Worst Christmas Gift EVA...TRY TO BEAT THIS ONE!

Welcome to the 1st installment of the
WORLD'S WORST CHRISTMAS GIFTS EVA!!!

You know it has happened to you, maybe your just too nice to admit it, but deep down inside you were thinking "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING WHEN THEY BOUGHT THIS"???

Maybe you even thought to yourself.."Does this person even really like me"?

So we flash back to the 80's.
A period in time where my hair looked like this:

And my CHRISTMAS presents looked like this:

Yes, you might be thinking to yourself  I did not know Tarah was a drummer....

well surprise surprise...SHE ISN'T but somehow my aunt

(not Mimi's mom) thought that this just screamed Tarah!!!

(It screamed something that is for sure)...

 So what did I do with this lovely? I tried to return it to KMart only to find that I would not be able to get a pack of gum with the amount that it cost..

That was one sad sad day- Only to be followed by another sad sad day.

Yeah, for a really long time I thought that I was cool but according to my Christmas gifts,

I am the EXACT opposite of cool. I mean honestly, did I request socks that had every bone and muscle listed so that I could give myself the best food massage ever?

 I must have been so annoyed thankful when I received these.

Next, I can barely contain my excitement. Because of all people, you know that your Grandmother should give you something special. She always went the extra mile to find something great and then later in life she crocheted baby blankets and quilts but she had some kind of relapse this particular year in the 80's because on Christmas morning in Hawaii Detroit, Michigan I opened these:

YES, I went to public school. Yes, it was negative 15 outside.

 No, not any pair of tights was going to cover up the plaid. NO I never wore them.

I think unless you are Hansell or Gretal you can't get away with this.

The moral of this post????

It's the thought that counts....OR IS IT?

Till Next Week......

DECEMBER GIVEAWAY

It's time for our December giveaway! Wooohoo! Yeah, baby!

Here's what you win: your choice of a $15.00 gift certificate to one of the following:

Starbucks (can you say coffee anyone????)
Best Buy (how about a cd?)
Target (hmmm, lotsa good stuff there)
Walmart (oooh, good stuff here too)
Michaels (time to get your craft on?)

Want to play? Here's what you need to do!:

1. Just leave a comment here for your 1st entry.

2. If you already are a follower on this blog, or become a new one, that gives you a 2nd entry. Just say "I'm a follower" in your second comment.

3. Since Nan is the hostess this month, if you follow her blog that gives you a 3rd entry. Just leave a comment and say "I follow Mom's The Word" for your 3rd entry.

4. If you'd like a 4th entry, post about this giveaway on your own blog and come back and leave us a comment that you did it.

*Remember you MUST leave separate comments for each possible entry!*

The winner will be selected by Random.org and the contest will close Saturday, 1/2 at midnight, Pacific time. Be sure to come back here next Tuesday to see who won!

Out with the OLD & In with the NEW!

Welcome back.

Back to almost normal...

Almost sanity...

Amost everyday life.

*Whew*

Sure the kids are still outta school, and yes, I'm still on vacation...

But the hustle and bustle of this lovely Birthday Season has wound it's way down.

The Christmas music, the tree, wrapping paper & bows, the stockings, the snowmen... all can be packed away for yet another year.

The special Christmas musicals, Christmas band concerts, and special church services.... all come to a screeching halt now.

The chaos that is this most joyous season - and many of our FAVORITE times of the year - has just ended.

And as much as I loved every single last little minute of it, I must admit that I am breathing a big sigh of relief and contentment. It was good. It was all good.

And looking back on 2009 - wow, it was a life-changing year for me, that's for sure. And yet we're blessed. I feel peaceful, loved, joyous and thankful as I enter into the new year!

2010, Here we come... full steam ahead!

Happy New Year
to each and every one of you!

♥

Oh To Have Been There...

Luke 2:10-14

10But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ[a] the Lord. 12This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

13Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14"Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

Mimi

A MOM'S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

It was the night before Christmas,
When all through the abode,
Only one creature was stirring,
And she was cleaning the commode.

The children were finally sleeping,
All snug in their beds,
While visions of Nintendo 64 and Barbie,
Flipped through their heads.

The dad was snoring in front of the TV,
With a half-constructed bicycle on his knee.
So only the mom heard the reindeer hooves clatter,
Which made her sigh, "Now what's the matter?"

