Make It A Double

Resolution #1: Don't drink Limoncello and champagne on the same evening. Especially after partaking in a Mexican meal.

We didn't just ring in New Year's once. We made it a double and celebrated twice...
as the party guests who just wouldn't leave. We were invited to a small get-together where the idea was to celebrate New Year's early w/the kids and then call it a night. Well, we celebrated heartily around 9:00, and I guess we just weren't ready to call it a year yet. Foozball, ping pong, darts. A good time was had by all of us, and hopefully we didn't wake up our kind hosts when we opened up that second bottle of bubbly at midnight...

I hope my readers had a wonderful winter break and New Year's. May you find much health and happiness in the year 2007. If anyone cares to share their personal resolutions, I invite you to comment. As for me, I resolve to spiff up my wardrobe, give dermabrasion a try, shed 5-10 pounds, and brush up on my square dancing.

Up on the housetop...

Do you like it? I know the legs are a bit slender for Santa. I could only find women's mannequin legs on Ebay.

IN SEARCH OF...

Fetch me an elf! Where in the name of sweet baby Jesus can I find the Cranium Giggle Gear Mega Mask Fun Fairy or the Fisher Price Lil Movers Airplane? You who have put me on this wild goose chase--you know who you are. Fellow blogger. Did you do this to me on purpose to torment me? You know I do not like to disappoint, but honestly. This is going to be tough. I've been on the phone with a bevy of toy retailers today and have tried all the online spots. No luck!

My kids are in for a rude awakening Christmas morning. The eldest cowboy (who is also the only literate one of the bunch) took it upon himself to draft up "Dear Santa letters" for the entire posse. I don't think there's a single item on anyone's list that's less than $50: cell phones, digital cameras, various video game systems. Ha! As if.

As for me, I am busy as all get-out. Holiday preparation is in full swing here at our cozy rambler. We trekked up to the attic night before last to retrieve our wooden advent calendar. While we were up there, the boys spied a bunch of the tackiest Christmas display items we own...you know the ones you hide way in the back, hoping not to have to display yet another year. But of course, upon seeing them, they chimed with, "I love this 10-foot snowman!" "This papier mache Rudolph is my favorite from days of yore!" So down they came. Tackola.

Well, no time to prattle on. Much work to do... Merry December!