Happy Birthday CeeCi

I would love to be able to throw you the best birthday party you have ever had! Since I can’t do it in person I thought I would do it here where the sky is the limit. Welcome to the party!

I have sent my private jets to all corners of this continent to gather all our blogger friends together and of course we picked up a few loved one in England! Soon we were all boarding the USS Spanko! Now this is a ship for our kind, our kink!

Imagine the gift shop; could we ever drag ourselves away? CeeCi helped everyone pick our some party favors. There were paddles for Cassie, crops for Eva, nipple clamps and nipple rings for Cindy, floggers for Grace, canes for Padme, cuffs or Kallisto, plugs for Theresa, gags for Tiggr, hair brushes for Reesa, belts for Maggie, blindfolds for Suzy, lotions and vibrators for all! Now I’m throwing this party so pick out anything you like and just have them send the bill to me!

The dinner that first night was so much fun! Of course all we girls had a wonderful time talking endlessly but I was so pleased to see how well the men bonded! After the meal the men went off by themselves for just a bit. They were all together Paul, Tom, Mojo, Bossman, Randy, Adam and Nick. Joining them were Dave, Will, Anakin, D, Dante, Raven, Spanky and Todd. Only one man was still sitting there looking slightly bewildered as to why he and his wife had been invited on this cruise. I was pleased to see Paul and Tom break away from the group and come over to him. Quietly they said to him, “MrC, come with us please, there is something we need to discuss with you.” All eyes were on him as they all returned a half hour later. I heard him mutter something about “Can’t believe she has held out on me this long!” He came over and whispered something in Maggie’s ear as he helped her from her seat and headed with her to their room. Come to think of it that was the last time I remember seeing Maggie sit on the cruise!

Everyone seemed to enjoy the photo sessions especially! All spanking positions were encouraged, multiple sessions, a variety of implements. All of us enjoyed the grope – I mean group pictures. It was amazing how much we all looked alike from that angle! A special thanks to Bonnie, Paul and Sky for taking a bit of time each day to hold workshops on their specialties. Yes I know Bonnie was always late but it wasn’t her fault. Randy always wanted to give a review right before she spoke. And another special thank to all the volunteers who signed up as subjects for Paul and Sky’s demonstrations. Sorry we didn’t get to use everyone but the lists went on for page after page!

The night time entertainment was super. I think the highlight was a toss up between the ‘Newlywed Game’ and the famous blogger scene reenactments! In the Newlywed Game it was hard to tell what was causing all the girls to try so hard to match their man’s answer. Was it the wonderful prize promised to the winner or was it the on stage, bare bottom spanking that each lady received for an incorrect answer? Very hard to tell!!

Though the Newlywed Game was wonderful I think the “Great Blogger reenactments” had to be my favorites! Eva and Adam tied with Tiggr and Dante for the category “Most Creative Spanking use of a House Hold Appliance.” The recreation of Over the Washer was well received as was Microwave to the Bedroom! CeeCi and Mojo took the comedy prize for The Angle is just off! This recreation of the evening that neither the desk nor the chair nor bed was just what they were looking for had us all rolling in the floor. Grace and Bossman came in second with Grace’s pre- recorded voice over reading of That was the Worse as they recreated it on stage. But easily the hand down winner was Cassie and Tom as they recreated the famous Spanking in the Casino scene to a roaring standing ovation!

The birthday dinner on the last night was the best! Nice soft chairs were place at all the ladies seats and after days on this cruise they were so appreciated! Every imaginable delicacy was available. We all dined, dance and finally sang happy birthday to CeeCi as she stood ready to cut the cake made especially for the occasion. We all ended up on deck watching fire works which eventually spelled out Happy Birthday CeeCi!

Parting the next morning was sad. There were hugs and tears and much wincing and bottom rubbing as the events of the night before were remembered mentally and physically. And for once the men did not get off so easy, there was wincing on their parts too. All that hand shaking on those sore red palms served them all right! I guess we showed them! It was wonderful CeeCi. Best party I have been to in a long time, okay ever! Happy Birthday dear CeeCi and if only one of my stories ever comes true, I hope it’s this one!

What a day!

What a day! It started off normal got up, went to school, emailed Eva to complain about having to get up and go to school, the usually stuff. But then the day exploded. With out going into a lot of detail, the boss asked me to do some scheduling that is difficult and time consuming for me. I gave up good blogging time to work on the stupid thing and this morning I find out that a seventh grade teacher had made her own schedule (for this 6^th grade teacher). And we are going with her schedule.

