Shoes!!!!

I don't know about any other women out there (or men for that matter) but what 's one thing that makes me happy, when I'm sad???


SHOES!!!!!







Booty shot!!!!!

SWEET CORN!!!!

You know Summer is really here when you can get Sweet Corn.

I get a text from my husband at 7am this morning..."Sweet Corn is ready! Please go buy some!"

So I get up early, brush my teeth and head over to the farm. They open at 10AM. It's now 9:30AM.

I get there and there is a line already....of about 250 people. The parking lot is FULL. So I stand in line for half-an-hour, talking to the old women in front of me. I miss talking to an old woman, believe it or not! ;)


Lutz Sweet Corn is the best in this area. People wait anxiously for the opening day...today. Harvey Lutz said they had 5 1/2 wagons full in the barn, so there would be plenty for everyone. And at only $3 for 14 ears of corn, they make some $$$$$$$$!!!!!!

So, I pick Bina up in Cleveland at 1:30 this afternoon...come home, throw some Italian sausage and peppers on the grill and eat SWEET CORN till it comes out of our ears!!! I can't wait!

Then on Sunday, I drive back home with Bina and then fly home on Wednesday. I plan on taking lots and lots of pictures of Ariana and lots of video too, since she told Bina, "Beth will be amazed at the things I can do!"

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Feeling better today. Thanks guys. Much love to you.

That's ok.

I'm feeling very....melancholy today.

I am really missing my mom. It's been almost a whole year since she died. I can't believe I haven't talked to her in almost a year. Unbelievable.

Got pissed off at my husband yesterday, so I left. just got in the car and drove around for 3 hours. Didn't answer my cell or text messages...just all by myself.

While I normally love to be by myself, yesterday?...not so much. I realized I had no where to go. No friend's house to go to, no one to call and vent to....just no one. I had talked to Bina earlier and vented some to her, so that helped.

But I realized that I am really all alone now. I have no siblings to go to and commiserate with. to talk to, to share tears with. and that's ok.

I did alot of thinking yesterday. I have felt so "inadequate" for most of my life...like I'm just not as good as everyone else. I feel I have no skills that are job worthy, and I don't feel "worthy" enough to even "deserve" a job. But I know I need a job...even if it's minimum wage, $50 a week. It's more money than I have right now.

It always seems to come down to money, doesn't it? Who has it and who doesn't. Those who have it, want more of it, and those who don't have it, work harder to try and get it. Some people put more stock in money and "things" than they do actual people and the feelings of those people. and that's ok.

Growing up, all I ever really wanted to be was a mom...a GOOD mom, at that. and I feel I am a Good Mom. I have really great relationships with all 5 of my kids. They are all different and need different relationships from me, and that's what I give them. I would DIE for my kids. Most mothers would. And while I don't bring in any money to this family, what I DO bring is worth more than money, in my opinion. It's just getting other people to see this reality too.

When you try to control someone, you take away their self-esteem and their self-worth, and then what do they have left? Nothing, that's what. They are an empty shell of the person they used to be. And that's me. and that's ok.

But I have to pull myself up and change that. It's just very very hard. Especially when you feel like you're invisible.

Does this scare anyone else is it just me?

Poverty comes to town

Last year, our school system started something new.

Since the area I live in is so economically depressed, ,most people are below the poverty line.

So last summer and this summer, our school system has been providing free breakfast and lunch to anyone in the community, age 18 and under. Absolutely free..until Aug. 14. Then I guess the kids just have to wait until school starts to get fed again.

I think this is a wonderful thing. The city closest to us has the highest unemployment rate in the state of Ohio....and it's only getting worse. Robberies are up. a nearby CVS store was robbed of 1,090 Percocets. And the CVS right down the road was almost robbed on Saturday. A group of young teen aged boys were walking into the store when a gun fell out of one of the boys pockets...they threw into a bush and took off into the stolen car they were driving around in. I don't think they were caught.

It's kind of scary. I remember when my kids were little, in the summer..it would get so hot in our house, and we would leave the front door open to let in some breeze. All night long. And never thought twice about it. Not anymore.

So, with the economic situation, do any of your school do what our school is doing?

So, my husband and I went to get a burger tonight. We went to O'Charley's first, but they didn't really have the burger he was looking for, so we ended up at Applebee's.

