladder since I am too scared of heights. Yeah, it's only a few feet but add my own height and it looks way too high, silly phobia, yeah.

I am back to drinking tea in the evenings and now added hot chocolate and apple cider for these chillier days. I will have to pick up marshmallows also for the hot chocolate. Temperatures still are not too bad though. Not quite to the normal -30+ or wicked wind chill but I might be jinxing myself now.

I will put my Christmas tree up around December 10 and take it down about two weeks after New Years. Some people think that's too long but I love gazing at the tree with all those colorful lights. I hang decorations from the ceiling and the lights just add such colorful displays. How can anybody resist that?

I know time is short for you and must run. I will leave these for you and hope you least leave with a chuckle --> Christmas Jokes

(Q) What do reindeer hang on their Christmas trees?
(A) Horn-aments!

(Q) Where do snowmen go to dance ?
(A) Snowballs!

(Q) What did the guest sing at the Eskimo's Christmas party ?
(A) Freeze a jolly good fellow!

(Q) What do you get when you cross an archer with a gift-wrapper?
(A) Ribbon hood.

I hope you have wonderful holidays and a Merry Christmas. Please take care and stay safe.

xoxoxoxo

Winter Prep

Hello My Darlings,

I hope you are safe and well. I still have yet to finish my list of items for winter which seems to be hovering over the horizon. I even got a doghouse for my little, four legged, nervous, nitty of a dog. He looks like a miniature, German Shepherd dog with his coloring and is quite funny how he blends right into the surrounding shrubbery. It's hard to tell if he is there or not. Natural coat of camouflage is what my boys tell me.

The doghouse is a little too big but it even has insulation on the interior. I hope he doesn't chew it off. Once the snow levels start rising I can bury the sides and he should have quite the comfortable little doghouse for the duration of the winter season. I am quite pleased with this. Now, if only I could get him to stop chewing his dogbed. Oh yes, will have another question to ask Cesar Milan of the Dog Whisperer television show, for sure.

I have so many things getting added to my To-Do list with Halloween coming up fast upon us, a couple of birthdays, winter gear and Christmas shopping! I hope that I will slowly make this list shorter rather than longer. At least I'm keeping everything organized and is just a matter of managing my funds and time appropriately. Joys of a single parent huh?

I have browsed through a few recipes and added them to my own little private collection of recipes. I burned another pizza again and people were laughing and teasing me, yet once again, about keeping the fire department on stand-by. That would be quite the picture, having a few firemen standing around waiting to put a cooking fire out just outside my front door. I really should pick up a timer.

I enjoy browsing vintage fashion sites and the clothes. Some are so beautiful while others, well, they look like potato sacks. I will have to look into sewing patterns for vintage fashions. I would like to try to mix and match various fashion styles to see what I come up with. I just added something else to my To-do list now, haven't I?

I know time is limited for you as you have other duties to tend do and will sign off for now. I hope that you take great care and caution. I will leave this little tidbit and hope you chuckle through the day and have fun passing it on ;

Knock, knock
Who’s there?
Madam
Madam who?
Madam foot is caught in the door.

Take care my friends and please stay safe. :)

XOXOX

Almost Sad

Hello me darlins,

I hope you are well. Tis morning here and guessing must be bout dinnertime for you so hope it was good. The sun no longer rises by 6am and sets quicker. The leaves are really starting to quicken the pace of turning color and I'm not ready for winter. No amount of stomping my feet will stop the passage of time though and I must learn to tend to each chore that needs to get to done before winter. (sigh) Joys of the single parent. :)

I have at least started buying Christmas gifts. Stock up now so I don't have to worry about last minute gifts. Now that's a relief. Last minute shopping during the Christmas rush is totally nuts. It is amusing to see people stop and stare at each other for the last item on a shelf and one does concede to the other with grace. I can't really say that about parking though, wow.

Hockey season has started and my boys kick me off the T.V. and banish me to the computer so they can watch a game with their favorite team, Toronto Maple Leafs. I don't mind though because their smiles and joy are priceless.

I did not get to go out berry picking this season. It's not recommended that one goes out by themself and my boys have been busy with school and homework. Joys of going back to school and their favorite item, homework. Anyways, I won't keep you as I know you are busy but will leave this to ponder ---> You might have been a child in the 80’s if ... you spent endless nights dreaming about being the Bionic Woman or Wonder Woman or the Six Million Dollar Man.. Please take care and stay safe.