I just finished a book titled Come Back by Claire and Mia Fontaine. It's a memoir they co-wrote about "their journey through hell and back". I couldn't stop reading it. They wrote with such passion and strength. It made me think about my relationship with my own daughter and how much I love that child. She's quickly approaching those teen years where she wants more independence and freedom but I'm not ready to sacrifice my "doodle bug" to the real world. The book really makes you think about the person you are and how we are interpreted by our children.
Check it out.
Rainy day here and my foot is killing me. I've been dealing with Plantar Fasciitis for well over a month. My doctor has me try something new after each visit, but nothing seems to be helping. Anyone out there ever have to deal with this??
The weekend is suppose to be a nice one. Definitely the kind of days for a ride on the Harley.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Don, Al, and Howard...Just To Mention A Few
DON IMUS GETS FIRED!
Whoopdy-Do!
Here's my one thought on this....Good decision, BUT....
I am really tired of hearing how the Rutger girls had their dreams taken away. How? I don't get it. How can one man's ignorance destroy their dreams? How can they give him that much ownership of themselves? He made a degrading comment and they deserve to be pissed. He deserves to hear it, too. But to allow that man (and I say that lightly) to have so much control is only giving him, and ignorance, power. I do think the girls have handled themselves with great restraint and dignity....I can't say that I wouldn't have had a few public words to say to him. And who the hell is Rev. Sharpton? He surely should not be pointing any fingers. He's made degrading remarks about Jews and Whites. Get off your big throne, Al. Don Imus is ignorant and has deserved this due for a long time. There are plenty more who need to leave the airwaves too....HOWARD STERN, FOR ONE, THANK YOU! Don't get me started on him. I'm all for Freedom of Speech, but what about the responsibility that comes with it. The responsibility that is rooted in kindness, respect, and sensibility. I'd love to have a private audience with a few of those people.
And FINALLY we know who Dannilynn's father is....I have to admit I was rooting for Larry, but I do feel a bit sorry for Howard K...don't ask me why, I just do.
That's it for now....I've been on spring break all week and the weather has been crappy. Been spending a lot of time on the couch...not good for the butt!!!
Whoopdy-Do!
Here's my one thought on this....Good decision, BUT....
I am really tired of hearing how the Rutger girls had their dreams taken away. How? I don't get it. How can one man's ignorance destroy their dreams? How can they give him that much ownership of themselves? He made a degrading comment and they deserve to be pissed. He deserves to hear it, too. But to allow that man (and I say that lightly) to have so much control is only giving him, and ignorance, power. I do think the girls have handled themselves with great restraint and dignity....I can't say that I wouldn't have had a few public words to say to him. And who the hell is Rev. Sharpton? He surely should not be pointing any fingers. He's made degrading remarks about Jews and Whites. Get off your big throne, Al. Don Imus is ignorant and has deserved this due for a long time. There are plenty more who need to leave the airwaves too....HOWARD STERN, FOR ONE, THANK YOU! Don't get me started on him. I'm all for Freedom of Speech, but what about the responsibility that comes with it. The responsibility that is rooted in kindness, respect, and sensibility. I'd love to have a private audience with a few of those people.
And FINALLY we know who Dannilynn's father is....I have to admit I was rooting for Larry, but I do feel a bit sorry for Howard K...don't ask me why, I just do.
That's it for now....I've been on spring break all week and the weather has been crappy. Been spending a lot of time on the couch...not good for the butt!!!
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Girlfriends
I have two good college friends named Jamie and Mary.
Jamie is a foot model. She models for different catalogs such as JC Penney and the like. She loves her job and is very successful at it, although she does have a bit of fungus under her big toe. Jamie use to be a soccer player and was "discovered" one day after a big game. She had put on her sports sandals and an agent who happened to be at the game noticed her feet and set her on her path of success.
Mary is a dancer. She travels around doing one-woman routines. The reason for the one-woman routine is that she also has anxiety. She becomes very anxious around other people. She dances beautifully but she must make sure to not make eye contact with anyone in the audience. It can be disastrous for her performance if she does. She does not like to talk with people to whom she is unfamiliar.
