I Could Write a Book

    Hello All,

    It’s been a while since I’ve written anything. May is just mayhem every year. Things are piling up, coming to an end or just beginning. I’ve had plenty of those this month. 

    I think I’ll start with T: T finished 4th grade with flying colors. All A’s and one B. He maintained A/B Honor Roll for the entire year and had A conduct for the entire year. He was voted best "book report presentor" which is just wonderful for me. He doesn’t mind talking in front of others and he knows his books when he reads them. T played basketball this year and finally got aggressive. Thank goodness considering he is going to be one tall kid. He’s currently playing baseball and it is what I call "bamboo shoot torture". I have no idea why he is doing this other than his dad is trying to live through his kids but that’s a whole ‘nother blog. Oh, T is going off this summer for his first ever "away camp". He’s excited and nervous and I am hoping that it helps mature him a bit.

    Then there’s G: G passed 1st grade with brillant colors. Straight A’s. A’s for the entire year and for conduct. He’s the little golden boy at school and the girls just love him. He is going to have no trouble getting dates one day. He played basketball for the first time ever and they stuck him on the wrong team. He never made a basket the entire season except for the "free throws" at half time. We were proud that he tried as hard as he did. He’s in baseball right now and absolutely hates it. I think that’s a lack of confidence and not really a dislike for the game. The last 2 games he has actually hit the ball and in the last game he scored a run. I cried. 

    Last but not least is J: J finished Kindergarden with a bang. She was the wildest dancer in her graduation performance and had everyone laughing. She is reading already. Shocked me like crazy the first time she read something to me. I had no idea she could even read. She did "Daisies" this year and has really enjoyed it. Can’t say that I made any close friends with the other moms. Maybe I should get involved more, eh ? J’s dance recital was this past weekend and she did the best she’s ever done. She had no fear on stage and was so excited. She truly knew the dance, too.  I was worried mid-year on how she was going to do academically, but I have no fears now. She blossomed these last couple of months.

    Me: I finally made it back to tennis and pilates. I’ve got a headache at this very moment from playing in the heat today. Yay for sunshine. I’ve got a new position on the board for Jr League. Sometimes, I really wonder why I continue to stay on. I’m doing a lot of reading right now. Spending a lot of time at the pool - one at the gym and in my backyard. It is so nice having a pool. Can’t say the house gets cleaned a lot because we seem to be staying outside all the time now. This is one of the reasons why I haven’t blogged lately.  I finally feel as if I’m to a point in my life where I can move forward and decide what I really want to do/be when I’m completely grown up. Life is real good right now. Other than my complaining about my body shape and weight everything is good.

   Here’s to a wonderful summer. I feel like the kids and I really started ours today out in the sun, sliding down the waterslides. Had a blast. I hope your summer is just as wonderful as mine.

    Today is my favorite date of the whole year. Yes, that kind of date. Not like a date you go on. The "calendar" date. Yes, I’m aware that might be a little odd. I honestly have no idea if others have a favorite date. I seriously doubt that I’m the only person in the world has a date picked out each year that they love.

    I’ve been asked, "why is that your favorite date?" I have a couple of reasons. I love the month of October. I love how occasionally down in the South we do get crisp days in October. 28 is my favorite big number. (3 is my favorite small number). The last reason I have is the weather. I can not remember the last time that the weather has been yucky on this day. For example, today was just gorgeous. Not a cloud in the sky. The sun was super shiney. The temp was a little cool to begin with but it warmed up just right and I had a great time playing tennis out in it.

    Today I got an unexpected phone call from someone I love a lot. I told her it was my favorite date and she said she was so happy to have called on this day. I played tennis and had brunch with my bestest friend here. We went shopping at Target afterwards. I had Thai for dinner. My children were happy today (other than the complete bus/car mix up). I just love this day.

    It’s just been a great day. I’m not sure if I myself make it a great day or it just happens to fall that way. I almost think it just falls that way. Tennis could have really sucked and it didn’t. The kids could have been way whiney and they weren’t, etc.  I’m happy. It’s nice to be able to say that.

    So, what’s your favorite date ? Do you have one ? Why that one ?

    Oh, one thing I will say, I’ve had this favorite date for over 20 years. I know it was my favorite date back in high school. There was a period in my life where I was going to marry someone else and I worked long and hard on trying to get the wedding on October 28th and the closest I could make it work was October 26th. I didn’t end up marrying that person. Whew. Glad I’ve still got my favorite date.

