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Dissapointment x-mas gift…hmmm…

Talk about a tough one!!!! I’m one of those that has a problem remembering ANY of my gifts…well…not exactly…I remember what I got…just not from who….so you would think if I remember what I got and not who gave it to me then a dissapointment would be fine since I wouldn’t know who to blame…but heck…I can’t think of a dissapointment… I can tell you the most surprised gift I ever got…my step father Todd got me China for Christmas one year…talk about not expected!!! More like dumbfounded…I couldn’t believe my eyes…now girls…get this…he even picked the pattern!! YES…risky you say…yep…but he is good! And no kidding I LOVED the pattern!!! So needless to say I watch the sales and get more sets every chance I get :) We got a big family…so we have to have lots of sets :) I’m sorry you all I couldn’t come up with a dissapointment for ya…we do have a running joke in the fam. At some point someone was giving a gift and it was a gag gift and it was a “tacky” frog…well…that has stuck and since then the goal is to get the tacky gift and pass it along…well…one year someone (again don’t ask me who…don’t remember :) ) got this tacky and I do mean tacky shell multicolored fish vase…well…the buying of new tacky gifts stopped and this poor fish got handed around…well…come my wedding…the fish comes back out! To ME! AUGH!!! I can’t believe I’m seeing this!!! consulation prize was that there was cash in the vase..but the vase…did Ireally get the vase??? Yep…so it is mine…and by golly it is sitting PROUDLY on our fireplace mantle!! This one is a trip…I’ll take a picture when I get home so you all can see it in all its glory….and yes I know someone out there wouldn’t think it was tacky…but unless you decorate your home with a beach theme…this poor guy just won’t fit in! So how is that for ya…my dissapointment gift (alibet not a x-mas gift) is proudly displayed for the world to see :) Bet that doesn’t happen everyday !!!

Namaste, Quirky

Favorite holiday song??? Which ones drive you crazy???

Well..I’m gonna be the bahumbug one over here…it isn’t so much the actual songs that drive me crazy it is the month and half of nothing but Chrismas songs on the radio…Every holiday I revert to Cds to avoid the overkill it causes me…if I stuck to the radio I’d hate all of them by the end of the holiday season! I wait till the fam is around and we play them when we do things like decorating for the holidays, fixing dinner for the holidays, and of course Christmas Eve and Chrismas morning…but that is it…and for the most part..they are old fashioned songs…not the “new” version of Jingle bells but the “old” versions :) Like I said before I finially grew up and I use Christmas to remember the past (goods and wonders of course) and save the new and amazings of tomorrow for TOMORROW!!! Ok…sorry about all that…I’m not a negative person…really…ask the hubby…but this prompt managed to hit one of my pet peeves!

All that said…ignore my opinion of holiday music and enjoy the cheer all around :) Happy holidays everyone!

Namaste, Quirky

Normal writing time??? Is there a such thing :)

Interesting question…soo what time do you usually spill your guts to the world and does the time affect what comes out?? Well I’m new at all this so I don’t have a “time” that is typical…I lean more towards evening..but come on…I work full time and have a three year old..so life anytime between the hours of 6a.m. to around 8-9ish p.m. are CRAZY!! I’m lucky to breath much less get near the computer :) However I say that and then…hello…it is 9a.m. today and I just had to chat it up… ohhh…and does the time affect what I get to tell you?? Ohhhh yeah…like see…today…9a.m. I’m at work…so this is gonna be a short and sweet one…whereas if you are keeping up with this little adventure of mine then you have noticed that if it is a post in the evening…I can get a bit winded! For the time being it seems as if my posts are gonna be ruled by the time at which I am blessed to get it down :) And I do mean blessed…this has been pretty cool! I just can’t believe there is someone out there…you of course…that reads what I write…And a note to end on…in that case…for those of you that are reading all this…I apologize now and never more that some of my posts will be long…and by all means…skip them (that is if you must :) ), and for those of you that love the long ones…here is my one and only apology for any short little bursts I may have :) Now…off to that job I mentioned earlier…

Namaste, Quirky