I met with the both of them this weekend in Michigan City to watch Mary perform.
Well, that's the story we told Frank, a guard at the Indiana State Penitentiary. We did indeed go to Michigan City....but it was strictly for a girls weekend away! Saturday was rather dreary so we ended up an Irish bar named Ryan's and didn't leave for 7 hours! That's where we met Frank! I'm not real sure that he believed the whole story or if he was just going along for the ride. In any case, it all just rolled off my tongue and took a life of it's own! Although I wasn't sure if Frank was beginning to tell stories of his own when he told me that his side job is to voluntarily teach people how to shoot firearms. OK then....
It was a great weekend. A LOT of laughing. And because we don't get to see each other too often, a lot of catching up. I love those girls! I love all my girlfriends. Each little circle is different from the other. Each circle provides me with different experiences and conversation. But ALWAYS, each circle is abundantly full of laughter! What a wonderful common thread!
Jamie is a foot model. She models for different catalogs such as JC Penney and the like. She loves her job and is very successful at it, although she does have a bit of fungus under her big toe. Jamie use to be a soccer player and was "discovered" one day after a big game. She had put on her sports sandals and an agent who happened to be at the game noticed her feet and set her on her path of success.
Mary is a dancer. She travels around doing one-woman routines. The reason for the one-woman routine is that she also has anxiety. She becomes very anxious around other people. She dances beautifully but she must make sure to not make eye contact with anyone in the audience. It can be disastrous for her performance if she does. She does not like to talk with people to whom she is unfamiliar.
I met with the both of them this weekend in Michigan City to watch Mary perform.
Well, that's the story we told Frank, a guard at the Indiana State Penitentiary. We did indeed go to Michigan City....but it was strictly for a girls weekend away! Saturday was rather dreary so we ended up an Irish bar named Ryan's and didn't leave for 7 hours! That's where we met Frank! I'm not real sure that he believed the whole story or if he was just going along for the ride. In any case, it all just rolled off my tongue and took a life of it's own! Although I wasn't sure if Frank was beginning to tell stories of his own when he told me that his side job is to voluntarily teach people how to shoot firearms. OK then....
It was a great weekend. A LOT of laughing. And because we don't get to see each other too often, a lot of catching up. I love those girls! I love all my girlfriends. Each little circle is different from the other. Each circle provides me with different experiences and conversation. But ALWAYS, each circle is abundantly full of laughter! What a wonderful common thread!
Monday, March 19, 2007
St. Patricks Day and Rites of Passage
Another good St. Patricks Day! Lunch at 12:30 with the husband and kids before heading out for the day with my girls! At Crowleys by 2:30 and didn't walk out till 7:30. We only go there on St. Pat's Day...see our favorite bartender "Tom-dog", drink some beers and share some laughs with our friends from years past, and always meet some new ones! It's just a fun day....lots of laughing! Well, except for the traditional cry between me and my sister over missing our Dad....the man who made us believe that St. Patricks Day is a national holiday! By 7:30 it was down to just me and the sister...we called G. for a ride home...well, not really home, just a bar closer to home. Our personal taxi dropped us off and was on call for when I officially was ready to call it a night...at 1am I threw in the towel and called my man to come get me. I was done. However, I did have him run me through the Chili Time drive thru for a quick cheese coney! I also reminded him of what a good husband he is. He appreciates hearing that!