Peace out and Lots o Love ! 

Tomorrow I’m finally getting an MRI done on my knee. I’m afraid that they are going to find something that requires surgery. If it does require surgery it will be put off till December when I’m done with tennis for a bit. Lol. My knee has hurt me this long I figure it can wait a few more months.

I had to take off all of my jewelry for this MRI. Ack. You’d think with today’s techonological advances they could figure something out that didn’t require a person to remove all of their jewelry. I’m upset over my toes rings. Those babies were completely molded to my toes. I hope that I am able to get them back on and that they reshape themselves.

Lost in tennis today. Yippiiee. It was so flipping hot I just wanted to be cool. The game doesn’t count. It’s stupid to make us play it anyways. Right ? The only good thing - well, the only two good things - I did burn a couple of calories (20 maybe ?) and I now know how these particular women play. When I play them for real I know I’ve got to be prepared.

I’m bushed. I’m beat. I’m bed bound. Peace out All. Share the love, not the germs.  

    41 years old and I’m still experiencing "firsts" in my life. Go me. Today my "first" was pilates. My new exercise love. While you’re doing the class it doesn’t seem to be "too hard", but oh my goodness, a couple hours later and my thighs were screaming. I am so happy. I feel so much better mentally when I’m exercising. It makes me a better person all around not just healthier.

    Want to know how badly my thighs are screaming ? Bad enough that I went on a walk just to loosen my legs up. I’d say I got a pretty good workout. Have I mentioned how much happier I am when I’m exercising ? I feel like I lose a part of me when I’m not doing something to focus on me and dang, this summer "me" went completely out the window. Well, other than reading. Oh, and other than no meetings. I’m making up for that now, though.

    How wrong is it to take aleve on your first day of exercising ? Man, I’m getting old. I’m going to cardio tennis tomorrow morning and at this rate I’m not sure if I will be able to run after the balls. The tennis pro is going to have a field day with me tomorrow. I’m gearing up for the Aussie accent saying "what the helllllllllll was that ? " LOL.

    School starts Friday. God bless school. For the children I mean. I’m 90% sure I’m taking this semester off of school. It will give me the time I need to make those big decisions. ackk. ackk.

Peace out, all. Don’t forget to tell the one(s) you love ~I love you~. If this blog is never updated again you will know I had a heart attack during tennis tomorrow. I’m afraid my heart might go into shock from exercising two days in a row.  

Well, here I’ve gone and done it again. I’ve let 2 weeks go by before writing in my blog. Why ? Because I’ve been unbelievably busy. I’ve had people call and ask "did you get that email on such and such?" Uh, no. What’s email ? lol. If it hasn’t been extremely important in the last 2 weeks - it hasn’t gotten done.

Thank the good Lord above - my midterm is over. I’m not real sure what kind of grade I’m going to make. The longer I sit here, the more I think about "well, I should have written this down, etc". Oh, well. It’s water under the bridge, now. I’m just praying for an 85. That’s the lowest B and I will be more than thrilled. I will be celebrating on Wednesday if I make an 85. Bigtime celebrating.  I’m also prepared for the fact that I might not get an 85 and well, I’ll say I had a good attempt at graduate school, swallow my pride and move on in life. Blah, blah, blah.

I need sleep. I need fun. I need relaxation. Who wants to adopt me at their house for a weekend ? I’m ready to fly somewhere and just get away. <<<—- That’s a serious question. lol.  

J’s 5th bday was last Tuesday. She’s getting cuter by the day. More stubborn, too. We had her school friend birthday party this past Saturday and I must say that for as much as I stressed about it - it was a success. Enough said. I’m still not sure what to do regarding T’s bday.  

This afternoon is tennis for G, religion class for T, and a wonderful business meeting (Jr League) for myself. (I still haven’t looked at the million of emails I’m supposed to be reading. Ignorance is bliss) So, I’m back on a normal, crazy schedule again. I’m reentering my family today. I was pretty much a studying hermit all weekend.

On Thursday, I’ll be on a 3rd grade field trip to our State Capital and surrounding museums. Oh, 1 1/2 hours on a bus each way with 30 8-9 year olds will be fun. Right ? lol.