Mad doesn’t begin to cover it! This has happened before, being asked to some time consuming, tedious task just to have my work blown off (often by this same teacher). I am the calm one on the hall, so when I came in mad as hell and slamming doors (kids were not there yet) I think I got everyone’s attention. Several of my colleagues came in to off comfort and support and I was able to vent to them as they told me to calm down everything would be okay. Now I got my most practical help, however from Eva as we emailed back and forth suggestions like slashing tires, putting sugar in their gas tanks and one Eva had to tell me about – putting bologna on the car door car to mess up the paint! How I love having a friend who really knows just what to say!

This new schedule was to be discussed at a meeting but I saw the boss and told him I would not be at the meeting because obviously no one needed my input and I could read the schedule on my own. He asked me to meet in his office later and the teacher tried to explain to me in little words what she had done. Believe it or not I like this teacher but she has always made me feel inferior, stupid. I just don’t do well in face to face meetings. The “I’m stupid” washed over me so fast I just got up and walked out of he meeting and back to my room where I locked the door and cried for about 10 minutes. I emailed the boss, because for some reason I do so much better on email! Before my planning time was over the boss came over and apologized again and again. Wasn’t his fault, really all these feelings come from a time way before he came.

But the reason I am posting about all this is that you guys actually helped! Although the feeling of being stupid blindsided me for a minute I did not let the feeling hang around long. I could almost hear your encouragement. I know I can do many things that others can’t or don’t want to do. I can spend my days locked in a room with various 11 and 12 year olds and get the majority of them to understand fraction! I can take a dog or cat that has been in a fight and sew it back together good as new! How many people do you know that can do both.

During all this Eva was sending me calming pictures while encouraging me to “go on out and hurt someone”. And while we both knew it was all in fun it felt good to share those feeling!!!!! I even got to talk to her on the way home after she assured me that her phone was both water proof (in case I cried again) and shock proof too, thank goodness!

I went to the gym after school so Mollie got to give Nick the first version of the story. He let me tell him all again once I got home. Mollie was asleep so we got to do some kissing and hugging in the kitchen and finally, finally nothing that had happened at school mattered all that much. I have to remember school is a job. Being home with Nick and Mollie is my life. But thanks for being there guys.

Wondering again...

I have been wondering again. Don’t panic Nick, I’m just curious. When I came out to Nick about spanking I knew it was time to let him know that he was married to a spanko. I really had no idea exactly were it would lead. What form it might take. I am thrilled by what has happened to us. Instead of being pleasant roommates we are truly lovers. I have gone from avoiding sex, avoiding touching, avoiding talking about anything important, I guess really avoiding Nick… to loving sex, loving touch, loving talking to him, just loving him!!

I am so lucky that Nick is willing to spank; I know many vanillas are not even willing to try. But not Nick!! He is an enthusiastic spanker! He swats in the kitchen. He makes wonderful spanking toys for us. My spankings are fun and sexy and playful. Foreplay at its very best! I am very satisfied with the way my life is going!

Is there anymore? Could it be any better? Is there something else I long for? Well if you have been reading her long you have to know that I have a real interest in discipline. I don’t worry about it any more, but yeah it’s still in my mind. For some couples it seems to come so naturally, Cassie and Tom, Dave and Cindy, Reesa and D to name a few. It seems to be natural. What I keep asking myself is why do I long for this? I think this goes way back. Maybe it was at the age of 4, maybe 9, maybe even 15 but somewhere in my spanko thoughts from early on I equated discipline/punishment with caring. In the fantasies that I’ve had for decades punishment proved someone was cherished and cared for.

Now this is not a whining post or even one where I want something. I do not have one doubt in my mind that Nick loves me, cares for me and cherishes me. I have no complaints at all. I just wonder why I still have the fascination when I am getting the wonderful spankings I have always wanted. (Well, not as many as I want.) I still wonder if Nick would ever really use spanking as discipline. If I really made him mad I don’t thing so. Even thought we have always gotten along well I know when Nick is pissed with me. When he is, it usually makes me mad but would I ever say anything. The most I would ever do is to give him the finger or a muttered “Kiss my ass” as he left the room. And all would blow over by the next day.

I have always been one to avoid trouble. When I was as a kid and now at work and at home I have always tried to avoid trouble. If I were to choose to hide something from Nick you can be sure he would NEVER find out. I am not perfect but I know how to stay out of trouble. But is that what I want? I know I am curious to know if I really made him mad would spanking even occur to him. I just don’t see it. Is he really a converted spanko? Or is he just a very accommodating vanilla?

