It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Any of you who know me know what a huge Grinch I am at Christmastime.
BUT - for some reason, I am really excited for Christmas this year! We even bought a huge tree on Saturday - who knew??? Toots had the great idea to put it on our back porch - which is a screened in room with a sofa, chairs, tables/chairs, fireplace - basically our family room. The tree is awesome out there!

The other news I have to discuss is that I fired my housekeeper. I have had "help" for years now, and it was driving me craZZZy to have someone in the house, always on the cell phone and always doing endless loads of laundry, and constantly moving MY stuff around..... Look, I have 2 teenagers and I stay home - having a housekeeper three days a week is absurd! Seriously, my house is cleaner with the kids and I cleaning it - and Mr Wonderful is delighted our water bill will be lower since I don't do laundry every time I turn around. I will do it once a week - and the kids are learning how to do their own washing. It's all good. The best part? Saving the $$ that we were spending on the housekeeper!

I do have sad news to report - If you read blogs from my "Momma's Favorite Blogs" list, Tracye from Southern Hospitality lost her battle with lymphoma on Thanksgiving Day. Tracye is the reason I entered the National Bone Marrow Registry. Tracye, sadly, was unable to find a match. If you've ever thought about saving another life, please consider joining the registry. All you have to do is swab the four inside corners of your mouth and mail back in the kit and swabs the Registry will send to you. Nowadays, most bone marrow transplants come out of your arm, not your hip, like in the old days. Sometimes the docs harvest from the hip (often for a child's marrow) but if you could save the life of a dying person - it would be worth it!!! Please consider doing it - for your Momma and Tracye's 3 little girls (ages 3, 6 and 9.)

The Hairdo - WTF????

I just saw someone with that horrid Kate Gosselin hairdo.

WTF????????????????

Dang, seriously, woman, that does NOT look good. At all.

I guess the only good news is that it provides endless hours of laughter for those who see it!!!

Momma's Here, Children, Settle Down!

My Dearest Dish suggested I blog - I mean, I guess it's bout fricking time.

What's that? Where have I been? Well, settle down children, Momma's here now and I'll just tell ya what I've been doin'...

With two kids both applying to, touring, interviewing and all that implies for high school (yes, HIGH SCHOOL...) my time has been tight. I've played golf twice since school started. Sad but true. yawn.

Things are craZZy on the kid front. first, Shark decided he wanted to go to a military boarding school. So we found one in North Carolina that he was very interested in - I bought plane tickets to go visit and stuff - submitted his application, etc. Then I found out they were experiencing financial issues. Ok,so that's off the list. Then he interviewed at a school here in Houston, liked it, and maybe he'll go there, but he keeps asking us to send him to boarding school. I'm not sure he is mature enough to go....but we'll see. I'm Thinking About It.
Toots is trying to figure out which school is her first choice this week - or day. It varies daily - and while she is anxious, she is also excited. It's just amazing the stuff that is involved in high school. Yes, we could send them to the public high school for where we are zoned, but I think it is a tad too big. Too big being over 3000 students. But, ya can't beat the price!!

But seriously - truthfully - the main thing that keeps Momma out of The Kitchen is....Facebook. I love it! It's fast, it's concise, it's easy, it's on my phone - what else can you ask for, huh???

And that's all I've got, friends. I'm just happy living my life - fun friends, wonderful family, good health - all is well. I do stop by your blogs every now and then, but not as often as I should - and that's probably because I talk to a lot of you via Facebook.

It's Gonna Be a Good Survivor Season

Allow me to thank both ETW and Efen for their awesome blog subject ideas! I will definitely use them!!!

Last night's Survivor Samoa premiere was nothing less than downright Great. Ya'll know Momma lurves her some good TV, and this season may be the winner.
It's all because of a little Texan named Russell. Oh yeah.
So we're watching it and Russell tells this sob story about how he's a fireman from NOLA, and he was there during Katrina, and lost his best buddy, his dog. This whole saga is interjected with private interviews with Russell calling his fellow Survivors "idots" and "stupid" - ya know, mean names. We were laughing saying how we know a 'yat from NOLA just like that - and Mr Wonderful even says, "Thank gawd he's not from Texas!!!"
Right then, in his next private confessional, Russell says he's not a fireman, not from NOLA, wasn't in Katrina and doesn't even have a dog. Laughing while pouring out his team members' canteens of water, he continues to say how he's in control and he's the only one with a brain. In fact, he's from TEXAS (he says he's from Houston, but he's actually from Dayton - some small town an hour or more from Houston...)

This is going to be a season to watch. There are some smart players, and there's gonna be some good arguments - the egos were already starting to emerge last night.

Blogging

Ever since I started my blog, I find I am always reaching into the depths of my brain to have a topic. I would blog everyday IF I had an interesting topic.

So, I would love some Topic Suggestions, please!

Help Momma out!

Defriending - It's Not Just for Kids Anymore

Have you ever been Defriended by someone on Facebook? Well, kids, don't let this set you back too much, but Momma has.

It's the Ultimate Passive Aggressive Move. I mean, don't talk to someone who has virtually begged you to talk - just be passive/aggressive and Defriend.

Now, the good news for me is that it gives me just another step of distance that I have longed for, and am very thankful to have. Now I can post pictures and stories without worry of Former Friend getting mad. The distance feels good.

It used to be that people just talked it out if they had disagreements. Or they just get another divorce or whatever works for them.

So how do you deal with conflict? Do you face it and talk to someone you think is worth the effort, or just let it slip away and move on?

All Weekends Should Last 3 Days!

If Momma were Queen, all weekends would last for at least 3 days!


Mr Wonderful and I have really enjoyed this little Melanie Oudin in the U S Open. What a little powerhouse - she's just adorable! We are loving her!!

I hope my bloggers are enjoying today! Love ya'll!