Thanks for all the prayers and thoughts and well-wishes I’ve received. I truly appreciate them.  

A: Age - today is my last day to be 40 ! Must say that I’m very happy to be 40 today. lol. Tomorrow is (ack, gasp) 41. A = not the grade I’m going to make in neuroanatomy. (I’ll live - I think).

B: Birthdays, basketball, and basket case. Three birthdays are coming right up in my nuclear family - mine, J’s, and T’s. whew. Basketball - T is playing for his school team and loving it. Basket case - what I am. Way too Busy. B = the grade I better end up with in neuroanatomy.

C:  Church and Crazy.  For lent this year, I said I was not going to miss a single Sunday of Church. So far, so good. (sad, huh?) Crazy = that just pretty much sums up me and my life. I keep repeating "this too shall pass." 

D: Dumb and Disney. Good grief, I’ve never felt so dumb in all my life. Being out of school and jumping back in has shown me that I lost quiet a few brain cells with marriage, kids, and their craziness. Disney World rocked this last trip. The kids are at such great ages to really enjoy it. We had a very nice time with only minimal stress.

E:  Energy or lack thereof, and Excited.Energy =  I have none. Even though I’m not making an A in my class, I’m really Excited about being back at school. I do love the energy on campus and I love learning. I do not necessarily love studying, but I love learning.

F: Family and Fat. My nuclear family seems to be doing okay right now. We have our good days and our bad days. I think we are too busy to notice all the little things that would generally get on our nerves. A quote from my eldest son the other day "mom, I used to think you were fat, but I don’t anymore."  Uh, gee thanks, son. lol.

G:  G can only stand for G my middle son. I know I brag on him a lot, but he is the most sensitive little thing and so loving. A suck-up, some people call him. My little "golden boy" - for his hair. He really makes me smile. He is still little enough that he wants you to hold him and love on him and give him kisses. My 3rd grader is now embarassed by the display of motherly love.

H: Home - my childhood home. The house I grew up in just got sold. I went and spent a while there last weekend so I could take pictures, talk about memories, show my children the tree my father planted for me, etc. It is very bittersweet telling it goodbye. I’m happy for my sis to be moving to bigger and better, but I’m very sad to know that I’ll never go back "home".

I: Interesting. Is this "February fill-in" interesting to you ? Probably not, but it’s a way for me to recap a month that just flew by in my life. Whew. Time truly flies.

J: Jealousy, Jr League, and Jenny Craig. Eeek, every now and then we’ve got some jealousy issues going on with the siblings. I think the eldest gets a little jealous when he sees his sister getting attention. He accidentally uttered the words one day - "that’s not your mom" to J. He got a lot of tough love that day. I bet he thinks twice before saying something like that again, though. Parenting is hard. OMG, Jr League takes up so much of my time. I’m sure I’ve pissed some people off, but I’ve started saying "no". Sorry, I have a life. I can’t come to 4 meetings in one week no matter how much of a hissy fit you throw. Jenny Craig - I’m determined to lose "Montana" - my ass for those of you who do not know what I call my big ole bum. I’m doing okay on the program. I could do better.

K: K is all about me. me. me. me. Tomorrow is my birthday. I’ve asked for a "grill" and for lobsters for my dinner. Dh asked me "do you really want a grill for your birthday ?" Well, unless you really want to go buy me the watch of my dreams - a grill will do. Opps, some of the princess just came out. grins.

L: Love and Laughter. I love my life. I love my children. I love my friends - even the ones who really get on my nerves. I love my family - even the ones who really get on my nerves.  I love to laugh. I really do. I can’t wait for "Dan in Real Life" to come out so I can buy it and laugh and laugh and laugh. Laughter is the best medicine.

M:  Michigan. Michigan - here I come. I can’t believe that I’m actually looking forward to going to Michigan this year. I’ll either be up there for 4 or 5 weeks. I can’t wait till there isn’t "jack shit" to do except start a fire and roast marshmellows on the beach. I think it is going to be wonderful to get the kids away from the crazy schedule we have here. My sis and her children are coming up for 2 weeks and I can’t wait to make more memories with them. We had the absolute best time together the last time. It’s going to be grand.

