CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION

We have no snow. Sad.

Got it. The inevitable headache has hit, always the morning after I work a late night. After this week there is only one more week of Christmas hours - woot! - which means Christmas is next week too! Can you believe it?

I need more cards.

In case you haven't figured it out (Auntie actually did last night - smart cookie), I'm in a contest. My hunny's mom and I are racing to see who gets the most Christmas cards. She's not very aware of this contest, perhaps entirely as a result of her confidence in winning.

My hunny and his sister are trying to console what they believe may be my inevitable loss, I think. Telling me how her family is huge, and my hunny's dad's family is huge and they've been sending them out longer. But people, I refuse to believe I cannot make up for that fact with a whole lot of EFFORT.

Last year we sent out cards, but we'd only been in this house a few months and I can understand people didn't know how to track us down. So I clearly wrote our return address on each and every envelope, as a help. This year, I made sure that our address was still clearly put on every envelope we sent out. Overall, I'd say about 45 went this time. Seriously. Ho Ho Ho.

Now, I figured there was one final effort contribution I could make, an edge I could give myself that hunny's mom wouldn't bother with - the facebook daily countdown. Yes people, it's a REMINDER not to forget us, cause I love to win. Almost as much as I love Christmas cards! hehe

Perhaps I have no shame, not when it comes to healthy competition. and it's all in good fun (As long as I win!!) hehehe... Kidding....

Do YOU have my address? (wait, do I have yours?!).

I think the real victim here is the poor postal worker.

The one that I listen for, like a hawk, every morning.

The one that the minute I hear him, I fly to the door and fling it open like a hooligan!

I wonder if  I've almost given him a holiday heartattack yet.

If carrying all those Christmas cards hasn't managed to do so already.

Hope everyone has a great thursday!

Xoxo.

Leslie.

p.s. Yes, I have washed my hair since it was straightened, so no it's no longer straight anymore.

p.p.s. with Remy on her cycle now, she isn't making for a very contained walker. Oh my goodness.

p.p.p.s. I was feeling particularly evil and I called Montreal early this morning, just cause I was missing him.

Here's hoping my hunny gets off early today, so we can hang out.

xoxo

TUESDAY MORNING

It must be some sort of security day, because the two websites I tried to login to (fb and this one) both asked me to update my security info before letting me proceed. This site actually asked for my cell number. Nice try guys.

So, I'm trying to get into facebook and it asks me to put in a security question and answer.
I selected: What is the first name of the first boy or girl you kissed?

I answered and submitted.

Ok, I thought perhaps I wasn't supposed to put a capital letter for his name, so I retyped it in lower case and resubmitted.

Well, I don't know about you, but I remember who the first guy was that I ever kissed! I can't exactly pick a different answer, and really I don't see what's wrong with the person I'm putting in. Were they hoping for a girl's name? haha

Guess I will have to pick a different question, sorry buddy.

I just saw a commercial for Yogi Bear FISH OILS, with footage from the soon coming Yogi Bear movie. Somehow, I never would've put those two together.

I plan on relaxing today. I need to relax. I went to walmart before 6am, looking to pickup my last few stocking stuffers. In fact, my mental list only had 2 items (although you KNOW I left with more than those). Actually, I never even got those! I searched but they didn't seem to have either of them. Darnit!

Have a great day everyone!

Xoxo.

Leslie

O CHRISTMAS TREE

She's up!

Our new camera is still having issues, but the tree is up!!

and I had a little helper (besides my hunny of course! hehe....)

No my hair is not red. Have I mentioned we are having camera issues? ha!

Oh! and Remy has finally begun her first (and last!) cycle. My smart hunny has jimmyrigged a way for us to get through it, and here's hoping it doesn't last too long for her.

Bear gets his haircut monday!

Hope that you all had a great weekend!

Xoxo.

Leslie

p.s. as much as I LOVE Christmas, I find work wearing me out to the point that I'm counting down til it's over. I'm not sure that's a positive thing. Just getting used to it I suppose, and less than 2 weeks to go! LOL

COOKIES

The baking has begun!

Do you know what this photo is the beginning of? Homemade shortbreads!

Yesterday morning I started by making gingerbread dough, and refrigerating it for later.

Next I took on the shortbreads, those are my favorite!

I make them every year! Last year Jess and I tried the mixer and made a terrible mess. This year, I went back to the old fashioned by hand method, and they couldn't have turned out better!

And Remy was VERY interested in the process. She helped me by cleaning up every dusting of flour that hit the floor. As I rolled dough, I could see her head out of the corner of my eye following back and forth, back and forth. She's always so curious!

And apparently last year I must have bought new cookie cutters. I don't remember it. However, when I took mine out yesterday, I had all sorts of new metal ones. Never used. Before I had a bunch of plastic ones that are a nuisance, and one metal one. Now I have an entire set. Rob vaguely remembers me getting them after Christmas last year. YAY!! What a great treat. Snowmen, angels, everything!

And of course, I had the yuletide fireplace going on tv for awhile. Man oh man, my hunny can't stand that channel. I think it's rather nice.

After supper, I brought the gingerbread dough over to little Miss Rachael's, and we made the gingerbreads together. We both had on aprons and santa hats, she's adorable. The same age as Max, 5.

and of course, after baking we decorated!

Christmas is in the air! Cookies are done, maybe now later this week we will get our tree decorated.

Hehe.

Xoxo.

Leslie.