My apologies…

I have to extend my apologies to the couple sitting in the booth behind us at dinner. My son did not mean to talk all night long. He did not wish to interupt your meal with his outrageous stories of a single player scoring 100 points in a basketball game, or that a boy cracked his bus window, or that his dreams are so real that he wakes up expecting them to be happening. I also hope you don’t think he is really going to kill anyone after his lunchtime discussion with Zach about how someone can kill another person with a rubberband and a paperclip. I hope you aren’t wishing you didn’t pay school taxes!

I am sorry he was loud but he had our attention and that was important to him tonight. I am hoping that he amused you and you think we handled him correctly. Even if you didn’t, that’s ok too because chances are we will never see you again, at least not at Applebee’s.

I hope the waitress didn’t mind our “custom” orders or having to bring the “to-go” box to the talker who managed to only eat half of his burger. We tried to be neat and clean, if nothing else. We tipped you nicely and didn’t demand much, even when I asked for more salad dressing. It was a nice dinner out and no tears from anyone, especially me.

See some families can go out and have a nice time, talking and eating and being “normal”, what ever that might be these days.

New widget!!! Come to the party!!!

Be sure to check out the new banner to the right. There is going to be a huge blog party starting March 7-March 14, 2008! Don’t miss the chance to be a part of the fun and win prizes as well. It’s a great chance to find new and exciting blogs to read. I can’t wait!

The move is complete

I finally deleted my blog at blogger but the placeholder is still there. If you found me by way of my profile page there, please change your bookmarks now. Thanks.

Now, there are many lurkers to my blog. How about letting me know who you are? I know how to track down some of you because I know how you get here. I think that once in awhile, all lurkers should comment when visiting a blog, don’t you?

This is it for today. Let’s see if my blog here picks up the traffic the old blog did. People found me in most unusual ways. They searched for things like “fat haircut” or “fat chicks” or even “emotionally hijacking and child raising”! Should get interesting. Oh yeah, someone found this blog by searching for “mccain romney love”. Now besides today, just when did I post about them???

Welcome!

Welcome to my new blog. I decided to give WordPress a try since my good friend switched over from Blogger and raved about it. I already like the features and ease of us. Thanks for stopping by.

Thursday Thirteen #2

Today I am going to list 13 things, not people, I can’t live without. I bet this ends up making me look shallow, but probably if the truth be told, many of the readers would have to admit to a list similar to mine. So here we go. (Sorry I didn’t do a TT last week. I was uninspired.)

In random order:

1. My computer: it connects me to the world that I couldn’t otherwise be in touch with given I am a stay at home mom.

2. My cell phone: yeah, many people for many many years lived without one but now that I have one, I wouldn’t want to be without it. Seriously though, if we have to cut back on expenses, it’s going to be the one thing I try to keep.

3. My contact lens: I hate wearing glasses. Mine are thick and ugly. They get dirty and oily so easily. I love my contacts but I think I need new ones.

4. My hot pink crocs: They are knock-off’s of the original brand. My back doesn’t ache after wearing them and being out on my feet all day. Don’t worry, I don’t have a reason to use escalators much.

5. My house: OK, maybe it’s a given, but hey, we all gotta live somewhere, right? Mine is just the right size but could use some more closet space and organization. Heck, it needs cleaned too. But it keeps me warm and dry.

6. My van: It’s my main mode of transportation. We inherited it from my dad when he died. It doesn’t have sentimental value so much as it just filled our need when it was there. God knew what He was doing in that situation.

7. A good purse: I am having the worst time finding exactly what I need and want. And it has to fit my budget, read that as cheap! Come on ladies, you know what I am talking about, right?

8. My meds: Hey they keep me stable and stable is a good thing.

9. Dark chocolate: Any brand or kind. I even like the stuff with nuts and berries in it that Hershey makes. It’s all good.

10: Soy cheese: Yep, I will admit it that this one sounds funny. See, I loved cheese. All kinds of cheese. I was a cheese connoisseur. But alas, I am not able to tolerate cheese or almost any kind of dairy any longer. So I settle for soy cheese in my food. I use slices and shreds. It makes me feel like I am still getting cheese. Pathetic, huh?

11. Coffee: I like half-caff. It does what I need it to do. I love going to Starbucks or Caribou with my wonderful man and just sitting and chatting and people watching while we enjoy a cup of coffee. When I splurge, I order a Grande Soy Raspberry Mocha without whipped cream. Yep, sounds good.

12. Coconut oil: I am going to leave out the explanation for this one. This will give you something to search around the ‘net for. LOL….

13. Music: It inspires me. It speaks to me. It lifts me up. It consols me when I am down. I like country, Christian and old classic rock.

I hope you enjoyed my list. Do your own. Leave a comment if you do as well as a link.

Thanks to Thursday Thirteen for hosting and inspiring.