Mix It Up A Little, Guys.

Roy's still out of town. Can you tell I have tons of free time?!

One of the local stations here in Charlotte is already playing Christmas music. I love it, but for some reason when stations do this, they ALL play the same songs over and over again...and by the same artists! It drives me nuts and by early December, I'm forced to listen strictly to my Christmas CDs. I know there are tons of songs out there so mix it up a little, guys! I have compiled a list of Christmas songs by certain artists played on the radio that I have come to detest:

1. Merry Christmas, Darling by the Carpenters

2. Happy Christmas by John Lennon and Yoko Ono (this song is realllly annoying)

3. The Christmas Shoes (sweet song but it's played WAY too much)

4. Deck the Halls by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra

5. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Sarah Mclachlan (again, REALLY annoying)

6. Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid (I Hate this song!!!)

7. Feliz Navidad--(annoying by any artist...it doesn't matter who)

8. Same Old Lange Syne by Dan Fogleberg (does anyone know what I'm talking about? This has got to be the most annoying "Christmas" song out there....it's about a man who runs into his old girlfriend and they enjoy a conversation and catch up on life. It's really bad.)

And since I'm already complaining (Sorry, Jennifer), here is another Christmas issue I have. I'm making my Christmas card list but there are a few people who, no matter how many years I've sent them one of our Christmas cards, they NEVER send us one back. Even when we see them, they never acknowledge our card. I don't expect everyone I send a card to, to tell us they received it, but it would be nice for some people, when we see them in person, to say, "hey, we got your card! It was so cute!" or "Wow, your kids are getting so big. I LOVED your Christmas card this year". Should I continue to send them Christmas greetings or just give up. Most of them are family friends....nobody extremely close to us. Any advice?

Halloween Blog Challenge

First off, we are home from our anniversary get-a-way! We had a great time and I would post about it but my camera card won' t read on this computer, so I'll have to wait until Roy comes home tonight and use his work computer! Sorry. Stay tuned!

Second, I was driving home from the grocery store today and saw that many of our neighbors have decorated their homes for Halloween. Huge spiders climbing bricks, spiderwebs all over trees, styrofoam tombstones all in the flower beds...you know, classy stuff. So, if you have a house in your neighborhood that is just really over the top with the Halloween decorating, email me a picture for this blog. We'll have a little contest to see who's neighbors are the tackiest. Jessica, that house down the street from you may win:)