Kids, Cancer, Chaos

I am so ashamed. I called the cops on a party in my neighborhood last night. They were being loud after 11:00pm on a weeknight and I called the cops. I suppose I could have gone over and asked them to keep it down, but it was cold and I didn't want to go outside. Could I be any more Ebeneezer-like? I have become that which I swore I never would...old! Why do I think I am old, you might ask? Reason #1: I like to go to bed early. By early, I mean before the bars have last call and after Grey's Anatomy is over (post 11:00pm, but not much!). Young people don't like to go to bed early, they like to stay up late. Probably some way of rebelling against the parents for making them go to bed early for 16 years. Reason #2: My joints ache when it is cold. This is clearly something that is exclusive to old people. Reason #3: I injured my back. This one is not as exclusive to "old people", but I hurt mine by lifting a box of papers, not from rescuing some cat from a tree or...

Why does my toenail polish always chip when it's cold? Seriously. I can go weeks and weeks between pedicures in the summer and fall and the polish never rubs or flakes. But it gets to the 40's or below at night and all of a sudden my polish is CHIPPING! Is there some kind of built-in sensor the cosmetic companies put in the polish? Maybe there's a robot in there that malfunctions under 45 degrees. And no, it's not because I wear closed-toe shoes more often. I wear flip-flops every damn day in the Winter too!

Was Higgins from Magnum P.I. really the famed Robin Masters? I think so, and here's why: 1. Magnum never really met Robin Masters. He always "just missed" him 2. Higgins always had an excuse why Mr. Masters wasn't around 3. Higgins was really bossy Anyone else have any reasons why this could be true?

As the "holiday season" gets into full swing, I feel the need to vent about how much I hate this season. Really, it is the day after Turkey to December 25 th . The week between X-mas and New Year's is probably one of my favorite weeks of the year. All the pressure to get the perfect gift has been lifted and I can enjoy the company of friends and family without having to worry about whether the wrapping paper I chose is appropriate. When I was a teenager and my parents had recently divorced, there was a lot of responsibility placed on my 16-year-old-shoulders to transport myself and 2 sisters to all the right places at all the right times. Mom's house for breakfast, Grandma's house for lunch, Dad's house for early dinner, Auntie's house for late dinner and finally (phew!) to another Grandperson's house for dessert. It should be noted that these locations were all over the county. There was at least a 30 minute car ride between all of them. "Everyo...