In my Opinion

Here's a question ? Why is it people call you and ask for your opinion on some urgent matter (theirs) then get annoyed if you don't answer it they way they think you should ??? Why waste your time or theirs ? People really don't want to hear what you have to say, they just want to use you as a sounding board. They want you to say uh, uh, uh and um ,um, um, if you offer an opinion it is not the right one or "obviously you are not in a position to solve the problem ( have the correct answer) , so sorry I bothered you". If you don't offer an opinion you are selfish, only interested in your own selfish self ". So why do we allow ourselves to be beat up verbally by these folks ? One we don't have a choice they are related to you , You can not refuse to have them in your inner circle, God (or your parents) has taken care of that. You will see them at family gatherings, funerals, weddings, birthings and any other family social gathering. Two you really feel you have something to offer from your own experience. But it becomes quite clear early on your opinion is not what is wanted. So here is some advice if you don't want an opinion expressed during your melt downs don't call and solicit one.

NAPS

Naps are something I never use to take, but I find as I get older a nap is essential. Take Sunday's, it seems after I get up on Sunday the day calls for a nap around 2 pm. I get up around 8 or 9 and then I take the dog out and get the morning papers. IF mother wants to go to church I eat breakfast, read some of the paper, get ready for Church go and come home. By now it is 1:00 and I need a spot of lunch, then I finish the paper. No sooner than I finish that paper my bed calls to me so off I go for my Sunday afternoon nap. Hubby is in his chair TV on watching a car race or some Sci Fi movie. Mother is at the table eating her lunch and reading the paper. Coco is at my feet ready to play. I forgo that game and head for the bed. When I was younger I never naped, I had a fear I would miss something important in the world. I guess now I know there are not too many important events that happen you can't catch up on when you wake up.

Baby Musings

I know it is TDMK's baby, but I have already looked at books I need to buy her and her DH, thought of the perfect names for Baby D boy or girl and scouted out the cutest furniture for the nursery. I guess I am living vicariously, Googmom2 and I were the same way with the wedding but this time we have to sit back and let them do the work, after all we've had our chance now it is hers'. Good news is I can spoil this one and not worry if she/he will not turn out perfect or not from being so spoiled. I will set aside a shopping fund so I can buy all the cloths and toys like "TDMK" got from her grandmothers and grandpa's. I am sure Gogomom2 will set a side her jewerly fund.

Back to Basics

Well gogomom2 & Hershey are gone, they left at 3:30 in the morning to make a 5 am flight. They made it home safely not without some glitches. I'll let gogomom2 tell you her story.

I was so tired I got in bed and fell asleep at 9:30, woke up briefly to see the news fought to stay awake for Jay Leno, but failed miserably.

Today DH called me to asked if he could make dinner , being one who enjoys others cooking I said go right ahead. So he went out to the local Wal-mart bought himself a Wok and came home and made stir fried shrimp....it was delicious. He was inspired by gogomom2's meal last week. I think she needs to come back often to inspire him in the cooking relm.

I called all my friends have neglected the last few weeks found out I had missed a lot by not calling them sooner. One had gallbladder surgery after months of thinking she had some rare disease, the Dr.'s could find nothing wrong until they did a PIPIDA scan and found she had a non functioning gallbladder. She is home and doing well. The other friend had her blood pressure medicine changed and was up late one night soon after the change, blacked out and as she described it you do not faint like they do on TV where you swoon in real life you drop face forward like a stone/slab. When she woke up 10-15 minutes later covered in blood. She had been carrying a tray with a bowl on it, when she fell it broke and she fell into it and cut her cheek, forehead, lip and broke her nose. Being a nurse she drug herself around on the floor cleaning up the mess, drug herself to her bed and then called 911. She then had to drag herself to the front door to open it to let them in. I chastised her for not calling me and/or giving me or someone a key since she lives alone. Again being a nurse she knows we don't usually rely on anyone to take care of us we usually are the ones taking care of others. My next friend was at home tripped over something , broke her wrist and had to have surgery. She is back at work, now she says feeling better and able to type. This is how I found out what really happened. I had heard it from another friend who had been down and out with her bad back. The more I think about it we nurses as we age seem to all be falling apart.

