Christmas Joy

Happy Holidays. I have no presents wrapped, no outside lights up, no Christmas cards sent and I've eaten my weight in tamales. Also, is it odd that my husband has an obsession with those awful Hallmark Holiday movies? Last night he watched 3 in a row. It's ridiculous.



When I get stressed I simply watch a Maru video. I would sell my soul to the Kardashian's if it meant I could own this cat.



How is your holiday progressing?

Happy Valentine's Day

Party Full of Krittens

This year I asked that everyone come as a cat or a version of a cat, I was met with no arguments. Here is a sampling:

The Purrr-manator.


The Meow-asauruses and a Utah Ute Kitty.


Hufflepurr and Kittendor


I was an Alley-cat (that is trash glued to me) or as Mike said "you look like Recycle Cat"


Chris was a very cute Hairy Potter, Sween a Fairy Cat, Abby a Black cat and her friend a Cleopatra Cat.


We played a mummy game. Object: wrap your mummy the fastest, Griffin won and became very dizzy, Zach was more concerned with making sure Erica's face was well wrapped and took his time or as he said "slow and steady wins the race" well it didn't this time.




Pumpkin carving.



Surprisingly, the one throwing up is Griffin's creation.


One very tired kitty.


Happy Halloween!

More Birthday

On Saturday my posse arrived at my house loaded down with gifts, a cake and a Hello Kitty balloon, yes it was my post birthday celebration.

There was lunch and shopping.





..and a lot of laughing and a lot of important discussions about R. Pattinson's hair. Then we watched "New Moon" and yelled at the tv whenever the scrawny wolves and their pot bellies and lack of muscle showed themselves. Erica covered her eyes during the 'eating muffins scene' she couldn't take it.

Thanks girlies for a perfect Saturday.



You spoil me and I love you for it.

Thoughts on St. Valentines Day

Men hate Valentines Day. They know it is essentially our day and comes with a lot of expectations and this scares the ghost-shit out of them. We expect them to handle the sacred day the way we would, something planned a week in advance, a well written card, maybe a dinner reservation and some dark red roses, maybe flowers delivered to work. Point is, February 14th is an important day to most of us and most of us expect something handed to us on that DAY.

The truth is they have no idea the day even exists until we make a few hints and then they panic.

Case in point:

One year on Valentines Day I woke up to no card, no flowers not even any of those awful heart candies. As I handed Tim his card and beautifully wrapped gifts the look on his face would have sent shivers down the spine of Stephen King. He began to apologize and back peddle, I assured him that "it was fine" using my best soothing mature voice. Later I was standing at the sink doing dishes trying to tell myself Valentines is stupid anyway, when I started to cry. Tim dragged his eyes up from the Discovery Channel to ask me what was wrong, through blubbers and tears I said "well, you have never forgotten Valentines Day before and it just makes me so sad."

He suddenly left the house and returned bearing gifts of chocolates, flowers and a stuffed bear that sang. I thought I might feel guilty for making him feel bad.

No guilt whatsoever.

Happy 2010

Christmas Eve was wonderful, wonderful because Chris had it at her house and even baked a Christmas ham. Here is her beautiful tablescape


The Sween


We played the White Elephant Yankee Swap game, luckily we went home with the gourd wearing a crocheted cap.


Erica happily 'thought' she got the Snuggie...


but instead went home with a roadkill pillow.


Thanks for hosting Christmas Eve.


New Years Eve was great too, Erica hosted. We played Wii


Watched "Up"


Took some pretty pictures,



and laughed with good friends.


I'm really just glad the holidays are over. I have no New Year's resolution's except to laugh more and worry less.

New Camera

My 9 year old, brick like camera finally ate the dust, so Timothy bought me a new one for Christmas. Okay, it's no Allison Hays camera (hers probably-with attachments retails for 5K). I have a new Canon A2000-any-dumb shit-can-use-it camera.

Here are some of my first pictures.














Here is a homemade green corn tamale, I have eaten no less than 39 of them.







Merry Christmas everyone.

"Ginger" Houses

Saturday night was our first annual gingerbread house making contest. A contest because Caca insisted it be.

There was a lot of talkin' crap. Zach and Erica proudly exclaimed they were making their houses organically (sans glue gun), right around 5 minutes later both of their houses collapsed under their faulty plan and too much frosting.


Everyone took the house construction very seriously, Sween was mainly a rover, helping us all out with eating our candies off our houses, or "ginger houses" as she preferred to call them.




In the end, Chris & Alex won. They created a double level mansion complete with peppermint steps and a roof chair for Santa. Chris used up all the peppermints, with no apologies.


I found these 3 angels in my living room.


Trying out my new camera.


These are Erica's black boots. She all but sleeps in them.


I suggested we sing Christmas carols around the piano and received a chorus of groans. We played Catchphrase instead, the boys handed our asses to us.


Hope everyone is enjoying the crowded malls and Tiger Woods updates. Happy Holidays