30days left

My kids are super excited that there are only 30days until it's Christmas Eve. I'm not ready. I keep putting off the shopping for the next time I'm out. Today is a Monday, I could be out with MJ shopping for things for hubbie but i'm pretty sure at almost 4yrsold he's going to spill the beans and even tell his brothers what was bought. He's my little squealer. He'll tattle on everything lately. "MOMMMMMMMM TJ is putting clothes in the washing machine", and you know that's a good thing but since he's not allowed to touch the washing machine he assumes the 9yrold isn't allowed either. I've started the "Thanks for letting me know what's going on" answer to almost everything. Maybe he'll eventually get tired of telling me everything or maybe he'll still tell me and it might be something "newsworthy?" I haven't decided which way I want to go with this, it's a bit of a catch involved. I could hear "MOommmmmm Dad's taking the tires off your van" or I could hear "MOMMMMMMMMM Dad's hiding in the bathroom downstairs and he's got a box and some tape, and red paper and MOMMMMMM I think it says "M" on it maybe is it M(insert hsi own name)"And the funniest part of these stories is he tells them while bouncing like he's on a pogo stick. He Springs with excitment. ACK! ACK!!! I'm going to have to be much much more tricky this year me thinks.
This weekend we watched The Santa Clause, a good get you in the mood movie. I'm sure it's all to do with that Turkey fest going on Thursday in the USA? I've not seen any Christmas movies, or shows on the Canadian Stations yet but I think they usually wait for the Dec1st kind of thing.
How is your shopping going? or are you not shopping? The malls were Full Saturday here, parking was iffy.

It's getting exciting here,

So it's mid to end of November here, and it's Getting close to US Thanksgiving. The neighbours to the south are getting all drooly over Turkey sites, while me little miss (hahaha I said little) Canada is up here thinking of all the things I haven't done yet for the end of December. I went to my WW meeting last night that's where I talk about my ass and it's size and where it should be and how it's not where I put it last week and so forth. I'm up 2lbs of Birthday goodness from that Holiday I Self Proclaimed for the 16th of November. oops! I guess that's what I get for bragging about my rings falling off? Maybe some good quality water drinking will fix it.
Today the boys have no school, who ever thought that having all the conference days for teachers during the school year was a good idea, should re-assess. There are grand scale discussions going on right now in 1 boy bedroom on the size and shape of a car track and his ability to make his cars go faster then they are rated for without falling off the track. I think he's telling everyone not in the room with his play by play. There are 2 boys in the living room discussing in elevated voices as only a 9yr old and almost 4 yr old can do, about how the singing on Mickey Mouses' 3 Musketeers is not as good at the shriek... I mean singing of some HSM peoples. I think both are wrong what we really need is a good low key dosing of White Christmas, ahh Bing you really do make life look so much easier. How is it that you set up a huge STAGE show in about a weekend while the rest of us struggle to with costume changes for the white that is about to fall at some point.
I was actually surprised that the white didn't show up Sunday, it's something I've counted on for the last 30++++++ years but nope none, it was rain rain rain. I'll have to find the pictures I took of the construction site in our back yard. If only my brain could figure out how to get the pictures from TJ's Camera on to My computer. I will figure that out.

My Family's Holiday

Today is a Holiday in my world. Today is My Birthday!!! Happy Birthday to ME, and my brother and sister too. :)