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I haven't been up this early in quite some time.
I woke with so much on my mind and you beloved reader were the remedy.
Sometimes it just feels good to put things out there in the void that is known as the internet.
It reminds of me of You've Got Mail when Kathleen Kelly says, "I don't really want an answer... I Just want to send this cosmic question out into the void. So goodnight dear void"
That was back in the day when inter-webs were so brand new and you literally did put your thoughts out there in the void of the world wide web.
Now we have places, homes,
appropriate social media boxes to put these thoughts or pictures in.
You've got twitter for an ever so brief thought.
Instagram for the quick pic on the go of your life.
Facebook that's just like one big party 24/7.
And of course Blogspot where I have spent a good portion of my life speaking to you beloved reader.
Did you know that my blog will be 10 years old this August?
It's true.
That's a lot of conversations,story telling, and random thoughts that I've had with you beloved reader.
I bet by now you might be wondering what woke me up around 4a.m.?
I'm kind of wondering the same thing myself.
It started I think with a bad day at work and then my mind just wouldn't, couldn't shut off.
Do you ever have early mornings like this?
Maybe you are having one right now with me.
If so thanks for keeping me company.
I have no real point or moral to this story/blog ...
just wanted to say that I'm glad you are here, oh and I wanted to share that awesome picture with you.
I took that on my Instagram
Shhh.... don't tell Blogspot,
but I tend to spend more time over there now.
Goodnight... or actually Good Morning dear void.
Thanks for listening.
I haven't really had a lot of time for blogging, and you can't imagine the dust that occurred here while I've been gone.
Not only is there dust on my computer but all over my house as well.
Sigh.
I think the only thing that doesn't have dust on it these days are my window blinds that my son Solomon was paid quite handsomely to clean.
It has come to this.
Paying my children to do my chores, or are they solely my chores now that I'm not a "stay at home" momma anymore?
Well, either way I'm happy to pay someone, anyone, to get this place in order... but then that paycheck doesn't really seem to last very long.
Double sigh.
What's a girl to do?
If you have that answer please leave your wisdom and insight in the box marked comments below.
That's me, at work, working hard!
This is just one of the musings that have been kicking around in my brain as of late, but nothing of real substance.
I have however been having some random thoughts and ideas about life in general, but don't expect anything profound here.
If you are looking for inspiration this might not be the blog post for ya.
Here's another random thought;
The battery charge red zone on my phone.
It starts with the warning
"20% battery remaing"
To which I normally just dismiss, and I think eh... I have some time.
When it gets to the 10% warning I start to kind of get worried if I'm out and about and not near a charger.
And when I'm down to 5% or less I go into full on anxiety attacks!!
O.k. that might be a bit dramatic but I start to freak a little I'm not gonna lie.
So this past week, I was grocery shopping no time to stop and in total go mode and my battery got pretty darn low, and I had this thought ...
I act as though my phone is a person.
That if it dies, it won't come back to me.
That the world will stop and the tragedies that could occur while having a dead phone are too many to mention.
And well, this just really bothered me.
I began to think about the days before cell phones.
Do you even remember those days?
Tell me your thoughts on this beloved readers?
How do you react to a low battery?
Do you freak out like it's a person dying or are you cool as a cucumber about it all?
That random thought might be a sign that I need to unplug a bit more.
And now for a personal update;
My brother got married this weekend.
I think I still might be in shock.
I remember this pesky lil boy who would drive me nutts pretty much on a regular basis, as all little brothers do.
And now he's married to a beautiful woman who I can officially say I'm happy to call sister.
I love them both.
They will continue to make a great team.
And I can hardly wait for some lil nieces and nephews... thee hee hee!!
Following in Grandma Ellen's footsteps there ;)
And finally the last topic that's been rolling around in my brain is the fact that since I've turned 40 I have gone on this kind of inward strike and I'm unconsciously boycotting all traditions that I used to hold so near and dear to my heart.
It's not totally even a strike as much as it is just an attitude.
Well, see, even attitude sounds too harsh.
It's more like my new favorite sentiment toward life right now,
Meh!
I'm not sure why I feel this way about the traditions that used to be oh so important to me, but if I figure it out I'll let you know.
