Consider this my mulligan

One thing I dislike about the holidays, the clean-up, because inevitably I'm the one that gets to clean it up. Contrary to popular belief I do not enjoy washing dishes! I've even made that a stipulation when we either look for a new house or build a new one, there must be a dishwasher! That is one job I will gladly relinquish.

MamaSeal

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Another thing you can count on during the holidays? Catching a cold. So, if you can, get that flu shot! But if your like me and you're afraid of needles you suffer through it. (I know BTFF you're probably shaking your head at me) Luckily for me my parents live in the same city as we do and are a major help when I'm sick because the last thing I want to do is give what I have to Lil Seal. And for most people a batch of chicken soup is just what the doctor ordered, but for me it's my mom's potato soup and homemade tortillas. I don't know what it is about my mom's soup, but once that first spoonfull goes down my throat I feel 10 times better! Thanks mom! What about you dear readers, do you have a special food you enjoy eating when you're sick?

MamaSeal
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I know this is a countdown to Christmas Day, but there's other holidays that fall in between. Like Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving! The juicy turkey, yummy mashed potatoes and the pumpkin pie and of course the football! There's nothing like enjoying a great Thanksgiving lunch after going to church with Lil Seal's great-grandma and then watching the Cowboys loose. Oh yes and once again I'll be preparing some Oreo Balls and other assorted treats (for some reason everyone loves these treats and the pumpkin pie becomes all mine!) ;)

MamaSeal
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Remember that one night out of the year where you would stay up late preparing for Santa? Getting the plate of cookies ready setting the milk out, writing one last note. Well it's still the same only now you're up late putting together a bike, pulling out presents from their hiding spots and for some of us dressing up as Santa because as we all know Santa needs help too! ;)

MamaSeal
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And it's October 1st! Can we officially say it's the Holidays now? This time of year plenty of us, myself included, will be visiting this place...the post office! Whether it's sending care packages overseas, sending Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas cards, or trying to figure out when is the last possible day you can mail something so it reaches it's destination before Christmas day (this would be me - just ask my BTFF she'll tell you), we will all know the workers behind the counter and the person who delivers our mail. So be nice to them or Santa may leave you a lump of coal and the postman will leave you a lumpy box at your door!

MamaSeal
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And already hints are being dropped! Someone has drawn a picture of a Monster High laptop so they can video chat with their best friend. And took it one step further by telling me "mom don't worry if you hear me talking to myself because i'm not. I'm just video chatting on Monster High". As my aunt says all the time...have mercy!

MamaSeal
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We've started decorating for Fall/Halloween around the office this week so I decided I would try and do a count down to Christmas post each day starting at 100 days. Well imagine my surprise when I realized we were nearly 2 weeks passed the 100 day mark! I felt like the ghost looks in the pic above! 
So I've decided I'm still going to attempt the countdown to Christmas and to add a photo to go with the post, so a way we go!
87 days until Christmas...

MamaSeal
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Pedigree has provided many ways for us to help out our four legged friends in need. The easiest way for everyone to help is to head over to Pedigree’s Facebook page and click on the “Like” button, by doing this you will be providing a bowl of food for a shelter dog. And bloggers you can take an extra step and simply by writing a post about Pedigree’s Adoption Drive and linking it here Pedigree will provide a 20 pound bag of their new Healthy Longevity Food for Dogs to a shelter. Today is the last day to write a post, but you can head over to their Facebook page anytime to provide a bowl of food for a shelter dog. So what are you waiting for? If you have a twitter account you can also tweet @PedigreeUS with your blog post URL and the hashtag #dogsrule. So write that post and head over to Facebook and provide some food for a shelter dog!

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This bag of Cheetos is for dear Suzi who only had a cup of coffee for lunch! Don't worry bananas are on the way. Artoo would also like to remind you to say Happy Birthday to @cariblogs tomorrow, drop by her blog http://cariblogs.blogspot.com  and leave comment.

MamaSeal
-- Sent from my Palm Pre

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