The winner of the 3rd Annual Kerry Blog Tacky Christmas Yard Photo contest is Sarabeth A! Sarabeth, email your address so I can send you your giftcard.

Check out the prize-winning tacky decor:

We go to Christmas Eve service at our big Baptist church. This is something I never did growing up and I like the tradition of going with the kids. All of my husband's side of the family goes and we sit on one big row. We sing carols, then our pastor has all the children come up and tells them the story of the candy cane and the kids get candy canes, then there are more songs and the message, then more songs. Probably "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "Silent Night" and I will be in front of a man who thinks he is one of the Three Tenors, it never fails.

Everyone knows turkey is for Thanksgiving. It's in the Constitution. I read that on Wikipedia. We usually have ham except for when I get all gourmet and make a roulade or something. Who doesn't like meats stuffed with stuff? If you don't then the terrorists have won.

As I've written about before, I have an anxiety disorder. People generally do not understand it at all, especially very social people. It's a frustrating thing and I hate it and I wish it would just go away, but it won't, even with medicine. Last night I was perusing the interwebs and came across this video, which describes panic attacks better than I ever have, so I thought I'd share it. It's only two minutes long, so watch.

 

Sara Benincasa made the video and has written the new book, Agorafabulous! about panic attacks. It comes out in February and I can't wait to read it. I love that she's taken what can be terrifying and turned it into something funny and informative. And no, we can't "just snap out of it," but maybe we can be more understood and not thought of as crazy people TLC would make a reality show about.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go to the grocery store to buy food for a party I'm having tomorrow night (arrgh).

Hell yeah, I hang a wreath on my front door – what do you think I am? a Satanist? Here it is, yo.

I feel like we've already been over this. I have a real fake pre-lit tree. It's fake and I love it. Faux? Real trees are overrated.

This card is for the hundreds of people who have found my blog by searching "Chaka Khan family photos." You know who you are. 

I always did a red and white tree until about five years ago when I found multicolored glitter balls. I don't know if y'all know this or not, but I freakin' love glitter. So, now my tree is extremely colorful. I love it. It is very me, but also has the kids' ornaments they've made from school, which can be hideous. And personally, did you think I wouldn't have hot pink, lime green, and orange on my tree?

Fact: dancing when you think you're alone is fun. 

Fact: you are not alone when a security camera is pointed at you.

This is the best video of a police officer dancing to "Billie Jean" that you will ever see today.

 

I used the online elf name generator to come up with an elf name. I didn't like the name it gave me using my last name (Snappy Spirit Fingers), so I used my maiden name. It gave me Snappy Sugar-Socks. I kinda like it.