N: Nerves, neurons, neuroanatomy. I’m so sick of learning about nevers, neurons, blah blah blah - I will celebrate when I finish this class. smiles. I still love it, though. Yeah, yeah. That’s a bit of a contradiction. Hey, I’d be boring, otherwise.

O: Ohhhhhhhhhhh, Lord. My mind just went completely in the gutter when I typed out "O". Lol. I think that has to do with my friends on my board. Let’s just say, I’ve invested in "fish oil" - for my skin. Yeah, right. LOL.

P: Princess J. Princess J or Princess Mini-me is my daughter. It is amazing how one minute she can completely get on my nerves for doing whatever she shouldn’t be doing and the next minute she will be singing like there is no tomorrow. She loves to sing. She loves her mommy. She is so dang stubborn. She is going to be 5 next week. I can’t believe it. We’re going to have her first "big girl" birthday party for her. Inviting the whole class. Did I lose my mind ?

Q: Queen of the Jungle. That’s what it says on the Disney hat that dh got me for Valentine’s Day. I think that’s pretty appropiate considering I call our house "the jungle". It’s wild and loud in here. The kids are everywhere. But you know what ? I really own a home. Not a museum like some houses I know. My home is definitely lived in and definitely looks and sounds like a jungle.

R: Rest - or lack thereof. I never get enough rest. I was excited the other morning when I realized that I slept for 6 1/2 hours. There isn’t enough time in the day (or night) to do everything. There are times when I’m up at 3:30am studying for a test because I’m too anxious to sleep. I just figure if I’m awake I might as well be doing something productive.

S: School. Whose bright idea was it for me to go back to school ? Also, what about these school projects that the kids have to do ? As dh said last night "it’s a myth that these projects (school projects) are for kids". All 3 of us were working on a project of T’s that was due today. We’ve been working on it for 3 weeks. I just pray that T was smart enough today to not say, "well, my mom did this and my dad did this and I did this." Eeek. Oh, well. I know more about Eli Whitney than I ever have in my life before. Eli Whitney and neuro - what more could a girl ask for ?

T: Tennis. Yippee yeah. Joy oh joy. My sons have caught the tennis bug and they are loving it. My youngest one seems to be a natural. He’s got this really lean body and he does really well already considering he’s never played before. I’m still in love with tennis. I want to move up in lines. I’m sure I could beat the next line. Maybe not, though. I was sure I’d get an A in neuro and I’m having a very humbling experience with that class.

U: U. How are u doing ? Let me hear from you. Yes, I’m crazy busy as a lunatic woman. I still want to hear from you. I might not email or call you back, but I’ll definitely read the email and listen to the voicemail. Just know that I’m thinking of all of you and I do pray for you all. I’m very thankful for everyone in my life. I know I say that often. I truly mean it.

V: Violin. Have you been listening to the world’s tinest violin playing in the background everytime I whine, complain and moan about how busy I am ? If you listen closely - you can hear it. Sorry about that and thanks for listening to me whine. It keeps me from snapping a lot of the time.

W: Weekends and Working Out. Weekends ? What weekends? I used to look forward to weekends. Now, they are just a blur. If you can believe it, they are busier than my weeks and that’s saying a lot. Working out ? What’s that ? If it includes picking up a tennis raquet, then hey, I’m good. Otherwise, who has the time ? Not me. I really need to do better.  

X: Xray.  The Xray of my knee revealed absolutely nothing back in December. Am I still having the pain ? Yep, you bet. What am I going to do about it ? Oh, I figure I’ll just keep playing tennis on it and one day, I’ll get a whole brand new knee in the "knee replacement" pack. Yippe. I’m trying to lose some weight to see if that helps. I’m sure something is torn in there. Oh, well.

Y: Yellow Bus. I’m going on my son’s field trip to Baton Rouge and we get to ride on the "yellow bus". Got any spare valium you don’t need ? It’s going to be a blast. I’m not sure I’m going to have on makeup at 7am. Geepers. The instructions say "make sure you wear a baseball hat." I read that and thought , "thank goodness I don’t have to try and fix this mop that day." Oh, oh, oh, I will wear my "Queen of the Jungle" hat. I’m sure it will be perfect for that day.

Z: ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Have I put you completely to sleep ? See, you don’t need any sleep meds. Just come here and read. Sleep is something I’m definitely lacking in. I think that’s pretty evident in this post. Grins. I promise to do much better with my blogging efforts. I just wanted to let everyone know that I’m still alive and kicking, just crazy busy. Talk to you soon. Now, go get some ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. That’s an order! 

ps: If I missed a letter of the alphabet- just blame it on my public school education and lack of sleep.  

