Yesterday in my rear-view mirror I watched a guy eat cereal...while driving, then again at a stop light. Cereal! Geez buddy, if you're that late grab a granola bar.
It's taken me awhile to put my mind on the task of posting after my trip to Nebraska. I had a really good time and it just flew by so quickly that I sort of want to head right back and do it all over again. My parents were doing well, but it is hard to see them getting older and slowing down. I spent a lot of time with my brother's family and even had a one-on-one lunch with my brother - who has a lot of good things to say when you can get him to slow down long enough to talk! I also spent time with good friends and (best of all) myself. The trip always involves renting a car and a 3.5 hour drive from the airport so I get to crank up the music and just...well, chill. No stress, no conversation, and no "are we there yet?" from the back seat.
So, I'm going to hell. Apparently for reading this book. I have laughed myself silly and then felt bad for how blasphemous it is. And oy vey, has it got my book club up in arms! Several members have decided to not read it for October and not attend the meeting because of their beliefs (as a side note, let me just say I'm ever-so-happy to live in a country where we can express our beliefs without fear) and others are reading it just like any other book. Whew- and I'm hosting for October - either it will be loud and heated or it will just be another book...we'll see!
Why oh why does the tooth fairy leave money? And why did I allow said money to be used today to purchase a Slinky and a...a...whoopee cushion?!?!? That's right, I am typing this post with some seriously nasty pooting sounds going on behind me - and those sounds are coupled with hysterical laughter and lots of "excuse me"! In fact, just now he shouted, "It's awesome!"
When I popped on blogger just now I had no idea that I would be entering my 100th post! Wow - I should get a cake or something! Geez, now I feel some sort of pressure to blog about something meaningful or worthwhile instead of my original post idea about how much I love my new iPod nano (This one, in purple). I had my previous iPod (a mini) since April of 2004 - a dinosaur in iPod time. I sort of felt bad retiring the old girl - although it seems as though Kyle may get a few more months out of her if he has his way. Couple the new iPod with the new television I bought for the playroom and I've pretty much tapped out on the overtime money I made this summer!
I've started drinking again - not in an AA, twelve-steps kind of way, just a post-work, pre-dinner kind of way. I've always enjoyed a cocktail, a beer, or a glass of wine and I've certainly been known to drink in excess on a number of occasions, but once Kyle was born, I sort of stopped drinking at home. I can't even say it was a conscious decision to not drink, but somehow I felt the need to stay sharp...maybe it was the trips to the ER with a bleeding kid that made me realize life could turn on a dime and I might want to be completely sober for it! Anyway, now that Kyle's seven, more self-sufficient and our life is humming along nicely, I have a cocktail whenever I want it. Oh and we have a bit more money in the bank these days too, so it's easier to splurge on a nice bottle of Grey Goose vodka or Patron tequila. I almost always order a Cosmopolitan when I'm out, because really that's one of my favorite drinks so at home, I experiment with all kinds of things. Hmm...now that I've read this over, I'm wondering if people are going to THINK I have a drinking problem! LOL.
