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My grandpa dropped off some old books from his house that I used to read as a kid. Some of these books were actually my moms so they’re pretty ancient. Ha ha ha, right?

Anyway, my daughter loved these new books, and she asked me to read her one before bed. She picked Little Red Riding Hood.

As I started reading it, I remembered what the actual story was about. A long book quickly turned into a VERY short story.

I had totally forgotten about what a horrible story it really was. Grandma gets eaten by a wolf? Then he gobbles up Little Red Riding Hood too? Then the father comes in and rips the wolf open with an axe to get them out?!

Not exactly kid friendly stuff here.

Then I thought about all the other stories we used to read as kids, Hansel and Gretel being one of them. I’m amazed that this stuff never scared the living shit out of me!

A wicked stepmother leaving her husband’s children in the forest to starve? Fattening up a kid to eat him? Throwing an old lady in a flaming oven? Geez, what were people thinking when they wrote this stuff?

Even some of the old cartoons were horrible. The old Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show was pretty bad sometimes. The things that Tweety did to poor Sylvester were just downright rude. And Wile E. Coyote should have been dead a thousand times over.

They blame Marilyn Manson for school shootings and violent movies for aggressive teens, but they should be looking at all these old fairy tales (more like scary tales - ha ha ha I’m on a roll) and cartoons. I know I won’t be reading those books to my daughter anymore or she might start walking the streets looking for stray dogs to axe or scary looking old women to burn.

Disclaimer: I’m not actually as serious as you might think I am.

Am I the only one who hates this song? I think with these mega pop stars, they’re so popular that they can write crap and everyone still requests it. In my opinion though, this song and the video should be banned.

Only click play unless you want to have a migraine.

And as for Nelly Furtado, that girl should never dance in her videos. She just looks dumb. No amount of lessons could save her. Somebody must have told her she sucked because she left most of the dancing up to the ones who knew how to move in her new video. Again, don’t watch unless you want to lose all your dance moves.

The Fruitcake Lady on Jay Leno (who was also Truman Capote’s aunt) died this November, but her “Ask The Fruitcake Lady” segments will live on forever. Press play below if you need a laugh. She’s hilarious!

WARNING: Don’t eat oatmeal while you’re watching this or you’ll have to wipe it off your computer screen like I did.

I really hate it when someone waves or nods at you, so you wave or nod back, then you realize that they’re looking at the person behind you.

I also hate it that my toilet doesn’t flush properly and little bits of toilet paper keep coming back up.

I REALLY REALLY hate it when there are two doors going into most business, but one is always locked and it makes you look stupid when you try and open the locked one. (Although I do find it funny when someone else does it.)

I was watching Care Bears with my daughter this morning, and it brought back some fond memories of my own childhood.

I remember getting up before the sun on Saturdays and watching cartoons all morning long. I miss the good old days when cartoons were a Saturday thing instead of all day every day like they are now.

Anyway, while I was watching Care Bears, I remembered the little bumpers they used to play on ABC and the tune even popped into my head!

Lucky for you, I’ve got them right here. My favorite is the one where the singers switch heads.

It’s -31C right now, which is is about -24 degrees Fahrenheit. With wind chill it feels like -43C which is over -45F!!!

I feel really bad for anyone who has to go out today. Especially parents lugging around their little kids to and from daycare. Actually, all the schools in Saskatoon are closed today, so hopefully the parents can stay home where it’s warm and spend the day with their kids.

According to the news last night, the blizzard we had yesterday was the worst we’ve had in years. Today there are warnings all over the province and a lot of roads are closed.

Emergency crews were working around the clock yesterday to make sure all the stranded vehicles were empty. Lots of people were trapped in their cars for hours and there were even people stranded at business. Costco employees had blankets for their trapped customers and they even made them meals.

Did I mention I’m glad I got to stay home yesterday?

The Yip Yip Martians from Sesame Street were awesome!

Note to self - ALWAYS throw away a dirty diaper as soon as you’re done changing the poopy bum.

Today was a very close call. I had just finished changing my daughter’s crappy bum and my son came flying (crawling at an inhuman speed) out of nowhere and almost smeared the diaper all over himself and my carpet.

You think I would have learned my lesson from the first time that happened!

Another note to self - buy a change table instead of using the living room floor to change diapers.

I was watching the entertainment news last night and saw Nicole Kidman at the premier of the new documentary God Grew Tired of Us. Brad Pitt produced it and she narrated it.

I always thought that she was pretty, but she must have just had botox injected in her lips because she looks awful now. It’s so obvious, I can’t understand why people do it. She could barely move her mouth. It looked ridiculous.

It’s amazing what people will do to look younger, or what they think is sexier.

Well, it’s just after lunch time here and I’m still in my pajamas. Maybe I should get dressed. I should probably do the dishes too, and pick up toys, and do some laundry, and figure out what I’m going to make for supper tonight.

Today I’ve accomplished watching a movie and eating some cereal. That’s about it. I must be depressed today. That and I didn’t get enough sleep last night because my daughter crawled into bed with me at about 2:30 a.m. because she had pooped. I just can’t seem to get away from it. The fact that it’s blowing snow at a million miles a minute today probably doesn’t help either. Crappy weather always makes me feel crappy.

I guess I’ll put some clothes on now and try and be productive. But first I’ll watch the Doodlebops with my kids.