Men of a Certain Age

Have you seen this show yet? I think it's hilarious! This week Owen, the black car salesman, decides to be nice to customers. He feels great until he gets his paycheck! hahaha  .....you really should watch it....it's great and on demand.

Have a great day!

My most amazing day...

Last Friday I went to Joshua House to drop off my Christmas presents & I couldn't believe how small the gift pile was. My little donation didn't make a dent and I was sad because I know Joshua House shelters kids who have it really bad. Kids who don't have anyone to take care of them. They have been neglected and abused by their parents and aren't safe at home anymore and have nowhere else to go. They come to the shelter with the clothes they are wearing and that’s it. No toothbrush or teddy bear to help them through the next days and weeks.

Anyway, I left and was really sad about the whole thing. There are 40 children currently at the shelter, mostly teenagers, but the gifts were towels and sheets. Weird. I don't ever remember putting that on my Christmas list when I was a teenager.... When I got home I sent an email to my husband’s company community relations manager (she's also an owner) to see if she could send an email to everyone at the company and maybe we could get some more presents for the kids together. That was Friday night...

Saturday I had dinner with my Meet Up group and was telling everyone about what had happened the day before when one of the girls said she would love to help too...It turns out she works for Macy's. :)

As luck would have it almost everyone at my husband’s company took this week off but when he got home Monday he had a check from the community relations manager to help buy gifts for the kids at Joshua House! Yeah!

I already had a plan to go to Macy's and get clothes for the kids. I had my Macy's card and the check. I had a list of all the sizes and I was ready for action!

My Meet Up friend had all the junior clearance items on racks for me to choose from and it went so quickly! Together we were able to purchase 1 outfit for each child at Joshua House. Yep, that’s 40 outfits for $212!

Then I raced over to Joshua House to drop off the bags and the volunteers were so excited! They had just started wrapping presents but the pile was still pretty bleak and I took some of the outfits out to show and there were ooo's and ah's....it was such fun! Thank goodness I remembered to get gift boxes. It was soo fun to be together and laugh and hear stories about the kids and how excited they would be. It really was the most amazing day.

TOYSRUS

Did anyone go to toys r us Saturday?

They had the most amazing sale.

Board games for 4.99-7.99

and then Hasbro has a rebate coupon

I got battleship, chutes & ladders, twister + 10 others

for 2.99 after rebate!

I'll get through tons of birthdays next year!

I love the holidays!

Have a great day!

OMG, I have to walk a mile :)

Hey Girls...so you probably noticed my ticker on the right and I thought I would share. Scooby and I will be walking at Bark in the Park for the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.

Now Scooby and I aren't the best walkers. He is very easily distracted and I, well, I'm a roundy. :)

But this is such a great cause we agreed to walk for Charity and a great time.

I'll be sharing our mishaps on facebook and hopefully raising money for the Humane Society. My facebook badge is on the right so you can follow along too.

So if you have a few extra dollars you can spare I would appreciate your support!

Have a great day!

Please tell me why

Why do men leave their socks on the floor all the time?

Why, now that I have tile floors, is there hair everywhere?

Why does the dryer ring at the same time the oven timer rings?

Today hasn't been one of my better days.....   

:)

The Gap

How cute are the Gap commercials this year?

The girls outfits are so adorable.

I wish they had them in my size.

Have a great day!

A little anxiety today....

Tomorrow is the first holiday party and I am a wee bit anxious because my schedule is pretty tight.

Set up for Mistletoe Market (8am)

Assist with Marketplace (to 4pm)

*Remind the hubs to get a haircut*

Shower prep

Salon: Hair and nails

Mac: Makeup

race back home

dress

Hopefully I'll be dressed and ready to go by 6:30pm but it's more likely to be 7:30....I guess I should do my own makeup....hum maybe I can leave the volunteer market a little early...

Tagged...I'm it!

I was tagged by Jilly! This one is great. Have a great day and remember every days a blessing...

1. Have you started your Christmas shopping? Yes, I shop all year. When I see something I love, I pick it up and it goes into the gift closet.

2. Tell me about one of your special traditions. Putting up the outside lights, the tree and wreaths Thanksgiving weekend. Packing all the gifts and getting them shipped off and wrapping my hostess gifts and putting them under the tree till the party. I just love having everything done and ready so I’m not rushing around. I usually finish the Christmas cards and ship them on Wed before Thanksgiving so they are received Dec 1st.

3. When do you put up your Tree? Thanksgiving weekend

4. Are you a Black Friday shopper? Oh yeah Baby! That’s one of my favorite days of the year. The day after Christmas is my next favorite day ;)

5. Do you travel at Christmas or stay home? The hubs and I usually stay home

6. What is your funniest Christmas memory? When I was little all my family gathered at my grans. She was an awesome cook! She had 8 children and tons of grandkids…we were all together one Christmas in her little apartment and as we kids were rallying for the front row nearest the gifts, gran came out to take her place next to the tree. She lost her balance and toppled over into the tree. It was so funny! She was laughing and everyone was trying to help her up. She sat down in her chair and she was covered with silver icicles. She clapped her hands and said let’s get this party started! Hahaha.

7. What is your favorite Christmas movie of all time? Wow, there are so many! White Christmas is a classic, Preachers Wife, Love Actually but A Christmas Story can’t be missed!

8. Do you do your own Christmas baking, what’s your favorite treat? No, that was my grans favorite thing. She made this awesome almond cookie with a giant chocolate kiss on top.

9. Fake or Real Tree? Fake, Live ones don’t last long in the Fla heat.

10. What day does the actual panic set in to get it all done? Never. I usually have everything done and ready Thanksgiving weekend.

11. Are you still wrapping presents on Christmas Eve? Nope

12. What is your favorite family fun time at Christmas? Uh, around the tree part, opening gifts, seeing everyone smiling….

13. What Christmas craft do you like the best? Making the wreaths

14. Christmas music? (Yes or No) If yes, what is your favorite song? Oh, yes absolutely. Michael Buble’ has some great ones..I can’t really decide.

15. When do you plan to finish all of your shopping? Already done :)