Needless to say, I was feeling a bit rough yesterday! I let A. drive to his girlfriends house for the first time. It's a 20 minute drive on the highway and I was worried till he was safe at home. I hugged him the minute he walked in the door and said a little prayer of thanks. I was thinking about how when they are little and you take them for walks in their stroller, and then they want to walk , and then they ride their bikes and you tell them to "wait at the corner for me", then you let them ride their bikes to a friends house and "call when you get there"....all those rites of passage...this is just one more. Hard to relinquish the control that comes with each step...but a part of growing up just the same. If I could have one wish, I would wish that I could have 1 week of my kids being 2, 5, and 6 again. When the back yard was as big as their world got. A week of Power Rangers, and Barney, and lunch on top of the jungle gym ,and filling the plastic baby pool, and nap time, and walks to the park. I miss all of that soooo much. I like the young people they're becoming....but I miss my babies! It won't be long and they'll be out with me for the duration on St. Patricks Day...and then G. can come pick us all up, and I'll tell him "you're still a good husband"
Needless to say, I was feeling a bit rough yesterday! I let A. drive to his girlfriends house for the first time. It's a 20 minute drive on the highway and I was worried till he was safe at home. I hugged him the minute he walked in the door and said a little prayer of thanks. I was thinking about how when they are little and you take them for walks in their stroller, and then they want to walk , and then they ride their bikes and you tell them to "wait at the corner for me", then you let them ride their bikes to a friends house and "call when you get there"....all those rites of passage...this is just one more. Hard to relinquish the control that comes with each step...but a part of growing up just the same. If I could have one wish, I would wish that I could have 1 week of my kids being 2, 5, and 6 again. When the back yard was as big as their world got. A week of Power Rangers, and Barney, and lunch on top of the jungle gym ,and filling the plastic baby pool, and nap time, and walks to the park. I miss all of that soooo much. I like the young people they're becoming....but I miss my babies! It won't be long and they'll be out with me for the duration on St. Patricks Day...and then G. can come pick us all up, and I'll tell him "you're still a good husband"
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Question
I'm just wondering if anyone out there has ever been to Savannah and/or Tybee Island?
If you,or anyone you know, has ever visited...please share...just looking into a few ideas for summer trips!
Once again...missed out on tickets to Jimmy Buffett. They sold out in 15 minutes. I guess that's God's way of saying "girl, you're getting too old for that!". HOWEVER....I refuse to believe that I am getting, or will ever be, too old for St. Patricks Day!! The party begins 12:30 on Saturday...I'll recap it all for you after the event!! (maybe not all!)
Erin Go Bragh!
S.
If you,or anyone you know, has ever visited...please share...just looking into a few ideas for summer trips!
Once again...missed out on tickets to Jimmy Buffett. They sold out in 15 minutes. I guess that's God's way of saying "girl, you're getting too old for that!". HOWEVER....I refuse to believe that I am getting, or will ever be, too old for St. Patricks Day!! The party begins 12:30 on Saturday...I'll recap it all for you after the event!! (maybe not all!)
Erin Go Bragh!
S.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
My Crew!
Just learning how to do all of this fun stuff on here like everyone else!!
Here's my gems....
PS. The time is changing tonight and so is my template...I'm just the kinda gal who likes to change things up a bit!
Here's my gems....
PS. The time is changing tonight and so is my template...I'm just the kinda gal who likes to change things up a bit!
Friday, March 9, 2007
Bring It On....
It is so beautiful outside today that I can hardly contain myself!!
A wonderful 60 degrees and sunny!
Gary has the Harley out and shining it up....I know he's about ready to crap himself...he's been waiting so long for this day.
I'm sure the kids are in school, staring out the window and making plans on how to spend this day as soon as they are sprung!
The dog is not quite as eager to get back inside the house.
I'm feeling good, and hopeful, and happy....all those things that Spring seems to bare.
Ahhhhh...life is good.
We have to believe that.
We all have to believe that.
S.
With all it's sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
It is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
-Max Ehrmann
A wonderful 60 degrees and sunny!
Gary has the Harley out and shining it up....I know he's about ready to crap himself...he's been waiting so long for this day.
I'm sure the kids are in school, staring out the window and making plans on how to spend this day as soon as they are sprung!
The dog is not quite as eager to get back inside the house.
I'm feeling good, and hopeful, and happy....all those things that Spring seems to bare.
Ahhhhh...life is good.
We have to believe that.
We all have to believe that.
S.
With all it's sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
It is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
-Max Ehrmann
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