I KNOW HOW TO PARTY!

This was written yesterday

Do you think we'll have enough food?


Eek!
Brian's office party is in 2 hours.
I've been working my buns off getting ready.


Here is our menu


Spinach & Artichoke Dip
Stuffed Mushrooms
Shrimp
Assortedf Cheese & Crackers
Salami
Baked Brie with Brown Sugar & Pecans
Salad with Blue Cheese, Proscuitto and Red Onions
Honey Baked Ham & Rolls
Four Cheese Ravioli
Chicken Saltimbocca
Vegetable Tray
Assorted Pickles & Olives


Dessert is Plain or Chocolate Cheesecake with Toppings:
Cherries
Blueberries
Strawberries
Hot Fudge
Whipped Cream
Crushed Candy Canes


I'll try to take a picture when the food is all on the table, but in the craziness, I can't promise anything!!!!

Nope.  I didn't take pictures.  Yes.  We had enough - more than enough food.  A good time was had by all!  The trash is hauled out.  The kitchen is mopped.  And the dishwasher is on its second load.  Should I have Spinach & Artichoke dip for breakfast?  Or stick with cheesecake?

SENTIMENTAL CHRISTMAS

Nothing makes me more nostalgic and sentimental than Christmas....
but really......I've LOST my mind.


* I'm texting the Boneheads my angels at college and begging them to come home. Acceptable.

* I'm thinking of Christmases past and missing my brothers and my parents. Acceptable.

* I've given up Lil Wayne and Usher for Andy Williams and Perry Como Christmas music - TOTALLY Acceptable!

* I'm crying over the Folger's ad - the one where the boy comes home from college.
The ad is old.  I've seen it 1,000 times. The "college" boy is probably 35 by now.
I don't drink coffee. - Hmmm........questionable.


* Someone sent me a link to an old Chaka Kahn song -"Aint Nobody."
It's from 1983.
I like it but it wasn't my favorite song.
I cranked the speakers, sang at the top of my lungs until I put my head down on my desk and sobbed.- Ummmm.....somebody send some medication and a straight jacket?

HO! HO! HO! HAVE A HOT CHRISTMAS! BURNING HOT!

I'm not so excited to move away from Monday and on to Tuesday.
Each day strikes new fear into my heart.
It's one of those weeks!

But getting RaNDoM will for sure help!
Thank you Keely!  Go on over to The Un Mom and join in the fun!

* So - Are you ready for Christmas?
If one more person asks me that, I'll scream, or slap them, or cry.
I'm not even ready for Tuesday, December 14th.
Shoot!  That's today!  Isn't it?


* I'm a little CraZeD.
Tomorrow is Parker's Boy Scout Eagle Court of Honor.
Thursday is Brian's company Christmas party - HERE!
Friday is my admittal to the Funny Farm.
Saturday, the boys get home........so maybe I'll postpone entering the psych ward until Monday.


*My little brother lives in Chicago.
My cousin (and his cousin) lives in Chicago.
He had her over to dinner for her 30th birthday.
For some reason, he decided to use his Iphone and record "Happy Birthday."
Good thing he did!
Watch - it will have you giggling all day!

* I have to admit, I'm pretty jealous of all of you in the midwest who got DUMPED on!  There's nothing I love more than a good blizzard and a couple of snow days.

* Lines to leave out of your Christmas letter -
"We were going to take the fifth wheel out to Oregon but Frank had to have hernia surgery."
"Sam's mom died but our trip to Disneyland helped everyone move on."

Oh and...........I'd skip family pictures in swimsuits.......no matter where they were taken.   I just would.

* Best Christmas card EVER -

Ho! Ho! Ho!

ELVES? OR THE WORK OF BONEHEADS?

Ahh....Christmas!
Wonderful, joyful and nothing, if not magical.


My house is pretty quiet with the older boys at college.
It's just Parker.
And he's quiet.
Maybe a little too quiet.

We're 13 days into December and this lovely felt tree should be decorated with 13 ornaments..........not have a cluster-o-felt at the top.

Really?  Sheep and donkeys on top of the stable?  And who came through and mugged the kings?

Yep - the snowman family has had their world turned upside down.

 Tis the season for Love - Check! Hope - Check! and Yoj!

At least the snowman hasn't completely lost his head!

Everyday, the "elves" have worked their magic and I find something different and unexpected!

Christmas Spirit

Embrace the Spirit of Christmas!

