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This was a hard choice, the best of the worst gifts & winner of a Starbucks Gift Card is....

Jessica_rdgz@live.com said...

My worst gift ever was about 4 years ago for Christmas. My mom and dad are really good at getting things that my siblings and I REALLY want so, we were expecting a really awesome Christmas. It turned out that way.. except for with me. My older sister got a car; my younger brothers got an Xbox, a Playstation 2, and some games; and I got a lovely.... *Wait for it*... TOILET SEAT! Yep, a toilet seat. My mom's reasoning was that everyone else in the house had a comfy plush toilet seat except for me so, she thought I'd like to not get my butt cold every morning. Just so happened my then b/f (hubby now) was there for Christmas. Nice, right?

January 3, 2009 8:43 PM

A cushioned toilet seat! From your own parents, the same year they give your sister a car! That is just WRONG!! Jessica, please email me with your address so that I can send you your prize. The two runners up are Abi & Christa. So if the winner doesn't respond, then the prize will go to one of you.

Abi said...

Hehehe funny post :)

The worst presents...hm they're usually from my Aunty, she's a little (a lot) eccentric.

I remember one year, I was 12, she bought me knickers. Sloggi knickers - granny shaped knickers. The worst thing though, was that I was a UK size 8-10 and she got me them in size...... 18. And three different packs, so no mistake.

December 17, 2008 10:45 AM

Christa said...

Worst gift was an identity bracelet from an ex-boyfriend with my name spelled wrong.

December 18, 2008 1:22 PM

Honorable mentions go to Me & Julia, who said...

Me said...

I worst gift this year....Nothing was too horrible (and there have been some doozies over the decades). I did however get a pair of home-made pajama pants. (I will be kind and not say who made them. But I will say..she's not MY MOTHER) that are at least 3 feet too long, too tight at the knees, and cut off circulation at the waist while being baggy enough between my waist and knees to provide shelter to a 100lb watermelon. If I would have pulled them up far enough, they would have made for great maternity pants. (If one could get past the pattern of the fabric). Eek!

December 31, 2008 7:25 AM

Julia said...

My worst gift ever was a matching pair of plastic jackalopes covered in a soft fake velvet, each about 20 inches in height. This was for real. They were wrapped with sincerity from the gifter like they were gold. And a jackalope is a rabbit with antlers on its head, for those who are not wise in the way of the prairie where an antelope "rapes" a rabbit. My brother laughed for an hour after I opened them. We could not make him stop until tears were streaming down his eyes... Meanwhile, I held this pair of...? what was I supposed to do with them???

December 31, 2008 1:25 PM

I am kind of happy that I wasn't the only one out there with bad gifts. HeHe. But some of you had some doozies. I swear I almost peed my pants reading the responses! And if I had the resources you would all get a prize, but sadly that is no the case. *sniff* But I thank you all for you entries, they really did put a little laughter in my otherwise, just curled up in bed being sick, day.

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I Need Some Extra Prayers...

My beloved Aunt is in the hospital with heart arrhythmia problems. Her heart rate keeps jumping from 220/bpm to 30/bpm & back again. She first had this problem about a week before I gave birth to The Diva in March of 2005. Both of her sisters died unexpectedly (in their sleep) from the very same ailment. My Uncle is just beside himself.

They were supposed to fly out on Christmas Day to spend New Year's with my Aunt Mary & Uncle Bob (My Dad's baby brother & wife, the most amazing people you will ever meet.) in Virginia. Obviously that trip has been cancelled. One doctor wants to give her a pacemaker, another says it won't help.

Please say a prayer (or two) for my dear Aunt Lyla & Uncle Bill (he is my Dad's younger brother & the only "Grandpa & Grandma" my daughter has ever known on my side of the family). This is a terrible thing to have happen any time, but especially now at Christmastime.

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I Just Got The Coolest Award...

My fabulous friend Court over at Kaiya's Laughter Heals has just bestowed this awesome award (that she made herself) upon me. Isn't it cool?

So I've decided to make a blog-award after I saw how fabulous Zee Maid's new blog looks (oh all that snow is sooo heavenly!) My guidelines were: a blog that looks all Christmased out. Pass on the love to those bloggy gals who have decked their blogs!

She thinks I have one of the most Christmased out blogs she's seen. HeHe! I LOVE Christmas. My favorite seasons are Fall & Winter. Can't you tell by my bloggy template?

I do hope no one is disappointed that the template is permanent, although the Santa's & trees will be going at the end of the season...

So go check out Court's blog (her daughter is adorable)...show her some comment love, I know you'll like it over there.

