Most Annoying Words of 2011

Survey Says...

The Marist Poll recently revealed its list of

                 The 5 Most Annoying Words of 2011

(from Number 5)

drum roll, please

5. Seriously

4. Just Saying

3. You know

2. Like

And the Number One Annoying Word of 2011....

1. Whatever

I'm just saying, I don't think "Whatever" is that annoying

and shouldn't be singled out as

THE Most Annoying Word of 2011.

Seriously, like, you know...there are times when Whatever comes in handy.

Whatev. er. 

I would never hesitate to use it.

I admit I was happy I didn't see "Anywhoo" listed. 

Seriously, like, what would I do if "Anywhoo" was on the list of annoying words?

I'm just saying, would that, like, also make me annoying, by default?

Like, Marist University isn't lame enough, by,

you know,

publishing a list every year of annoying words,

I'm just saying.

Anywhooooo...

I guess there would be an upside of seeing

"Anywhoo" on the List of Annoying Words...

this blog would have made someone's top 5 List.

I'm just saying...

I think the word "seriously" is THE most annoying word.

Seriously, like, being serious is sooo annoying.

WhatEVER.

Merry Christmas

I hope you are having the

Merriest of Christmases. 

It feels so nice to leave the hustle and bustle of the season behind

and

focus

on

family

fun...

and

food.

Anywhoooo....

Do ya know what is almost as fun as celebrating the Yule Tide?

Celebrating the Crimson Tide.

Let's Go

BAMA

BCS Championship Game - Monday, January 9th

Alabama Crimson Tide vs LSU Tigers

Roll Tide

ya'all

We Believe

It’s Christmas Eve…

the one night kids don’t mind going to bed.

Off to bed…in their feety pjs…

with visions of sugar plums and Santa’s sleigh

stuffed with their favorite

whatnots and thingamajigs.

Question:

So who first tried to tell you that Santa Claus and his 8 tiny reindeer

were a figment of your parent’s imagination?

Probably some punk at school...someone who enjoyed every moment.

That kid probably had his own Santa fantasy prematurely ripped away.

Merry Jingle Balls Christmas.

Over the years…we never discussed the

existence,

non-existence,

or the existentialism

of Santa

with our kids…

and they never questioned us…

maybe because Jingle Balls Brian wasn’t in their class

to spill the Santa bag….

or maybe because our kids didn’t want to mess up a good gig.

Our three probably put their heads together and conferenced,

“What do ya think? Katwoman and PaulA as Santa???

Nah, they couldn’t possibly be Santa.

Although…Kat is filling out those red velvet pants.

As long as the payday keeps coming…why open our mouths and question a good gig."

Anywhoooo……….

In our house…

WE BELIEVE

in the true meaning of Christmas…

and also in the spirit of giving and sharing...

whatnots and thingamajigs....

St. Nick Style.

Sleep in heavenly peace….

this Silent Night.

Wait, It's Almost Christmas

Countdown

T minus 2

2 days until Christmas

It's Crunch time.

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and

Poor Santa is running out of time.

People are in a hurry, scurry, flurry....to get something.

Anything.

Getting errands accomplished means having to deal with long lines....

lines everywhere...

malls, haircutters, DD, the Post office.

There were still lines yesterday at the Post Office.

(Okay, I was last minute Kat in a long line with all the other Tom, Dicks, and Marys.)

The wait was long,

but a short line wouldn't be a wait? huh?

Anywhoooo.........

This time of year is a huge

HURRY UP and WAIT scene....

There are the lines at the registers....where you wait.

Then you switch lines...and wait even longer.

You wait for the waitress, then she waits on you.

wait, wait, wait,

Our Motto should be

outwit, outlast, and outwait.

Heck, even after Christmas you wait....

you wait to see if they like your gift....

wait to see if they use it, wear it, or ditch it.

Then you wait in line to return your gift.

I loved the attitude of the little girl I saw at the Post Office waiting in line with her mother.

She pulled up the floor,

sat her butt down,

and opened a bag of cheerios.

She perfected the sit and wait a spell attitude.

2 more days until Christmas.

Can't Wait.

My Favorite Thing

Doorbells,

and sleighbells,

and schnitzel with noodles
and oodles of Holiday Cards...
these are a few of my favorite things.

(definitely NOT the schnitzel with noodles.)

During the holiday season, I soooo look forward to holiday cards…

Merry Christmas,

Happy Hanukkah,

Kwazy Kawanza

I wait for the mailman to come around the corner in his mail truck with  his delivery...

“Close your door dude, you’re gonna fall out."

