Monthly Archives: December 2010

Pauline’s Daily Tweets

  • Happy holidays!!!!!! I hope everyone is having a great day. Very content & happy here. =) #
  • Hubby loves me a lot, went through hell to get me "John Paul Stevens : An Independent Life" & "Lyndon Johnson & the American Dream" #
  • He got me a shirt from one of my favorite feminist magazines, it says BITCH….lol Love it!!! #
  • I'm just happy that I was able to surprise him with a few things….even a game he already had….doh… #
  • Well, he has something to pick on me for the next 50yrs…lol……a gift that I didn't expect on giving him……grin #
  • @mdcbrat That is why you start planning for next year.. =) #
  • I did get hubby some new gym shorts, Colts of course….grin He got a new xbox, but we planned that months, now he can hook it up. =) #
  • Another thing that I use to totally love at this time of year, when I was in orchestra, we set up in malls and played holiday songs. =) #
  • Why do modern Christmas celebrations ignore Jesus’ stepdad? http://slate.me/gLeDyK #
  • Just got done with the ham & fixings I made for dinner, turned out much better then I had hoped…..tummy very happy. #
  • Was listening to some holiday music and started to ready my bio on LBJ, we are now watching the LOTR : Return of the Kings #
  • It has been a very nice day. =) #
  • @mdcbrat We were watching a very long movie #
  • @mdcbrat LOTR : Return of the King….extended version….like 3-4hrs long. #
  • @mdcbrat I was expecting you to text me so I could tell you. #
  • Just got done with the movie, going to check out a few sites and then going to do some reading. =) #
  • Hubby is playing one of his new games, kitties sound like they are waking up…finally….lol #
  • Biologist sheds light on wolf behavior http://t.co/WZfYCGv I love learning about wolves. =) #
  • Love this Garfield strip on @GoComics http://bit.ly/fMOz4p Poor Garfield…..lol #
  • Been kind of nice, I haven't been online that much today…..that is usually all I do. #

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Pauline’s Daily Tweets

  • I got a pretty good workout in, hubby didn't go, got a knot in his leg, overdid it this week. =( #
  • Just waiting for my hair to dry and then we are heading to the store. #
  • Went to go to the store, place was packed…..came home….lol..it can wait until Mon/Tues =) #
  • Very cool!!! My dad sent me a box of Fannie May Dark Choco Vanilla Buttercreams…he knows I so miss my Fannie May! #
  • They are for xmas & my b-day, he had to remind me that I was born on what the Germans consider the 2nd xmas. =) #
  • He was very sneaky sending me those…..grin Thanks dad!!! #
  • Just savored my 1st piece of fannie may…..so dang good….grin #
  • This is the 1st Xmas eve that my folks will be by themselves since '72…the year before I was born. Grandkids are at their mom's #
  • In '73 Xmas eve, they were running to the Army Hospital in Germany cuz mom was in labor with me…lol…I just didn't show up until the 26th #
  • Dad sounded a little lost without his grandkids. =) He loves getting stuff for everyone…spoils mom. #
  • The man who invented gay rights – http://bit.ly/eFafy5 #
  • Why do we care if Jesus was black? http://on.thegrio.com/ikrE3L #
  • German Christmas Traditions – Weihnachten in Deutschland – Christmas in Germany http://t.co/G8jkK9S #
  • Just been chilling out, watching movies….nothing is on tv…boo….lol So watched a quirky odd movie called Lighthouse Keepers.. #
  • Since for some reason LOTR : Fellowship of the Rings has been playing a lot, so felt like we needed to watch the 2nd on, The Two Towers #
  • Of course, we only have the extended versions…..gri #
  • Love this Doonesbury strip on @GoComics http://bit.ly/hxCcB1 lol #
  • Love this For Better or For Worse strip on @GoComics http://bit.ly/hl0rEw LOL #

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Family Holidays

Not doing much today.  I did go to the gym, got a very good workout in inspite of the treadmills.  My favorite was taken….rats  Got to see the gym trainers bring a guy back after he left while leaving #125 dumbbells on the floor for people to trip over them.  How lazy?!?  But they told him to put them away…grin  I totally enjoyed that.

