TTT Ten things Tuesday: Holiday amusements

Ten happenings that confound (& amuse) me at this time of year:

1. Parents of elementary schoolers being irate that somebody may have told their child the truth.

2. Shoppers who think that "saving" money means paying less for something that their loved ones will have to pretend to appreciate, instead actually putting the money in their own bank account.

3. Neighbors using their unemployment checks to buy decorations for their home which will drive up their utility bills.

4. Parents forcing their children to sit on the lap of a disguised stranger and then being frustrated when the child cries and/or struggles to be free.

5. Getting up in the wee hours of the morning in the cold to buy something that you could've purchased online.

6. "Jesus is the Reason for the Season" signs and buttons (no, he's not)

7. Receiving unsigned mass produced greeting cards from people who don't take a moment to call, write, or email all year long

8. Baking a variety of cookies and then putting them all into a sealed tin together so they all end up tasting the same.

9. Every show on TV has to produce their own version of Dickens' A Chritmas Carol

10. People justifying all of this bizarre behavior because of a date on a calendar.

TTT - Crimes I have recently committed

1. Clipping nails at 11 pm after having accidentally speared myself in my sleep.
2. Not allowing crazy relatives to have overnight trips alone with my baby (ok, 7 year old).
3. Wanting people to use their own PC's instead of mine at night when I would like to use it to help me wind down
4. Having feelings
5. Assuming that I'd get reimbursed the hundred bucks I paid out of pocket for a contractor deposit
6. Expecting to go along with hubster to his class reunion
7. Wanting quiet time
8. Not following a script of what to say to others
9. Failure to argue
10. Breathing wrong

Ten Things Tuesday - 10 blogs I love that are not people I know IRL

1. Bent Objects - I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Terry is an artistic genius.

2. This isn't what I ordered - Fannie has a great way of taking little snippets of her day and including us all

3. The Reneck Mommy - keeping it real

4. List of the day - cary finds some great stuff out there!

5. The Blue Door - great perspectives on life

6. The Meme Express - awesome writing ideas, and interesting things to consider

7. The Pioneer Woman - Bree lives out several of my fantasies

8. The Blog Weemade - kid's art. Love it

9. Craftastrophe - garaunteed laugh every time I go there

10. Fred Walsh Photos - gorgeous nature photography