WTFriday?

I love Friday!
I NEED it to be Friday,
but I also need it to be the 1st of December.


With each new Friday, we inch perilously close to Christmas!


Good thing Mrs. 4444 helps us DEFRAG!

Get on over to Half Past Kissin' Time and thank her!

* Conversation with my SIL:

Her: "What are you making for dinner tonight?"
Me: "Mmmm....I can't tell you. You'll be jealous if I tell you."
Her "Cookies?"


She knows me too well!
And just FYI - I WAS making something legit!
I don't usually have cookies for breakfast!
I just have cookies and cupcakes and pie for breakfast! Duh!
I was making chicken tenders wrapped in sage and then wrapped in bacon.

* Text conversation with my two college boys -
Me: "It's cold and gray and snowy.  I miss you!  Come home!"
One boy called and said, "Your message made me cry."
The other boy tested back: "Yeah it's cold and snowy here too."
Such love!  Such tenderness!

* Overheard: "I'm pretty sure that if I had brown riding boots, my entire life would be different."

* Good thing Tiny Baby missed school last Friday and went to the State Cheerleading Competition!

Both the Cheers and the Poms took FIRST in state!  I really doubt they could have done it without those boys in the stands!

I asked Parker how he lasted 12 hours?  He said it was the most "drama filled" day of his high school career.  He witnessed lots of tears and mini cat fights.  Ahhhh........high school!

* Remember yesterday?

Yeah me neither.

Well to refresh your memory, my blog entry was on the wisdom of giving someone "Monkey Butt" Powder for Christmas.

I was contacted by a woman who does PR for them (how could she type that with a straight face?) and she asked if I would like to do a product review.

Wouldn't that mean that I would 1)Have to admit that I HAVE Monkey Butt and 2) Use the product?

* Next week is Parker's Eagle Court of Honor.

Yeah - we didn't have enough parties to go to this season, much less plan, so we threw a Boy Scout party in the mix.

What could be more exciting that a Boy Scout Party?

It's kind of anticlimatic, because his official recognition came in the mail.

He couldn't care less about the certificate, the medal, the scarf, the letter from a congressman..........

what he was living for is this...

The "credit card."
Yeah.........we know it's not a credit card, but it's a cool, colorful, plastic card for your wallet that LOOKS like a credit card and with tongue-in-cheek, all of my boys call it THE credit card.
Who needs a Court of Honor to honor him anymore?
Oh and also........Parker's Eagle Project is being nominated as one of the Outstanding Eagle Projects of the Year.  Congrats Parker!

* You can come inside now.
Quit waiting by your mailbox.
Because we're wrapped up in so many holdiay extravanganzas - like the Eagle Court and starting a new business, we're NOT sending Christmas Cards.
So, I can cross ONE thing off my list of Elf Chores..........
but only because I added writing a press release, ordering the business Christmas gifts and having the work party at my house to the list.

Well, I haven't had my breakfast cookies yet.........so I'm outta here!
Have a great weekend!

PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST!

What is Anti Monkey Butt Powder?
And if it's what I think it is, why is it being sold at Ace Hardware?
And WHY are they advertising it as a Stocking Stuffer?

 Wow!  I am definitely old, conservative and perhaps, a bit of a prude.
There is definitely TMI out there.


I was going through all the circulars in the newspaper yesterday.
Told you I am old!  I STILL read the newspaper.
Anyway, I'm looking at the Ace Hardware ad and in a section called "Stocking Stuffers,"
there is Anti Monkey Butt Powder, Baby Anti Monkey Butt Powde and Lady Anti Monkey Butt Powder.
WTH?


"Anti Monkey Butt Powder is specially formulated to absorb excess sweat and reduce frictional skin irritation. It is Ideal for butt busting activities such as truck driving, motorcycling, bicycling, horse back riding, and extreme sports. May also be applied inside footwear, under sports pads, and other areas prone to chafing. Indoors or outdoors, work or play, or on occasions when you sit on your butt all day, don’t let your buns get red, use Anti Monkey Butt Powder instead!"
No really.  That's straight off their website.


Watch their holiday promotional video-





Who DOESN'T want this in their stocking?
I think I'll buy a case and give one to my dad, oh and Lady Monkey Butt for my mom, how about the mail person?  Yes, one for each of my children and a couple for the neighbors.  Oh, the kid's teachers would appreciate some! I better get two cases!