Jan 01
I’ve been at home with my boys for the past week. Some might say a vacation. I might say more work than, well, being at work. Here’s my observations about this past week;
- Before you ask for a fancy webcam for Christmas, make sure you know a few other people that have one too. Otherwise you just end up looking at video of yourself. You can buy a mirror for much cheaper and get the same effect.
- Just because you have a fancy webcam and sign up on Skype doesn’t necessarily mean that Oprah will call you. Trust me on this one. I’ve been waiting since Christmas Day.
- Before you go to see a movie about blue people from another planet at 11am in the morning, be sure to have a bit of breakfast first. Apparently the combination of Diet Coke, buttered popcorn, chocolate, 3D effects and sitting in the 4th row from the front, all on an empty stomach, can make you very, very nauseous. And you’ll have to spend about 30 minutes out in the lobby getting some air, thus missing some crucial scenes that are important to the plot.
- I’ve been the victim of far too many “fly-bys” by 2 newly acquired Air Hog Havoc Stinger remote control flying mini helicopters. These are awesome little toys, but did you know that they can get twisted up in your hair if you fly it too close to someone’s head?
- Although it’s nice to be at home for a week, you will spend approximate 50% of your time tidying up after other people. All day long. Every day. Picking up the trail of never-ending stuff they leave behind them. Then you will spend about 25% of your time doing laundry. The remaining 25% will be divided between cooking, cleaning and sleeping. Do the math – not much time left for relaxing. Or blogging for that matter.
- It doesn’t seem to matter how many new toys and presents a child gets. They still have the nerve to utter the words “I’m bored”.
- The older I get, the harder it is to stay awake till New Year’s. And the less I care.
What did you do for New Year’s Eve this year? Did you make it to midnight?
Hope you had a great holiday! It’s back to blogging business as usual on Monday.
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January 1st, 2010 at 12:11 pm
You are SO funny. I really did LOL at your post today! Did I make it to midnight? Yes and no. No ’cause I went to bed at 11:00 and yes, cause some idiot phoned at 12:02 to wish us HNY! Who does that anymore?! Happy New Year to you my BFF.
January 1st, 2010 at 2:10 pm
I did make it to midnight. Very proud of myself for that.
And OMG, when I hear I’m bored during this time of the year I want to give said kid to a band of gypsies.
January 1st, 2010 at 2:13 pm
oh my gosh, i NEVER use my webcam. well, maybe once when the guy i was dating lived in colombia and would go back on holidays during college, but that’s about it.
i almost passed out from sheer starvation during avatar. no lie.
January 1st, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Holly Crap Cher, you are really starting to sound like Andy Rooney!!!!!! But again funny, funny, funny!!!!! Keep on truckin’ Love Ya xxxx
January 1st, 2010 at 7:44 pm
“I’m bored”.. sounds like another thing I did to my poor mother.
I spent new years at home alone watching TV. I went to bed just before midnight because I make a point of not being up at midnight. I’m a new years grinch.
January 1st, 2010 at 8:49 pm
well this post made me snicker out loud! so thank you for that!
avatar looks awful to me, but if i get stuck seeing it, i’ll keep your tips in mind!
and you need a vacation from your vacation. YEESH.
cheers to a new year, and hope it brings you all you are hoping for. and me too.
January 1st, 2010 at 10:32 pm
I stopped at “buttered popcorn.” Man, I love me some buttered popcorn.
Okay, on to the rest of the post…
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:50 am
We had the small helicopter too, but luckily my hair is short! Daughter number 1 did have an “incident”.
January 2nd, 2010 at 10:26 am
I was not in bed at midnight but was sleeping on the couch. I woke up at 12:15, said Happy New Year to my husband and practically ran up the stairs to get some sleep!
Happy SITS Saturday Sharefest!
January 4th, 2010 at 12:30 am
How about my little dude has a house full of new toys and all he wants to do is play with the pots and pans. Ah ha ha. Happy new year!
January 4th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
That is SO FUNNY about the webcam. Great insight!!
Me and the hubs each had one and used them pretty regularly when we lived in separate cities, but we haven’t even unpacked them since living under the same roof.
It took everything I had to stay up until midnight, but i did it!! And even had a little champagne to boot. It was nice. And then I promptly fell asleep.
Cheers girl – and happy new year!!
January 4th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
This is the 3rd blog that I’ve read that has posted about getting those mini helicopters stuck in their hair since Christmas! I’m SO glad my son didn’t get one of those! Haha! We just stayed home this year on NYE. Boo! But we did make it to midnight! Happy New Year!
January 5th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Ouch! I got the Air Hog haircut last Christmas. It’s so sad that we can’t seem to find them anymore. Ahem.
Cher
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January 5th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
Funny how that happens sometimes, eh?