12 and 4

Colts 23, Titans 0

A long, long way from 3-4. Way to go Colts!! Next week at either Denver or San Diego.

1 Reason for the Season

2 Christmas Earrings

And they jingle!

If it's true, that everytime a bell rings an angel gets his wings...well, I gave away a lot of wings today!

3 Stockings Hung

4 He's a Jolly Good Fellow

5 Strands of Lights

At least...

6 Geese A Laying...what?

It's amazing what we think geese are capable of producing - all of gold.

First - there's the goose that laid the golden egg.

And then, there's the geese in the Twelve Days of Christmas. Six of them, in fact. Six geese which I can only assume, are some relation to the goose that laid the golden egg. Cause in the Twelve Days of Christmas, these marvelous six geese lay five gold rings.

Which, of course, begs the question - how do six geese come up with five gold rings. Which goose wasn't fully contributing to the Christmas cheer? Which goose was "a-laying" down on the job? Or, maybe two half-wit geese could only produce half a ring each...You think?

Perhaps, I just have too much time to think about these things?

FYI - I do totally understand that "Six Geese a-laying" is not exactly connected to "Five Gold Rings" other than the fact that Five comes after Six when counting down from Twelve. But I always sing it as "Six geese a-laying five gold rings..." Makes me giggle a little every time.

Hey, don't judge me. I get pleasure out of the simple things.

Very. Simple. Things. That's charming, right?

7 Christmas Riddles

7. What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?

Claustophobic

6. What kind of candle burns longer, a red candle or a green candle?

Neither - Candles always burn shorter!

5. What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?

Frostbite

4. What do snowmen eat for breakfast?

Frosted Flakes

3. Why does Santa have 3 gardens?

So he can Hoe-Hoe-Hoe

2. What is the difference between the Christmas alphabet and the ordinary alphabet?

Noel

1. Just before Christmas, there was an honest politician, a kind lawyer and Santa Claus travelling in a lift of a very posh hotel. Just before the doors opened they all noticed a $5 bill lying on the floor. Which one picked it up?

Santa of course. The other two don't exist.

Ba-dum-bum!

11 and 4

Colts 31, Jaguars 24

And a playoff spot guarantee! Could it be wildcard weekend in Denver?

8 Minutes of Laughter

It's a Wonderful Life - The Lost Ending

Saturday Night Live
December 20, 1986

Straight No Chaser - Twelve Days of Christmas

Props For My Boy

From Sporting News...

Getting it wrong: The top 10 Pro Bowl snubs

Colts TE Dallas Clark. Give Clark the nod over the Chargers' Antonio Gates because he has 10 more catches and 72 more yards, although he has one fewer touchdown. And do it not for the numbers, but because as the Colts fought a plague of injuries on offense early in the season, the versatile Clark was invaluable as Peyton Manning's security blanket.

9 Dozen Cookies

Look what I did today...

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Buckeyes

Hershey Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
And Banana bread. Banana Bread makes for a boring picture...

10 Christmas Movies

10. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation



9. Home Alone



8. Prancer



7. The Santa Clause



6. One Magic Christmas



5. Miracle on 34th Street



4. White Christmas



3. How the Grinch Stole Chrismas



2. The Muppet Christmas Carol



1. It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Bird, It's a Plane...

It's a BlogFrog!!!
It's fun, It's easy (It's free!). I'm new to the blogging world (I think I've probably mentioned that more than once) and it's a great way to find out who in your world is also blogging, as well as connect with other bloggers that you don't know yet.


Check it out!

11 Songs for Singing...

My Favorite Christmas Songs

11. Breath of Heaven, as performed by Amy Grant

10. Do You Hear What I Hear, as performed by Linda Eder

9. Deck the Halls, as performed by SheDaisy

8. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, as performed by Rascal Flatts

7. Even a Miracle Needs a Hand, as performed by 'Twas the Night Before Christmas



6. New York Christmas, as performed by Rob Thomas

5. Christmas Trilogy, as performed by Michael W. Smith

4. Let It Be Christmas, as performed by Alan Jackson

3. We're Closer Now Than Ever Before, as performed on Emit Otter's Jugband Christmas

2. Silent Night, as performed by Kenny Rogers

1. Winter Wonderland, as performed on Disney Christmas Favorites

10 and 4

Colts 31, Lions 21

And a career day for Dallas - 12 receptions for 142 yards and a touchdown.

12 Eggs for Baking...

The Twelve Days of Christmas 2008

Alter-Egos...

Dallas by day...

Hairy Chicken at strange noises...

And the Lurker Steals...

So, I'm just getting into this blogging thing, and I follow at least 2 blogs religiously (C Jane and Nie Nie). And through these two amazing sisters, I've found like a dozen other blogs that I often check out (also known as "lurking").

For example - The Jolly Porter, brother to both C Jane and Nie Nie. It is so random and funny and it cracks me up every time I read it. If you haven't checked it out, you should.

So today, in response to Proposition 8 (Gay Marriage) passing in California (I think it passed - either way, it makes gay marriage unconstitutional...what a joke, but not the ha-ha funny kind of joke). ANYWAYS, in response to that, a cousin of the Jolly Porter posted this video. And I TOTALLY agree...

Random Thought for a Wednesday...

Did you know that since I started blogging, the Colts have been on a winning streak. I'm not saying it's me, or anything...just a random observation.

Oh no...You don't think I jinxed them, do you?

