Are You Ready For This?!

Be safe tonight, on this New Year's Eve!

Hiya, Friends!  Happy Thursday to you!

I guess you can tell that this is the final Daily Zoe Blog post for 2015.  It's been a big year.  A big, big year.  So many things have happened, good and bad.  But mostly good. 

I don't know if you've noticed or not, but this is my second year in a row of keepin' The Daily Zoe Blog actually daily.  All three-hundred sixty-five days.  So if you find yourself bereft of readin' material, you know where to look. 

I like to think that 2015 was the year that I really found my voice and hit my stride.  I spent much of the year as a three-year-old, which was pretty challenging for my folks, but especially for me. I was called a 'threenager,' which I don't think was entirely nice.

Towards the last quarter of the year, I turned four, and four has been a great new world.  I get to do a LOT more things independently, which is all I ever wanted, actually.  I just wanna be my own person, you know? It's really tamed my inner 'threenager,' now that I've had the opportunity to be a little more independent.

I don't know what 2016 is going to bring for any of us, Friends.  I mean, like I said, 2015 had a buncha good stuff, and some sucker-punches thrown in.  2016 will probably be the same way.  It isn't what happens to us that's really important, though, Friends.  What really matters is how we react to it and how resilient we are.  I'm happy to say I'm a pretty resilient Little Kid.  I hope you are, too! 

Hey.  I know you have some celebratin' to do.  Friends, promise your pal Zoe that you'll be safe and celebrate responsibly, mmmmkay?  If you drink adult beverages tonight, don't drive.  Stay the heck right off the road.  You don't want to start the New Year having hurt yourself or anyone else, especially a car of innocent strangers.  Be mindful of that. 

I'll be here, bright-n-early in the mornin' to say HAPPY NEW YEAR! to ya!  Until then, enjoy the last of 2015.  I love ya lots!  Muah!

Silly in Sixteen!

Trust your pal Captain Zoe for all your Silly in Sixteen travel needs!

Hiya, Big People!  Captain Zoe here!

Well, ya know, we're on the last two days of 2015.  While I thought that I was Fabulous in Fifteen, there are some who could argue that the real slogan was "Frazzled in Fifteen." 

That's why I think that in the New Year, we should all strive to be a little more Silly in Sixteen.  Silliness doesn't mean going through life all skee-hawed.  It means taking time to have fun with the absurd that you'll encounter on a daily basis.

Sure, you encounter absurdity, every single day of your life.  You sure do.  The Absurd are those things that are just so out of place that you find yourself either being annoyed by 'em, or laughing with 'em.

Let's choose to laugh at the absurdity.  Embrace the silly in 2016.  If you need a trusted guide for this, you know where to find me, your pal Captain Zoe, specializing in flights of fancy, right here on your very own computer.  I am NOT gonna letchyoo be Too Serious in Sixteen, Friends!  No, sir!

Now put your tray-table in its upright position, buckle up, and don't touch anything.  We're takin' off!

I love ya lots, Friends, and I'll see ya tomorrow!  Muah!

Work With Me, Babe!

Maybe you could meet me halfway? Work with me, and I'll work with you!

Hiya, Big People!  Happy Tuesday to you!

Well, ya know, I'm mostly a really easy-going Little Kid, Friends.  If you keep up with me here on my web log or visit me in my Facebook Picture Show, you'll see I'm usually pretty cooperative and fun to be around with bursts of attitude, just like anybody else.

Just like anybody else.

It's just that sometimes, my bursts of attitude coincide inconveniently with what the Big People in my life want.  And I come off lookin' like a little jerk.  That certainly isn't my aim.

If you could meet me halfway, Big People, I could meet you halfway.  You know?

Work with me, and I'll work with you, Big People.  I don't act obstinate just for the fun of it.  I'm probably tired, or overwhelmed, or nervous, or just over it.  Just like you get.

Anyways, I love ya lots, Friends.  No matter what.  And I'll see ya tomorrow!  Muah!

What Christmas Vacation Means to Me on a Monday Mornin'!

I LOVE Christmas Vacation!