Now, usually, Applebee's is ok...I like their spinach-artichoke dip. YUM.. So we wait about 10 mines and get to our table. and the table is gross. I mean, disgustingly GROSS. all sticky and just....nasty. So we have the guy wipe the table off, and he brings this nasty cloth and wipes it down...and leaves it soaking wet. So I wipe it dry with some napkins. We order...burger for hubs, tortilla wrap for me. and the artichoke dip.

and we wait....

and we wait...

and we wait some more for the dip.

finally our server brings it to us, and immediately follows that with our dinners. So we had all three things on the table at once.





This is mine. the wrap was good, but that's not what I want you to see. See those fries? THAT'S ALL THE FRIES I GOT!!!! That's usually the amount I LEAVE on my plate when I'm done! UGH.

This is my husband's burger....and that looks good. Look at all that melty cheese...but again...THE FRIES!!!! neither one of us had touched our fries at this point. Is there a potato shortage that I should know about??? DANG!



So, anyway....I asked for more napkins...never got them. I finally grabbed some cocktail napkins from the bar. I was really disappointed in the whole thing. and did you know that Applebees' does NOT have ginger ale??? I asked for a ginger ale one time...they brought me a ginger ale(or so I thought). A few days later, I went back again, and ordered a ginger ale. The server told me they don't HAVE ginger ale...they just take Sprite and add a little pepsi for color!!!! IT'S A BAR!!!! What kind of bar doesn't have stinkin ginger ale???! sheesh!


But on a much better note,...look what I got today from my girlfriend Kailyn!!!!!!

She is always sending me something from her "travels". That girl will get up on a Sunday morning and just get in her car and gooooooo. This is organic Strawberry Jam and some bees wax body lotion that is a solid and in the shape of a heart! it liquefies when you put it in your hands and then you rub it in. How cool is that? and it smells like lavender! Thanks Girlfriend!!!!

A Mish Mash of Avocado and stuff

Ok, I am at it again. I don't know what it is, but the more avocados I eat, the more I want!! I made another omelet this morning, with, of course, avocado...which should come to no surprise to Bina or Dog.


So, you take your two eggs...beat em up really good. give 'em bruises...


...pour 'em in a skillet. I only have cast iron skillets, so that's what I use. Let the eggs set...I like mine SET...no runny eggs for me, no way jose.



add some salt and pepper. Then comes the good part. I put in some feta cheese, cuz i LOVE feta..and some spicy salsa, and the BEST part...the avocado. Oh my goodness...my mouth is watering just typing this and I've already eaten the thing!


Fold it over and Ta Da!!!! Avocado omelet to DIE for. This avocado was particularly good and creamy. and it kind of melted with the cheese and the salsa was spicy and running through the whole thing.


Make some toast from awesome Italian bread and you're good to go.

Finish it all off with some Lipton Tuscan Lemon tea or, for My Tranny, a little Constant Comment Tea, all orangey and spicy. Nice way to start your day, I'd say.

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ok, time for some venting.

ya'll know I'm on the "Be Nice To Husband" tour, right? 2 days into the tour and I'm doing pretty good. He said I haven't been mean to him in the last 2 days. Mission accomplished!!! ;)

BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT..............

and there's always a BUT, right?..

We went out to eat last night to celebrate The Big Promotion. All is good, the boys are with us...everyone getting along(which is very very rare). The hubs says this,

"Lets all pray together."

HUH? WHAT???!!!

I said,

"We don't do that at home, in private, why should we do it in public, where everyone can see us?"

So.....we all prayed together, with hubs leading the prayer.

BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT...............

I wanted to slap him upside his fat head. Right there in the restaurant, I wanted to slap him. I had to sit on my hands so I didn't actually do it.

I DO NOT LIKE PHONY PEOPLE. AND HE FORCED ME TO BE PHONY.

There, I said it. I cannot stand people who act that way in public. If we can't do that at home..where no one but God sees us...? then why oh WHY do it in public? I'll tell you why....TO TRY AND IMPRESS THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU WITH YOUR CHRISTIANITY.

NO. THANK. YOU.

We are in this big "debate" over what church to start attending. He wants to attend his family's church, a Black church. There aint NO WAY I am doing that. Look, this is probably going to get me in a LOT of trouble, but this is MY BLOG and I can say whatever the hell I want.

Every Black church that I have ever attended, and there have been quite a few, they. are. phony.

