Getting to Know Me . . . Getting to Know All About Me . . .

So you want to know more about me?

Really?

Well, here goes.

My second starring vlog.  (Here's hoping my face and the sound syncs up so that I do not do another badly dubbed Kung Fu-like video.)



There is oh so much that I could have included but forgot when I was in front of the camera.  Stuff like . . .

1.  I keep my tweezers in the car cup holder because my vanity mirror seems to be the only place that I can see those pesky stray hairs.  In fact, I spied one such hair yesterday ON MY CHEEK.  No.  I am not kidding. 
2.  If I find a noticeable gray hair, I will pluck it out.  I am vain.  I get it.  I don't want gray.  Sue me.
3.  I have a drawer in my kitchen dedicated to coffee making.  This is probably because it is easier for hubs if everything is in the same place, and if, god forbid, I have to make the coffee, I know that I will be able to find everything that I need in my half asleep mode.
4.  I don't do Kids Bop.  If my kids are listening to Pop Music, it is by the actual artist and not by some weirdly wholesome singing kids that remind me of the Partridge Family. 
5.  If I could be barefoot all year, I would be.

And finally . . . please excuse the Max and Ruby music in the background.  The Max and Ruby bunny cartoon is apparently like crack to my 3 year old.  If it was up to me, I would probably pull a Fatal Attraction  move on Ruby so that I would never have to hear her again.

Sigh.

****Linking to Mama's**********

Incidentally . . . HOW DO I GET THE SOUND AND VIDEO TO LINK UP?????  I WANT TO SHOOT MYSELF I HAVE BEEN AT IT FOR SOOOOOOO LONG!!!!!!

Let it Grow, Let it Grow, Let it Grow . . . Obama Chia for Christmas

Each year, as the holidays draw near, I eagerly anticipate the joys of the season. 

I look forward to the yummy holiday dinners I share with my family.  (Let's face it. . . any meal that can combine potatoes and marshmallows is a winner!)

I look forward to the fun of holiday decor.  The bright colors and shiny decorations always bring a sparkle to my day.  (Although organizers of the nativity animal scene take note:  Please make sure that the donkeys refrain from playing "horseback" with each other while we visit your display.  Thank you very much!)

And,  as the days become more crisp,  I also look forward to holiday shopping.

I know.  I know.

You think that I am crazy.

And, truth be told, I probably am.   I just love hunting for a deal or a special memento to give to the ones that I love.  I like to give my friends and family members just a small token to let them know that I am thinking of them.

And this year, I have found a gem of a gift that I know that each and every recipient will cherish.

(And, if President Obama is not to your liking,  Joseph Enterprises also offers a Chia Lady Liberty and a Chia Abraham Lincoln.)



After all, it's the least that I can do to show that I care.



*******Author's note . . . Apparently, this little Chia is causing a great controversy.  He has been banned by Walgreen's stores according to a CNN report because he is seen by some to be "racist."  While that was not my take on the gift,  I can certainly appreciate and validate that opinion.  I just wrote this post to poke a little fun at those of us that take gift buying a bit too seriously, and because I thought that it was ridiculous to put any president on a chia pet.  I mean, how does a President of the United States rank with the likes of the Shrek or Scooby Doo chia?  Seriously?!?  That said,  when I first spied the Obama chia I did chuckle.  So, readers, I ask you.  Is the hoopla warranted?  Should Obama chia be banned, or are we all taking ourselves a bit too seriously?************

Caught in a Landslide . . . No Escape From Reality (Or How I Became a Bohemian Mom)

There are days when being a mom is . . .

inspiring
thankless
exhausting
frustrating
stressful
exciting
exhilarating
touching
hilarious

and, of course,

ridiculous.

It makes you want to ask yourself,  "Is this the real life?  Is this just fantasy?"  just like Queen asks in its Bohemian Rhapsody. Well, the following ladies did more than just ask themselves those rhetorical questions.  They made a ballad out of them, and it rocks!
Watch, laugh, and commiserate!



Don't you wish you were this creative?  Or that you had that much musical talent?  Or that you had an inkling of time to play like this?

Me too!

That is why for the last day I have been walking around my house with the windows open rocking it out to the rhapsody of being a mom.


My children think that I am crazy.

My neighbors suspect that I have been hitting the sauce.

But, I know that I am just one happy (albeit tired) lady that likes to sing out loud!


You may now wave your lighter in approval .


**** Special thanks to a cousin who sent me this fabulous video from you tube. Although we live far from each other, I know that she was singing this ballad too, and that makes me smile.*****