I love Christmas!

Yes, I DO love Christmas!  I enjoy the anticipation, the look on my daughters' faces as they open a gift, pecan pie.  I love Christmas.

But in the beginning of November?  Notsomuch.  I was stunned on Monday to hear the radio play a Christmas song.  The kids told me they have been playing them on the radio for over a week.  (What would I know?  I was cruising in Mexico!)  CHRISTMAS SONGS?  What happened to Thanksgiving?

Because our amazing first born was born 10 days before Christmas, we make a distinct effort to not let her birthday get shadowed with Christmas.

So, in honor of November and Thanksgiving, please enjoy my blog's new look.  When I decorate our home for Christmas, I will change the blog over to reflect the same.  I, for one, will not celebrate Christmas until after Thanksgiving.

Blessings,

Cheryl

I'm outta here!

My first three songs give a clue as to whom I'm with, what we're doing, and where we're going!

Blessings,
Cheryl

Laundry-aholic.

There.  I've said it.  I like laundry.  It makes me feel good.  I never understood moms who talk about mountains of dirty laundry.  Maybe it's because ... well ... frankly, I don't want mountains of dirty socks and undies littering my home. :o)  Call me a freak.  I feel nervous when I don't have laundry to do.  I tend to create it when I don't have any to do.  "Create" as in ... washing bath mats and guest towels that aren't dirty, asking my kids if I can do their laundry (their own responsibility).

Now, if only I could be a dust-aholic.  There's a task that's for the birds!

I'd better go check those guest towels.  I don't think they've been washed in a few days...

Lawsuit against God thrown out of court

Apparently a Nebraska legislator has had his lawsuit against GOD thrown out of court because God was not properly served due to an unlisted home address.

I'm not completely sure, but I think trying to sue God is probably dangerous business.

Company Girl Coffee...come on in!

One day this week over at Home Sanctuary, Rachel Anne challenged us to pinch pennies.  I'm really pretty frugal (ok, cheap!) anyway, so this was an easy one for me.  On Tuesday, I took our 17yo daughter to the fair so she could photograph to her heart's delight.  Coming home, we stopped at the grocery store for a few necessities and I grabbed a $6 rotisserie chicken to make for a quick dinner.  When I got home, imagine my disappointment when I discovered that this was about the skinniest $6 chicken I'd ever seen.  I still needed it to feed 5 people though.  I carved it like a turkey (DD#3 can't stand "meat on a bone" anyway), served it with whole grain pilaf, veggies and salad, and looked at what was left of my carcass.  It was pretty scrawny.  Naked.  Empty.  And yet...it seemed worth the effort to boil down the next day.  Know what?  There was still meat left on that naked bird.  About 3 tablespoons of meat.  Hmm...again...the whole "Need to feed 5 people" came into play.  No problem!  Dump the last cup of chicken and rice from Tuesday's dinner in with those lonely 3 tablespoons of chicken and delicious, rich broth, add half a bag of frozen veggies, and we had delicious chicken soup for 5.  Not bad for a too-scrawny $6 bird!

Have a great weekend!

Cheryl