It's all about The Show, and how good you can make yourself look, how HOLY you make yourself look, to others. The pastor wears $500 suits and drives a Cadillac...preaching on Sunday, while cheating on his wife on Friday Night. Having babies with other women....KILLING THEIR WIVES (this happened in our town, he hid her body in a closet). and selling drugs on the side to get money for The Church.(my mother in law attended that church for a while). And oggeling all the young women that come through the church...lusting.

People, I can't do that. I just can't. It goes against everything in me. And doing the whole "praying in public" thing is right up that alley. It's all a show. I haven't met ONE sincere Black Pastor. NOT. A. ONE. and I can spot a phony person from a mile away.

So I was pissed that he made me be phony. It still eats away at me. I said,

"Why can't we just pray in private, like we do at home?"

But he wasn't havin it.

and I'm pissed.

Really pissed.

Sorry if I offended anyone with my rant about The Black Church, but that has just been MY experience. It may not be yours, and that's cool. But this is MY experiences.

I have decided, on Sunday, to go to The South Street Church, in Akron. 45 minutes away. But it's in a community center, with folding chairs and music on a karaoke machine. and the Pastor is AWESOME. Mike and Rae know him really well. And they are very mission minded. No pretenses, no show-boating...just hearing God's Word. Simple.

that's what I want. I want to get back to basics, sort of. I want to feel genuine prayer..without having to worry about so-and-so talking about me behind my back, commenting on my hair or what I'm wearing, or how "hollier-than-thou" she and her husband are, while he calls me and tells me how sexy I am. I want to become involved in missions and helping people..I have so many blessings and I need to have my eyes opened to the welfare of less fortunate people.

hubs doesn't want me to go to this particular church, cuz "it's too far away."

My oldest son told him,

"She just wants to check it out, Dad. If it's right for her, then the trip won't be long at all. If all she thinks about is how long the drive is, then, obviously, that church isn't the right one." that boy is very wise.

Ok, let me shut up, cuz I could go on foreverrrrrrr....

A Day in Columbus

So Yesterday was my husband's promotion ceremony...for the 2nd time. Bitter much? who me? Noooooooo.. Isn't he a beautiful bald Black Man??!!! I know!!!!!

anyway, we went to Columbus for the ceremony. It was nice. It was nice to see him recognized for something he's really really good at. (We'll see how long they let him keep it this time. OOPS! Did I just say that out loud?) I just hate the the patrol took his promotion from him the first time....DON'T MESS WITH MINES!!!! Make me get all ghetto up in here.

Only 2 of our boys went to the ceremony. They got to pin his stripes on him and my FIL pinned his new gold badge on his uniform.




My oldest boy had to keep telling me..."Chill out Mom..don't stress Dad out. It's his day. You can tell everybody off at his retirement party!"


my nephew Mike, son Stephen, Husband, My husband's brother, a Staff Lieutenant, son Austin and Father in Law Pops.


So then we drove the 3 hours home and went to a football scrimmage for #2 son. In the rain. and lightning. But it was all good.


My husband told me the reason he doesn't talk to me is cuz I'm mean to him. So I am on a mission to try and be nicer to him. I'll let you know how it goes.

"Fuity Robinas"

So............

Bina has gone back home.

She and her husband got a plane a little while ago. They should be back home by now.

Poor things. the engine in their van threw a rod(whatever THAT means) so they had to leave it here and fly home. Bean will fly back up here when the van is repaired and then drive it home.

But other than that little setback, the weekend was a success!! She got here on Wednesday. I was sitting on the porch waiting and waiting and waiting for her. Then she finally drove in my drive and she jumped out...I jumped up...and we were finally hugging!!! It was great! she looks exactly the same! hasn't changed a bit...well, except for 2 major things (boobs) she looked exactly the same! ;)




We talked and talked and talked....and then talked some more. Every night, we would sit on my patio in my backyard and just talk. Oh, and drink our cock-a-tails. We made 2 new ones. a "Fruity Robina" and a "Chris the Liar"..both of them were very good. recipes will be posted later! So after many "Fruity Robinas" and lots of margaritas...well, lets just say we laughed like never before! We drove by some of our old "haunts" and talked about racing trains and mooning neighbors and making prank phone calls....ahhhh, good times, good times.



Our husbands hit it off fabulously and made a day trip to The Football Hall of Fame in Canton...good for them! Been there, done that! So we each got in our "alone time".