With toilet bowl brush still clutched in her hand,
She descended the stairs, and saw the old man.
He was covered with ashes and soot, which fell with a shrug.
"Oh great," muttered the mom, "Now I have to clean the rug."

"Ho-ho-ho! cried Santa, I'm glad you're awake.
Your gift was especially difficult to make."
"Thanks, Santa, but all I want is some time alone.
"Exactly!" he chuckled, "I've made you a clone."

"A clone? she asked, What good is that?
Run along, Santa, I've no time for chit-chat."
"She'll cook, she'll dust, she'll mop every mess.
You'll relax, take it easy, watch The Young & the Restless."

"Fantastic!" the mom cheered.
"My dream come true!
I'll shop. I'll read,
I'll sleep a whole night through! "

From the room above, the youngest began to fret.
"Mommy?! I'm scared and I 'm wet."
The clone replied, "I'm coming, sweetheart."
"Hey," the mom smiled, "She knows her part."

The clone changed the small one, and hummed a tune,
As she bundled the child, in a blanket cocoon.
"You the best mommy ever. I really love you."
The clone smiled and sighed, "I love you, too."

The mom frowned and said, "Sorry, Santa, no deal.
That's my child's love, she's trying to steal."
Smiling wisely Santa said, "To me it is clear,
Only one loving mother, is needed here."

The mom kissed her child, and tucked her into bed.
"Thank you, Santa, for clearing my head.
I sometimes forget, it won't be very long,
When they'll be too old, for my cradle-song."

The clock on the mantle began to chime.
Santa whispered to the clone, "It works every time."
With the clone by his side Santa said, "Goodnight.
Merry Christmas, Mom! You'll be all right!"

******************************************

Merry Christmas to all,
and to all a good-night!

Fall on your knees...Oh, hear Tarah Crying!

Scene:

Novi, Michigan Twelve Oaks Mall

Date:

December 1993

Time:

Who the heck knows?

Incident:

Teenage daughter and mother with shopping bags as far as the eye can see..stuffed from one arm to the next and approach cramped, congested escalator. It's Christmas time in the city.

Both females appear to have made it on said escalator with no issues. Till mother decides to joke with teenage daughter and teenage daughter loses her balance. Does NOT just tumble but rolls violently, screaming and shreeking in horror as packages and presents are thrown from the top to the bottom. "I'm stuck" I scream!

My hair (to the middle of my back) is being eating by this chomping machine. Security runs over quickly as maybe about 60 people are staring at me as if I have just fallen down an escalator but why won't they stop looking??? Maybe it is because not only was my pride cut down a notch or two but so was my hair. Totally eaten and knarley....It was bad, It had to be physically cut out of the escalator..

My Most Embarrasing Moment caught before YouTube existed? Priceless.

My new holiday tradition: Avoid Escalators at all costs!

What is your holiday tradition?

TARAH

Failure Is Not An Option

Today I am braving the crowds, people. Yup. I am going to do some shopping. Yup. If I'm not back in thirty days please send out a search party.

If you hear about some wild woman who was screaming hysterically and pulling her hair out and crying.....that won't be me. If you hear about some woman who couldn't find a parking space and so drove her car through the doors and into the building and parked next to the cash register, that won't be me. Because I have a plan.

You ever heard of a Park and Ride? I'll be doing the Park and Run. That's because you can't find parking close to stores right now. You usually have to park in the next zip code.

My plan is to park and run into the store and grab the first thing I see, toss some cash, and then run out again. I figure, barring any long lines, I oughtta be out in about 30 seconds. Tops. Failure is not an option. Have no fear, I used to do a pretty mean 100-yard dash back in the day.

I thought I bought my mom a certain present but I can't seem to find it. Which leads me to believe that I probably didn't really buy her something at all. I just thought I did.

I have looked everywhere. Well, not everywhere, just everywhere I thought it would be. Boy, when I hide things I really hide things.

So today I will run in and grab the first thing I see. It may be olives. It may be a dvd. It may be an empty plastic store bag. Whatever I see first, she gets. I hope she likes it.

Sorry this post isn't much but I am in training for the big event. I have to practice my dash and grab, dash and grab. Shove and push, dash and grab. Sprint, catch my breath, ice my shin splints, shove and push, yell "Move it!" Dash and grab.

Or maybe I'll just slow down, relax, be polite, and enjoy buying a gift for someone I love. Maybe I'll just relax and appreciate the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of my Savior! Merry Christmas everyone!