December 2008 Archives
Dec19

Winter Wonderland

Posted at 10:12 PM • View Comments

Woke up this morning to find video of snow coming down in Milwaukee on my local news.

I kept thinking, Oh look at those people getting all that snow. We don’t get snow like that in Manhattan.

Watched the ticker tape of school closings along the bottom of the screen. For schools my children don’t attend.

No snow day.

Off to school they went. And I set off to do an errand two errands.

I wouldn’t return home until five hours later.

We got snow. Not Milwaukee snow. But definitely snow.

 

Dec18

Yum Yum Soup and Mistletoe

Posted at 9:50 PM • View Comments

See the problem with Twitter is that sometimes at a real quick first glance it looks like you sent a tweet when it was just someone replying to you.

Either way, this morning I received quite a few emails. From people taking very quick first glances.

Some of them agreeing with the tweet I did not write. Some just asking questions … But still…


To make things even funnier, I saw another tweet from someone else. It’s not like he can’t see these tweets!


I think I should help the friend who did in fact send that very public tweet. It being the holidays and all.

And what better way to do that than by providing her with mistletoe etiquette.

You know, in case he comes out of her fortune cookie before the year is over.

(Notice I’m not saying his name at all and I keep repeating I didn’t write that tweet … hahaha I’m ridiculous.)

Anyway, according to kissing expert Andrea Demirjian, mistletoe is the ultimate 007 “license to kiss”, so listen up my friend, she says –

Make sure your “randy radar” is on to figure if it should be gingerbread sweet, or a wee bit saucier. Who knows, he might snog you right back!

Good tip for when you’re going to see that hunky mall Santa or well, whomever else. ;)

I’m going to buy a couple copies of Andrea’s book, Kissing, to give to friends this year. Not to worry ladies, they’ll be in the mail shortly.

Dec17

A lot Like Christmas

Posted at 10:02 PM • View Comments

On the way over to Natalie’s school this morning for her holiday breakfast, I stopped to take a photo.

Not that the photo did the parish house any justice but trust me, it looked like Christmas.


Her class was decorated with an endless amount of projects by crafty Kindergarteners.

Natalie’s gingerbread man is the first one. The yellow shirt and green shorts pearl necklace wearing man.


She was nice enough to step away from the breakfast to take a photo for me.

And soon after I was shooed out of the class along with the other parents.


Instead of going into the auditorium like we were supposed to do, many parents left.

I didn’t get the memo we were supposed to stay or that jeans with skulls and bones on back pockets are in style.


So I kept walking over to my breakfast meeting.

Behind the lady pushing one doggy in her grocery shopping cart as the other festive dog walked next to her.


Bare tree branches with weird pod like things growing on them caught my eye.


As did the wreaths on these windows


There is nothing like Christmas in New York

Dec16

Help a Child in Need

Posted at 6:51 AM • View Comments

I’ll get right to the point.

This is the season for giving and I want to give. To children.

The only way that will happen is if everyone reading this post participates.

Each comment posted below is the equivalent of $1 donated to DonorsChoose.org, the charity I’ve chosen.


More specifically, I will be helping Kindergarten classes with the money.

It could be just one class or many – depends on the amount of money raised.

From now through December 23rd, $1 will be donated for each comment up to $1,000.

You must post a comment answering the question below in order for it to count towards the total amount donated.

Randomizer will choose a winning post. That commenter will receive an Automoblox mini T9 pick up toy worth about $10.


(It won’t get there in time for the holidays but it will still be super cool when it arrives in the mail the last week of December. And if you don’t have a child or nieces and nephews… It’ll look pretty cool on your desk.)

Help spread holiday cheer to Kindergarten students.

Here’s the question:

As child, the Christmas/Hanukkah gift I wanted but never received was a _____________.

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