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Dyslexic Satan Worshippers Sell Their Souls To Santa!!

I found this over at ChicagoLady's Blog. Am I the only one that finds this appalling?

This sign is apparently up at the Illinois State Capital, right next to the Nativity Scene. Ummm, what???!!!

While it is true that religion can be oppressive, with all it's rituals & rules, if you are a Christian, then you have a faith & a walk with our Lord & that is not oppressive. Faith in God does not harden hearts, it softens & opens them to more love than was ever thought possible. It makes us tolerant of others. My God directs me to pray for my enemies as well as those who have lost their way. How is that oppressive or enslaving?

These Pagans want the freedom to practice their religion? Fine with me. This country allows the freedom of all people to practice & take as gospel whatever they want to without oppression.

Having said that, doesn't this sign smack of fascism & shoving their doctrines down our collective Christian/Jew/Muslim/Catholic/Protestant/Methodist throats? Seems to me that they want everyone else to think as they do, not as we choose to. Does this little protest not then make them the tyranists, the very thing they are railing against? Where is the tolerance & acceptance of others' faith systems?

I cannot presuppose why a state government would put this up anyway. Isn't Illinois filled to the brim with Liberal Democrats who preach freedom & tolerance for all people? Yeah, only if you believe as they do! I have the right, given to me by both the U.S. Constitution and The Declaration of Independence, as well as the Bible, to have faith in God without having some other religion iron hand me into following something I did not choose.

And by the way, this holiday is called CHRISTmas for a reason...it is the celebration of the birth of our Lord & Saviour, Jesus Christ. So, dear Pagans, go marinate on that one for a while, why don't you?!

ChicagoLady also directed me to this little poem...quite apropos, I think, considering the pandemic of Political Correctness that has gripped this country for far too long now.

Twas the month before Christmas
When all through our land,
Not a Christian was praying
Nor taking a stand.

See the PC Police had taken away
The reason for Christmas -- no one could say.
The children were told by their schools not to sing,
About shepherds and wise men and angels and things.

It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say --
December 25th is just a "holiday."
Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit,
Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!

CDs from Jonas Bros., a Wii Fit, and I-Pod,
Something was changing, something quite odd!
Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanza
In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.

As Targets were hanging their trees upside down
At Lowe's the word "Christmas" was nowhere to be found.
At K-Mart and Staples and Penney's and Sears,
You won't hear the word "Christmas" -- it won't touch your ears.

Inclusive, sensitive, di-ver-si-ty
Are words that were used to intimidate me.
Now Obama, now ACORN, now Jackson, Wolf Blitzen,
On Feinstein, on Matthews, on Warren, on Clinton!

At the top of the Senate there arose such a clatter
To eliminate Jesus in all public matter.
And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith,
Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace.

The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded,
The Reason for the Season, stopped before it started.
So as you celebrate "winter break" under your "dream tree,"
Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.

Choose your words carefully, choose what you say,
Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS ... not Happy Holidays!

-- Anonymous Author

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Wordless Wednesday #4

Elfin Magic...want a cookie?

(Christmas '07)

Scary Elf. (Christmas '07)

I have no idea why the photographer did this one...

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Things The Diva Said...

"Mommy, I'm having a bad hair day." (I never say that. Not sure where she learned it.)

Mama: Diva, why do you keep ripping the arms & legs off your little dollies & sprinkling them on my bed?

The Diva: Because I don't like them. So I said "No, no, no."

Mama: What are you doing? (I had just caught her looking through Daddy's pile o'newspapers)

The Diva: I'm looking at some cool toys! (Damn you, Toys 'R' Us & your Big Toy Book!)

"Mommy? I need a pogo stick. A purple one. With sparkles. So I can bounce. Up. Down. Up. Down. Like that. See? Bong. Bong. Bong."

"Mommy? Can I fly like a bird? With fur?"

"I am a good helper, Mommy!" (She tries, but yeah, not so much.)

"I love to clean up!" (Oh, how I wish that were true!)

"Oh, don't worry about my tiny little boo boos, Mommy. They will be just fine. I just need a purple bra. With sparkles." (UUMM...not sure where to go with this one...)

And so it goes...my kid says the strangest things. She can make me laugh no matter how mad I am. She can also make me so mad I think I am going to lose it! But no matter how insane she drives me, I wouldn't give up being her Mama for anything in this world!

(I must have really lost my damn mind today, because I just paid $56 for a pair of snow boots for her! They were totally cute with free overnight shipping from Zappos.com. And they are lavender. Of course! And it's Christmas...)

