L’eggo My Eggo, Er, Vera Bradley

A big thanks to Debunot for the wonderful box of goodies I got in the mail yesterday as part of her Christmas gift exchange!

The box contained some cookies, a pink koozie, and this little gem:

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I now have an excuse to buy the matching bag! I ditched my diaper bag a long time ago, despite the fact that we’re still not in potty training nirvana. A mother can dream, can’t she?

Miss C helped open the box and grabbed this little goody immediately and said, “OH I want that!”

Hands off shortie. This is mama’s. I kind of miss the days she was mesmerized with torn boxes, cheap bows, and tissue paper.

I’ve been doing some last-minute shopping today in the pouring down rain. There’s something about 50 degree rainy weather that is not very festive. The last Santa present has been purchased by his lovely assistant—she drives a Pathfinder, not a sleigh, to assure she can maneuver through the traffic. Santa’s assistant has been to two different WalMart stores since yesterday (damn she’s dedicated or an idiot or stubborn or all three) to find the Biggest Littlest Pet Shop set only to leave empty handed and head for Target, which is where she probably should have gone in the first place.

 

Jesus, Beer, and Fish Sticks

Because my girls are way more interesting than the Spears sisters.

Miss C to Miss A the other night…

“Santa and Jesus are the bosses of Christmas!”

Miss C to the hubby Sunday afternoon as he was kicked back in the recliner watching football:

“Daddy can I get you a beer?”

No Daddy doesn’t want one, but thank you.

“Daddy you need a beer…let me get one for you!”

Grocery cashier to the hubby as she was scanning a few items, including fish sticks and beer:

“Sir, I need to see your ID for those fish sticks.”

Me trying to coerce Miss A to sit still so I could wrangle her Dora tennis shoes on her feet:

Miss A come sit on this princess chair!

“I not princess!”

Ohhhh…are you a queen?

“I not queen. I king!”

Saturday Links (Save for a Snowy Day Edition)

This is the post that was deleted over the weekend due to technical glitches. I haven’t posted Saturday Links since October and I collect them as I find them so I’m about to post a veritable linkapalooza!

I am sure you are not still working through your Christmas list like me, but just in case, here are some ideas.

Belinda at Ninja Poodles (one of my all time favorite blog names) has a wonderful post chock full of gift ideas. Just a few Southernesque words to entice you: RCs and moon pies.

Debunot posted a great gift idea list, with a touch of monogramming and Tiffany’s.

I wrote an article about gift ideas for little princesses, minus the usual cast of characters, at DivineCaroline.

Make a snowflake! (Hat tip, Rocks in My Dryer.)

Get in the Car! has a Philanthropic Thursdays series where I read about the horrible accident that blogger Bossy’s 11-year-old daughter was involved in last week. Go send Bossy and her family your blessings and prayers. Her daughter was bitten on the face by a neighbor’s dog.

Jess at Oh, the Joys wrote about the Hands on New Orleans Amazon wish list for a school rebuilding its library after Hurricane Katrina. This is a great way to be charitable while you’re already online doing some last minute shopping, like I was yesterday. (Please God let the three things I ordered for the girls, including the much wished for Barbie Island Princess DVD, arrive this week!)

Sugar Cookie Pops recipe from Southern Living. (Hat tip, Manic Mommies.)

Jam thumbprint cookies from Loralee’s Looneytunes.

Mama’s dreaming of a candy cane martini Christmas.

Skip to My Lou has photos from a wonderful Santa breakfast she hosts for her son’s basketball team (check out the cute snowman powdered donuts.) The first photo looks like a modern day Norman Rockwell painting.

Check out the Kohl’s Cares for Kids charitable giving program. The hubby’s aunt gave Miss C and Miss A adorable Dr. Seuss theme stuffed toys last Christmas. Frankly, everyone needs a stuffed Sneetch.

I love this Mom is Santa video. (Hat tip, White Trash Mom.) Apparently Mrs. Claus still likes to get it on with Mr. Claus!

Working Moms Against guilt is having a guilt free giveaway week so be sure to visit them and enter to win fabulous prizes (waves hand in a Vanna-esque motion.)

And last, a sweet video about two little girls in Kentucky getting a special Christmas surprise. If your heart doesn’t melt while watching this, well then you need to work on thawing that sucker out.

Happy surfing!

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