Think about it,
at what other time of the year do you actually receive personal snail mail?

(The letter from your probation officer doesn't count.)

I'm talking about letters hand delivered by a letter carrier...

Old School style…

NOT the electronic inbox: “You’ve got mail.”

Sending holiday cards is a monumental task

so I appreciate the time someone puts in attempting to mount it...

(you know what I mean)

I know, from personal experience, the degree of difficulty involved with getting cards in the mail .

It is particularly tricky if you want to include a family photo,

especially one with the family dog…and have him looking straight into the camera...

not with his head down...licking his privates.

(my dog's favorite thing.)

Then there is the tedious process of

addressing,

stamping,

and licking

the envelopes.

Yuck!

Now that might be good job for the family dog...

at least put his tongue to better use.

“Oh Duncandog…Come here puppy...I have a project for you.”

Anywhooooooo………

There are many helpful short cuts to sending holiday greetings...

especially if you are computer savvy.

With your computer you can download, upload, or, my favorite..

off road.

Sending eCards...gets a better grade than those fCards.

The newsletter is a great shortcut for writing updates on the family

and it helps alleviate writer’s crap cramp.

I used to enjoy reading newsletters…

until I realized how painfully average we are as a family.

Okay....how painfully average I am as a human.

Although I have an affinity for Old School Snail Mail holiday cards,

there is an upside to receiving email greetings.

Yep, with online greetings you don’t have to wonder

“who” or “what”

had their tongue on the envelope.

ps.  our snail mail holiday card is on its way...

inching its way along to your house. 

Santa Off The Wagon

I don't know if you've heard,

but it's official...

Santa has fallen off the wagon.

Maybe some of you aren't surprised by this and were already a little suspect

due to his rosy cheeks, loud laugh, and loud clothing...

but it happened.

Santa fell off the wagon 2 weeks ago.

I was decorating our Christmas tree and deep into the holiday eggnog mood. 

As I lifted our "santa wagon" ornament to place it on the tree...

Santa tumbled out of his red Radio Flyer

and he fell to the floor.


 

And then it occurred to me...

it came upon a midnight clear

(bare with me...this is how my mind works.)

i yelled to PaulA....

"OMG...PaulA....OMG OMG...

you're not going to believe it.

Santa fell off the wagon.

Do you hear me???

Don't you know how important this is???

SANTA IS OFF THE WAGON.

Will there still be a Christmas?"

Anywhooo..............

Santa Claus has a lot on his plate right now (besides cookies)

and a lot of people are depending on him to get around the world this Christmas eve.

Many good boys and girls will be terribly disappointed

if he doesn't get back on that wagon real soon.

DON'T WORRY BOYS AND GIRLS....

THIS KAT WILL SAVE CHRISTMAS.

Santa may have fallen off the wagon, but I promise to get him back on.

I will do whatever it takes....

even if I have to gorilla glue his ass to the wagon.

Re-Gifting Do's and Don'ts

What do you think of re-gifting?

Thumbs up? Thumbs Down?

Maybe it depends on what end of the re-gifting horse you are on.

Admittedly, one end might be more pleasant than the other.

I have been on both ends of the re-gifting horse.

The RE-GIFTER (the head)

AND the RECIPIENT (the tail)

So how did I know I was on the tail end?

 EASY…

I received the EXACT same gift I gave …

granted, it was wrapped in a horse of a different color paper,

but it was the same HORSE.

I like to call the “gift that keeps on giving”…the “boomerang gift.”

Years ago, I mailed a kid’s birthday gift…

and low and behold…

woosh…bang….

it came back to me months later.

So I’m guessing, they didn't like it?

Already had one?

Or…liked it so much they wanted me to have it?

I do think re-gifting is fine as long as you follow the basic rules:

Do NOT re-gift anything monogrammed…especially if the monogram belongs to YOU.

Do NOT re-gift something you have opened, tasted, or licked.

Do NOT re-gift something out-dated, worn, dirty, or dusty.

Do NOT re-gift partially used gift cards…($37.05) bad idea.

Do NOT re-gift animals, especially horses.

Anywhoooooooo………

Is it better to GIVE or RECEIVE when it comes to re-gifting?

You be da judge.

Sometimes the gift is better suited for someone else…say...

a cookbook for someone who cooks.

A book for someone who reads.

A saddle for someone who actually owns a horse.

So when re-gifting… Just do it…

correctly.

Just make sure you don't give…

the boomerang gift.
Even though someone else may be on the tail end...
it will be YOU
who looks like the horse's ass.