A Point to Ponder..

I was sitting watching T.V. with my son earlier...he actually managed to sit in one spot for more than 1 minute. He was totally engrossed in the kid's show 'Caillou'. It's great that he loves it and will sit and watch it but I really can't stand it. Anytime I watch it I just can't understand why Caillou is bald?!? He's 4...where is his hair. Also, why is his sister who is substantially younger than him (since she's quite often being carried) able to speak perfectly and have more hair than Caillou???? Lastly why do all the characters look the same???

So my point to ponder is really ultimately...why, at 4 years old is Caillou bald???
Answers on a postcard...

Happy Belated Christmas!

I haven't been on here for a while...kind of neglected it a little since work got hectic for me then I set off on an adventure with my son and parents to Georgia for Christmas. It's been a really good Christmas and Ben was super excited about Santa...although it didn't make him behave any better. Somehow it didn't seem to be much of a threat that Santa wouldn't come if he was a naughty boy. It would've been a tad cruel if Santa hadn't come as well so despite the tantrums of a 4 year old he got his fire truck, which looks awesome!
We just had a normal little family Christmas with presents and lots of food etc. However I made this really stupid decision to start my diet just before Christmas. So currently I get to see the Christmas food and try to refrain from eating it. Not going too badly though since I'm down 7lbs. It's killing me though, especially since Christmas always is the time of year with the best food. However the need to fit into my clothes really overtook the need to stuff my face with sweets and feel like an even bigger pie lol.
The after Christmas sales this year are a tad disappointing I have to admit. I did get a pre lit Christmas tree for next year for $50 so I guess I can't complain too much. However I was most miffed today at one store which had a sign outside saying 'additional 50% off all holiday motif', considering yesterday they had 50% off you would think that it would be 50% with an 'additional' 50% off. But no it was just 50% off they said they didn't know why it said additional. So considering that that is what it said on massive signs everywhere and they hadn't changed the offer from the day before except by adding 'additional' you would think that that is kind of false advertising...you would think...

Anyway...hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and has an awesome new year!!

Are the X men looking to recruit?

I was looking at pictures to order on shutterfly this week and uploading some. The more I looked at pictures of me that other people have taken the more puzzled I got. I want to know why out of a group of 5 people am I the only one looking like Cyclops from the X men. Not that I look like a man...or at least I hope I don't...but because I have flipping red eye in every shot. Then when you do the red eye removal thing whatever it does gives you a white pupil. It just looks like you're slightly posessed. The weird thing is...it's not every photo just usually ones other people take. I think I have easily irritated eyes...this is why the insert picture is inverted in colour lol.
I took Ben to the mall last weekend to see Santa and have his picture taken (luckily he is not inflicted with the red eye gene). He was unusually well behaved...maybe it's because Santa was there and he was especially scared of being on the naughty list. I keep telling him Santa can see EVERYTHING but I don't think he believes that that is true. I did also tell him you can't bargain with Santa so if you're naughty then you can't tell him you'll make it up to him tomorrow...it doesn't quite work that way. I was tempted to hide his presents this year so when he came downstairs there'd be nothing there and then give them to him after the shock had submerged but I thought that was really cruel and he's 4 so he'd probably hold it against me forever and I don't think he'd see the funny side of it.
After he got his picture with Santa (I believe they should take more than 2 for you to choose from...in one of his he looks like Santa is really squidging him) he got his 'gift' from Santa (the one you get with 6 photos and pay $20 for). Now is it just me or does anyone else remember getting better gifts from Mall Santas? Fair enough this years was better than the two previous years when he got a 4 page colouring book. This year he got two quite big sheets of dress up Santa stickers. However I remember when I was younger (and now I appreciate how much my parents paid for those photos) getting a toy. It wasn't a big toy and was usually a kind of crappy game but it was a toy and came wrapped. To me, although it's not a toy of value it was still exciting to get an actual 'gift' that you could open. Admittedly I do see the advantage of not getting more crap for Ben to clutter the house with but still...it just didn't seem quite as exciting. Also before I end...I think Mall Santa's should wear proper Santa suits...last year he wore a really awful teddy bear shirt...just wasn't the same.