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Hey, Remember These Guys?

Well, they have their very own brand new special that is airing today on ABC Family at 5 PM PDT. Don't miss out! Maybe Rudolph will be in this one, too!

I love Christmas!



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Watch This...But Grab A Kleenex First

My Big Bro sent me the link for this one...he must be getting all soft in his old age!! No, seriously, he has always had a soft spot for kids. And being that he is a self~proclaimed "Right Wing Nut Job", add a soldier & Christmas to the mix & he is just a moosh!

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Merry SITSmas!!

There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas.

Are you willing...

• to forget what you have done for other people, and to remember what other people have done for you;

• to ignore what the world owes you, and to think what you owe the world;

• to put your rights in the background, and your duties in the middle distance, and your chances to do a little more than your duty in the foreground;

• to see that men and women are just as real as you are, and try to look behind their faces to their hearts, hungry for joy;

• to own up to the fact that probably the only good reason for your existence is not what you are going to get out of life, but what you are going to give to life;

• to close your book of complaints against the management of the universe, and look around you for a place where you can sow a few seeds of happiness.

Are you willing to do these things even for a day? Then you can keep Christmas.

Are you willing...

• to stoop down and consider the needs and desires of little children;

• to remember the weakness and loneliness of people growing old;

• to stop asking how much your friends love you, and ask yourself whether you love them enough;

• to bear in mind the things that other people have to bear in their hearts;

• to try to understand what those who live in the same home with you really want, without waiting for them to tell you;

• to trim your lamp so that it will give more light and less smoke, and to carry it in front so that your shadow will fall behind you;

• to make a grave for your ugly thoughts, and a garden for your kindly feelings, with the gate open—

Are you willing to do these things, even for a day? Then you can keep Christmas.

Are you willing...

• to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world—

• stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death—

• and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem nineteen hundred years ago is the image and brightness of the Eternal Love??

Then you can keep Christmas.

And if you can keep it for a day, why not always?

But you can never keep it alone.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
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More From The Free Range Stupid...In~Laws, That Is!

My Father~In~Law (who isn't always as bad as the rest of the In~Laws & had actually been pretty good to me up to now ) called last night to let us know that the MIL was going in today for some minor surgery (a new "port" is being grafted into her arm for her Dialysis). He then proceeded to tell me that he is bringing my Mother (The CRAZY, alcoholic one) out in January to live with him & my MIL to help take care of their house! OY!! OY!! OY!!

I wanted to reach through the phone & bitch slap him (D'OH!!)!! I understand his need to have someone help him out at the house. With all the extra responsibilities he now has associated with the care & feeding of my MIL, he is stretched pretty thin. But my Mother is not the best choice. Not even close.

Did I mention that I am in the process of getting her into a very nice Senior Apartment Complex where her rent would be almost nothing & utilities will be included? Did I also mention that I have been working on this since the middle of June? Thanks for appreciating all my hard work, Mom.

My Mom & I have a contentious relationship, and that's putting it mildly. My brother won't even speak to her anymore. You see my Mom is a Bi~Polar, Alcoholic, Anorexic, Manipulative, Stuck on the Cross, Prescription Drug Addict, Control Freak. Yep, that's an apt description of her. I deal with her better when she is 3000 miles away in Virginia. Not 30 miles away at my In~Laws' house.

I tried to explain to my well intentioned, but extremely naive & misguided FIL, that this is all going to go to hell in a hand basket very quickly, to no avail. He seems to think that he can "cure" my Mom of her alcoholism by keeping a good eye on her & reigning her in with rules & distractions. I told him that she does not follow anyone's rules, but does expect you to follow hers. To the letter.

This is going to be bad. Real bad.

When I spoke to my Big Bro about this last night, he laughed his ass off. He lives in yet another state & will now be even further away from Mom. Thanks, Kev! He also told me to just detach & let this situation unfold on it's own. The phrase he used was "grab a lawn chair, crack a beer, watch the fireworks, laugh my ass off & say 'I told you so'." Good advice, if I was dealing with normal people. I'm not.

I do not want my baby girl around that woman, not now anyway. She has not cleaned up her act & I will not expose my angel girl to her brand of crap. No one understands how I feel about this or why, except my brother (who heard it all), my best friend, my husband (sort of) & my Aunt Mary (the best woman on the planet, as far as my Bro & I are concerned). The "others" think I am overreacting, that I should just get over myself & deal with it. I have been told, "it won't be as bad as you think." Easy for them to say...

