December 2009
Random score for today
Woke up (+1)
Vanilla Yogurt & banana breakfast (+0)
Wii bowling & Lego Star Wars (+3)
Laundry (-2)
Picked up Liz & 8 YO Jared at train (+2)
Went swimming with everyone (+4)
Forgot hairdryer (-1)
Hung all afternoon with Liz (+4)
Let kids (my 8 YO twins) and Jared play on Wii and eat chips all afternoon (+0)
Make hot dogs, burgers on the grill in 15 degree weather (+3)
Husband went out to dinner with the guys (+0)
Drove Liz & Jared to train (-2)
Watched The Parent Trap with kids (-1)
Lindsey Lohan version (-7)
Watching ET on TV now (+1)
Having friends visit really cuts into my nap time. Also, online time. Expect crankiness later.
Well, since you asked
My celebrity crush is George Clooney. Hubba Hubba, plus he’s a prankster, which is a sexy attribute in a man.
For the 1st time in almost 9 years, I washed, conditioned and dried my long hair without interruption from kids. Thank you Wii. *sniff*
RT @xrayedman: I sit here wondering when it was that my waistline started to include my nipples.
Bamboozled
The kids have talked me into taking them to see Alvin and the Chipmimks: The Squeakuel at 1:00 today.
Pray for me.
Being off for another week allows me to read Monday morning tweets at MY leisure.
Got my 1st Snuggie Spam today. It’s like they *know* me. http://twitpic.com/vl4le
Hey kids, go outside and play in the…mud. It’s 50 degrees in NY. Damn you freakishly warm December, you’re ruining my vacation.
I think I like this thing
So, after goofing around on Twitter for about 8 months I started my Tumblr account.
In a week I’ve seen respect, creativity, and generosity. And funny. Not bad for 4 days.
So, yeah… I think I’ll stay for a while. It sure beats bickering and pettiness. Oh, you’ve been to my house too?
My fat pants have forsaken me.
Always makes me laugh.
The Muppets: Ode To Joy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnT7pT6zCcA
Totally worth it
I think I must have broken some kind of record for continuous eating. I have been chewing and digesting for the past 9 hours. Except when I was drinking sangria.
Yum.
Is there any more cheese cake?
Creating a new tradition
Some of you have figured this out. My family does not celebrate Christmas.
When I was growing up in Eastern PA it was easy for my parents to provide my sister and I with fun activities on Xmas. We went to the movies, went ice skating or bowling and had Chinese fir dinner. We did it every year until I was in high school. We hung out with our other Jewish friends.
As an adult, I started going to Atlantic City on Christmas. My parents and sister’s family were there along with a large number of friends and other family. It was a lot of fun. We’d see familiar faces at every casino and restaurant. I went every year until 2000, when I was too pregnant to travel.
Now my kids are old enough to process that we don’t have anything to do with the holiday. But they want to feel festive. And I do too. So we’ve created something new in our family. We have a party on the Saturday after Christmas.
So yesterday we spent the day cooking, cleaning and dancing. We had the TV on all day with Xmas movies (which I love) and NOBODY bickered. With almost 9 twins, that is a major accomplishment.
We had a great day.
And now, it is 6:30 am. I’m lying in bed writing this (the mister HATES all this) and I can hear my kids downstairs making decorations for the table. They are truely lovely when they get along.
I love the holiday season.
Hammer time (aka Bloody Mary time)
