GOODBYE BABYLON

We had a benefit concert on December 15th in my garage, to help raise money for Sub-for-Santa. This was our first live performance...yeah!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SwFIWrP_A8

SANTAS CHECKING HIS LIST!

Ever since I was born I have heard that Santa knows when you are sleeping, and knows when your awake. He even knows if you have been bad or good....so you end up being freaked out and your good for goodness sakes. I have been thinking lately about what makes someone that Santa friendly first-class individual. What gives someone that girl next door look, or makes them the protagonist of their own story? What really makes a person make the A-list on santas list? Below is a quiz that will tell you how naughty or nice you have really been!

#1-) After shopping at a grocery store you…
A) Take the cart back to the cart rack.
B) Leave the cart by your car
C) Leave the cart by your car, and drive away quickly while it hits a nearby vehicle.
D) Steal the cart, and take it home.

#2-) When someone is coming in for an interview at your job, and they happen to have unnoticed lipstick smeared across their teeth, you…
A) Tell them where the nearest bathroom is, along with a wink.
B) Start talking really loud in front of your co-worker about how much you hate getting lipstick on your teeth, so they might get the clue.
C) Don’t say a word.
D) Tell them as they are walking out from the interview.

#3-) Your roommate that you are not too fond of is sick, and right before you leave the house, asks if you could pick up some cold medicine at the nearest Wal-Mart, you…
A) Keep a smile and a song, and pick up the medicine
B) Pick up the medicine, but bad mouth her to everyone you know.
C) Tell them that you can’t cause your late for a meeting
D) Tell them that you would rather have surgery, in a 3rd world country, by a blind guy.

Mostly A’s-Great individual
Mostly B’s- Average Joe
Mostly C’s- Naughty and Nice
Mostly D’s:-You will never die, because Heaven doesn't want you and Hell is afraid you will take over.

MOST WONDERFUL TIME?

For the past couple of weeks, we as an office have been enjoying the wonderment of Holiday tunes. We have enjoyed songs like Santa Baby, Grandma got Ran Over by a Reindeer, and my personal favorite, Little Saint Nick by the Beach Boys. Sorry to say there is a lone song that has been giving me mixed feelings. I have found myself becoming petty and immature about just 5 little words. Can you guess which ones?

It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Andy Williams

It's the most wonderful time of the year
With the kids jingle belling
And everyone telling you "Be of good cheer"
It's the most wonderful time of the year

It's the hap-happiest season of all
With those holiday greetings
and gay happy meetings
When friends come to call
It's the hap- happiest season of all

There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories
of Christmases long, long ago

It's the most wonderful time of the year
There'll be much mistltoeing
And hearts will be glowing
When love ones are near
It's the most wonderful time of the year

There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago
It's the most wonderful time of the year

There'll be much mistltoeing
And hearts will be glowing
When love ones are near
It's the most wonderful time
It's the most wonderful time
It's the most wonderful time
It's the most wonderful time of the year

The line that has me perplexed in this holiday pet would be “There’ll be scary ghost stories.” For days I have been contemplating if I have ever told a haunted tale during this most wonderful time, and the answer is NO! That’s until I was proved wrong by my co-worker Trevor. He informed me that that scrupulous line refers to the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Future, from the well-known Dickens classic.
I am now well-disposed to this song, and think the lyrics are ingenious. Hats off to Mr. Andy Williams!!!

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME

on August 5, 1982 in a small town, I was born and named after my parents favorite actress Ms. Hayley Mills. For those of you who are not familiar with this famous movie star, she played both twins in The Parent Trap, Pollyanna, and was also the well known Miss Bliss in my favorite 90's sitcom Saved by the bell.

Well the past couple of weeks I was wondering who this superstar Hayley Mills was named after, and I have found the answer. Hayley Mills was named after her mother Mary Hayley Bell, a famous playwright.

There you have it folks, the unknown mystery has been solved!

THATS RIGHT...NO KIDS, AND NO HUSBAND!

I had a rude awakening by my 7 year old guitar student tonight. He came over to my house for guitar lessons, when he asked, "Hayley, where are your kids?" I was kind of taken back, in the fact that I never remember that I am of age to be a mother. I then told him that I didn't have kids. He looked at me apparently mortified with this sudden news that his guitar teacher was childless, But then he brought on another question..."Well why don't you and your husband have kids?" I then told him that I had no husband, and I must say this was out of the question in his eyes, because he gave me another exasperated reply. "We have got to do something about you not having kids." What can I say...Kids say the darnedest things!

I really should just go to bed

So it is currently 2 AM. Becky and I got talking on our long drive to Vancouver about some of her crazy dates. She went on 2 separate dates from the Internet, where both guys were missing the same ear and only had a hole in their heads. Now maybe this is just me, but if you are going to date on the Internet and you were missing an ear, wouldn't you make it appoint to tell the person before going out on the date? Becky told me that when she went out on these dates, it took all her will power not to stare. There were no 2nd dates.
When discussing the missing ear boys... Michael Jackson also came up. No plastic surgeon will touch Michael in his current state. I am guessing its because they are all worried that he will end up with no nose and just two little slits. Becky and I decided that it would be better to date someone who had no ear, than no nose... time for bed.

A short Blog about Canada

So I have been in Canada since Tuesday, and I thought that I would share a couple of things that every American should know about this beautiful place...
#1. Everywhere you go you will see a PT Cruiser. I have counted at least 2 billion.
#2. When you are not spotting out PT Cruisers, you will see thrift stores.
#3. Everyone is so friendly here, and it made me realize how ornery Americans are.
#4. You buy Gas in Liters, and every Gallon has 4 Liters in it.
#5. Eh is the most popular word here.
#6. Sometimes you get ice in your Diet Coke, and sometimes you don't.
#7. The Diet Pepsi is better than the Diet Coke here.
#8. The Canadian Dollar is worth more than the American. Example: American $60.00= $57.74 Canadian.
#9. The chocolate is to die for here.
#10. Michael Buble is from VanCouver.
#11. Canadian Thanksgiving is on Columbus Day.
#12. Be prepared to travel in kilometers, and not miles.
#13. Downtown VanCouver was said to be the Boston of Canada.
#14. If you are visiting be sure to dress warm, because it is cold.