I wonder what would happen if I just said “Screw the diet; I am tired of trying, tired of exercising, I want to eat anything I want. Let’s call the whole thing off.” At this time I have no intentions of finding out what would happen. I am not ready to stop trying. But would he hold me to it. Would he say “Well okay, you started all this, if you’re through fine”. Or would he say “No this is a health issue and you are doing it whether you like it or not.” And would he actually back it up with a spanking if I was saying no? I wonder. I am not worried about it; I am not agonizing about it. I just wonder. And there may be more post on this subject because I keep wondering.

Party time?

Todd and Suzy asked a wonderful question on this Thursday’s Round Table discussion. Please head over there to add your two cents worth. The question they asked was about spanking parties, have you attended, would you, etc. I love questions that cause me to explore myself and this one certainly did.

My answer, “Don’t be silly, I would never go to one of those! That would just be too weird! What would ‘those’ people be like?” Wait a minute, ‘those’ people, you mean spankos, you mean me?? Then I really began thinking about it. What might it be like to be around other like minded people? To be able to discuss spanking, discipline, the merits of paddle over crops, what is quiet, how to get privacy with kids at home. To actually walk through an exhibition area devoted to spanking and all that goes with it- the stuff of dreams! All of this wonderful interaction and not a bit of typing involved.

But still several major stumbling blocks would hold me back from really considering it. First I just can’t picture how it works. Like for something like a Shadow Lane party. Would you have to have an invitation? Can you just register and show up? How would you do that and then what? Do you walk in the lobby to see a spanking occurring in every corner? That would be a bit

strange for those guests having no idea what they have stumbled into. I mean are their meeting, different lectures, how would you go about meeting people? And I don’t mean to swap around. I am just talking about talking and visiting and sharing ideas with other couples and individuals much like we do on the blogs. But under what situations would this occur. Would I have to go to the front of the room and say “My name is Elis and I’m a spanko.” I’m just a small town girl and I need details!! Should I ever get the nerve to try to talk Nick into such a trip I don’t want to get there just to make a fool of myself!

Now the second reason I would probably never go and here is the real deal breaker, appearance. I want you to know that I know exactly what every one of you looks like. Yeah, yeah some of you pretend that you need to lose weight and that some of you are over 40 but I know it’s a con. In my mind everyone I talk to out here looks no older than thirty (men thirty-five). Your bodies are perfectly sculptured and everyone has the butt of a 20 year old, everyone except me. I really do need to lose weight, I really am 50, and my butt has been in a 50 year battle with gravity and let me assure you I am not winning!

On the other hand in a cruel twist of fate Nick is so good looking! He is not tall but he is slim and he is tone, hard muscle, with the definite look of a spanko, as one friend commented he has the real look of a college professor going on. I would feel at a party people would be thinking, “Oh he could do better than that!” In our own little world this does not upset me. I know he loves me but how would I feel in a crowd of young, beautiful spankos? And then I try to tell myself that I can not be the only one in my age and size range that would be there.

So because of Todd and Suzy’s question I have questioned my firm idea that I would never consider such an adventure. I want to know more. It might stay just a fantasy thought. But I am thinking.

Evening at home.

Watching reruns of Law in Order.

Listening to Mollie talk non-stop all evening.
After the first several hours I kinda lost track of what the conversation was about.

Wandering into the kitchen for some mindless nibbling the night before weigh-in.

Wishing more of my friends were back to posting daily since the holidays.

Going back and forth checking my email.

Wondering if I will ever think of anything interesting to write about again.

Wishing that Nick would spank me some morning before work.

Wishing it was tomorrow so that I could read more of Paul’s story.

Okay that’s how I spent my evening. I really hope some of you are doing better than this. And if you are please write about it. Living vicariously is a big part of a spanko life, that is unless both partners are die hard spankos and all the kids have left home.

A star is born!

Okay, I have held off as long as I could and now I just have to do it! I have to brag on my son just a bit more. First, although he has never mentioned any classes to me except his acting classes he managed to get 4 A’s and 2 B’s this first semester. Now remember my son’s goal is to be a working actor on Broadway. I think there are other careers that might have offered him more job security but his life is not mine to try to control.

He was one of only 5 freshman cast in a play his first semester at college. He was fantastic in the play – okay he only had 2 lines but he was still the best! After the play he was asked by two upper classmen to be in their one acts. It was for their directing class and they get to pick their actors. He only had 8 days to learn both parts. Meanwhile there were tryouts of the second semester play.

He was cast again! One of only 2 freshmen to be cast both semesters! Finally he is in a play I want to see! He did some terrible plays in high school. Shakespeare (and lets face it, high school Shakespeare is awful most of the time). They also did the Crucible – a cheerful little play! But this is a comedy and he has a small but funny part. His best friend at college got the female lead.

After the play tryouts were over he began getting ready to auditions for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Program (BFA). Usually around 40 try out but only 12 are chosen. Of course he made it!! These 12 will be in an intensive program together for the next 3 ½ years. The last semester of the program they go to New York to put on a performance for agents and talent scouts there.

