Donation From the Heart

Today my daughter made an amazing Transformation, she decided it was finally time to make the donation of a life time. Since last year my daughter has been saying she wanted to donate her hair to a place that makes wigs for people who have cancer. We looked up the info and knew it had to 8-10 inches and how it had to be cut. Although we did not know who in the city (salons) did this, nor did we find out until yesterday we hit all of them and asked them what they knew, some do it all the time and told us what companies they use and we went home last night with homework to check them all out.

And this is what happened! When the woman started cutting I started to get butterflies in my stomach and couldn't stop saying "oh my! oh my! OMG look at you" I was taken back with emotion and upset, I was so suprised.

Although there was some remorse after the high wore off my daughter is just fine now and is very happy she did this good deed.

I told her its a brand new start for 2009 and she will be the hippest chick alive.

Happy New Year Everyone!

Orphan Annie

I have decided I can gather a better synthetic made family peice by peice rather than the organic one I have been hatched into.

I know you all think organic is the way to go but I've finally come to the conclusion that "home grown" isn't all its cracked up to be.

My new years resolution is to create my own family....basically I have what I need already in my garden but if anyone should know a rich set of elderlies who want to enhance their family photos give them my number, I'd be sure to find the time.

Green with Envy

As I sit here at my computer I realize how fortunate some people in this world are. I say fortunate because its not everyone who can say their life is the best or can they? I guess its all in how you measure it.

My entire life I have tried to make "that" family, create "that" family but you know what, either those people are already "that" family or they are not.

As a child it was rare that events happened at all and when they did someone always goofed up, there was a fist fight, or a screaming match or someone made a complete a$$ out of themselves. My mother would say to that person "you made a fool out of me" regardless of the situation, never did she say "are you ok", "can we talk about it", "make it stop" nothing. I would like to add that only in the later years did I become one of them.

As a kid at Christmas I spent Christmas Eve all alone sitting in the living room, I have 4 much older siblings, you would think our house would be hustling and bustling right? Wrong.

My night consisted of watching Christmas movies by myself that were on tv. Why you ask? Because my mother locked herself into the bedroom to wrap more gifts that she didn't get done before (huge procrastinator), my dad went visiting to friends houses, my oldest brother was out drinking with the boys, my sister - drinking with the girls, my middle brother anywhere but there - probably reading a book and my other brother was playing a video game that I was not allowed to play or be anywhere near him because he couldn't stand me.

Then I was rushed to bed and locked in, yes I said I was locked in my room with a hook because I was so excited I would burst from my room to see the gifts but all I could resort to was banging on the door and begging to be let free.

Where was the family togetherness? Where was the family, with other people's families I guess. Looking back I thought Christmas dinner was special but today my mother said "that is always so much work because nobody helps to make it or clean up after I should have cancelled it years ago, I hate having all those people over".

Well that is a nice how do you do, I just said this week that I don't like cooking Christmas dinner for a big group because it is too hard......although I finished that any other time of year I'm good with any other meal. Its not that I don't like having people over and I never expect them to help clean up its just the labour intensity of the whole Christmas dinner thing. :o)

When I read about other families traditions and their goings on this Christmas Eve I am green with envy on the thought that they make every effort to be together this time of year, they plan and make it happen.

My mother called me on the weekend to say "you can come over at any point to pick up your families gifts, everyone dropped theirs off".

I went so far in past years to deliver each and every siblings gifts (hand deliver) to their house until I realized they didn't care to see me and I wasn't really keen on being with them too long either. I also went to visit each one on Christmas day to see what everyone got (which I love to see what other people get) and one had their families gifts all put away by noon the next day (because it caused a big mess under her tree), one showed some items but then complained about what another sibling got him and the other said "look you see it".

I missed out on the family gatherings, the get togethers where being with family was the one and only important part. In my family that doesn't measure on anyones scale.

How fortunate that there are families out there who really do follow this guideline and I am happy to be able to share only a small peice of that by listening to their funny family stories and what happened and who did what. Not to mention how much fun they had seeing everyone.

