Does Santa Really Exist?

Does Santa exist? My daughter still believes in Santa. I don't know why, she has been told by classmates that he isn't real and has asked me for the truth to which I have answered. She is not letting go of the myth of Santa. She refuses to consider any of the inconsistencies and doesn't want to talk logic. Funny thing is, we don't go to

Does Santa Really Exist?2011-12-20T05:57:51-06:00

Will We Have a White Christmas in the Twin Cities?

No. No, we will not be having a white christmas this year. There will be no snow in the Twin Cities metro area this year. According to all the local weather people the chance of the Minneapolis/St. Paul area getting any snow before Christmas is about none. In fact, most of Minnesota is without snow right now and will be for the holiday.  There might

Will We Have a White Christmas in the Twin Cities?2011-12-19T20:02:43-06:00

Top 50 Toys from the Past 100 Years

While I agree with the overall assessment of this infographic I have to take umbrage that they left off the Barbie Townhouse, Cabbage Patch Dolls, GI Joe, Legos and Lincoln Logs. When I was a kid I had to have the Barbie Head thingy. You know, the bust of Barbie that was made to put on make-up and style her hair. She was meant to

Top 50 Toys from the Past 100 Years2011-12-19T13:55:26-06:00

Dear God

Dear God, Please help me get through this holiday season without losing it. And by 'losing it' I mean abandoning my vehicle on I-94 in the middle of rush hour traffic and yelling at anyone who will listen as I scream "the holidays suck". I'm trying to be positive about the holiday season but they started earlier this year and already I am wiped out

Dear God2011-12-02T13:55:17-06:00

No Elephant But It Was A Good Mail Day

So last month I signed up to participate in Margaret's (Nannygoatsinpanties) White Elephant Gift Exchange because it sounded like a great idea at the time. I know better now. I have not received my White Elephant Gift yet. I'm feeling a little sorry for myself about that but I really don't have reason to because I just sent out the gift I was supposed to

No Elephant But It Was A Good Mail Day2011-01-21T11:55:28-06:00

Top Five Last Minute Christmas Gifts

When I was a kid* I would ask my parents what they wanted for Christmas and without fail they always told me they wanted the hardest thing to get them. My father would always say "I just want you to be good" and my mother would say "anything". Both answers sucked. At the time the easiest one of those gifts to give would

Top Five Last Minute Christmas Gifts2010-12-21T09:44:29-06:00

Christmas Blues

I was just thinking to myself yesterday that wow, we're half way through December and I'm feeling pretty good. I'm not sad, not angry, not scared to death to face the end of one more year of my life even though all the changes I promised myself I would make last year haven't happened. I was on top of things. In fact my

Christmas Blues2010-12-16T19:02:18-06:00

The Worst Christmas Gift, Ever

It was our first Christmas as a married couple. Ex#1 and I had only been married for a couple of months when we celebrated our first holiday as husband and wife. To be truthful our marriage was already strained. My father had been diagnosed with lymphoma on our wedding day and I had been escorting him to chemotherapy several times a week and taking care

The Worst Christmas Gift, Ever2010-12-06T07:13:38-06:00

Fuck Christmas

Image via Wikipedia That's right, I said it. We're all thinking it in the back of our minds so why not say it? Thanksgiving was pretty much swallowed whole by Christmas. Even before we carved that turkey I got 687 emails about great deals on gifts for Cyber Monday and Black Friday. Not one of them was enough of a deal to make me sell

Fuck Christmas2010-12-01T12:25:22-06:00

That’s Why!

Image via Wikipedia I am one of those parents who say Because I said so, I say it a lot. I say it more than I thought I ever would which is a lot because when I was young I promised myself that I would never be one of those mothers who said it. Of course I was stupid and childless at the time. I

That’s Why!2010-11-22T09:13:05-06:00

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