Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Two thousand six hundred and forty-eight

Minutes until the Holiday crush is over???
 Number of green stamps it took to get a tricycle??? 
 Days until I can retire with full benefits from SS??
Times I have changed my password at work???


Survey says:

Number of miles it is to our new home in Boca Raton

That's right...we are packing up and heading out!

Move em on head em up

Sunday, December 25, 2011

COME ON BABY LIGHT MY FIRE

Come on guys, it's me....so not what you are thinking!

I bought Henry a Kindle Fire for Christmas...



You can all imagine:  We said we weren't getting gifts, I don't want anything. You are sending it back...
That was this morning.

It is now afternoon and I doubt that I could get it out of his hands with a crowbar.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!!

Friday, December 23, 2011

SANTA HOPS DOWN WRONG CHIMNEY--FACE RED!!

Historically, I organize our Secret Santa family event.  It is a very fun event.


This year I drew Kurt.  Kurt is a phenomenal Jazz Trumpet player.  I knew immediately what I wanted to do--a custom Jazz playlist for his iPhone.  Simple, right?  

I can make a playlist. 
I can go to iTunes.
I can GOOGLE H-E-L-P!!


Explanations varied from "it can't be done" to "just do it".

Take it from me--it can be done, but it certainly is not simple.

I picked out approximately 60 of my favorite Jazz tunes and made a playlist.  Then I tried to gift the playlist...which kept coming back with an error message that you could not gift part of an album only purchase.  


Now it would be nice if they told you which songs were the album only song.  You have to post it then you can see.


Went through this process four times.


Out of my 60 songs, I was only able to put 34 songs on the playlist for Kurt.  


You can go to iTunes and look at the playlists as follows:


Kurt's Jazz (created at 10:55)
Kurt's Jazz (created at 11:10)
Kurt's Jazz Holiday 2011 (created at 11:14)
Kurt's Jazz Holiday 2011 (created at 11:18)

...and...winner winner chicken dinner

HO HO HO KURT TO GO
go to iTunes and search!

It was exciting!  
I published an Playlist! 

My Secret Santa would be thrilled at the selection
 I am victorious!

Until I got the phone call--Kurt got two gifts today from his Secret Santa...mine and Grandma Betty's.

Could I be wrong?
Did I put Kurt's name down twice?
Whose name did I neglect?
Conveniently, I still had the cards from Thanksgiving in my car--when I opened it

Kurt was not my Secret Santa!!

Right house--wrong chimney!

Happy Holidays!!


Tuesday, December 6, 2011

TOO POOPED TO SHOP (NEVER)

When I was a kid one of my mother's favorite songs was "Too pooped to pop"
It was also known as the "Popcorn Song".  I can remember her singing it clear as day...I don't think I understood it until this morning.

Last night I got home from work and was EXHAUSTED.  I do not think I have ever been as tired.

I got into bed and just lay there with my cell phone in one hand and the TV control in the other.  At about 1:30 in the morning, Hen woke up and said "who are the people talking?"  

I said, Oh, I guess it is QVC. I vaguely remember people talking.

Turn it OFF!  to which I complied.


This morning I got up and had a confirmation from customer service at QVC.  They were confirming my purchase.
OK!  What is wrong with this picture?

It is a heel (don't wear those)
It is a "Shootie" (don't wear those)


Oh, yes, I MANAGE A SHOE DEPARTMENT!! Why would I buy shoes?


I was able to cancel the order, but I was pretty desperate trying to remember how to log in--evidently, not a problem when I am sleeping.


Sweet Dreams!