As far back as I can remember, my Mom told me everyday of my life that I was a "spoiled rotten little bitch who couldn't do anything right & everything I did do was half~assed." Nice, Mom. Thanks for that. She, of course, denies ever saying anything like that to me. Isn't selective amnesia convenient? She also told me that "she was going to take my brother & leave my Father, but then she found out she was pregnant (with me, obviously), & had to stay with the SOB." Thanks, again, Mom.

I got the SIL~From~Hell in the family gift exchange (for more on this go here & here) & my FIL is bringing my nuttier~than~a~fruitcake Mother to live with him. He has truly lost his damn mind! And I may lose what little of mine I have left! Why don't people ever stop to think about what consequences their choices/actions will have for the people around them?

Maybe I should just get them all frontal lobotomies for Christmas. That might fix the problem. I hear you can purchase gift certificates for those online...




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Out Of The Mouths Of Babes

Miss Ro, sorry, Miss Princess Ballerina Butterfly Ro, was playing on her mini-Papasan chair last night & fell out of it. I told her "Be careful". To which my child replied, "Oh I am so clumsy, Mama!" with such glee that I felt I had to correct her.

I said, "Being clumsy is not something to be proud of, Rowan. You don't want to be clumsy, you want to be graceful."

My child then screamed, as she ran from the room, "NOOOO Mommy! Don't turn me into that!!" Yep. That's my daughter.

Ro also said her first, and I hope only, for a very looong time, swear word on Wednesday..."Damn it!"

She gets that from me. I admit it. And I am working on that. But it could have been much worse. She could have dropped an F~bomb, as I have read recently on some other Mommy Blogs.

Wouldn't that have been lovely on Christmas Eve..."Go say hi to Grandma & Grandpa, Rowan." "F@&$!, hi!!" Yep. That would have gone over like a Ho in church with two Pimps at my Mexican, Catholic In~Laws' house (I would have gotten the blame for that one, even though my Hubs uses it waayyy more than I do)! Maybe she will never say it again...a Mama can pray, right?

Speaking of In~Laws...they did their annual name draw for the Christmas Gift Exchange. We weren't there for it because Hubs had to work on Thanksgiving. Again. My FIL called to tell us who we got in the exchange...Hubs got his Mom & I got his sister. Oh Joy!!

She (SIL) didn't make a list this year...Double Joy! She likes leopard print. Her whole family wore leopard print pajamas & Santa hats for their Christmas picture last year. She brags that she can wear the same size as her youngest daughter. Apparently she raids the teen's closet, now that she has had gastric bypass surgery (a total cop~out for her).

Maybe I will just get her a gift certificate for Ho's R' Us. They ought to have a ton of inappropriate clothing for a 40+ year old woman with no fashion sense!

"Tis the Season..."



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Do you shop on Black Friday? What time do you start? Do you finish all your shopping on that day? What’s the best deal you have found? What’s your shopping strategy?

Nope. Don't shop on Black Friday. I used to. Then I became a Mother. That ended it. Oh, and there was the little incident of my husband dragging my pregnant ass out at 3 a.m., Black Friday 2004. He wouldn't let me eat breakfast because we were running late. We were running late because he had the brilliant idea of dragging his 6 months pregnant, waddles like a duck, has to pee every 5 minutes, wants to eat all the time, wife to a mall the Day After Thanksgiving. At the ass crack of dawn. To wait in line while freezing my nipples off. Just so we could get two $10 gift cards at Robinson May! Yep!

So to answer your question, no, I don't shop on Black Friday. I have no strategies, either. I sleep.

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Tell us who is on your naughty list? Who is on your nice list? Why?

Well that's a loaded question if I ever heard one!! Let's see...

• My SIL, because she has no idea what the true meaning of Christmas is nor does she have any idea of how to be nice & let people live their own lives. Truly. Don't believe me? Go read this post.
  

• All of those people who think they own the whole damn road.

• Osama Bin Laden
  

• Corporate executives who lay off good people, ask for Federal bailouts & either walk away from a failing business with a Golden Parachute or get ridiculous Christmas/Annual bonuses for doing so.

• Mean people in general

• My husband will be, if he doesn't buy a vowel & figure out that, no, I cannot help the bitchies when I am on my period. And if he doesn't stop patronizing me & telling me to "dial the period back", not only will Santa put coal in his stocking, he is going to lose a prized appendage!

My nice list...

• My daughter, of course
  

• My best friends Carol, Angela, C.C. & Sarah

• My Husband...if he behaves!

Those are my lists. Who's on your naughty & nice lists?

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