The roads were a ghost town on the way to the gym, on the way home…..totally different.  Hubby over did it this week, developed a muscle cramp in his hamstring.  Hope to get back at it Mon.  We need to head down town PDX next week for the court house for a dry run to deal with traffic and learning a new area for his jury duty.  That is so going to be fun….NOT……

We tried going to the store…..parking lot said no way….came home.  We’ll go Mon/Tues.

Totally looking forward to tomorrow.  Got a bunch of little things for hubby, can’t wait for him to open them.  Nothing much, but love putting a smile on his face.  Sent a gift to Sandi, I’ve been avoiding calling her because I can’t trust myself to give it away……lol  I’m horrible.

When I can actually think of gifts to give, that is my favorite thing….but I swear I’m more excited then receiver when they open it…….lol

I love this time of the year and I’m so not religious.  I hate to break it to you religious folks, but a lot of these traditions started long before your religion.  Christ had good lessons that people do not follow and are hypocrites of.  Historically, he is interesting…..

But the traditions that we practice are from winter solstice and pagan traditions…. a lot of them from Germany…the tree being one example of it.  Which is why I love this time of year…..reminds me of my childhood there.  I may have left there when I was 7….but it left a lot of happy impressions on me.

We were broke, so it wasn’t loaded with a ton of gifts, but we always had a special time with family.  That is what always counted.  We would go for drives to see all the lights that the Germans put up, Mom would read the Xmas story from the bible just before bed, Melinda and I would be totally too excited…..wake up by 4 am, sneak out and see all the presents, feel our stockings and wonder how much change and candy were in there.  Then try and keep ourselves from waking mom and dad up…..we never got past 5-6am…..lol….poor mom and dad.

It was one day of the year we didn’t fight….lol…. Played with our things and crash together on one of our beds.  By the time I hit school age, I was odd….I loved getting new clothes, almost more then the toys.  Something new to wear to school.

Mom and dad always made it special because when you have a b-day around xmas, it sucks…..people give you only 1 present for both your bday and xmas, if they remember at all.  You almost never have parties due to the holidays.  I got one when I was about 4/5 at daycare….that is where I was given my german nutcracker that I still have to this day.  It has had it arms glued back on over the years, but I still have it.   =)

I usually recommend people, don’t have kids around the holiday…it usually bites.  But I was lucky when it came to my folks.  =)

They’d tell me how they had to take mom to the hospital Xmas eve, they sent her home saying it was false labor, then the next day they had to go back and dad ran out of gas following the ambulance on the autobahn….LOL  Poor mom, didn’t have me until the day after and burnt the cornish hens she had put into the oven the 1st time she went to the hospital.  When I moved to Purdue, my folks called me at midnight to wish me happy bday….lol

When it comes to the holidays, even with the grumblings and the stress arguments that broke out leading the weeks before, my folks loved the holidays almost more then us kids.  They are sounding a little lost this Xmas eve since the grandkids are at their mom’s and not home with them.  They haven’t been by themselves since ’72…the year before I was born….lol  Just got a text from mom, sounds like dad got called into work…..at least it is double time, all the gifts for the kids are already wrapped….so it is little different this year.

I just really felt like sharing my holiday feelings, not sure why else I wrote it……lol

Hope everyone has a great Holiday!

