Top 10

I love Christmas music..... I DO. I promise. I love to start listening to it the day after Thanksgiving. But there are just some songs that should be banished from anyone's playlist and here is my top 10 Christmas songs that should be obliterated because its possible they are the work of Satan. (okay, that's a little dramatic...)

10. The Happy Elf by Harry Connick, Jr.
I hesitate to include a Harry song because generally I love all things HC, jr.

9. Christmastime by Smashing Pumpkins
I accidently own this one. Its just creepy and weird.

8. Little St. Nick by the Beach Boys
Asians should not be allowed to listen to any Beach Boys especially Christmas tunes by them.

7. Bing Crosby and David Bowie's version of Little Drummer Boy
This is just a wrong combo.

6. My Favorite Things by Rod Stewart
Yes, this is from the Sound of Music and why Rod Stewart had to mess with it........
Definitely not one of my favorite things.

---- I actually dislike the top 5 equally but when forced to put in a list, here they are......

5. The Christmas Shoes by Newsong
Okay, I understand this is based on a "true story" but it is such a blatant manipulation of human emotion.

4. A Christmas to Remember by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
eckkkkkkkkk!!!!!

3. Hey Santa by Wendy and Carnie Wilson
[ no comment }

2. Bruce Springsteen's Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Shut up already!

1. Christmas Eve in Washington by Maura Sullivan
Washington is "America's hometown" --- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

Going Tall in the Living Room

Painted walls; replaced nasty carpet with hardwoods to match front of the house. Sold my old living room furniture on Craigslist. Invested in one piece -- the leather loveseat. All other pieces were bought on sale at Tarjay and World Market. Kept one existing decorative chair. Rug was 50% off at HomeGoods. Bought ONE brown drape panel on sale at Pier 1 and had seamstress divide it into two pieces to add length to existing drapes. Removed fireplace mantel and tiled the fireplace wall. Removed staircase railing to open up space.

BEFORE:


AFTER

Chamber of Love

Go ahead and barf, but we have nicknamed our bedroom Danny's "Chamber of Love." Ah, yesssss.... Here is where the Head of our household reigns and ....... okay, nevermind.

BEFORE:
AFTER (ooh, la la)
These pix seems to give the room a purplish/lavender look,
but everything is blue, gray, and silver.