It really makes me think that somewhere, somehow I pray I can make that change with my family.......if only I could find those damn adoption papers!!!!!

Forward -

I am looking forward to the Secret Santa party........I cannot wait to give my gift to my gal and I cannot wait to see who has my name. The food is always amazing the company is usually the bomb and the fact we are all together makes everything better.

I wish there was not a forecast for a Blizzard coming and this cold weather really sucks but its NB and its officially winter so I guess we are stuck with it.

I am on vacation in a day or 2, payday comes early this week and only 2 more gifts to buy. I know I've been saying 2 more gifts for 3 weeks now but this time I have to be right or else someone is gettin' nuttin' for Christmas........LOL

The one big thing I am most looking forward to....my daughters eyes on Christmas morning, that means the most to me in the whole wide world and the thought of my bestest friend calling me to say "I can't believe you did this", that is what I'm most looking forward to....that makes me the happiest to know the people I care about know the gifts I chose for them are specifically for them and while I was shopping for them they were in my mind and my heart.

Merry Christmas Everyone! Enjoy your time off - I know I will.

How is it that....

You work your tail off trying to get things done and BOOM someone decides "lets clean out my in-box before I leave on vacation"......lets forward everything to MELANIE!

I have a full in-box and all those lucky bastards are empty, nice!

How is it that everyone else is allowed to be BUSY but when I get busy I'm not allowed to get upset and pissed off but everyone else can be grumpy and have nobody talk to them but it seems as though people poke and poke when I'm upset...fuck off!

The ultimate question "ya busy", yes A-hole I am and if you ask me to get up and leave what I'm doing for you then your more of an A-hole than I thought!

Yes its friday and I'm pissed off, people are in a rush to get the hell out of here but decided it be ok for me to work my ass off while they roam the fuckin hall.

bastards!

Piss Off Santa

My daughter received her letter from Santa / Canada Post last night.....



What a stinkin' rip off that was and a total waste of time!



It was a form letter, you heard me, it was general so they could "mass" produce them. I guess they must have had that written into their new contract due to writers cramp!



Bastards! I want my child to matter and receive a hand written letter, she was waiting and waiting for that to come and it was not even taylor made to her and what she'd asked for.



Nice! Thanks Santa!

That really helps me with having the spirit of Christmas in my heart. I feel much better knowing your trying to green up the world, you should have just e-mailed the stupid letter then!

Tip

Here's a tip!

Don't drive with your dog on your lap, regardless of his size!

Some idiot was driving with their medium size dog on their lap today going through an intersection and almost - I say almost but it was much closer than almost ran into the vehicle in front of them, it was so close that the dog yelped and landed on the dash!

Nice, you love your dog soooo much that you'd like to see him go through the f'in windshield? Yeah your a great dog owner / lover aren't you?

Idiot!

Random Poop

Why are legwarmers coming back into style, they weren't the best looking peice of a wardrobe in 1985?

FYI - When you (MOM) cut someone off in the middle an explanation they are giving to YOUR child and emphasize that no its not that extreme of a case you should SHAD UP!!!!!!

Time - who the hell changed the date and time on me?

Baking - I have become this domestic diva all fo the sudden in the kitchen, I cannot stop baking...I've made 200 truffles and I'm going to make more, pumpkin bread, 2 banana breads, cup-cakes (that are so darn good) and I'm planning short bread cookies....what the hell is wrong with me?

My cell phone - the bastard keeps shutting itself off and its pissing me off

The phone - in general (work or home)

Shopping - I am so not happy with my shopping this year, I have a few great gifts but not lots of amazing gifts.....I'm bummed out that I had a hard time buying for some people this year, most years I am very pleased with my gifts but this year I look at the pile go "meh".

Wrapping - its endless! OMFG! Will it ever end? I have to stop wrapping everything, last night I basically said screw it and started using my gift bags for everything, plop, plop - done!

Cleaning - who the hell is going to clean my house while I'm baking and wrapping all those gifts? Who? If you say my DH I swear to god I'll scream! so don't!

I'm warning you!

Drivers in F'ton suck!

