The Good Things!

It was sometime about midnight when the phone rang.   Those who know me don't even bother to call anywhere near that late.  I was in bed.  I was not asleep yet.  The late ringing wasn't a disturbance, I almost smiled as I reached for the phone.  Hoping.

"Hello"
A far-away sounding voice replied, "F-L-O-R-I-D-A-S-T-A-T-E.  Florida State, Florida State, Florida State, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

It seems that I miss her more on game nights, it's not nearly as much fun for me without her laughing and crying and screaming and dancing and pacing.  She'll never know just how much that midnight phone call meant to her momma.  The fact that we beat UM 45 to 17 was just the icing on the cake, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Day that Uncle Chad Found "Papers" in Angela's Make-Up Bag...

And what was he doing in her make-up bag anyways???!!!


(just in case you're wondering, they are Sephora brand blotting papers and her make up bag is exactly where they should be!)

Fifteen....

is beautiful!

Spring Break 2010

This is a single mom's version of a "VACATION" day:
take Jhinel to dentist; while she is getting her cleaning/check-up, Starbucks run - cause I know this one's gonna be "a doozy"; fill up car and check air in the tires; pick up girl from dentist; auto parts store for new windshield wiper blades; Walgreens for passport photos; Dad's for a kiss; county government office so Nel can submit her passport application. THEN wash car; lunch; Jhinel to doctor; post office; me to oncologist; county animal care and control for cat licenses; home to pick up Angela and Alana; Dad and Nancy's for dinner; grocery store so that Nel and Alana can bake a pink cake before Jhinel heads back to college. I can ONLY take so many of these "days off" - LOL!!!


Hoping that you see the blessings in THIS day!

Datenight 01/31/2010

NFL Probowl...... and yes, her man, "Peyton" was there!

Miami - this Sunday!!

I won't need a TV for the NFL Pro-bowl and Angela can wear her Christmas gift as well......

AVKD

Ang and I had the most interesting discussion about the literature of William Shakespeare and evolution of the English language.  Actually she did most of the talking.  The conversation was wonderful.  The fact that it was with MY baaaaaaaabeeeeeeeeeeeee is kinda freaky!

God is Good. 

Happy January!

Yeah, I did something really bizarre for me last week. REALLY. The kinda thing that makes my girls shake their head in bewilderment and say, "who's taken over mom's body cause she would never ever do that!".

I bought a television.

This is unusual on several accounts.
First, I dont particularly care for or watch TV. Yes, I love my news shows, Marlin's baseball and Seminoles football, but even so, I can become a poor steward of time ---fancy way of saying "couch potato".
Secondly, this is the type of purchase that I'm inclined to spend months researching and budgeting in advance. I almost never impulse buy, except at the grocery store.
Finally, I've never, ever, ever bought a television. I actually have a TV that I acquired during a divorce, I wanted the grill, I got the TV (ha!) - We use this for "movie night" to play CD's and DVD's and for the wii system.

So, I still had not found a suitable place to watch the gator bowl. I was considering some local sports bar/restaurants but would rather not take my girls into that environment. So, yesterday I finally decided that I would pick up one of those HD converter boxes for my TV. I ended up walking out with an actual new television. I totally messed up my budget but I can watch Bobby's last game from the comfort of my own living room. It will be so nice to watch a game with Jhinel again, obviously she's home on winter break. This afternoon there will be loud laughter, pacing, lots of screaming and jumping, hopefully not too much nail biting. There will probably be tears as we watch the end of an era.  We will teach a three year old the proper way to scream at at football game and the 'nole chant.

Yeah, I messed up the budget with this purchase because I didn't account for a new TV this month. I can "justify this purchase" because the SALE price really made it doable, also I save money by staying home today and I didn't have to buy the box, etc., etc. (see how that works?!)
Instead of "buyer's remorse" I'm filled with excitement, THE TRUTH IS THIS..............I've saved the amount of MORE than two TV's by not smoking for over three months!!!  How cool is THAT!?

T.V. will come in handy during baseball season too.