Lastly "thedivinemissk", will find out tomorrow if she is PG or not. Can't wait to be the grandmother of her unborn children...they will have to call me "Mrs. Green".

Faithful Companion

Coco is my faithful companion, no matter who is visiting or what time of day it is Coco is beside me with her red ball. We have company, Hershey is visiting and I thought for sure I'd have a break from the red ball , but no when I walk in the door there is Coco. She runs to find the red ball no matter where she has left it that morning she goes looking for it. Today when I came in Coco & Hershey met me. Hershey said hello, wagged his tail, jump up for a rub and was gone. No not Coco she went looking for the red ball. Found it, ran back as fast as her little short legs would go to bang the red ball on my foot, followed me to the bathroom, tripping me as I tried to change cloths, red ball in her teeth, banging it on my foot. Off to the kitchen to fix a meal, there is Coco with the red ball wanting me to throw the ball. Finally she is distracted, she sees I am making dinner for her. Hershey shows up to get his too, can't be left out. When dinner is over they both disappear. I get to read the paper in peace. Now I have to go to the drug store to get my prescription, I slip out of my house slippers into my flip flops, Coco hears the slap, slap of my shoes , she shows up knowing I am headed out, she is the first one at the door, this means she wants to go. So I load her up in the car and she spends the time as we drive to the store looking for food I might have dropped. Get to the drug store the girl hands Coco a doggie cookies, this distracts her momentarily while I get my prescription. Then all the way home she sits on my lap trying to get into my purse and find that bag, she is sure there are more doggie cookies in there. Finally back at home she goes to greet Hershey but settles in under the computer desk at my feet. Time for her nap she has had a busy day.

Isaiah and my Vacation

Well I guess I spelled the man's name right. Anyway he was on Larry King tonight I had every intention of hanging on his every word but alas i did not get the opportunity. Seester is visiting and things are not as calm as I had anticipated. She says it is because I do not walk in the door and say "I need 30 minutes". I guess I feel I have to much to do to slow down before I climb into bed. Take for example tonight. Seester and GM28 picked me up at work at 5, then the hour drive home where I usually decompress did not happen it was raining hard , traffic was bad and we were talking. By the time we got home it was business as usual , lets get dinner cooked, someone always needs something else at the table that was forgotten. GM28 needed a small dish for her salad, she can not eat it off the same plate as her main meal. DH needed garlic bread made, dogs needed dinner, seester was sitting I decided it was my duty to get all those things. Dinner started no one wanted to be the first to dig in so I start to boss folks around and get snide comments for doing so. It was snip, snip ,snip, after that..finally Isaiah was on TV you'd think we'd watch in silence no the comments and opinions started, after a few minutes I gave up and went to my room DH went upstairs and seester got the computer. It was down hill after that. I ended up washing dishes, a load of cloths and putting up the now dry dishes. I wiped down the kitchen, paid GM28's on-line bills, did her eye drops and evening snack...what is different ???

July

Happy July to me. Gogomom2 has come to visit I am on vacation. Last night was the last meal I cooked and seester has taken over all of the chores associated with MD28. They went grocery shopping today I did not even have to do that. Of course she left her faithful traveling companion Hershey with me and Coco. That Hershey is like a baby he whinned the whole time she was gone. Eventually I got tired of the whinning so I left him to his own devices ( I am not sure I'll make a good grandma babysitter, althought Brittny & James survived). Coco followed me to my room and climbed into her bed and slept. I watched Gene Simmons Family Jewels. Finally I heard the car alarm and the hubster yelling I think they are back. Coco & Hershey beat me to the garage door. I helped unload the groceries and went back to my bed & TV. Finally Coco decided she needed to go outside, so I got up took her out fed her ( Hershey came along and ate her food )she did'n'tcare she got her red rubber ball and has been hassing me again.
Ok now I smell food being cooked so I better go she what seester is cooking.