Hi there, Big People! 

It's Monday, and guess what, I'm as HAPPY as I tell you to be on Mondays, even though sometimes I tell you that, and I'm not very happy myself, so it's a little bit hypocritical of me, but whatever, to be human is to be kinda hypocritical and to hold others to a different standard than one holds oneself.

How the heck right about that?!

Anyways, I'm a pretty happy kid this Monday morning, and you should be too, because it's Christmas Vacation.  Now, I understand that some people may hafta work today, and they're NOT on Christmas Vacation.  I'm not rubbin' anybody's face in it.  Please don't get offended, if you're not on Christmas Vacation, if we're still doin' that thing where we get offended over every little thing everybody says.

Sorry.  Back to the Happy.  I am so happy today.  I have a cuppa peppermint cocoa waitin' for me, because it's my Christmas Vacation.  I love ya lots!  I'll see ya tomorrow!  Muah!

Simply Having a Wonderful Christmastime!

During the Holidays, every day's like Saturday!

Hiya, Friends!  Happy Sunday to you!

By golly, if it hasn't felt like the Weekend since Thursday Morning, I don't know what a weekend feels like, I guess!

You know, this Christmastime is the best one I've ever experienced so far, and this is a lifetime that includes Christmas 2011, Christmas 2012 (the Christmas we all thought the Mayans were going to wreck for us four days ahead of time - boy, I don't know aboutchyoo, but I'm glad they got that one wrong!), Christmas 2013, AND Christmas 2014!  Those were all some GREAT Christmastimes, and this one tops 'em all!

It isn't even because of the presents.  No.  Presents are nice and fun, and I appreciate 'em, but that isn't what makes this Christmastime the BEST ONE SO FAR!

I think what it is, is that I really am starting to get a handle on what Christmas really means.  What it's really all about.  You know, it's about love, and family, and eatin' good food.  And bein' good to others.  I mean, this is where it's at, Friends.  Christmastime all the time. 

Hey.  I'll letchya get back to your celebratin'. I love ya lots, Big People!  See ya tomorrow!  Muah!

Happy Day After Christmas!

It's nice to make new friends at Christmas!

Hiya, Friends!  How did your Christmas go? 

Mine went wonderfully. I got some nice presents.  I got to see my family.  I got to skip Naptime.  And from what I hear, the Christmas celebratin' isn't over yet- in fact, it's intended to continue straight through New Year!

That's my kinda holiday, right there!

So in the continuing saga of me and Christmas Mouse, we've decided not only to settle our differences just because it's Christmas, but also because we have a lot in common after all, now that the Elves on Shelves are out of the picture. 

For instance, Christmas Mouse and I both love Christmas.  I mean, I know that's kind of a basic thing.  Lotsa people love Christmas, but it's definitely a place to start. Also, Christmas Mouse loves the Star Wars movies, and so do I, and not even just because there's a new one out right now, although that certainly helps feed our Star Wars movie obsessions!  Also, Christmas Mouse and I both really like triple-sharp cheddar cheese.  You'd be surprised how much there is to talk about when you're talking about the world of Cheese!

I mean, now that we've had a chance to visit about all the things we have in common, we've realized just how easy it is to be friends.  I like that, Friends!

Hey.  I'll letchya get back to your own Day After Christmas festivities.  If you're anything like me, there's a lot of 'em!  I'll see ya tomorrow!  I love ya lots!  Muah! 

Because It's Christmas

We're okay, but you can bet I'm squeezin' Christmas Mouse a little harder than necessary.

Hiya, Big People!  Merry Christmas!

You know, seein's how it's Christmas and all, and seein's how the whole kerfuffle between me and the Elves on Shelves has been resolved with their return to the North Pole, I figured I could make amends with Christmas Mouse. 

'Tis the Season.  Peace on Earth.  You know.

Anyways, Friends, you have a Merry Christmas!

I know you wanna spend some time with your family. So I'll see ya tomorrow.  I can't wait to hear all about how your Christmas went!  I love ya lots!  Merry Christmas!  Muah!