Our second Christmas water incident...

...the first incident happened two years ago when it rained and rained on Chrismtas Eve and our chimney sprung a leak.

This was the scene shortly before our Christmas came crashing down all about us. My husband and son were harmoniously assembling a Lego space craft, my daughter was playing with her virtual dog and I was trying to keep the house put together. Then my son went to his room and we heard him say, "I am in such big, big trouble!" This was our heads up that he had left his sink, which he stopped up, with the tap running for I can't imagine how long. It was almost like the cartoons where you open the door and a wall of water comes crashing towards you!

Every single drawer (removed and drying now on our screen porch) was FILLED with water! My husband sucked up two shop-vac containers of water! I can see us in our eighties recounting the Christmas our son flooded his bathroom in graphic detail to a room of disinterested people.....

On a happier note, check out all the awesome books my father-in-law gave me for Christmas! Can't wait to dig in!!

We're heading to OH-IO! tomorrow morning for a week so the posts stop here until 1/3/08. It's silly to post since all my readers are the people we're going to see but, just in case there are lurkers...

Twas the night before Christmas....

It's Christmas Eve and I'm waiting for my kids to fall asleep. I'm drinking a pomegranate martini that anorexic Barbie has served me. Look at her! She's lost all her boobs and her head is mutantly large!

We had a good day of snacks, opening presents, and doing good deeds. A few years back we started the tradition of opening on present an hour. It stretches out the fun and makes the kids appreciate each gift a little more. My son is a little materialistic at the moment and today, if he opened a gift that was not quite exciting in the mind of a six year old, he let his displeasure show. Like when he opened this.

We had to have a few talks throughout the day and I'm not sure how much has sunk in. I hope it does because my dad and I have been discussing gift-giving for the kids and I assured him that my children will be properly grateful no matter what they receive. I picture that scene from "Babe" where the little girl screams, "I want the one I saw on the television!" when her grandfather gives her a beautifully detailed doll house that he put his blood, sweat and tears into making. If something like that happens with my kids, I'm packing up all the toys and taking them to Goodwill!

Everyone dream of sugar plums!

Lost present

My husband mentioned he wanted this horrible compilation the other day and I've hidden it somewhere in the house and for the life of me, I can't remember where. It's only been a few days since I bought it and my brain cannot recall a thing! The only thing I can remember is putting it in a place that I knew he wouldn't look (the cleaning supplies closet?, the litter box?, in my box of Tampons?). I have tomorrow to keep looking and you can bet that I WON'T buy another one! It might have to be a Father's Day present......

I've either killed more brain cells than I previously thought with alcohol or I'm beginning down the path to Alzheimer's earlier than most people. I'm going to sharpen my brain with more Sudoku puzzles, I think!

Update: I woke up Christmas Eve morning and knew EXACTLY where I hid it! It's a Christmas miracle!

Best Christmas movie ever......

I get a lump in my throat every time I watch this:

Not to water that scene down, but check out the internet version here. My favorite quote, "When you hear a bell, a baby website gets its own URL."

Walking to work...

Took these shots walking to work the other day....

The OTHER tree...

As promised, I am showing off some of my more bizarre ornaments. I was complaining about this tree earlier thinking it was as beautifully ugly as it could get and I now know I was wrong. It can get even uglier! For the last eight years we've been buying our tree from the Christmas tree farm that grows only blue spruces. Well -- this year they ran out in early December with no warning whatsoever! I was devastated. By the time we found out, most of the other tree lots had shut down and we were left with one option - the artificial tree! Time for our daily trip to Walmart! I wanted to fully surrender and buy the fakest looking white pipe-cleaner one. The kids wanted to get the tallest, priciest one and my husband wanted something that would fit in the car. He won and now we have the almost-fakest multi-colored short tree that the store had to offer. Not only did he get the tree he wanted, but he also got me to promise not to complain about it for the next three years! As you can see, I had my fingers crossed when I made that promise. So mature, I know. So now the tacky ornaments can be hung on an even tackier tree!

Yoda looks right at home next to Sinterklaas's side kick, Black Piet, doesn't he?

Check out my homemade tin foil star!

Christmas Homer was nestled all snug in his branch.....

OSU knows how to party!!!!

I SO WANT TO GO TO THIS!!!!!! Anyone want to babysit two lovely children and buy me an airline ticket for Christmas????




The Max M. Fisher College of Business
Invites you to attend Pre-Game with Fisher
at the National Championship

Monday, January 7, 2008
2-5 p.m.
Red Fish Grill
115 Bourbon Street
(BCS Game kickoff is scheduled for 7:00p.m. / Central Standard Time)

Spend the afternoon at a private all inclusive reception at
Red Fish Grill, the award-winning New Orleans seafood
restaurant reserved exclusively for Fisher College of Business.
Red Fish Grill is located on Bourbon Street in the heart of New Orleans
and is operated by Ralph Brennan, owner of some of New Orleansê most
famous restaurants including Commanderês Palace.

Fisher College alumni and friends will be treated to lavish New Orleans
cuisine, open bar and live jazz music. The cost per person is
$100 and includes all taxes and gratuities.

Space is limited.
This event will likely sell out quickly.
Reservations will be accepted until the event has sold out
or until December 31, 2007.
Confirmation will be via email.

Casual attire