    My kids were late to school. J knocks her head on the door getting out of the car. I make it through an emotional funeral and hot as hell burial. I put in calls to 4 different babysitters so dh doesn’t have to go to Open House or "babysit" our children tonight. I have a blow out on the way home. I have a massive headache. A nice man stops and helps me. (Thank you for not raping and or kidnapping me) I inadvertently end up with 2 babysitters tonight. Cancel one. Go to open house - with massive headache. Get a call saying daughter has poo’ed everywhere. Babysitter doesn’t know what to do. I go home and deal with poo. Take babysitter home. Get back and son #1 poos and overflows the toliet. Water and poo are going everywhere. He is crying and screaming. Son #2 is crying and screaming. If there hadn’t been so much "stuff" on the floor I would have sat down and cried. I call dh and tell him to buy me so much sushi I can’t eat it all. I think he can tell by the tone of my voice that something is wrong. He says he will pick up sushi and come home. LOL.

    I have my first competitive tennis match for the season tomorrow. I get to drive on a spare tire with low air. The warning in the car won’t go off. I may arrive drinking.

    I’m crashing in bed. Peace out.  

I decided today that it is time to concentrate on me for a bit. I
played tennis today in what seems like a month. Amazing how much better
my mood has been all day. After tennis, I took the kids to the pool and
we had a blast. Even thought it was hotter than Hades, it felt so good
to be out in the sun. I love it.

I said that tomorrow I am going
to “spin class”. Again, I can’t wait. I hope Molly is teaching and that
she screams and hollers and yells for me to go faster and push harder
because someone really needs to. I hope the music is loud and that I
think a wolf is running behind me about to eat me. I’m getting high
just thinking about it.

I do so much better when I am
exercising. I definitely love that  endorphin high.  I think
I get a high from sushi, too. Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, speaking of sushi, I have
this clock in my kitchen. I get to sit at my breakfast counter and look at sushi everyday. Woohoo. Go me.

It’s definitely  concentration time.

Today was a different day. I really enjoyed tennis. So much better than last Monday. It was quite unusual, though. Out of the blue, dh showed up to watch. hmmmm. Tomorrow ought to be real fun playing tennis. Holy moly. I watched the girls we are going to play against for a little while today. There were times when the opposing team could not even get their raquet on their serves. Fun times to be had tomorrow. I’m looking forward to it.

Other than my fun at tennis, the rest of the day has been sorta sad. One of our neighbors’ relatives was killed in a car wreck. 17 years old. They are all so sad. Asked me if I could help them out a bit. Tomorrow is the anniversary of my father’s death. I’m always sad around this time. Blechy. I miss him.

I did decide that some of the work I’m supposed to be doing for Jr League can wait till I get back from the beach. It felt good to make that decision. LOL. And that’s about it for my day.

    It’s so much fun having a passion because then you get to buy toys for your passion. Fun, fun, fun. Right now, I’m looking for the "perfect" tennis bag. One that will reflect me and my personality. Don’t anyone suggest black. LOL.  I’ve got to find myself a hat, too. I couldn’t believe that Sports Academy or whatever it is called didn’t sell actual tennis hats. Hmmmm. Time to go online.

    I think I need to go on a "money diet". I do not know why but it seems like it has just been flying out of my hand quicker than dust. My goodness.

    I enjoyed my day, today. Mother behaved herself and told me she has now gone on 2 dates. I about fell over. Yes, it’s a Southern saying. She hasn’t dated in over 8 years. Wow. I’m impressed. On many different levels. lol.

    Since I have "leprosy"  on my hand right now - this is going to be a short post.

Peace out, Babycakes. 

Thank God I’m pretty lazy right now or I would be driving somewhere to get chocolate. I want some M & M’s or oreos or something sweet so badly. I mean like very badly.

Today wasn’t my marvelous Monday as I thought it would be. Tennis wasn’t as much fun as I was hoping it would be and it was dang hot out there. I was productive today so that’s a good thing. I invested a couple more hundred dollars into my dog. Good grief. Why are vet visits so expensive ?