Pauline’s Daily Tweets

  • The Senate Surmounts Politics – http://nyti.ms/e5tnOi #
  • I am totally enjoying the cards from HS friends that I reconnected through FB…LOVE the family pics. =) #
  • Got a totally cute kitty b-day card from my folks & nieces & nephew……grin #
  • Ordered a petite size cake from cold stone creamery or my b-day, only 4 in across and they accidentally made me a lg round! #
  • It is going to take 2 months to eat that…..lol Took me forever to get out of the parking lot at that shopping center. #
  • Incoming GOP Freshmen to Hold $2,500 "Swearing-In" Party : http://t.co/ICMq1dP #
  • Next year, we are trimming the bottom branches….the wonder twins have made a mess of my garland, lights, needles & branches…LOL #
  • They keep dive bombing each other through everything….needles are everywhere. #
  • Who's the Grinch? Christians Usually the Aggressors in 'Christmas Wars' http://t.co/ABwJePY A history lesson. =) #
  • O Christmas Tree: Squabble Over South Korean Border Display Could Escalate http://t.co/PJxndWf #
  • Hubby made some really good minestrone soup, really hit the spot. #
  • Coburn wins: Less generous 9/11 first responders bill will pass http://shar.es/XkNuk #
  • Pilot in Hot Water for Exposing Security Flaws http://t.co/HS8GcMN #
  • With Layoffs Looming, Should Teachers Be Let Go Based On Seniority? http://huff.to/fGTHMo #
  • Guardianship Agency Costs Elderly Woman Dearly : http://t.co/qCAiH45 gggrrrr =( Thieves! #
  • Sarah Palin: America's Whine-O http://huff.to/hMv261 Over the top, but funny…..lol #
  • Obama To Reverse Bush-Era Wilderness Protection Policy http://huff.to/fBb5XQ Very cool! #
  • WWII pilot who forever repaid rescuers dies at 94 http://on.msnbc.com/fzL4xM This is really cool! #
  • Pentagon Health Plan Won’t Cover Brain-Damage Therapy for Troops http://t.co/AVGTqk4 This is so wrong! #
  • Been totally, totally unmotivated today…..even with the links I've been posting, I really haven't been online as much… #
  • Now getting a few things done so I don't have a pile up of work…..just some lite stuff #
  • I think partly why I'm not as motivated right now, it I don't have a ton of must do stuff, slowing down for the holiday, it'll change Mon #
  • Ranger named No. 3 pastry chef in world http://bit.ly/e5XoWa Very cool! #
  • Navy Considers Medal, 65 Years After a Heroic Act – http://nyti.ms/gY9lHq I hope they speed this up. #
  • Love this Baldo strip on @GoComics http://bit.ly/i4L7IC lol #

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Pauline’s Daily Tweets

  • Barney Frank completely pwns hapless CNS reporter attempting 'gotcha' DADT question http://bit.ly/gFltZT I love Frank's wit! #
  • Obama: DOMA Should Be Repealed, Lawyers Looking At 'Range Of Options' http://tpm.ly/gayPer The next battle. Repeal #DOMA #
  • John McCain's Lasting Anger http://shar.es/Xk321 #
  • Another good workout in and started off much better with getting some actual sleep. =) Eating lunch, then hitting the shower #
  • Rape victims fear being jailed in Mauritania – http://bit.ly/fy8JCF =( This is just so messed up. #
  • RT @SandiBehrns: Not to take anything away from Pres Obama, but the success of this lame-duck session is a tribute to @SenatorReid. #
  • At Kaplan University, 'Guerilla Registration' Leaves Students Deep In Debt http://huff.to/dP5eVd =( #
  • Should Schools Fear 'I Heart Boobies' Bracelets? http://t.co/0R77UqS I LOVE these! Need to get me another one, I gave mine to survivor. #
  • WATCH: School REFUSES To Let 12-Year-Old With Epilepsy Bring Service Dog To… http://huff.to/eD4Yo6 wtf? #
  • Harry Reid Returns West Point Ring to Lt. Dan Choi – The Note http://t.co/GlDPwwc #
  • Got our books done and my client's, need to attack the companies, emails, support and a follow up…moving slow today…feel like a Sat #
  • Are you smarter than a Fox News viewer? How about a CNN viewer? Take our quiz to find out. http://t.co/W0QdiTV Happy I got them all correct #
  • Affleck: When 'Company Men' Lose A Firm Footing | http://t.co/UDLbXFc #
  • Pat Robertson: Time To Legalize Marijuana http://t.co/M2nUht3 Am I in the wrong universe? #
  • My life saved by reprieve of 24-year sentence for crack – http://bit.ly/g4Uz5A #
  • I am annoyed that #skype is still down…… #
  • The Real Census Story: A Hispanic Voter Boom – Chris Good – Politics – The Atlantic http://t.co/ml9BN9O #
  • PHOTOS: 7 Furry Lion Cubs Make Their Debut http://huff.to/e4anoz So cute! =) #
  • Hubby : If you have not yet seen "Easy A" add it to your list, pretty funny. Me: Fully agree! #
  • Just got done watching Easy A….that was a funny ass movie! #
  • Gillibrand Emerges as Senate Force With 9/11 Aid Victory – http://nyti.ms/fgzZcg She has turned into someone to keep an eye on. =) #

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