And while I know I'll see her in a few short weeks, (hopefully) when she picks up her van, I feel empty right now. I have missed her so much, and I didn't realize just how much until she got here. It was so nice to have someone who really "got" me and my sense of humor. My husband doesn't really laugh much and he thinks I'm an idiot most of the time, but we just laughed and laughed...about all of the really stupid stuff we used to do. And how we always thought we were getting away with things but I bet our moms really knew what was going on! And that girl can CUSS! I kept telling my boys, "Oh Aunt Bina can really drop the f-bomb!" but I don't think they really believed me...until she got here!



My middle son usually hung out with us in the evenings,...I think he liked hearing all the crazy stories. he even played DJ for us one night and played us some good 80's music. And Bina kept saying, "I can't believe you don't cuss in front of your kids!" HA!!!!!!

All in all, it was a great visit, except for the van. I realize what I've been missing in my life. Friendship. I've kind of shut myself off from people this past year(or years) and I miss having someone to talk to, to hang out with, to get in the hottub with, to laugh with. I don't get any of that from my husband and I miss that. I see that I've been missing alot over these past , oh, almost 20 years. So, when she gets back up here to get her van, maybe I'll stow away in her van and go back to her house with her!!!!

Bean

Bina. is in. the building.

GOSSIP GOSSIP GOSSIP!!!

A little gossip to start the day, shall we?

Robert Bedford got married! and she's NOT 23 and blonde!!! I love me some Robert Redford (cuz I think this is what Brad Pitt will look like at 60)

Jon Gosslin. Oh Jon, Jon, Jon....(shaking me head in disgust) what are we gonna do with you? a 22 year old skank now? After the beautiful and loving Kate??! How could you? What about those EIGHT kids you ahve?...I'm sure you missed them when you went on that little trip with your skank, right? Missed them SOOOOO MUCH and thought about htme every minute of the day. Jon and Kate remind me of every other attention whore out there..Yes, I'm talking about you Paris, and Lindsey, and eery other "famous" person who is famous for NO REASON AT ALL!!!! ( I can't put his namein BOLD cuz he's not really a celebrity)

Whitney Houston is back and looking goooood. At least her plastic surgeon has had some work to do in the last few years, even if she hasn't.

Can we all just leave Michael Jackson alone now? The man/boy is dead, ok? and do NOT try to tell me that his dermatologist ISN'T the father of his two older kids...cuz his oldest boy LOOKS JUST LIKE THE DOCTOR!!!!! Am I the only person that sees this???!!!! and poor Blanket...we don't know where he came from. Wasn't there a movie about that once?...a boy was adopted and they didn't know who his mother was?..or his mother had died in childbirth, that's right...oh wait. That wasn't a mother..it was a DONKEY. And the little boy had 666 on his head somewhere and killed his nanny. And then Elizabeth Hurley goes and names her son DAMIEN> Woman!!! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU??? DIDN'T YOU SEE THE "OMEN"????

I hope that Britney Spears really IS engaged to her manager...this guy seems like a nice guy. ya right.

and what about poor little Jessica Simpson? Tony Romo dumper her...again. but right before her 29th (ya right) birthday Tony??? You cad!!! Just to get out of buying a birthday present? What is it about Jessica and Jennifer Anniston? neither one of them can keep a man. hhhmmmmmmm

And Speaking of Jennifer Anniston...honey, you're GOOD ENOUGH for Bradley Cooper! and neither are you Renee Zelwegg-how ever you spell it-er. He's FINE! and just cuz his name is BRADLEY doesn't mean you have to marry him Jen!

And About Brad And Angie...I saw picture the other day of Angie taking Zahara and Shiloh to dance class in LA. And Z ( I can call her "Z" cuz we're close like that) had on little silver dance shoes and Shiloh had on SOCCER CLEATS. LOVES IT!!!!! How much do I love these people?!

Now about "True Blood"...I went and begged my husband to upgrade our cable, just so I can watch me some Jason Stackhouse! I don't know that guys real name, but Mark DE does. He is toooo cute! and ya'll KNOW I love a vampire...even tho Jason Stackhouse isn't a vampire...Bill is the vampire. But you get my drift, right?

and whatever happened to these people?:

The Plain White T's?
Elliot Yamin?
Ruben Studdard and anyone else that has won American Idol?
The Gap Band?
Ben Cross? (he played Barnabas Collins in the remake of "Dark Shadows")
Lindsey Lohan? where did she go? she just disappeared.
Smash Mouth?
anyone from "Friends" besides Jennifer Manniston?