The lady that I met last week at church that I thought was so nice actually called me today. That was a nice thing for her to do.

Well, other than feeling blah right now and really craving chocolate I don’t have much to say. So - night night.  

    Yes, I’m back home. I can not wait to sleep in my own bed. That’s going to be like heaven. The last 2 nights I have "slept" on the couch in the downstairs level of the condo. The first night it was pretty dang hot. The AC unit had no freon (spelling?) in it. Last night, the neighboring condo stayed up swapping stories, laughing, swilling beer and keeping me awake most of the night. I figure I got maybe 7 hours of sleep between the two nights.

    At the end of the last meeting today, we had to say one word that described how we felt regarding the board and our weekend. I used the word "connected". So, because of how I described the retreat I would say that is "Mission Accomplished". We had meetings all except for 2 hours of free time and the couple of hours we slept and we had a leadership team come in and do leadership training. Supposedly, I will know how to run a non-profit organization by the time all of my training is done. I must say that I really enjoy the learning aspect to all of this.

    I’ve been nominated for a position with the International Junior League and if by some chance I am actually accepted I will get to fly to New York City (all expenses paid by them) quarterly. Woohoo. I think I’d really like that. I’m finally getting to the stage in my life where I feel okay regarding leaving my children with dh.  I do know that yesterday, my little golden-haired boy was crying for his mommy and that broke my heart, but he did manage to make it okay without me. I only called home one time a day, too. That’s pretty darn good for me.

    Anyways, I really enjoyed connecting with the other board members. I liked that I learned exactly what is required of me. I like it that I’m back home and going to play tennis on my "Marvelous Monday". Saying cheers and yells and chants over here for a pretty normal Marvelous Monday.

Sleep tight all. You’re going to hear me snore tonight when I pass out. Peace out.  

    Tonight at my eldest son’s baseball game (they won !) my princess daughter caught a toad. I tried to talk her into letting it go back to its family. I told her how sad it would be to be taken away from his home. Those excuses didn’t fly. All I got were HUGE tears and hiccuping sobs while she was proclaiming "but he is my pet, mommy" and then she proceeds to kiss the toad. Ewwwwwwwwwwww. Gag. Everyone around laughed. There was no way I could make her put the toad down. I dumped out my favorite Tervis Tumbler (sorry, L) and let her deposit her newfound prince-in-toad’s-skin pet. Yes, I will be scalding my favorite cup, but what else could a mommy do ? I have 2 sons who wouldn’t pick up a frog if you paid them and a daughter who won’t put one down. LOL. I really wanted a princess.   

    I got my presentation ready for tomorrow night( Jr League ). I learned that they are putting names in a hat and drawing out sleeping partners. That is such a NO GO with me. Not going to happen. Not enough money. Nope. I’m going to be sleeping on the floor and taking Aleve all weekend. Incase you’re wondering, yes, I think Aleve is a miracle drug.

    One more day of VBS. Woohoo. Next week is going to be a normal week for me. I can’t wait. Tennis, working out and possibly sushi - here I come.

Night, night all. (and La Quinta is Spanish for roaches).  

Yes, my day has felt like it was 48 hours long instead of 24. Oh, my goodness. I can’t believe that I’m still on the same day. This morning started off with my lazing in bed till all of 7:30(gasp). Then it was rush hour time taking showers, getting dressed and fed and to Mass on time to get a seat semi-up front. I was totally confused in Mass today. Why did they do the "May 17th" Mass instead of the "May 20th" Mass ? I think I fixated on that so much during Mass that I pretty much missed most of Mass. LOL. We also had "board voting" today during (yes, during) Mass and that was very interesting. I got to learn some about some of the members at church.

After church, we hit Chili’s and then Barnes & Nobles. I pray that my children have the same love of reading that I do. I always let them buy one book everytime we go to the bookstore. I tell T that he must read his book or I will not allow him to buy one the next time. As we were pulling into the driveway today he says, "mom, I just finished my book." My goodness. I’ve got to start pushing him towards longer books. I do have a proud  mommy monent regarding T. It took him almost a month to read a 5th grade level book. He took the test on it at school on Friday and made 100%. He was proud of himself and so was I.

