Arrrggghhhh turn it off!!!!!!

Reality TV that is. Well most of it anyway. I watched a season of Survivor and was over it, 2 seasons of Big Brother and was over it. I only watch X Factor and Idol when I'm desperate, have never watched Master Chef (the ads are enough) and I watched Dancing with the stars cause one of the stars on it, I liked. I also watched The Block for 2 seasons, before being over it as well. They are freaking everywhere, you can't turn on the TV without a reality show being on, no matter how much Channel surfing you do, there will be one somewhere. 

I have to admit to watching Sister Wives, it fascinates me that these women live with this one man and put up with his crap LOL. I don't see loving families I see complete morons. Although not having a man around constantly isn't a bad thing, but dealing with all the other wives arrrggghhhh. I tend to watch it so I can bitch about it. Long Island Medium is another I watch occasionally, more for the fascination factor with all things occult than her and that is for sure. She's a disaster. Anyone that can use that much hairspray is a walking fire hazard. 

Then I come to Honey Boo Boo, wtf is all I can say. How anyone can find that entertaining has me beat, I've forced myself to watch it just to see what the big deal is. As far as I can tell it's a bunch of hillbillies who are quite frankly disgusting. They eat crap, they are as dumb as planks, and how the hell she was ever a winner of anything amazes me. I happened to catch an episode where they were doing a recap, I got to watch the cooking, the dumbness (honey boo boo couldn't even spell bingo for fucks sake) and the excitement of Mommas neck crust, ewwwwwwwww. 

I know there are lovers of reality TV out there, but seriously. It seems that the networks will jump on any excuse to show a new one, and I'm sorry but watching some little kid pick her nose while the whole family sits around farting is not entertainment. And there has to be people watching these shows, cause otherwise the networks would drop them faster than you can say fart. But who is it that watches them? I mean seriously? Who?

I want the networks to stop canning the good shows and get this crap off the air. It seemed at one stage that every single show I enjoyed they dropped, maybe after one season maybe after a pilot. And then they were replaced by Reality TV. WTF. This is not reality, reality is I get up in the morning, go to the can, shower, do some laundry, work, cook, and clean. There is no sitting around discussing shit, there is no fuck this and fuck that every 5 seconds, in fact I was just washing the car, and didn't swear once LOL. I'm not saying I don't, just seems to me that on some of these shows it's a constant and without it no one would watch. Mostly they seem to me to be totally scripted, I can't imagine people actually living like these shows show. Wife Swap, give me a break, who the hell would go on something like that? Obviously you'd have to get paid, and not something I could ever do since there is no hubby here LOL. 

Okay there's my rant, now I'm going to go do some channel surfing. I'll be uploading video of me throwing the remote at the TV when I can't find anything decent to watch, I might even slam a door or two. 

Catch yas
Cathy

And so that was Christmas

Another year gone, another Christmas celebrated. Another bunch of hyper kids running around like lunatics, hyped up on sugar and excitement LOL. 

I love Christmas with the family, and I'm so glad I have one to celebrate the day with. I have a bunch of grandkids to spoil and enjoy and a wonderful family to sit and gossip with. Not to mention the seemingly endless supply of food we have to try and squeeze into our belly that just doesn't seem to expand at the same rate as the food goes in. Rained this year, so we had to celebrate inside, the rain can't possibly put a dampener on Christmas Day, it can affect other days but Christmas is just special. 

We are not religious the day doesn't have any sort of religious significance to us, but instead it is a day we celebrate life and love. Some might say that life and love shouldn't come with presents, but neither should celebrating the birth of Jesus unless your giving him presents LOL. 

As a kid I eagerly waited for Santa to visit, and with my brothers, tore through our Santa sacks live speedy Gonzales on acid. We travelled to the city to celebrate with other family, always having a hot dinner until the parents decided it was just too much and we stayed at home and had salads, much better suited to Christmas in Australia LOL. I have to admit I sometimes miss the hot lunch and the larger gathering, but only for a little bit LOL.

As I got older Christmas became fun because I was able to buy presents myself to pass out, the thrill of picking something out that I thought was perfect for the recipient and paying for it myself was wonderful. Wrapping the gifts carefully and sliding them under the tree, knowing they would be given and received with love, left me with the warm fuzzies. Then I got to be Santa, stuffing sacks on Christmas eve with presents that were filled with little pieces that could get lost or sucked into the vacuum, didn't dampen the excitement of playing Santa. For most of my kids lives I've been a single parent, which of course means bugger all money. I'd layby at the start of the year, and pay it off as I could. Then when it was closer by the little gifts to fill the sacks, you know the ones I'm talking about, the kids love them but they usually break within a couple of days LOL. 

And now my kids are Santa, well 2 of them are anyway. And I get to be Nana and sit back and watch as my girls take the reins and give the joy I felt for years to their own kids. I get to visit and play and then leave LOL. Christmas eve the tree was surrounded by gifts, and now it sits decorated still but without the colour of all different wrappings surrounding it. The wrapping paper is now in the recycling bin, the gifts received have been put away. And that's it for another year. 

I used to be so organised when the kids were little what with the early laybying, this year it was all last minute and a huge rush, probably should start shopping in the new year for next years Christmas, but I'm pretty sure it will be a rush again LOL. 

Catch yas
Cathy

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May all your dreams come true and may your families and you remain safe and happy.