Meh!
Before you go getting all hot and bothered that I won't have the traditional Pie Party in November... simmer down
I will forever be A Girl for all Seasons
What up Grease 2 circa 1989 ;)
It's a passing phase I can tell you that much.
That's really all I've got for now folks.
That and Happy almost May 1st!!
Hello There Beloved Reader and Happy Thursday~
I got some random thoughts for ya this Thursday.
I think there are about 4 random thoughts here, but ya never know I do get easily distracted so go ahead and count them if you want. It will be like a fun little game, maybe even with a prize at the end.
Ready, Seady, GO!!
The rains have returned, and therefore the temps are up a bit here which I will take any day of the week, over the freeze your nose hair temps we have been experiencing.
For those of you who are still experiencing icicles on your nose hairs, I do apologize from the bottom of my heart I do. But ... I feel a song coming on here, "I'm only happy when it rains, I'm only happy when it's complicated"
That's what I'm singing today.
However, even though I do love me some rain, I gotta say
who knew that living around such moisture could be a very bad thing in the winter?
Certainly not mu-wah!
I mean no one told me when I moved here that if it did get down to freezing temps your doors might freeze shut.
And they did.
Not Good people.
Not Good at all.
( So that" if " is in bold print because our freezing temps are still an" if "in the minds of all Californians...and Ahem... maybe even a few Nevadians, who live here in Washington. They are clearly still in denial that it does indeed get into freezing temps. They clearly have denial issues. Clearly.)
Thankfully, strange but true, those low temps get taken away by the rains and so did My Giant.
Well, I mean he didn't like get washed away in a flood or anything, that was Noah silly, not My Moses. Ahem... but he left yesterday, and is gone off to NV to have a birthday bash vacation like none other.
Why is he in Nevada you ask?
Well he turned 40 yesterday,
and can I get a witness from the wives out there that there is BIG pressure for just the right gift for our men on BIG days like when they turn 30,40, or 50.
Why again, are the numbers with the zero or the five the bigguns?
(This is a picture of My Giant when he was a small boy. He has one hand in his pocket and the other hand is holding a small blue flower. He is the cutest boy in the whole world.)
I thought long and hard about what to get my big man for his 40th birthday and in the end I knew deep down in my knower, what he would want most is
Time.
Time off from work and time with his beloved Pop, and some family and friends so thankfully for me his birthday month happens to fall in the slow season at his work so I shipped him off to his Old Man. I bought him a ticket, told him to schedule time off and away he went.
He said I get an A++ in the wifery department for this and much more ;)
To which I said, Whew that extra + gives me some wiggle room.. Thrift Store here I come!
Just kidding.
No I'm not.
Yes, yes I am.
Right now at this very moment though,
my kids are in school, and I am taking my lunch break, listening to the Dean Martin Pandora station and getting ready to clean my house,
But
I'm thinking about the wonderful night we had last night celebrating My Giant, with our Fab 4, the Village people, great conversations into the wee hours, and
Oh, and This !
That cake was worthy of a name.
Have you ever had food so good that it's worthy of a name?
Well, this cake was THAT good.. so come on let's name it.
Death By Chocolate ... no that's been done before.
Chocolate Landslide... lame.
HOLLA a whole lotta CHOLLA!!
By cholla I mean C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E.
By chocolate I don't mean just any chocolate, I mean Devil's Food cake and Hershey's Frosting Chocolate.
And yes, I did just make up my own word.
I can do that.
I'm an adult.
Still, I'm not sure HOLLA CHOLLA is the right name for this guy.
Oh wait, I know what it should be named....
drum roll please.....
OH, and THIS!!
that's it's name
Oh, and This(emphasis on the THIS)
Needless to say, but I will say it anyway,
there goes 23 days of workouts, and being good, but it was worth every bite.
Well, I will miss My Giant for the next few days, but I am so happy for him to have this much needed time off, and quality time with his peeps.
I'm thinking about all the crafting I'm going to get done while he's away this weekend,
and I'm also thinking I might to need to make another cake upon his return.
Ya know, like a welcome home gift?
What do you think?
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