When my boy is on Broadway I will come out of hiding and maybe we can all meet in New York and go to the premier together!

Birthday details

I finally have a free minute and I want to tell you about my birthday celebration with Nick. You guy gave me a wonderful morning with all your birthday greetings. I was more than remembered at school when during the chorus and band concert one of my fellow teachers drug me on stage so that the entire 900 people in attendance could sing to me. We had a wonderful dinner with my suspected spanko friends and then, then… home, to our 14 year old. Do you know that 14 year old girls don’t sleep! Oh well, we knew we could carve out some time with in the next few day. Nick goes to bed by 10 where I like to stay up until around midnight.

Mollie was up until after 11:30 then she was finally asleep, but of course, so was Nick. Oh well, I still crawled in and snuggled up. Nick turned toward me and looked at the clock and said “It’s still officially your birthday.” Mollie had just moved her nice double bed to the basement (don’t ask why, I have no idea!) But if she is going to leave a perfectly good bed down there when we can make more noise, well…

So tiptoeing past her room with the toy box we head downstairs. The bed is just about the right height to lean over as Nick noticed at once! He pulled out 5 toys, one for each decade. So I got 10 with each lovely toy plus the one to glow on! As Nick finished he asked “Did I count right, was that 51?” I assured him that the count was right and he said “Ok then anything else is gravy!” And he continued with a fine tail warming and wonderful loving making. You noticed that I didn’t say I minded that Mollie moving the bed!

We snuck back to our room, put the toy box back under the bed and I assumed this was the end of a wonderful birthday! As we woke the next morning there was a little snuggling, a little rubbing and touching while we sleepily decided whether or not to pursue the idea any farther. You know that lovely, gentle, quiet lovemaking as you first wake up some mornings – that’s what I was expecting. That is not what I got. What occurred was truly some of the best lovemaking I can remember! Ever!! What a birthday celebration!

On Sunday we went to my in-laws for another celebration. My mother-in-law’s birthday is the day after mine. Later after we got home Mollie went somewhere, I can’t remember where, but Nick came to get me and lead me back to the bedroom. He told me he was sorry that he had forgotten to use the belt any on Friday night and didn’t want to leave that out of the birthday weekend. So I was the happy recipient of a second birthday spanking. Honestly, if I had known how much fun it was to turn 50 I would have done it years ago!

Hi ho, hi ho

It's back to work I go! I have no idea if this is a sad post or a happy one. Christmas vacation is over. No more afternoon naps, no more watching daytime drivel on TV, no more mindless grazing on Christmas treats, no more extra hours to cruise the blogs and catch up on my reading. And worst of all no more waking up slowly and making love before the rest of the house wakes. I really am going to miss all these things. I don’t expect a great deal of sympathy, at least not from anyone except other teacher. Certainly not from Nick since he gets very little time off. But Eva and Snow know what I’m talking about.

But on the other hand, I probably function better when there is a bit of structure in my life. Hidden deep within me, this year very deep, is the love of teaching. Going back means the rush and stress of Christmas is behind me. Going back means that summer vacation is creeping closer. Going back means that I will keep a much better track of what I am eating. And strangely enough it means that I will make it to the gym more often. Daily routines do help.

I had a wonderful New Years day! After my rocky end of the year I emailed Nick – you folks do keep telling me to communicate! He is such a good guy. With Mollie at the house he decided we needed to check things out at my parent’s old house – the empty one. We checked things out but then I got what I really needed. With no toys around the belt worked just fine! At least I will be going back to school with a smile on my face. That’s always fun and it really bugs the other teacher! But I really am going to miss the naps!

You're the best!

Happy New Year! 2006 has been fantastic I am excited about what 2007 will bring. I know many of us take the time at New Year to realign our priorities. I know that I am probably the only one out here that does this, but I occasionally spend a bit more time at the computer than I should. I have on rare occasion put off some task around the house that I should be taking care of, just to have more time to blog. Let me reassure you that I intend to keep on doing this because I love it and so far I have been able to get away with it!

Everyone has to decide for himself or herself how much time they should devote to blogging but should anyone ever think “Gee, I shouldn’t be wasting so much time here” let me tell you – none of your time has been wasted! I have learned from every blog I have ever read and of course form Paul and his comments! I have gotten friendship, acceptance, love and guidance from this community. My life is better because of all of you people! I am a better person because of all of you!

If laughter is the best medicine you have kept me healthy while nearly ruining my screen! I think a new rule for a new year should require a mandatory spew warning when necessary! Both my reading and writing has also provided a place to release tears, which in combination with the laughter is an extremely healthy way to spend my time.

