Platitude Paradise

Don't go pre-fab ... Don't go be bad ... Don't go away mad ... Just go away (go away) Go Away & Stay Away!!! (For you Blondie fans out there) Yeah, yeah ... I know I am supposed to be all nostalgic and reminiscent of my last year about this time ...  but - NOT!! I have never been so happy to say so long to a year in my entire life! Buh-bye, 2009!! I'd say it's bin fun ... but it hasn't. I'd say you'll be remembered fondly, but you won't. How about this: it's bin a slice ... of HELL!!! Before anybody jumps bi-peded down my throat for this post, hear this - I AM grateful that my family is very healthy. I am grateful we are together. I am grateful we have a roof over our heads ... VERY GRATEFUL. I thank whomever will listen for my babies and my hubs and for all of the good in our world , regularly - I do. There is no part of this that is supposed to sound all 'poor me - nobody has it worse' ... or the like. There are people (man...

Okay - so I'm still kickin'. The always enjoyable, never a bore, highly contagious flu-bug has trampled its way through my house. Stretch had it before Christmas and Shorty suffered through it yesterday. So, we missed Christmas Eve/Day and Boxing Day... that was good. Hubs had to go back to work on Saturday - so that sucked ASS. He's working New Year's Eve AND Day ... so that REALLY bites. I was hoping he'd get a little time off - alas ... no rest for the wicked, I guess. Santa found us alright and our Christmas was quite lovely. The girls were crazzzeee excited. My sister actually came out on the "eve" and spent the night ... I was rather impressed, as her man was at his family's place ... I assumed she would be with him. It was good for Mom to have her here ... and my girls. Not a whole lot of creative juices flowing today ... I'm still wiped out from Shorty's flu ... and our flu shots - which we all got yesterday. (Yeah ... poor Short...

As promised ... I am sharing a publication of my hubs'. This was written by Bob Youden Twas d'night afore Christmas Down 'ere in Newfoundland An' dere was h'ice an' big snowdrifts A plenty on 'and Wit' d'kids, all a sleepin' H'up stairs in d'loft An' Mudder in d'kitchen Cookin' h'up a big scoff Den I was cuttin' Some splits for d'stove An' Mudder was bakin some bread - Jus' four loaves Wit' peas puddin' an' cabbage Some spud an' carn beef Jus' tinkin' about it Sure t'will be a fine feast Den down be d'warf Dere arose some big clatter I t'ought dat Garge Murphy Fell h'off d'flake ladder I runs to d'door Like d'clap of a bell Caught me toe on the rug An' be jumpins' I fell H'as I gawked in d'garden And h'out on d'bay B'y d'cat got me tomgue I 'ad nuttin' t'say I t'ought t...

Hullo bloggy peeps (or at least those few of you still stuck at work and unable to begin your merriment just yet). Today is one of the 'sacred' days in my world. Today is Christmas Eve eve. It is the day before my favorite day of the year and the day before, the day before the favorite day of the year for most children in the free world. I say 'most' only because there seems a large amount of stoutly religious folk that do not celebrate the birth of Christ, but seem to join in with the more Pagan celebration. No offense was intended, only an observation from my tiny little corner of the pumpkin patch. In commenting on one of my favorite blogs this morning, it got me to thinking. (I KNOW - right??? scairt me too) Many of us have blogged about the stresses of the holidays. Not to mention the additional strain that can be associated with cramming families into tight quarters with the expectation of making happy memories - only to (in many cases) fail miserably. It is a...

                  I forget to give props to Supah ... this is her gig ...

Whew! Survived the last weekend before the big day!! Barely Poor Stretch came down with the stomach flu last night. It would seem she is on the mend now, though. Just spoke with Hubs and he says she's bounding back ... keeping food down & all. Just hoping the other little pimple doesn't have it for Christmas again. That would seriously suck. Hubs and Gamma and I stayed up until after 2:30am Sunday morning wrapping pressies and drinking eggnog laced with Captain... mmmmm .... Captain. I'm tired ... and lazy ... so I am coppin' out just a little with my Monday post. These are some funnies I have rather enjoyed ... so hopefully they will brighten your day. I'm thinkin' that should be signed "Shorty" This would be a Maritime Christmas Tree THIS is why you need to PUT IT DOWN!!!   Self explanatory Happy HalloChristeastergivingyear, Boyle     Och! D'oh! As IF - like those of us with kiddles have time on THAT ...

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