Just Curious... least favorite Christmas songs and why

I love, love, love the Christmas music! There are far too many favorites and not nearly enough time, space or desire to list them all. So, I thought it would be more amusing to find out what your least favorites are and why. Here's my top three: (Please don't hate me)

3. That song about the poor kid trying to buy shoes for his dying mom. The first time I heard this song, I was shopping in Lexington, KY and started doing the ugly cry so badly, I almost wrecked the car. This song is so ridiculously sad, and does NOT get me into the Christmas mood. Just a very depressed, curl up in the fetal position and want to sleep forever mood.

2. "Mary Did You Know"... of course Mary knew! These writers maybe never took the time to read the story of Christ's birth because it says right there that an angel visited her and explained everything. Yeah, she knew.

1. "Do They Know It's Christmas Time.." Bless Bob Geldof's heart, he always seems to have such good intentions, but this song is awesomely bad. It was written to raise money for the starving Ethiopians in the 80's and that's cool, but do they know it's Christmas time at all? I don't know, but I doubt Bono's, "Well tonight thank God it's them, instead of you" helped much. My favorite line is, "And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmastime" Well, I would hope not, because that's exactly what they need. They're starving and now they're freezing, Merry Christmas Ethiopia.

ps. We totally own this album;)

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All I Want For Christmas...

What were some of your most memorable Christmas presents growing up? These are some of my favorite toys that are sure to give you children of the 70's/80's the weird feeling! (ps. I totally stole this idea from Devri)

Woodsies- These were probably my favorite toy of childhood. I played with these until it was really just inappropriate. Squeakity Squeak

Star Wars and my Star Wars figures- Although I never got the original Princess Leia in white, only the Empire Strikes back Leia... the one in the brown. Not as cool.

Holy Panasonic tape player!- Did I rock out to my Sesame Street tapes and record myself for hours singing Disco Duck and Smokey the Bear?... Yes I did.

Barbie Townhouse with elevator-, the creme de la creme of Christmas gifts! I had one, and it was my most favorite thing in the whole world. Then my sister got mad and crushed it.

Thankful Thursday

Happy Christmastime everyone! There are so many things to be thankful for during the holidays, but here are a few things on my mind right now...

I am thankful for a garage.
Before we moved here, we remodeled a beautiful 100 year old home and loved it... BUT, there was no garage, or school bus service because we lived 3 blocks away. So, Scott or I, every day would stomp through the snow, heat, rain, whatever to get the kids back and forth from school or to the store, etc. It stunk.

I am thankful for Vicks Vapo Rub.
I've been slathering my children with Vicks, on their chest, nose, neck and feet... YES FEET! I heard if you put Vicks on the bottom of your feet while you sleep, you won't cough. So far, so good!

I am thankful for Christmas decor. I love seeing all my neighbors' houses decorated and also seeing pictures of what you all are doing. More, More, More! It really is magical, huh? I, of course, have not put a single thing out, but I will. You know, hopefully.

I am thankful for my mom. Over Thanksgiving break, she gave me on and off, private cooking lessons and it was awesome! You all know I love me some asian food, and my mom is the best! So, if anyone needs a recipe for steamed dumplings or seaweed soup, I'm your girl.

Just Curious

I'm in a book slump. I'm usually pretty good at picking out random novels at the library, but lately I've been off, way off, so I'm asking for your help....

WHAT ARE SOME of YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS?

These can be novels, nonfiction, out of the teen section, whatever. -But please don't say The Book of Mormon, The Bible, etc... cm'on.

Some of mine- "Memoirs of a Geisha", "The Dogs of Babel", "Follow the River", "The Forsyte Saga" (don't judge), "I Hate Other People's Kids", etc. (BTW, a few of these books have PG13 + stuff in them)

Thanks and Thanksgiving Campaign

TO START, I'M NOT ASKING FOR DONATION, SO IT'S SAFE TO READ ON!!!

For those of you who don't know, St Jude's is a non-profit hospital where children with cancer can be treated at no cost. They don't turn any child away! It is also a research hospital, where just in our lifetime, they've developed treatments for various types of childhood cancer that have increased the chances for survival immensely.

This holiday season, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, along with celebrity friends, join Marlo Thomas for the fifth annual Thanks and Giving campaign encouraging shoppers across the country to "give thanks for the healthy kids in their lives, and give to those who are not."During November and December, customers are asked to help raise funds at participating retailers by adding a donation at check-out or by purchasing specialty items to benefit St. Jude.

I know times are tough right now for some of us. Believe me, I so understand! But, if some of you do plan to shop at any of St Jude's Hospital's partner stores, take a moment to look and see how these companies support the effort. Target especially has quite a few items where automatically, they give a percentage of the profits directly to St Jude's, like certain greeting cards, wrapping paper, chocolate, etc...

Here's a link to see the other stores that support St Jude's and how.
http://www.tg.stjude.org/supppartners_flash.html