Nick is the one that has made the year great but all of you helped me change so that I can open up to him and allow this wonderful man to be the hero in my life. He was always willing but because of all of you I have gained the courage to let him in.

THANK YOU ALL! HAPPY NEW YEAR! SEE YOU IN 2007!

What not to do.

When you feel unsettled, a little mad, slightly depressed and there is no apparent reason for any of it let me give you some pointers on how not to spend your day.

Don’t take one little thing that is annoying or bugging you and keep turning it over in your head until it gets bigger and bigger, way bigger than it needs to be.

Don’t spend the day in a house full of people trying to avoid talking to anyone. For one thing you will realize that no one really cares if you are talking or not and it will hurt your feelings.

When you take your daughter and a friend to pick up some lunch don’t spend the time waiting for them staring into a close-up mirror seeing every wrinkle, sag, dark circle, gray roots, etc

Don’t take the Christmas tree down by yourself and think that the little hands that made many of the ornaments probably won’t be living here in a few years.

Don’t beat yourself too much when you just chicken out and can’t make yourself go alone to the funeral of a former student who died of cancer two days after Christmas and was the same age as your daughter. God bless you Nathan.

Don’t listen to your ipod – this means all the music you care about because nearly every song has the potential to make you cry. And you don’t want to do that because you might not stop.

If I did anything right today it was emailing Eva who kept me from sinking further down. So I can add one more don't. Don't ignore good advice when you get it.

What was that again?

This is a rerun. I wrote this response to a question that Bonnie asked back in July. Bonnie has also pointed out that she wrote some really good stuff in the very early days of her blog before many people had become daily readers. I like that she republished some of these good stories because I might have missed them otherwise.

I wish everyone would do that! I have only been here for 6 months. Even those sites I read every day I haven’t had the time to go back and read all the good stuff I know is there. How about it folks, take the time to look back through your own blog and republish a few posts that you think are good but that many of us might have missed.

I love Bonnie for asking this question. Not for the chance to tell what I hope my blog with say to other, but so that I can understand it myself. So here goes.

What are the 10 things, thoughts, or ideas you would most like readers to take away from your blog?

1. If you are turned on by spanking (and you know who you are) tell your partner today! Do not waste one more minute. The worse he could say is – not interested, and you have lost nothing.

2. People who love spanking are very normal people. We are nurses, teachers, secretaries, lawyers. We look after our kids, sometimes our parents; we teach Sunday school and bake cookies for school parties. We are NORMAL!

3. Being spanked by someone you love and trust make you feel cherished, safe and loved in a way that nothing else can.

4. In a spanking relationship, the relationship becomes the core of your life. Other things like work, neighbors, chores, errands, etc. are just things you do. Real life is you and your partner.

5. If this has always be a fantasy and you are just getting ready to try it for real you need to know: Spankings hurt!! They can hurt like hell. But you will still love the experience and the feeling afterwards money can’t buy!

6. Sex after a spanking is the greatest thing since sliced bread! It’s your birthday, it’s Christmas morning, it’s winning the lottery. This is coming from someone who simply hated sex, I loved my husband, but I hated sex. Now I can’t get enough. I have the most happy, stunned husband on the planet.

7. Be understanding of other people’s chosen lifestyle. People are different, that’s a good thing. Some would say I’m a pervert for this kink. I’m not. My husband and I love each other and hurt no one. Be understanding of other and live and let live.

8. Look for toys where ever you can find them. Kitchen supply stores, hardware stores, pet supply stores. Always be on the lookout for items that would not attract attention in the bedroom. Fly swatters, belts, slippers, back scratches. Remember your kids are everywhere, many toys can’t be left out but these can.

9. Men if you are reading here please don’t let us down. If we have finally told you that this is what we want and need, understand that we have probably been thinking about this, dreaming about this for years. It’s not a spur of the moment request. We want it, we yearn for it, and we need it. You are the only one we trusted with this embarrassing secret. If you try it once and then stop, we may never have the courage to bring it up again and we are going to feel a bit rejected, a bit lonely and a bit sad.

10. Men can’t read our minds. I know that is stupid of them, but they are only men, so cut them some slack. We can’t give up either. Talk with them, explain things to them, tell them which blogs to read. I can’t look at my husband and talk to him about this yet but I email him a lot! I can get going with words. He seems to love it. If it’s not working out like you expected – keep working at it, it’s worth it. Don’t give up!

I think I'm back!

Nick didn’t let me worry about Elis being gone for too long. Our kids must have messed up their well laid plans to never leave us alone because they slipped up and both went to spend the night with friend Tuesday night.

