I was cc’d on this, was sent to santaclauss@northpole.com

Cousin Santy,

Please be advised that even though your books show this young lady to have been bad all year long I need to help you get your books in order. What your books show is not really true. I think the Grinch has had a Gremlin secretly erasing the good Karen has accomplished and re-writing bad stuff about her. I know this young lady and I can confirm she has been good.  Please see to it she has a good holiday.

Thanks

Cousin Butch

Soooo, I was being super mom last night making cupcakes for my daughter’s chorus program tonight and I realized I was out of butter. You can't make cupcakes without butter. I peeled off the jammies, threw on the jeans and drove to the inconvenience store next to my house. They didn’t have butter or margarine. Perhaps that is why I can’t bring myself to call it a convenience store. On to the next store. While waiting in line, I spot “Silver Bells” scratch tickets. This just happens to be the name of the song I am singing with Emma tonight. I bought 3 of them and won $100.00!

Thanks shitty store next to my house! Thanks fate! Thanks for randomness! And thank you, Tiny Tim!

I was watching Idol last with Emma. This is our Tuesday night ritual. We go upstairs and hang out with Cyndi. We try to talk and watch TV at the same time. Real family bonding! So we are talking and making fun of the Idol contestants and I mention Hanson. Emma had no idea who or what I was talking about. She has never heard MMM Bop! I don’t know what this means. Am I that old? Is she that young? Either way, I thought that was pretty damn funny.

Then on the way to work I put in a copulation cd and guess what was on it? Yup, MMM Bop. How could that not make you smile a little? I mean, carpe diem! Because in an MMM Bop, it could be gone. 


ps-I know I am a huge geek

Mark just found out he has high blood pressure. Really high. He has a monitor & now I am helping him plan meals based on the DASH diet. It's hard for this guy to fill up on veggies after years of eating processed foods. Any recipe ideas are welcome. Last night I made fish & mashed potatoes. Tonight it's shepard's pie with turkey & summer veggies. I am going to make him tuna fish today with celery, onions, low fat mayo, & a dolip of non fat plain yogurt. I might even throw in some chili powder for the old man. I had him shop for all the food last night, so I can teach him not to be fooled by things labeled "organic" and "low fat". He needs to start looking that the labels so he knows what the heck he is buying. He is scared, it is pretty high. It's weird, he works ot at least 4 times a week. I guess it's just that his diet is really bad. 

Here is a quick blurb to get you up to speed
Mark went to Texas for the weekend, Emma went to her dad's, I spent most of the weekend laying on the couch, watching Law & Order CI. 

I am just so fucking tapped out. All I wanted to do was eat and sleep. My sleep patterns are way out of wack, so really the only good part was the food. Man, leave me alone for two days and I fall right back into the pattern! Between work, Mark, Emma, and keeping 30 year old family secrets, I don't have a lot of time to relax. Maybe what I need to do is re-define what relaxation means to me. I had more fun at the movies tonight with Emma than I did all weekend. (I don't care what anyone tells you, Sydney White was cute & campy.) 

Anyhoo, I don't want to spread around the misery, so let's keep this short.
Mark is coming home tonight, thank god. I haven't really been able to relax with out him here. Emma is in the shower, when she gets out we are going to watch Teen Witch. After that, I have to get lunches and all that shit ready. Is this what life is? Lunches, movies, & ironing pants? 


I hope life isn't a joke, cause man, I don't get it