'Tis the Season to be Crazy

Hectic, Chaotic, Busy! That seems to be the norm of the Christmas Season. My goal: to slow things down and still accomplish all I need to.
In the next three weeks I am overseeing my church women's group Christmas party, I'm decorating for my husband's office party, my son is turning 8 (which means my entire family is coming), I am decorating for a wedding reception, I am participating in my church Christmas party and the Christmas Sunday program, and my family is coming back again for Christmas.
Yeah, I won't be busy at all. And somehow in there I have to shop for, wrap and send presents for over a minimum of extended 20 family members (not counting my husband and 4 kids!).
Next year I will keep my goal of shopping for a different family group per month until Christmas so that, with any luck, I will be done by Thanksgiving. I do have to admit that I am over half way there, but I'm having problems shipping the gifts for my husband's family. How do you wrap and mail 8 emergency back packs?
Time to get back to work, just keep those Christmas carols blasting and I'll be fine! :)

Life as We Know It

The Sky is falling. The Valleys are flooding. The Oceans are attacking on all sides. The Glaciers are melting. The Mountains are erupting. The Plates are shifting. Technology is failing. The end is near. Run for your lives.

More Power ARGH!!

I've decided I want power tools for my birthday this year.

Not wimpy chick tools but a good drill, a saw or two, and a whole lot of "Caution" tape!

I am feeling like knocking down walls and re-doing/overhauling major portions of my home. Unfortunately I have 4 little people who would like all too much to help! I could paint but that's not nearly as much fun!

I have a doorway to cut, a stairway and a wall to knock down, a counter I need to move. I could do all that!

Destruction-that's the fun part!

Movies and Money

Box office revenues are in a record slump. Ticket prices are up. Popcorn and a soda cost more than the tickets!

You can buy the DVD for the price of two tickets, and lets face it, no one wants to go to the movies alone!

Tom Cruise finally got something right this year, though. He's being paid a percentage of the movie profits instead of $40-70mil up front. If only others would follow suit Hollywood wouldn't be so in debt per movie and desperate to make it back at the box office.

Maybe there should be a cap on actor salaries...They should never make more money per movie than the average Elementary Teacher, Police Officer, Fire Fighter, or Military Service Member.

Start the Party! Everybody's Here!

In 10 days my entire family will officially be back in WA state! One sister is moving with her hubby and 3 girls next Tuesday and the other is coming back from France the following Sunday. Then we will all be here!

I'm so happy! Now to get my hubby's family closer! Think of the block parties we could have!

In The Beginning

Here we begin another journey into the views of one mind lost in the history of today.