Yikes...

Holidays for the Eternal Optimist

Things I've learned about myself over the years...

1 - I'm just a little bit gullible and a whole lot naive. I've known some so called "worldly people" who seem to thrive on other people's pain and suffering, who looked for the worst in people and live by the motto of "Oh well...that's the way it goes." If that's worldly, I'll stick with naive, thank you very much.

2 - I expect great things from the world - almost as much as I expect great things from myself.

3 - My life isn't exactly where I thought it would be at this point. But I'm working on liking myself and my life right now, instead of bemoaning the life I think I should have.

4 - I'm a hopeless (hopeful?) romantic. And on relationships and romance - I'm clueless. No education, no experience. I've never truly had that connection, that moment, that spark. Every relationship joke is an inside joke. And as Michael Scott said:

"I love inside jokes. I'd like to be a part of one some day."

And where is this train of thought going? Well, probably nowhere. But this is what all came to mind this morning when I heard my favorite Christmas song on the radio. AND (special treat for me) this version included the all-too often left out lyrics.

My favorite Christmas song - Winter Wonderland. What I like about it the most is that it is just brimming with romantic holiday hope - kinda like me. Every year, I hear these lyrics and I think..."Well, not this year, but maybe next?" and I'm off in my head, living out the fantasy of building a snowman in that meadow.

Over the ground lies a mantle of white

A heaven of diamonds shine down through the night

Two hearts are thrillin'

In spite of the chill in the weather

Love knows no season, love knows no clime

Romance can blossom any old time

Here in the open

We're walkin and hopin together...

9 and 5

Colts 35, Bengals 3

Hello Handsome Stranger

I had great plans to sleep in this morning. Sleep in all the way to 8 o'clock before jumping out of bed and, for once, not jumping around like crazy trying to make it out the door in time for church (see, I get up in plenty of time, but then I make the mistake of turning on the TV, or picking up a book...usually, it's a book).

But I digress. So, I had great plans to sleep in the morning, but Dallas had other ideas. Dallas has this need to go out at 6:15 EVERY morning. It doesn't matter if he last went out at 9 o'clock or midnight. He HAS to get go out at 6:15 (I haven't tested the theory of whether or not he HAS to go or he just WANTS to go out - that can be a messing theory to test).

So, of course, this morning, at 6:15, Dallas had to go out - so I let him out. And afterwards, I had great visions of falling back asleep (ha ha). After I let him out, I laid back down in bed, and Dallas decided he didn't want to curl up and go back to sleep. But since I wouldn't pick up the ball and play, he opted to lay at the end of the bed and chew on the bone. Not my favorite noise to fall back asleep to, but certainly better than other activies (say, rolling around his rattle ball or licking...things).

So, Dallas was laying at the end of my bed, chewing on his bone and I was in that stage between "sleep" and "awake" when I heard the bone fall off the bed. And I can only imagine (as my eyes are closed at this point) that Dallas leaned over and looked down at his bone. He can be a lazy dog so it's entirely possible he was waiting for me to pick it up.

Then I heard him growl, then bark - a kind of a deep, back in the throat bark. I call it his inside voice, as it's not very loud. He barked a couple more times, and by that time I was curious, so I rolled over, opened my eyes and looked down at the foot of the bed to see...

Dallas...barking at the strange dog in the reflective glass. You know, that strange dog that looks remarkable like Dallas.

Now, it's not like I put that mirror up before I went to bed, and it's not like it's the first time Dallas has ever seen himself in the mirror, but for whatever reason, on this morning, he was not willing to share his space with that strange dog in the reflective glass.

After a couple more barks, Dallas hopped down to study himself in the mirror. He stood on his back paws, front paws on the mirror, turning his head side to side. And AMAZINGLY, so was that strange dog in the reflective glass.

This went on for a few seconds, then he put his front paws down and licked the mirror. Apparently, he'd made friends with himself.

And I was still late leaving the house for church...

So...

So, I've had this blog for about a month now, and looking back over all the entries, this it what I've learned about me.

I love ellipses. You know...dot, dot, dot...

Do You Have a Soundtrack to Your Life?

I don't normally put a lot of stock in horoscopes, but I do have them emailed to me every day - You know, just in case they know something I don't!

Anyway, here was today's:

If you don't have music playing today -- in the background, on headphones or however it works for you -- then you just don't feel complete. You need a soundtrack in order to get yourself going!

And honestly, it's pretty perfect for me everyday! I think best with music, I always have something on and have music for my moods. I have songs for times in my life and I remember moments based on the music that was playing.

I can't listen to Santana and Rob Thomas's Smooth without being instantly transported back to driving my car in Florida, windows down, radio blaring. And The Corrs will forever be college to me. Though I avoided the New Kids on the Block era like the plague, there are still times in my life that I can tie back to Hangin' Tough (BTW, I have that song on a "Best of 1989" compilation and the only thing I can say it is was a good thing they were cute - Not sure much was happening musically and it would have been nice if at least TWO of them had been in the same key).

I would be lost without my Zune (on principle, I refuse to own anything I-Podish). A playlist for driving, a playlist of walking. A playlist of just the songs I like to sing along to...a playlist for a mood. A very handy and appropriate device for someone who has always had a playlist for life...

And now...courtesy of Playlist.com...a playlist for my blog - Check it out on the right (thanks Homer....both of us have directional dyslexia.)