Since I didn’t clean enough yesterday I thought I’d be insane and clean again today. I got 2 out of 3 full bathrooms scrubbed. Mine took over an hour. I got all of the vaccuming done, half of the mopping, all of the dusting, made up J’s bed (again), did 2 more loads of laundry, scrubbed the kitchen down, took a hour-long bath, and started reading another book. All while trying to potty train a dog and doing dinner ! Just call me "Super Mom" and pass on over the Prozac.

Ugh, Prozac, how I am going to need thee. Fwiw - I’m non-medicated, but at this rate, I may be real soon. Remember the mom who hurt my feelings so badly ? Well, I spoke with her today regarding our son’s last week of school. Their schedule is absolutely retarded and I have no idea why they are even going to bother with school that week. She happened to mention that the students must go to school on the last day because that is when they are given their summer reading. Oh, wahhhhhhhhhhhh. (insert multiple curse words there). I had totally forgotten about that. I was not going to tell T that we switched his school until later in the summer. What is he going to think when he doesn’t get the summer reading packet ? Oh, phooey. If you have any good ideas on how I am supposed to break this news to my son, please just spill them right on out. I’m afraid I’m going to break his heart initially and I don’t want him to worry all summer long. sighs.

Thank the good Lord that tomorrow is Monday. That means tennis (love, love,love) and working out (got to burn off some calories). Woohoo. 

Peace out, Babycakes.  

Awwww, my son just did the sweetest thing. He "blessed" Winkie so that he would be safe and be able to sleep through the night. My son has the sweetest spirit. Makes my heart melt.

Well, from the above paragraph, you can tell that I got my puppy today. I’m in love. Totally. I have absolutely loved watching my children play with him. I think my eldest son just melted when he saw Winkie for the first time.

It’s been a long day, again. I haven’t stopped so far. Tennis was good this morning. Dance went great for my daughter. However, she experienced a bad "first" today. While we were out playing with the puppy, she picked up a tennis ball to play with and there was a bumble bee on it. It stung the crap out of her. I’m sure the entire neighborhood heard her screams.

Tomorrow I do not have tennis and that is totally the weirdest feeling right now. It is going to be nice to have some extra time in the day. More time to play with my new puppy.

I hope that the puppy sleeps some tonight. I have a feeling it’s going to be a fun night for me.

Peace out.  

    Today, dh and I went to Jazz Fest. (see previous post). I had a wonderful time. It was nice to drive through a part of New Orleans that is slowly coming back to life. Last year along this route there was a "tent city". So sad. Children running around. Fires in barrels, etc. This year = construction. It’s not everywhere but there is life. Woohoo. Go New Orleans.

    It was so nice to see all the people at Jazz Fest. There honestly is no other city like New Orleans. There is a saying around here "I know what it means". Referring to missing New Orleans and not leaving it no matter what. Don’t get me wrong since Katrina we’ve been tempted many times to just up and move. You get tired of the "depression", the "brokeness" but it’s springtime now, baby and with Spring comes new life.

    I watched/listened to Frankie Ford  today. That man is a blast. A great entertainer. I stood there, melting to death, under the sun with the biggest smile on my face. He was a hoot to watch, a hoot to listen to. His jokes were just my style. For example " my ex-wife , may she rest in peace ……… any moment now". LOL. This man has got to be 75 years old, but he could still play that piano and sing. When he took his shades off you could still see the young man living inside of him. I hope to be the same exact way when I am his age.

    Now to the Winkie part of my post. I’m buying me a puppy. I’ve made up my mind. His name is going to  "Elvis-Pierre Winkie C….". He is a little yorkie-poo and I’ve fallen in-love. I’m going to carry this puppy around like he is a little baby. lol. All of my friends know I’m just weird enough to do that, too.

    Tomorrow is Monday and I’m excited. Tennis and working out here I come. Egads. I’ve got to burn off the damage from the weekend.

Peace out, Babycakes. 

    Well, I’m not a champion in the tennis tournament, but at least we didn’t lose the first round. (trying to look for the positive). Today was the first time that I can remember getting really pissed on the courts. Ugh, the mistakes. I had my "face" too open. I wasn’t stepping for my overhead kills - which meant they went into the net, etc. The mistakes were plenty today. Live and learn, right. We did have a nice time though. The heat was a bit brutal. I’m totally drained from today. Yes, after we lost we went and worked out. I think I’m becoming addicted to my exercise again. Honestly, now if I were to miss a day it would feel totally weird.

