HAPPY HOLIDAYS

There's no place like home! There's no place like home! I am sooo glad to be back home!! WOOTS!!

Thank God the Christmas HOOPLAH is over!! Holidays are rarely "happy" for me. Like I said prior to the holiday, there are things that I like and things that I dislike. Overall, I HATE TRIST-MY-ASS!!! But here's what was cool about it this year. I ate till I was sick!! That's always the best part. Then I napped cause I can never lay off the Tryptophan ! And best of all...the ordeal of exchanging presents was quite painless this year for some reason. Not too many presents going around, which I LOVED!! And get this, my parents didn't even put up a tree. Yes that's what I said...NO TREE! That was a little weird, but I think that's why this Christmas didn't feel like a Christmas. Maybe that's why it was so painless. Could it be that the tree symbolizes everything that I HATE? That sounds absurd...

So anyway to update my findings from last year...Petey is STILL ever so gay!! I so enjoy watching his progression!! Its the best thing since...since...hmmm....since NKOTB!! lol He will make such a great Homo!! He has a sense of style. Hes cute. And he hangs all over his gorgeous sister!! Its so adorable! I'm thoroughly enjoying watching this young chap blossom. It almost makes the holidays worth it. :)

So back to life I go. Hope everyone had a splendid time. Huggz to all!!

EXPECTED SURPRISE

I don't care how many times I watch THIS...I crack the fuck up!!!



So I'm wondering what was the ONE GIFT that made me react this way as a child? Hmmm.... Maybe I was excited about a bike. But i don't think I was ever THIS excited. OHHHHH but there was that one time when my brother sent me a card with a crisp $100 bill in it. I was probably 13 at the time...and at a period in my life when a
C-note was HUGE!!!

This year, I think the only thing that would make me react this way would be a phone call from Guy. But if that ever happened I would surely need to be rushed to the hospital for oxygen. Well see if Santa opens my letter in time.

What have you ever gotten to make you react this way? BE HONEST!

CHRISTMAS PARTY

I have not tried to hide the fact that I hate Christmas. I REALLY, REALLY hate it! This season is like Chinese water torture to me.

Heres what I HATE about Christmas:

Parking Lots--It is IMPOSSIBLE to pull into a mall or any store for that matter without a near brawl amongst drivers for a place to park. YIKES!

Store Aisles--If youre lucky enough to find a place to park, then you have to brave the insane people that are clumped together INSIDE the damn place. It's imopssible to move sometimes.

Long Lines--Do you REALLY need those items in your hand? If the answer is yes I hope you brought a tent and a comfortable pillow cause youre gonna be a while.

Commercialization--Christmas has become its own Corporation. It begins before Thanksgiving now, and I REFUSE to take part in that early insanity. Cant we get thru the thankful part of the year before we act like Devils to get the last PS3?

The Devil--Listen to me good people! Nothing brings the DEVIL out of people like Christmas!! I worked retail several years ago and somehow I survived my first Christmas season. I vowed that I would be out of there before the next. Luckily, I was able to achieve that goal.

Presents--I know this will sound INSANE, but I hate exchanging presents! I have a hard enough time keeping my place clean. Now, I have to find a place for more shit. But I suck it up and participate for the sake of harmony.

Family Gatherings--This one is a double edged sword. I hate it and I like it. I hate it because I see some people that I cant stand. We sit around a table and pretend to like each other for a few hours and catch up on whats going on...like we care! *sighs*

Energized Kids--During the holiday season, my students become electrified zombies. They are energized and hyperactive to the point of accomplishing little to nothing in their studies. Its a force that is extremely difficult to deal with on a professional level.

The Class Christmas Party--Oh dear God this could be a blog all on its own! May I get on my soap box for just one damn second? Schools were designed to be institutions of LEARNING! Not PARTYING! Yet if we dont have a class party, we become the ASSHOLES! These parties make me fucking insane! Everyone shows up! You know!! The parents that you have been BEGGING to come sit with you for a conference because little Johnny doesnt know SHIT! They wont return your calls or come meet with you for the sake of their child's education...BUT theyll come eat your cake and drink your punch for the fucking party! THEM!! Those assholes!! And then of course, because Mommy and Daddy are there, your students think they can act amock and do whatever the hell they want to do, destroy the classroom, run around, scream and yell, because they think I wont correct them in front of their parents. WRONG!! Trust me when I say I have a very effective "teacher look." I can stare down the most insane child and get a cowering response. WOOTS! OK off my soap box...where was I? Oh yeah I hate the damn Class party.

Now so you dont think I'm a complete asshole...

Here's what a LIKE about Christmas:

Scents-- I love the smells of Christmas. Cinnamon, hazelnut, hot cocoa, mint, cookies baking. *deep inhaling breath* THATS WHAT I LOVE!

Food--I LOVE my food. So a feast is right up my alley.

Lifetime Christmas Movies-- I KNOW! Its seems very weird that I would HATE Christmas but LOVE these movies. But I DO! I think they are the BEST!!

Rudolph--I have to watch the Rankin Bass Production of Rudolph every year or I'll die!

Family Gatherings--I see people that I only see once a year; the ones that I actually LOVE! There ARE a few of them. But not many!

***So I guess when all is considered, there is a WEE little bit of Cindy Loo Who inside of me? But NOT much!

NAUGHTY SANTA

Anyone who really knows me, KNOWS how much I HATE Christmas. I HATE it, HATE it, HATE it. Is that clear enough for you guys?

BUT...

This goes way too far!!!! Apparently, Austria has banned Santa Clause from its elementary school classrooms because they claim they don't want children to get confused about accepting gifts from a stranger *rolls eyes*. Even I have boundaries to my disdain! This is pure INSANITY! One of the few good moments that I actually enjoy about teaching is the excitement that my students bring into the classroom during the holidays. They make me WANT to enjoy the holiday. Whether I do or not is a whole other blog.

But the point is this...kids are kids!! Let them be kids!! They will only be kids for a very short time because innocence is lost earlier and earlier these days. Let them have their Santa Clause. FUCK POLITICAL CORRECTNESS!! Its nauseating. If you don't like Santa Clause...block your chimney and bar your door!!! Don't shit on everyone else's fun!!

And while were discussing this...I don't care that Rudolph isn't an original reindeer from Santa's "real" team!! Rudolph ROCKS MY PANTS!! So don't even go there!!! YA HEARD!!