Ok, that's enough for today kids. I HATE how Isaac Mizrahi calls the "designers" KIDS. They are grown adults Isaac!!!

Kids Sharing

My girl, Bryannah


can you believe it?....


...they're SHARING!!!


Grand kids spent the night on Friday, and I was in HEAVEN!!! We had such a good time....I didn't want to see them go home. Joey said he wished they lived next door so he could walk to my house every day, and swim in the "hot pool". God, I love these babies.

So, Bina is for sure coming on Wednesday...so I gotta get busy. you know that girl is OCD about her house. Me? ...not so much. ;) So I gotta get to cleaning and get to the grocery store to get some food for a cookout and some "refreshments" for the "Hot pool"! Anyone know any good cock-a-tails to make?

Good times, Good times

Ok.............

I'm going to say this outloud...

I hope it doesn't "jinx" me...



BINA IS COMING FOR A VISIT!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Now, I haven't seen this woman in almost 20 years...but I know that we will pick up right where we left off.....probably playing "Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys"!!!!

So this will all be going down next week. that means I gotta find something for us to do for a couple of days. You can only drive around and look at old schools so many times, before it becomes boring as hell. I guess we could hang out at the "Wagon Wheel" bar in town.(then again, maybe NOT) I KNOW we'll be eating lunch at The Hot Dog Shoppe! You HAVE to eat there if you're ever in town..best hot dogs EVAH!!!! And.......that would be about it. Not a whole lot to do around here. Most businesses have closed and alot of people have moved away. Depressing really.

BUT BINA WILL BE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!THAT'S NOT BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh the laughing we will do.......our Husbands will HATE us for being so obnoxious.!!!

Lessons in Life

Things I've learned over the last few years...

...everybody has baggage.

...no matter how bad you have it, there's always someone who has it worse.

...there really are "good guys" out there, and when you find one, you need to hang on to him.

...sometimes the nasty people in high school DO grow up to be nice people...sometimes.

...learning to tap dance will stay with you for life. "shuffle off to buffalo"

...acne scars DO fade eventually

...when you die, people automatically forget all the bad things and only remember the good things.

...basic life skills..cooking, sewing, basic home repair, balancing your check book. Those are skills you NEED in life.

...if your wore a fashion trend the first time it came out, you probably shouldn't wear it the second time around.

...eating raw cookie dough is good for you.

...No matter how hard you try, the words, "Because I said so" WILL come out of your mouth as a parent.

...there's always forgiveness for you, if you seek it.

...q-tips come in handy for so many different things

...duct tape too. You should always have duct tape.

...a true friend will stick by you, when you lose your bloomin mind, when you're down and out, when you're rolling in the good times....even when you don't realize you need them, they are always there.

...if you don't have "family", you can find your family amongst your friends.

Morton Salt

Ok....

so I'm thinking that the staph came from the house we rented on vacation.

So far, 4 different people have/had staph...and Betts thinks she might have it now too. She has "an ingrown hair" that is red and swollen. HELLO! That's just what I had!

If it was just my family, I'd think it was just something with us....but my son's friend that went with us came down with staph too. And the only thing we all have in common was staying in that house for a week.

So I've been trying to talk to the rental company all day long, but of course, the woman I need to talk to Is always "on the phone". so I will keep calling. I don't really expect them to do anything about it, but they should at least know so they can clean that house properly.

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So my middle son will be a senior this year. he brought home a paper from football, about senior pictures and putting one in the football program, yada yada. Well, they so politely TOLD us to consider Williams Photography for their senior pictures, cuz the guy who has Williams has a contract with the school. he takes the school pictures and some of the sports pictures.

Now.............I don't like someone telling me who to go to for senior pictures. I probably would have gone to Williams anyway, since I've been there twice already for Rae and Bud, but don't TELL me to go to him, just cuz he has a contract with the school. he doesn't have a contract with ME!!! Am I just a rebel? I don't like being told what to do, especially when it comes to something like this. Sure he takes great pictures, but that man is EXPENSIVE. One 8 X 10 is $85. Yes. EIGHTY FIVE DOLLARS. So, I think I'm doing his senior pictures myself! Look, I think I can do anything! Remember the wedding? ;) I don't have a studio for formal portraits but I can hook something up and it will look nice. AND I don't charge $85 for an 8 X 10.

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My washer and dryer are both broken. When it rains it pours. We are hard on appliances in this house. Vacuum cleaners, microwaves, washers, dryers....we go through these things like water! So, we've been doing the laundromat. I don't mind so much, but it costs $$$$$$. it's nice to get it all done at one time tho.