    I checked the kids out of school a few minutes early because there was no point in me driving home to turn around and drive again. The kids and I have had a very enjoyable laid back evening. It has been so nice to not have anywhere to go tonight.  

    Every night, the kids and I listen to music while they are going to sleep. This started after Hurricane Katrina. My eldest was so traumatized that we had to do something to "mask" all of the outside noises so he would fall asleep. I love to sit here and type while listening to the music coming from another room. It isn’t too loud. It is just right. Peaceful.

    Sweet dreams.  

Today has been a very busy day. My eldest son’s baseball team won tonight. They are undefeated so far. Go Cubs !

Tomorrow is "Tennis Tournament" day and I plan on winning. Really, I do. If you have any cans of "whoop ass" laying around - open them in honor of me and my partner tomorrow. I’m a tad stressed about tomorrow. Couple different issues going on right now. The most important one being my freaking quads. They are hurting so badly I can barely sit down or stand up. Ought to be fun running after a tennis ball tomorrow.

Hey, I won a little cardio tennis class playoff today. It was truly fun. Amazing I didn’t fall over from being so dizzy. lol. I think that was the most running I’ve ever done in tennis.

Short and sweet tonight. I’m tre tired. 

    There are days where I need to borrow somone else’s patience. Today is one of them.  I don’t understand what happens. Oh wait, I know what happens. What happens is the "witching hours" arrive. You know those. In my house they are from 3:30pm till 8:30pm. Those 5 hours each day are a test of my mommy patience. Lord, give me strength.

    I used to be completely anal about keeping the house "perfect". Bwahahaha. Now, I’m excited if we have clean clothes to wear and clean dishes to eat off of. I figure I’ve got about 14 more years before the house is mine again.

    Gasp ! Did you know that kids are really kids ? That instead of sitting nicely on the bench they will dig a 3ft deep hole in a 4 ft tall sandpile and try to dive in it head first . I’m sure that my daughter is tired of hearing the phrase "you are a little girl". LOL. I’m warping my kid. She had on the prettiest flower dress today and was neck deep in sand when I proclaimed the aforementioned phrase. Why can’t I relax over things like that ? Why can’t I tell myself that the dress is washable and to just let her have fun with all the other little BOYS. wahh. I wanted a princess.  

    Tennis and workout were both great today. My partner said something to me that really made an impact. (She is finding that out right now. lol.) We were discussing the times of the games in the tournament that we are playing in on Wednesday. When I pointed out that we probably wouldn’t have to worry about the last game because it is the championship game she said, "then why are we playing if we are not playing to win it all". (or something close to that) Really made me think. I’m going to be making plans to have someone else pick up my children that day because I’m going to be playing in a late game.

Peace out, babycakes.
 

Dear (adult) Santa,

    For Christmas (April 22, 2007) I want a maid who comes every week. I want a clothes folder so that I don’t have to fold this mountain of clothes. I want my own personal chef. I would really like it if he could come around 6am every morning. I know that may be hard for the elves to make, so if you can just get one to come from lunchtime on, that would be great. Oh, one requirement there, Santa, he must know how to make sushi.

    Maybe I should just make a list, Santa. I thought of some more things that I just really, really want this year. I’d like to have a driver for the kids. One who can pick them up whenever I can’t and if he can drive them to baseball practice, that would be swell.

    Oh, oh, oh, I just thought, maybe I could have a combo chef / personal trainer like Oprah. Santa, do the elves make those ? I really need one of those. Turning 40 this year has wrecked havoc on my body. My ankle injury may have had something to do with that. Speaking of that, Dear Santa, may I have my own MRI machine ? Could you throw in a Physical Therapist, too ? I really liked having one of those.

    And Santa, we all know that diamonds are a girl’s best friend. What about a tennis bracelet ? What about a tennis pro ? lol. If you don’t have any of those, I really, really need  (okay, want) a new racquet and some new workout clothes.

    Dear Santa, I’m an adult. I hope you don’t think I’ve asked for too much. I’ve seen kids around here get more than what I asked for on my list. I know I’m a bit early this year. I was thinking if you had any leftovers from this past Christmas that maybe you wouldn’t mind doing a special run with Rudolph one night.

Thanks a bunch, Santa. I promise (crosses fingers) that I’ve been a good girl.

xoxoxoxo