We interrupt this blog for Holiday Hoopla!!!

Tonight...The Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular!!

Tomorrow night-I'll be makin' some moola sellin' my STUFF!

I can't wait to watch "The Real Housewives" but my recap will have to wait until Friday!

Oy Christmas Tree!

Tickled Pink and Green (who of course loves all things pink) posted a photo of a pink Christmas tree on her blog. The one she found was from Wal-Mart. After some deliberation we (her blogging buddies) decided that a little pink tree might be cute in the corner of a little girl's room. Well my mom jumped right on it. She purchased two little pink trees in Florida and shipped them up to Jersey. My daughters were delighted. My husband, HORRIFIED. He's a pretty traditional guy from Vermont and a fake pink tree is enough to send him over the edge.


Luckily he managed to hide his disgust from my daughters. I set the trees up in their rooms and they decorated them with jewelry, Littlest Pet Shop figures, My Little Ponies and Barbies.

These trees will never make the pages of Town and Country, but they are adorable. When my husband saw what they did it melted his heart. Even he appreciated the joy these little pink trees brought to his girls.

Today I noticed the latest issue of Blueprint Magazine. What is on the cover? You guessed it-a pink Christmas tree! Not the Wal-Mart one, but a good looking tree nonetheless.

You know what they say...

"Tacky is the new tasteful!"

We're such trendsetters!!!

"Good taste--What a dreadful thing!
Taste is the enemy of creativeness."

-Pablo Picasso

It's da bomb!

Did you ever notice that some posts are complete duds? You write something you think is somewhat clever or interesting, maybe add a few pictures or links. Then you hit the "publish" button and wait.

Days go by, sometimes weeks...NO COMMENTS.

It soon becomes crystal clear that the funny little post you thought was so darn good has gone over like a lead balloon.

I guess I'll just have to work harder. :)

A Banner Moment

This morning a miracle occurred.

I experienced a moment I will never forget. I laid out an outfit for my four year old daughter. She walked in her room, looked at it and said "pretty!" She then proceeded to put the outfit on without hesitation.

Are you disappointed? Were you expecting me to say I won the Lottery or found a cure for the common cold? Sorry-that stuff might be miraculous to you, but this moment was completely rapturous for me...and I'm smart enough to never expect it to happen again.

Completely hilarious wedding dance!

Someone's on the naughty list!

Is nothing sacred???



Store Selling Controversial Santa Claus T-Shirts
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ―

A popular clothing store among teens is selling a line of controversial holiday t-shirts including one with a not-so-jolly message from Santa.

The t-shirt says "Santa Claus Hates You" as Santa is seen making an obscene gesture.

The Urban Outfitters at Arden Fair Mall doesn't have the shirts in stores yet, but you can find them online.

The store is no stanger to controversy.

Urban outfitters also sold gun Christmas ornaments last year.

And a few years ago the retail chain was criticized for selling a board game called "Ghetto-opoly."

Ugly is the new cute!

Have you seen the Ugly Dolls yet? These little suckers are really high on my daughters' Christmas list. They especially like the cute critter on the left. His name is Peaco. They also like Ox (see below) and Ugly Dog .

Ugly Dolls are adorable little pieces of art and they've won lots of awards. My girls might not get the puppy they want-but there WILL be Ugly Dolls under our tree this year!

Ox

Ugly dog