Christmas shopping on a Saturday in December is bad enough.

Christmas shopping on a Saturday in December while suffering from full blown PMS? A special level of hell.

My mom, nephew Cameron, and I made a stop at the Kohl's in Peoria yesterday because Cameron needed some new shoes, and both mom and I had 15% off coupons that needed to be used. Cam chose a pair of cool Nikes while I found two sweaters that I really loved and just had to have. Mom found a $10 gift for her Bunco Christmas exchange and then we were on our way to the registers.

Instead of the usual free-for-all of just picking a register and getting in that line, Kohl's is controlling the holiday crowds by having customers form one line and then wait for the next available cashier. Cameron didn't understand why we couldn't just walk up to a register, so mom was trying to explain it to him when some asstard guy in line in front of us whipped around, gave Cam the stink eye, and then snapped, "THIS is the line! You'll just have to wait!". Mom couldn't do anything but give me her "what the hell?" look. I'm sure I was standing there with my mouth hanging open in shock at his rudeness. I tried to be the better person by just letting it go, but the longer I stood in that line and stewed, the angrier I became. That's when I started running my mouth, making sarcastic comments as "Love the friendly people here at Kohl's!",  "Feel that Christmas spirit!", and (my personal favorite) "God, people suck", just loud enough for asstard to hear.

Unbelievably, Mom started to get pissy with me because I wouldn't keep my mouth shut, but she (of all people) should know that once I lose my temper, I have a hard time calming down. That man had no excuse whatsover to talk to an eight year old child like that (especially if that eight year old child happens to my nephew). It's not like we tried to cut in front of him. We didn't do anything to that snot.

Would you believe that once the asstard was called to a register, he actually turned around and tried to be helpful by making sure my mom saw that another register was opening up? Do you think he heard me bitching?

Online shopping is looking more and more appealing.

Wonder's 1967 album, Someday At Christmas, is my most favorite Christmas album ever. In addition to the title song and the one mentioned above, I also love "Twinkle Twinkle Little Me", "The Day That Love Began", and "What Christmas Means To Me".  Musical dreams of world peace, empathy, liberation, and equality? Spiritual and uplifting.

Surprise me with one of my favorite candies. On Monday, my friend/co-worker Susanne went to Target on her break and came back with a bag of these:
She knows how much I LOVE the Cadbury sugar coated eggs that come out at Easter, so when she saw these Cadbury sugar coated Christmas balls, she just had to get me some. She rules!