I Ain't Said Nothin' But A Word...

Santa, Santa, Santa! How’s it going?    Since I’m sure you have your hands full maneuvering that sleigh, ‘dem deer, and that mountain of presents loaded on your back, I’ll make this quick. I tried very hard to be nice this year.   I really did, Santa.   Now, I admit, I had a moment, or two, okay, maybe three, but hey, things could have been worse.   Those moments of naughty could have gotten downright ugly but they didn’t.   I think I done good! The list isn’t long this year, Big Guy!   And do a girl a favor please and just stick to the list.   I’ve already been hit with enough surprises this year that I don’t need you to throw anything unexpected my way.   I’ve warmed right up to that new daughter-in-law the Easter Bunny dropped in my lap and the news of that new grandbaby coming next year…well, I’m still working on that one.   Santa, you know how I am about surprises and this year there have been some doozies! Okay, so as usual peace and good will on earth are

I’m a stickler for detail and I have an impeccable work ethic.   I also take issue when jobs aren’t performed to the best of one’s ability.   Times are hard so I don’t understand individuals who purposely jeopardize their bread and butter by scheming and finagling to not work at all.   It especially infuriates me when I know those individuals have other mouths to feed. This week I’ve encountered one heifer after another who made our collective experiences more difficult than they needed to be because they invested more energy in trying to figure out how not to do their job instead of just trying to do it and do it well.   The young girl at Jiffy Lube galled me first.   It should have been a simple car inspection.   New software had compromised their computer system.   She had excuse after excuse why she couldn’t do what should have been relatively easy to do.   One phone call to their sister store directly across the street resolved the dilemma and she took issue with my ha

I’m doing 25 Days of Christmas Trees over on Twitter.   I love Christmas trees.   Last year was the first time in many years that I actually put a tree up.   I’m excited about the tree I plan to put up this year.   Some folks do the tree thing right after Thanksgiving.   That is just a tad too early for me.   I’m more of a middle of the month tree person. Mid-December through the end of the year is all the tree time I like to handle.   My putting up a tree typically coincides with my feeling that “holiday spirit”.   I’m not quite there yet but I’m planning to be.   ‘Tis the season…and that season just has to have a tree.   Please f ollow me on Twitter and see some of my favorite decorated trees HERE .