Not sure what to write about today


but I am here at work super duper early and I have a window of time where there is NO ONE here and I can listen to the quiet hum of the ventilation and write


I could discuss how dating in 2016 really is for the birds


I could whine about how dating used to be so easy for me and now its best described as "challenging"


One in my position might express dissatisfaction in being seemingly sidelined for awhile in the relationship game


Outside looking in I get remarks like "Any guy would be lucky to have you" or "You can get any guy" or *my favorite most inaccurate line* "if I looked like you-I would have a long line of guys"


Or I get the advice when you don't look, you will find..


Can I just say...I do NOT like getting relationship advice from people in relationships or married people,


it's like someone who is sitting at a table with a fat steak telling someone who is hungry don't worry they will eat eventually and it will be good


BUT at the same time you don't want to pal around with a bunch of other single folks who are b*tching and moaning


where is the balance!!!!


arghh!!!!!!!


Ok moving on, it's Monday, its Halloween, I was the official fun police parent an got pretzels to hand out instead of candy because well, I think deep down I am rallying for those parents whose kids have had a cavity or the parent who looks at the bucket of refined artificial sugars and inwardly cringes !!!


I got into the office at 5:08am (woooo let's never do this again) although I did get some decent sleep last night so my coffee won't be SUPER grande when Dunkin opens up .....
BUT... that early arrival means early DEPARTURE and back home to "the Ladies"


My Mom is still here and as always the trip is never long enough and I am already dreading tomorrow when she has to return...and worse than me will be Jord..arghhhh


At least she's not leaving on a Monday-that would certainly make for a LONG week!!!


Soooo that's all I got for a blog ...

Mommy Daughter Duo

I asked my sidekick what I should write about and she said write about her and I

So hmmm me and Jord

As I sit here and watch her eat soul rolls from Urban BBQ and watch Bubble Guppies Halloween special with her hair down i cant help but think how much I love this little character

and when I look at her in astonishment that she is mine (well Gods-but I get to be her Mom) and I am HER Mom i feel so grateful

Everyday is an adventure with her, some days are filled with laughter and absolute joy

and  being honest some days are frustrating and maybe some tears and raised voices

but on today, a monday the start to my week, im looking at my beautiful daughter and i think i am SUPER proud of our dynamic duo


I love our bond, I love our relationship, I love our fun, I love our affection, I love our discussions, and all the moments in between

I learned how to be a Mom not because it was innate but because I had such an amazing example

while i think the teenage years I may have tested my Moms love and prayer life but i think about the bigger picture stuff (lets disregard those years of opposition)

i think about my Moms creativity that she now shares with my me

My mom made everything special from our allowance envelopes with the balloons and fancy writing on it to adventures that she took us on

No matter the situation, if my Mom was behind it, there was always a touch of special and a whole lot of love involved

I thank you Mom for being my Mom and for being Jordan's Gigi

i see a lot of your creativity and love in her and I love how she would im sure say that you guys are a dynamic duo too

i cannot thank you enough

i cannot tell you how my heart swells at the thought of how much you love me and have sacrificed for me

not to take away from Dads but there is a undeniable bond after you carry a child in your tummy for 9 months.....

so to the ORIGINAL dynamic Duo --My MOM and I!! Happy Monday Mom!!!

Don't forget to laugh

So I had a blog topic and title all squared away this morning ..the one in which I am using however
became more appropriate after my 1pm meeting


I was attempting to convey to my team (to include my boss) that I was not a tree hugger BUT what came out of my mouth was, " I am not a tree humper" ... and the jokes began


BUT this morning when I thought about life and I thought about a conversation I was having over the weekend and just how entertaining it was...
the conversation made me realize how in life it is so easy to get so focused and serious


but its so good to just stop and laugh
this weekend I laughed so heartily


I laughed at shenanigans
I laughed at quick wit and banter


I laughed at jokes


I thought to myself besides with Jord when was the last time I laughed so much


There are certain people (JGH) who can certainly provide a higher level of ignorance and laughter


and of course (ksn) too can bring an indescribable level of laughter with her dry sarcastic humor and what we will just call "honest observations"


this laughter thing..I need to do it more..I need to allow those deep from the gut laughs
the kind where a tear comes to your eyes


yup


so I am making a list today..laugh more


life will give you plenty of moments and reasons to not laugh but if you look with the other glasses, you know not the rose colored ones, but the funhouse ones, life can be pretty funny


laugh at yourself
laugh at others


laugh with others
and laugh with yourself


ok that's all

2:25AM

Most people when asked what they were doing at 2:25 this morning would say without hesitation...SLEEPING!!