Even after the kids left I was wondering – I mean we were both tired, really tired. But as Eva told me men are rarely that tired and sure enough we were soon on the way to the bedroom to cuddle. I gave Nick 2 items that I hoped will reside in the bedroom permanently. One was a pair of soft leather work gloves the other was a really pretty wooded spoon.

Happily I was soon cuddled across his lap and he was trying out the ‘work gloves’. I mean I would never want him to hurt his hand! At first it seemed like a joke, like the furry side of the leather paddle. It just felt too soft to do any good. But as he kept it up that warm feeling seemed to build nicely. It was a wonderful warm up!

Next came the spoon. Ouch! Now that thing packs a sting! But its one drawback is that it must create redness quickly and that always causes Nick to stop way too soon. Will he ever get over the fear of hurting me?? Never mind, other than that he is perfect!

We went on to pay with the vibrator and the plug, two of my favorites. It was a wonderful evening and so needed. This might be better than when the kids move away. Now we never know when we might find ourselves alone and we almost always take advantage of it. I am not sure what we’ll do when we could be together any time. Of Course I am willing to find out in a few years!

Has anyone seen a...

I have see lots of folks this Christmas season, my kids, my sister, brothers and sisters-in-laws, aunts and uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, the whole world it seems! But there is a missing person and I miss her terribly. Has anyone seen Elis? I just haven’t seen her around lately I’ve seen a mother/wife/sister/niece/aunt/teacher running around here but the real person I’ve come to know as Elis has been scarce.

The holidays have been fun but just too busy. I haven’t expected much play time but I don’t feel like we have even had time to talk. All this is still too new for me to take it for granted. I feel it would be so easy to fall back into old patterns, that thought scares the fool out of me! So while I love the excitement of the holidays and seeing the people, I want us back! I need a spanking, I want a spanking, I want alone time with Nick, I want to make love with our bedroom door open and be able to make noise if we want to! I am hoping that Nick misses Elis too.

Merry Christmas

I want to wish the very merriest Christmas to all my friends here. I have feelings for everyone who has ever left a comment and to everyone that I have commented on their blog. But I have made very special friends here too. Eva, my dear twin, who made me realize that people out here were as real as anyone in real life and could become just as good a friend. Now I have many, many other friends here and all of you helped to make my 2006 wonderful and I look forward to our visits in 2007. Love and Merry Christmas to all of you CeeCi, Theresa, Suzq, Grace, Paul, Sky, Tiggr, Cassie, Maggie, Sar and Cowboy, Bonnie, Reesa, Snow, Carye, Todd and Suzy, Dave and Cindy and to those I will think to add as soom as I post, and to Nick the best man in the world.

Holiday Meme

I love stealing a good holiday meme at Christmas! Thanks to all those I stole it from. Merry Christmas everyone.

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate.

Egg Nog, I don’t really like hot drinks.

2. Does Santa wrap the presents or just set them under the tree?

He doesn’t wrap, just puts them out. He thought about wrapping everything thing this year but when I told Mollie she was horrified so I guess he won’t be wrapping.

3. Colored or white lights on the tree/house?

We have recently gone to all white.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?

Nope.

5. When do you put up your decorations?

Very small house so I usually wait until the 2nd week in December.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish?

Pumpkin pie!

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child?

Daddy always went into the living room first “to see if Santa left anything”. We were to wait until he turned on the lights. If he did we could come in, if the lights didn’t come on we should just go back to bed. He was going in to get the movie camera and his huge flood lights ready. This continued as long as we lived at home. Once dad snuck out the other door and was headed back to bed, we caught him and sent him back in!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?

What truth?

9. Do you open gifts on Christmas Eve?

We do with Nick’s family. Then the four of us on Christmas morning, later on Christmas day we open with my family.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?

Lots of Hallmark ornaments. Many of these are very special to me. I also have some in cross stitch made by my sister and lots with my kid’s pictures on them when they were little.

11. Snow! Love or Dread it?

I LOVE it! I get to roll over and go back to sleep.

12. Can you ice skate?

Nope and I don’t plan on trying, I like my bones intact and exactly where they are!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?

I loved real baby dolls that I could dress them and change the diapers. I wanted to really make believe it was a real baby. But I also loved toy guns. We have one picture of me at about 7 years old where I have a baby doll in one arm and a machine slung over the other!

14. What is the most important thing about the Holidays for you?

Being with the family.

15. Favorite holiday dessert?

Like I said before, pumpkin pie. Just give me the pie and the whip cream and I’ll skip the rest of the meal.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?

Having everyone in the family together.

17. What tops your tree?

Usually an angle in a blue dress.

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?

Giving, but I am also a big kid and I like receiving too!