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then the brakes went out on our car. $540. Ok Lord...I've had enough. I've learned my lesson. You can stop now!!! ;) But my husband DID take me out to breakfast this morning, so it wasn't all bad.

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My 14, almost 15 year old, just asked me if he can go to the movies next week with his friend Greg......and 2 other girls. Like a double date. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! My husband said he could go as long as he keeps his hands to himself. I am SO not ready for this. If any of my boys are going to go girl crazy, it would be that one. My other boys are good.....neither one of them has had a girlfriend yet. But this one? he's always gotta buck the system! Do you think that's too young? and how am I supposed to know if he keeps his hands to himself? Maybe I should just happen to show up at the same movie and hide in the theatre somewhere....stalker like. Oh God, I sound like my mother.

MRSA

I ended up back in the ER last night.

Not for me this time, but for my oldest boy.

It's MRSA.

How the hell do I get rid of this stuff? How can I keep the rest of my family from getting it?

I've cloroxed everything I can bleach, I've Lysoled everything I can spray....I have hand sanitizer in every room, and am constantly yelling at the boys, "CLEAN YOUR HANDS!"

Bud had 3 abscesses that were swollen and painful. He went to the dr. on Tuesday but he didn't drain them! (I think he was afraid)..gave him Augmentin and said if they get worse, he'd send him to a dermatologist. ?????

Well, by Friday, he wasn't any better, in fact, he was worse. so I just took him to the ER. Holiday weekend=no doctor in.

they cut him open, drained them, gave him a stronger antibiotic and vicodon (!!!!!) and we were home in 2 short hours. Poor baby. He about broke my hand squeezing it when they gave him the shot to numb it. That hurts like a B%$#@!!!

So, I'm off to the pharmacy....again...to get some stronger meds.

Has anyone had MRSA? How do I "contain" it? Does this mean he and I are more susceptible to getting it again?

Oh, and Happy 4th. woo. hoo.

Another List

I think it's totally acceptable to:

...make all my phone calls from the bath tub.

...to eat a plate of french fries for lunch and count that in my "vegetable" serving for the day.

...to say YES every time my youngest asks to spend the night at a friend's house!

...to eat a bowl of apple cinnamon oatmeal at 3AM.

...to think,"Why....if I DID lose weight, there'd be nothing to me!"

...to feed my birds and squirrels before I feed myself.

...to talk for an hour and 18 minutes to Rae on the phone..and not run out of things to talk about.

...to run into an old friend in the store and stand around forever, catching up, exchanging photos and laughing your butts off at old times.

...to still get up in the middle of the night and check on the boys...even if they ARE getting older and don't "need" me. (ya right!)

...to read "Twilight" at least 4-5 times...just for Edward.

...to get my videos from the library. They have some great old black and white movies there!

...to eat popcorn in bed. every night.

...to check my blog before I check the world news.

...have Ramen Noodles for supper

...to eat "sliced and diced" mushrooms right our of the stinkin can..standing over the sink...with your pajamas on...at 4:37AM.

...count material and fabric as a necessity on your shopping list.

...to think the clothes in Walmart for 6 yr. olds look like hooker clothes.

...to pretend you're talking on your cell phone when you see someone from church in a store...so you don't have to say hi.

...to NOT accept as a "friend" everyone who requests it on Facebook(instrument of the Devil)

...to hide out in the garage when you've had enough of boys and men and dogs and anyone else wanting something from you.

...and to take a bottle of wine with you to the garage!

...to miss friends who've moved far away(Florida) more than you ever missed anyone in your own family.

...to make plans to run off and visit those friends with your husband...and NO. KIDS.

...to make a grocery list and then not get a single thing on that list...just avocados and diet coke w/lime. and a kit kat bar...which you dip into the jar of Jif when you get home. SO GOOD!

...think that your boobs are just fine the way they are.....a little saggy and soft.

...but the dimples on the butt have GOT to go!

...but the dimples on your grand daughter's butt are adorable!
...think your grand kids are THE smartest kids in the whole wide world...and the cutest. Now go home.

...believe everything you read in US Magazine. It's the bible of gossip.

PIZZA!!

Supper


Chicken and bacon with ranch...


Rae's veggie pizza, with garlic, olive oil, zucchini, purple onion and tomato. YUM!!!