Ask ME what I was doing at 2:25 this morning....well let's see you know one of the most annoying noises you can hear in the wee hours of the night/morning

the CHIRP CHIRPING of a dying....dead...battery in your smoke detector

Now try as I might, I couldnt just ignore the chirping so I finally willed myself out of my sleep (my dont have to work the next day deep sleep) (my 50-something degrees and windows open with flannel sheets and blanket pulled up to my nose SLEEP) and in my stupor ascertained that the offending chirping, ill-timed battery dying detector was in my room

SO since these are no longer the alarms you can just pop the battery out and go back to sleep... I had to devise a plan

Now most plans at this time of the morning are not well planned nor executed..

so I stood on top of my trunk trying to open up this smoke detector..once i finally figured that out what did i find...oh a bunch of  electrical wires and a BIG WARNING that said...do not open until you have disconnected power...SO

I decided to avoid electrocution and I shut it...and the chirp went on....

THEN i remembered the home inspector saying the new smoke detectors had a different source of power that didnt rely on batteries so people could not just disconnect them and forget about them and then their house burn down

BUT i couldnt remember anything further...after all its ONLY almost 3am

so i closed the detector and cursed my brother who SURELY would have known how to fix it had he been there and i did what any smart and resourceful woman would do....

I picked up my still slumbering child and shut my bedroom door and went across the hall to HER room and HER cozy bed and from there we went back to sleep with the faint beeping across the hall now a muted annoyance ....and slowly we drifted back into a restful sleep

well semi-restful

because then i had a crazy dream where I showed up late for my bestie's wedding and my bridesmaids dress was handed to me and I was unprepared for the fact that it was a halter dress AND somehow i managed to have not shaved my armpits AND i was wearing black stockings under a cream see through-ish lace dress

*FULL DISCLOSURE-I woke up this morning and shaved my pits on principle*

So I walked down the aisle and everyone was commenting on how awful i looked

That was my night chirping and hairy!!!!!!!!!

Tonight I am hoping for sweet dreams and rest.....

A little Chick-Fil-A never hurt nobody

Happy Monday!!
and here we go again!!!

I havent ranted in awhile, I've been calm, I've been in control of my words and behaving well

HOWEVER

Today was one of those days, where someone triggered one of my RIGID, NON NEGOTIABLE, STRAIGHT TO 10 -DO NOT PASS GO areas in my life

My family
Specifically MY CHILD

let me rewind a bit

my child is a pretty good eater, she's not overly picky, and thanks to her parents, my parents, and of course HER Uncle Josh ...Jord has a palate inconsistent with most of her peers and I love that about her

school lunch....i dont recall my kindergarten food, BUT let me just say hers is lacking...and each week as i look at the menu for the week, my nose turns up and i instantly can pick the days that i know my child wont eat lunch

so after watching this month by month occur and talking to other parents whose kids too are suffering through school lunch and my child coming home famished , i decided to engage the Director

now i already knew menu was selected by their corporate office, which i am going to delegate THAT letter to my mother the ultimate letter writer, but i decided that the reasonable compromise was to prepare my child a lunch that my child would eat and therefore not have an empty belly and be able to focus on her studies vs hunger

As a reasonable parent i even recognize that their are dietary restrictions for other kids such as nut allergies, so sure no PB&J will be packed but for Day 1 -she had grapes, cucumbers, and turkey..

The email i received back from the Director, while possibly a little misinterpreted, although doubtful
inferred that my child should be encouraged ..starting at home to try the school lunch and she would have her teacher encourage  her to urge her to try the school lunch

Soooo how about NO

How about don't infer that I need have a discussion with my child about eating the school lunch that her father and i scoff at

How about you serve meals (that i pay for )that are more in line with the palate of a young child

How about if this policy is so strict you offer alternatives for children as you would in the same respect for kids with food allergies

I will NOT encourage my child to eat food I would not eat, especially if i am paying for said food

I wont get myself all worked up again BUT I decided to not reply to her reply and let it drop

I will continue to pack lunch for my child within the obvious dietary guidelines and restrictions and it would behoove them to allow my child to eat her lunch and not be forced to eat their lunch for the sake of "exploratory purposes"

Because if MY email was not clear enough.....in 23 more days my reinforcement aka the LAW aka MRS THIS IS MY GRANDBABY aka MRS DONT TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER aka I GET RESULTS aka GIGI will be here on my doorstep and I am NOT above stepping aside and letting Mrs. Ellen B handle this!!!!