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?

What Child is This

20. Candy Canes?

Nope, don’t like them.

Help with the mystery

I know most of us are spending our time in Christmas preparation or enjoying our families, so I know there are few of you out there to help answer the problem that is plaguing me. I know this is a time of wonder, magic, and the mystery of things seen and unseen. Normally that is a great part of Christmas but one mystery is not fun, it’s not wondrous, it’s just plain aggravating! So someone, please someone, tell me how in the heck I can sit at one spot, not move for hours, no one else around, quietly wrapping packages and loose the frigging tape and scissors 10 to 20 times!!! To me this ranks right up there with how Santa gets up and down the chimney and how he makes it to every house in one night. Maybe this doesn’t happen to anyone but me.

Okay I took my break, back to wrapping. If I can find those darn things… wait now where is my pen??

Z End

End of the alphabet. Thanks to CeeCi I have given more thought to the things I was grateful for than I have in a long time. This has been a wonderful concept and I will forever be grateful to her.

Zealous, Zeal, Zest – This is the way everyone should feel about their life. And although my life is not perfect, and I get tired and cranky and ill tempered I still have more of these three Z’s than I have ever had before. For that I am very grateful!

Zicam – This is the product that claims to stop or lessen the effects of the common cold. I’m grateful that it seems to work for me most of the time.

Zinc – The active ingredient in Zicam.

Zoo – The good kind that work to preserve animals and their habitat.

Zero – Very useful for a math teacher.

Zany – Everyone need to act this way from time to time!

Zone – Oh that perfect spanking can really get me in the zone and I love it!!

Zipper – Wouldn’t you hate to deal with buttons all the time?

Zebra – A beautiful animal, wild but loveable, it seems gentle and friendly.

Zucchini – Alright to be completely truthful I am not really grateful for zucchini but Eva seems to like to make soup with it so I will throw it in for her.

ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz – Who doesn’t like a good night’s sleep?

Important Merry Christmas Post

My birthday weekend was absolute wonderful!! It was everything I could have wished for and more and I will definitely blog about it soon but I don’t know exactly when. Meanwhile this post is very important to me and I wanted to post it today!

I read SuzQ post yesterday and I went from there to Theresa both were discussing scaling back some of their usual Christmas activities to lessen stress. This is a great idea but one that can bring on stress of its own if you allow anyone, including yourself to make you feel guilt over this decision. Whether this is your plan or whether you plan to go all out this year I want to point something out to you all.

Many of us have several families, our family, and our spouses’ family, those we work with, those at church. But think about all of us here in blogland, we are family too. We won't be exchanging gifts, I won't be able to eat your cooking, and we don't even know each other's addresses to send cards, and none of us feel slighted about any of this. I love each of my blogger friends and you will be in my thought on Christmas Day along with my other families. Maybe this is a pure form of friendship, we know each other’s hopes and dreams and desires and secrets but all that we expect from each other is understanding and acceptance.

So I will be around some this week. I may post, I may just read. But I will enjoy my family, relax and enjoy the holiday season! I hope you all do the same!!

Wondering

My birthday was superb! It’s not over yet and I hope to give all the details soon but I just wanted to relate a conversation we had with our friends tonight. This is the couple we are closest to in our real lives. He was the best man in our wedding. Let’s call them Bob and Carol. Now some background, Bob and Nick go back to way before I met Nick. Bob is a unique individual. I can’t begin to tell you all about him but he and I have always flirted with each other, the 4 of us would always tease about mate swapping, just crazy stuff. He offered me $100 if I would dance nude on the table once when we all went out together. I was 8 ½ months pregnant at the time. A couple of years back when Carol and I had gone to a baby shower and Nick and Bob went out for a beer Bob turned to Nick and said “When we used to talk about mate swapping, I swear this was not how I pictured it!”

We actually hadn’t seen each other often over the last several months but when we saw them a week or so ago Bob just asked me how thing were going and I told them things were fantastic! Never better. He gave me a long look, I swear he was thinking something but he just grinned and said, “That’s good!” After we ate and visited for a while this evening we were out at the car talking before we left. I showed them the gift my partner at school had gotten me today. It was an outfit to wear tonight; it was a Santa hat and a pair of granny panties, fully decorated with Christmas ornaments, including a small red decorative rope. I mentioned that Mollie's friend had commented that we could use that to tie each other up. Bob jumped right in and said that sounded like a good idea. I said the rope was too rough for my taste. He said “Well you can use softer restraints”.

