Alright, this post is mostly the same as the last one because there were definitely not enough suggestions for my liking!!!

That’s right, teacher’s mad now.
Her students didn’t read her blog and submit homework like she asked them to.

Here’s what was suggested so far:

Rocking around the Christmas Tree (Nicole, any specific version?? And please don’t say Jessica Simpson or else I’ll stop reading your blog.)

Mariah’s All I want for Christmas (Sarah…this was your one freebie….As you requested, I will not judge, but maybe try to redeem yourself with another suggestion…..preferably a kickass one.)

Bon Jovi’s Bells Will Be Ringing. (thanks Greta the Great. I’ll add this one.)

Trans Siberia Orchestra and Metallica's "Carol of the Bells" (A++ Yes Shoosh, powerful indeed. Mikey would also approve!)

Sarah suggested some entire Christmas albums that I am presently checking out…and good ol’ Bing. I agree, he needs to be added. It wouldn’t be Christmas without him.

And last but certainly not least, Queen Christielli. Rocks my face off with all her suggestion of Maybe This Christmas Tree. OH. My. GAWD!!!! Give it a listen.

Now, I ask again…..please please help me out with some suggestions.

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Also, feels like forever since I posted a picture…..it’s mostly because I’m too lazy to upload pictures from my camera. But I’ll get err done this weekend cause the tree is going up and decorations are coming out and I want to share those.

But I managed to find something to share. Alright, welcome!!! My first house picture!! My little dining table is quite small. Got it years ago and seriously, probably only ate at it about 20 times in four years. We usually eat in front of the tv (I know I know!!! Soo bad) and occasionally at our little island in the kitchen.
Anyways, just wanted to share and get your opinions….



Check out the hallway….. We painted the upstairs lavender and painted the trim around the doors white. They were not painted when we moved in…they matched the doors. Now, my question is, how bad do the doors look unpainted??
We have all sorts of little things that need to be fixed around the house but Jimmy is obsessed with replacing the doors for white ones. (The doors we have up now have a funny finish on them that will take an eternity to paint over and we live in Canada so there’s no option to take them out to the backyard and sand them down….it’s freezing here and there’s snow all over the place.)
I told Jimmy to wait and we’ll get to the doors eventually….but he seems to think they look horrible. What do you think??? Should new doors be added to the top of the list of things to do/buy?? Or can they wait till next spring when we can either take them outside or afford new doors?

Fa lalalala lala lalaaaaa

Jimmy’s newest love is the satellite radio he uses in the van.

This means I’ve been given full custody of the Ipod.

Just in time for Christmas.

In the privacy of my own home, I can do whatever I feel like doing.

(The Christmas tree is going up next weekend.)

I can listen to whatever I want to listen to.

(Christmas songs included.)

I’m not forcing anything on you. Just don’t come to my house for the next few weeks if you aren’t ready.

Don’t judge me!!

And I won’t judge you for waiting till December to get into the spirit.

But come December 1^st I unleash to the rest of the world.

I’m decorating the office and hiding Dr. X’s Great Big Sea cds for the entire month of December.

You know those ‘all Christmas music all the time’ radio stations?

That’s what I’m going for at the office.

I manage the place now. I am the bouncer, the ruler, the boss.

What I say goes.

So, help a girl out.

I want enough Christmas music to last the month of December.

And there are a gazillions Christmas albums out there. I know it’s possible.

What are some of your favorite Christmas songs?

Been totally wiped lately. I think it's the weather.
All I want to do it curl up with a blanket on the couch.

I'm loosing my only real in-person scrapping friend.
Real soon. Like, this month.
She's moving to the Yukon. That's reeeeeaally far away from lil ol' Timmins.

New driver's licence arrived today.
With a new picture and new name!!!
16 months after the wedding, I've finally (just) changed my bank account and driver's license.
Still haven't changed my health card....or anything else for that matter.
But New Years Eve plans are made!!! So all is well.

I'm 28 going on 82.

Prepare to read the funniest thing you've read in the past few days.

Jimmy and I bought a Dodge Grand Caravan yesterday.
Are you laughing yet?
No?!?
Weird, cause every single person we've told minus our immediate families have laughed at us and asked "What on earth for? Why a van? Why not a SUV? Are you pregnant Raina?"

I know, you're all sitting in shock and think "Ugh!!! A mini van."
But nooooo, it's a Grand Caravan with Stow and Go!! I can make the seats disappear at the snap of a finger....
I can do some serious shopping. <------ That was actually the angle Jimmy worked on me because I originally was asking "why can't we have a cute SUV?"

So yeah, we're kids without babies driving a Grand Caravan. But hey, we have a dog, so we qualify as a family in my books....and we'll eventually have kids. And it's not a beat up used van. It brand new. So there!!!! And it's soo fun! (AND, I now have my own vehicle.....of course, Jimmy gets the van for work and I get the little Echo....but my gas mileage is insane. With just me driving the Echo, I'll only need to fill the car up once a month or something stupid like that.)

p.s. I got to drive myself to work this morning instead of taking the bus. Took me 10 minutes to get to work.....as does the bus ride. However the drive home took wayyyy longer and was much more expensive than a bus ride because since I had the car, instead of going straight home, I stopped all the way home to pick things up for supper, for dessert, ran an errand, bought kleenex on sale at the pharmacy..... Took me 45 minutes to get home.

Oh and just to re-inforce the 28 going on 82...

1 - I stayed in last Friday and Saturday night. I scrapped and blogged and went to bed early.
2 - I had my first knitting lesson with my Nana tonight. At 28 years of age, I have finally set my very first goal. An afghan. Ooohh, ambitious, aint I?