Tuesday, January 01, 2008

'Twas the week after Christmas....and check out this house!

'Twas the week after Christmas, and all through the house
Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.
The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste
At the holiday parties had gone to my waist.

When I got on the scales there arose such a number!
When I walked to the store (less a walk than a lumber).
I'd remember the marvelous meals I'd prepared;
The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared,

The wine and the rum balls, the bread and the cheese
And the way I'd never said, "No thank you, please."

As I dressed myself in my husband's old shirt
And prepared once again to do battle with dirt

I said to myself, as I only can
"You can't spend a winter disguised as a man!"

So away with the last of the sour cream dip,
Get rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chip

Every last bit of food that I like must be banished
"Till all the additional ounces have vanished.

I won't have a cookie - not even a lick.
I'll want only to chew on a long celery stick.

I won't have hot biscuits, or corn bread, or pie,
I'll munch on a carrot and quietly cry.

I'm hungry, I'm lonesome, and life is a bore
But isn't that what January is for?

Unable to giggle, no longer a riot.
Happy New Year to all and to all a good diet!

~Author Unknown~


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You have to see this to believe it! All 6 videos are of the same house...
but they have lights and music computer programmed to 6 different presentations!
Quite an interesting and spectacular display. I can assure you, I wouldn't want to
be paying his electrical bill!! I'm sure it would cover a trip to China and back!

Once you're on the site click the "Full" button (and turn up your sound and turn down your lights)


The Holdmans Christmas house in Pleasant Grove, Utah (so cool). The website got so big they broke it up into six (6) sparate YouTube sites for you.

10 comments:

Kim said...

Love the post...
I LOVE the poem...
I am going to make sure I lose 15 pounds by this summer..
I LOVE the video's of the lights...
How amazing is that..
Have a Great Day Girly...
Hugs to you..

Shannon said...

Just say NO to celery! =)
The lights on that house are spectacular. Wonder if it can be seen from space?!

4D said...

Happy 2008!

Keep smilin!

OziMum said...

hehehe! Some people have waaaay too much time on their hands?!!

Dawn and Dale said...

WOW!! Thanks for sharing that lightshow link!!! Amazingly beautiful!!!!

Middle-Aged Moi said...

No kidding, about the electrical bill! Can you imagine it?

OH MY #6 said...

Happy New Year!

Lea

Polar Bear said...

LOVE that poem!
That house is amazing! I can't imagine how long it took to set that all up. Thanks for sharing that!

Happy New Year!!!

Anonymous said...

That poem was hysterical! I posted it on my blog- and gave you a shout out.
Happy New Year to you and yours!

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