Then he said “I got to tell you about this couple at work! Both of them work with me, she maybe weigh a hundred pound and her husband no more that one twenty. They are just a little old country couple. But she started telling a co-worker about how she sometimes ties him to the bed and beat his ass with a belt and then rubbed ice on the welts.” Bob and Carol were both laughing like crazy! As were we! He went on “Now you know if a guy is going to let his wife tie him down and beat his ass it because he gets to have a turn himself later. Now you know I find nothing wrong with enjoying the somewhat stranger things in life and if you and Nick told me you were doing this I could believe it” But he said he just could not believe it of this couple. I said “Well you never really know people” then I said “Bobby we got to talk sometime!”

As Nick and I closed the car doors I said to him, “That was the strangest conversation I have ever had in real life! Honey, our friends are definitely spankos!” I’m sure of it because of this and because of a short conversation we had maybe as much as 8 years ago. They talked about naked “massages” using wooded spoons. Carol said “I don’t mean he beats me or anything, but it feels really good.” Well of course at that time my spanko ears tuned in on that at once yet I never said a word to Nick. But we both remembered this conversation. They are one of the closest couples I know and they love spending time together. Well, am I right? We know them well and soon I will be asking!

Thanks Twin

Remind me never to come to you, Eva, looking for sympathy! A little louder sis, not everyone heard my age! I had another post ready for today. But when your best buddy wants to out you as a little old lady, well what can you do?

I emailed her earlier in the week worrying about the folks at work possibly announcing it at school and then she decided to announce it to blogland! Truly I am not a bit bothered by turning 50! I am as happy as I have ever been in my life, but I have, in the past, possibly been just a tiny bit mean to friends and family that are a bit older than I. My only hope is that the day will slip past in the Christmas rush.

Anyway Eva, I especially want to thank you and to tell you I will NEVER forget what you have done today. Trust me on this! Just another thought folks, Eva and I are twins, doesn’t that mean she is 50 too??

PK

When I walked in the living room this morning Nick was grinning. He said better check your site. I said, "Yeah, I saw what Eva posted" he said "no check YOUR site" I'm still asleep and said "well I had to answer her". Then I remembered, she has my password. Nick said, "she's not the only one!" That's when it hit me. CeeCi! But how would she have known it was my birthday?? Never underestimate a twin with a big mouth and access to email!

Although I wasn't planning to tell the world I'll have to say you all have really made my morining! I doubt this many people in my real life will think of my birthday. I will be answering everyone but with a busy weekend it may be a day or so. And that is assuming I can sit at the computer. Thanks everyone, I love you!!

PK

Stolen meme, part two

How much money do you have on you right now? About $6 in my pocket.

What are you drinking? Nothing

Was your mom a cheerleader? No, no way, never.

What's the last letter of your middle name? E

Who did you vote for on American Idol? I didn’t vote, but I liked Taylor Hicks.

How many hours of sleep do you get at night? About 6 hours.

Do you like Care bears? Nope.

What do you buy at the movies? Popcorn and a drink. Well usually I sneak the drink in.

Do you know how to play poker? No.

Do you wear your seat belt? Always since January 1984.

What do you wear to sleep? A queen size bed! That’s all since 3 weeks after I started blogging. I thought it would be too cold this season but so far Nick has kept me warm.

Anything big ever happen in your hometown? Absolute nothing.

How many meals do you eat a day? 2 ½ to 3

Is your tongue pierced? No

What's your favorite NFL team? My what?

Do you like funny or serious people better? I like people who can see the funny side of most things.

Ever been to Vegas? Yes! Of course I was 11 at the time so I may not have gotten the full effect.

Did you eat a cookie today? Not yet , but it’s only 8:00 PM

Do you use cuss words in other languages? No, English works well for me if I really need them.

Do you steal or pay for your music downloads? Pay.

Do you hate chocolate? Yeah, it’s as bad as a spanking.

What do you and your parents fight about the most? They are gone now but really the only thing we fussed about was that they thought I was too bossy as they got older. Didn’t want them to drive, climb into their attic, lift heavy things…

Is anyone mad at or irritated with you right now? Probably, I assigned homework to tonight!

Do you open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Christmas Eve with Nick’s family, Christmas morning with the 4 of us, Christmas afternoon with my family.

What's your favorite preparation for eggs? Scrambled

If you could have any job (assuming you have the skills) what would it be? Professional blogger/bakery taste tester/sex symbol

Are you easy to get along with? Most of the time

What is your favorite time of day? evening

Who was your best girlfriend/boyfriend? When I was a kid her name was Cathy, from the 4th grade throught high school.

Who do you hate? No one, I don’t waste that kind of energy.

Would you ever date your first love again? No but I would love for Nick and I to go out to eat with he and his wife if I ever met up with him again. He was a nice boy.

Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend? I have a wonderful husband.

Current mood? Tired.