Why is it

Just when I think I'm ok I'm not?

I know I've bitched about this before but the 3 steps forward and 2 steps back...

On Sunday I rushed home from my DD's concert to make cupcakes for her Tuesday night Sparkes Christmas party.......I made 24 large cupcakes, frosted them fancy and then melted choc chips and drizzled it over top and placed a red or green M&M on them...they were beautiful, so beautiful my gorgeous daughter says "mama! they are so beautiful you should earn a badge for those!"

Thats my girl...my response was "honey mommy already earned her baking badge, why do you think I can do this kind of thing?" LOL

We got home, later than usual because of the poor road conditions and the message on the phone was..."sorry have to cancel the party, we will do it in January when we start back".

Oh Man! The girls had exchanged names and DD was so happy to watch her friend open her gift.....that sucks!

What sucks worse...I have 23 cupcakes with my name written all over them. Oh well, more treats for me!

Sno Ho, Ho, Ho

Our first real snow happened over night and you know what that means?

Idiot drivers who fail to clean off their car. Some don't bother cleaning it all at all in the hopes if they drive faster it will just blow off. You idiot it does blow off onto my car or right in front of me.

What about those other stupid asses that only clean off their front window and leave the sides and back covered...you only need one window to see out of? I can't figure out why the car makers waste their money and charge us more for the other WINDOWS!!!!

For god sakes dumbasses clean off your vehicles! Its snow, it requires removal unlike rain that just slides off! Grrrr

Use Them! For God Sakes Use THEM!!!!

What am I referring to?

Your god damned blinkers! Use blinkers, use blinkers, use them....I don't care if your in the turning lane you are still required to use them, its not like they will expire or wear out! For god sakes don't worry they aren't going to wear out on anyone in this city!

Last week on the way home I was following this idiot home who was driving slow to begin with and as I was preparing to pass them when they decide to yank the car into a driveway, they didn't even slow down enough to make the driveway, they squealed their tires making the turn...WTF? You fuck nut! What is wrong with you? You don't slow down to hit a driveway that is narrow going 60 kms/hr? nice! Luckily I was back enough to slow down before they could hit me.

Yesterday some old lady who (god love em) couldn't see over the steering wheel just pulled out in front of (she had waited some time, we saw her and hubby said "she's going to wait until we get up to her"). Guess what happened next? Just as we got to her...she pulled out in front of us (we had to slow down) and then drove 30 kms/hr, why pull out in front of someone if your not going to get it up to speed?

Today on my way across the river some A-hole cut me off on the bridge I was trying to get into the inside lane and he wouldn't speed up or slow down (MY blinker was on), he stayed at my bumper, finally I got over and you know what he did? Got into the other lane passed me and then cut me off to get in front of me? Are you on crack? No blinker was used!

Listen I don't want to be in an accident they cost money, I ain't got no money to feed the system any more than I already do and I'm sure most of those A-holes who can't drive can't afford any more either so why don't they try to stay out of my way and I'll try to stay away from them...but really they should have to wear an "I suck at driving" sticker.....

What do you think? We could hand them out for free so long as they promise to put them on their cars (front & back)!!!!

Advent Calendar Day #2

Wow! Who would have thought that a box filled with toys and treats would get a kid out of bed so fast? Well really it only makes sense doesn't it?

Yesterday the gift was too big to fit into that tiny 2x2x2 little cubby so I wrapped it up and left a note in the cubby that said ...."to find your present go to mama's sock drawer".......well you would have thought we lit her on FIRE! Zoom, down she went.....what a kid.

This morning I stood in the hallway and said "Oh Daddy did you know today is Dec 2, the 2nd day of the advent calendar?"

ZOOM! goes this kid past me......cracked her door open to find a bracelet.....

She makes me laugh, she didn't want to wear the rubber, plastic bracelet to school today in case she lost it. I said "that never stopped you before from not wanting to wear things to school?"

She says well its different, it came from my advent calendar and its like a Christmas gift......oh well maybe I'll wear it then.......

thats my kid! Gotta love Christmas.