My Buddy D. says he has to leave. You all know I'm the big crybaby around here but this time I know tears won't stop him ( I shed a couple anyway,yeah I'm a crybaby so what ) and that he is doing what he feels he must.
I am just so damn glad I had the chance to know you D. You've been such a dear friend to me and I will keep your friendship forever in my heart. How is it I wonder that you can feel so close to someone you've never had the chance to meet? I think it's because you shared the deepest part of yourself with us Diesel. You weren't afraid to show your love or to speak it either. That's rare. You made it easy to like you by being your true self.
Your writing is so special and I expect to see your name on an album cover someday under lyrics by....... If Patty's as smart as she looks and I'm sure she is it won't surprise me a bit to find it on one of hers. Just make sure you include "Diesel" so we know it's you.
I won't forget you D. I'll think of you when one of those big engines rumbles by my house. Be well, be happy, you and Pook. Love you. Big Hug.

I spent the better part of yesterday boxing up my Christmas decorations. Seventeen boxes. Seventeen boxes! Am I nuts or what? I decorated every room in my house. Yes bathroom and bedroom included. No more! I will not do it again. Those seventeen boxes don't even include the huge pile of things I decided to not keep and to send to Goodwill.

Next year I will decorate with candles and greenery and a small tree. I mean it. Oh and guess what else I did this year? I had started putting the gifts I had bought into gift bags when Miranda told me Oh Mom those aren't any fun. We need to open wrapped boxes. So you guessed it I took everything out of gift bags, sat on my butt for five hours boxing and wrapping gifts. No more! Next year it's gift bags. Fun or not. I've already warned Miranda.

So now those seventeen boxes are neatly stacked waiting for Rog to carry them up to the attic where as of right now I don't care if I never see them again.

And you know I have no reason to be pissed off about it, I did it to myself. I was the one who thought I had to have my home decorated from top to bottom like something out of Christmas Home Beautiful. No More. I'm telling you. My new motto's will be Less is More, and Live Simply.

O.k. Done whining. Bring on a wonderful day Lord !

A Dictionary for Women

Airhead (er*hed) n. What a woman intentionally becomes when pulled over by a policeman.

Argument (ar*gyou*ment) n. A discussion that occurs when you're right, but he just hasn't realized it yet.

Balance the checkbook (bal*ens da chek*buk) v. To go to the cash machine and hit "inquire."

Bar-be-que (bar*bi*q) n You bought the groceries, washed the lettuce, chopped the tomatoes, diced the onions, marinated the meat and cleaned everything up, but, he, "made the dinner".

Blonde jokes (blond joks) n. Jokes that are short so men can understand them.

Cantaloupe (kant*e*lope) n Gotta get married in a church.

Clothes dryer (kloze dri*yer) n. An appliance designed to eat socks.

Diet Soda (dy*it so*da) n. A drink you buy at a convenience store to go with a half pound bag of peanut M&Ms.

Eternity (e*ter*ni*tee) n. The last two minutes of a football game.

Exercise (ex*er*siz) v To walk up and down a mall, occasionally resting to make a purchase.

Grocery List (grow*ser*ee list) n. What you spend half an hour writing, then forget to take with you to the store.

Hair Dresser (hare dres*er) n. Someone who is able to create a style you will never be able to duplicate again. See "Magician".

Hardware Store (hard*war stor) n Similar to a black hole in space - if he goes in, he isn't coming out anytime soon.

Childbirth (child*brth) n. You get to go through 36 hours of contractions; he gets to hold your hand and say "focus,...breath...push..."

Lipstick (lip*stik) n On your lips, coloring to enhance the beauty of your mouth. On his collar, coloring only a tramp would wear...!

Park (park) v./n. Before children, a verb meaning, "to go somewhere and neck." After children, a noun meaning a place with a swing set and slide.

Patience (pa*shens) n. The most important ingredient for dating, marriage and children. See also "tranquilizers".

Valentine's Day (val*en*tinez dae) n. A day when you have dreams of a candlelight dinner, diamonds, and romance, but consider yourself lucky to get a card.

Waterproof Mascara (wah*tr*pruf mas*kar*ah) n. Comes off if you cry, shower, or swim, but will not come off if you try to remove it.

Zillion (zil*yen) n The number of times you ask someone to take out the trash, then end up doing it yourself ...anyway.

I got a thesaurus for Christmas. I asked my daughter for it. She thought it was kind of a goofy Christmas gift but I like it. I've been flipping through it and find it interesting (engrossing,fascinating, riveting....). Take the word furious, another way of saying your furious is "in high dudgeon" I didn't know that but I may try to slip that in sometime when I am really ticked off at Rog. BTW, really ticked off is not listed.
I like the words for drivel (nonsense) too. They include rubbish, garbage , gibberish, balderdash, poppycock, twaddle, waffle, tripe, hogwash, mumbo-jumbo, the Brits may say , stuff and nonsense or tommyrot.
That's interesting stuff for one as easily amused as I am.

O.k. enough of this twaddle, I've got work to do. Hugs.

Wow I feel like I've been away forever. I hope each of you had a great holiday. My weekend was wonderful. My daughter, her husband and my Mother-in-law all came for dinner Christmas eve. We had a fun time. And my meal turned out to be delicious. Turkey,mashed potatoes,cranberry sauce. pasta salad,dinner rolls,gravy,corn and my favorite chocolate dessert.

Yesterday we went to church in the morning and then to one of my brothers homes for Christmas with the whole family. Could any of you hear us? I was pretty sure the noise from us all could be heard at least 2 or 3 states away. There were so many kids and family members there it was great.

Today I told my daughter I'd go shopping with her. Although I should stay home with my husband since he has today off. I always get a week off at Christmas when our plant shuts down over the holidays. One of my favorite perks about working there. My sister and her husband are up from Mo. and tomorrow I am getting together with her and my other sisters (no kids this time) to visit.

On a sadder note my Aunts funeral was last Friday. It was just like my Aunt to have had her funeral planned out to the last detail. She left a message to us all asking us to enjoy our Christmas and even asked that we sing a Christmas carole (Silent Night) at the service. This always was her favorite time of year. I'll miss her.

Now I'd better get a move on and get around. I am going to take the time to read all your blogs and get caught up real soon. Hope you are all well and are having a joyous holiday. Hugs,Pie