Monday Morning Memories

 The Nashville Marathon has come and gone.

So have my Virginia Belles.

CBW and Baby Sis.

But not before they slogged through 13.1 miles.

In a wind driven rain.

Up and down Nashville's friendly, hilly roads.

In an amazing race time 2:37-- they rocked it.

While I waited in my toasty, dry car.

Dozing.

 

Oh, and there may have been cocktails.

Now, we detox.

We will let our stomach muscles rest from all the laughing.

And make plans for the next reunion.

Nashville Blogfest anyone?

This 'n That Thursday

Nonsense:

• That newscaster who dropped the F-bomb on his first broadcast?  He sure has had a lot of attention, and has anyone but me noticed that he cannot speak or even read a teleprompter?
• The Nashville Marathon and Half is in 2 sleeps.  It's supposed to rain and thunder. The last time I ran this race, we were under a tornado warning.  Those conditions were not the best.
• CBW and her Baby Sis are coming tomorrow morning to participate with me.
• I expect we'll manage to entertain ourselves. I've been building my wine reserves. There is lots to do here.
• I do not care for Michael Buble.
• Don't tell anyone, but I have already decided not to run the race on Saturday.
• My beloved dog Dora is now terrified of her empty food bowl.  What is that all about?
• I am celebrating the full moon today as a sign of a great new phase.
• Jimmy Buffet is our entertainment after the race.
• I wonder if I might be a Druid.

You?

Tuesday Text: Parentexting™

My soon-to-be college grads coming down to the wire:

I know I sound like a broken record,

but where has the time gone?

Hold your babies tight.

Forever and forever.

Life is precious and capricious.

And sometimes too short.

Today I ask you to send special love and prayers

to my Virginia Blister Ann Marie.

As she says a final goodbye to her teenaged daughter.

Hold your babies tight.

And, please, everyone wear a seat belt.

Hump Day Haiku

dora sent a note

when her mama went to race

next time they switch

Tuesday Text: Parentexting™

So, when I did the half marathon on Sunday at the Outer Banks?

I noticed a J. Crew outlet along the course.

And the next day?

I went there.

I am happy to report that I have finished my shopping for The Bird.

Now, what to get her brother.

We have 42 days.

Have you done your shopping yet?

Fragments on Friday

• It's Veterans Day weekend.  Please reach out to a hero, and thank them personally for their service to you.  Thank you, Debbie.
• I leave early tomorrow morning to go participate in the OBX Half Marathon on Sunday.  Once again I have procrastinated and it may be ugly.  I'm not prepared as much as I'd like.
• But I get to be with some awesome Blisters.  So it's all good.  Plus, there may be some wine afterwards.
• Dora is going here.
• This is her itinerary:  THE DOG WHO THINKS HE’S A HUMAN:
  » Morning Creek-side Nature Walk
  » Afternoon Playtime (with fellow-human)
  » Nightly Bedtime Story with Signature Bedtime Biscuit & Tuck-in
  » Four additional escorted outings throughout the day
• I kinda wish I was staying there with her.  I mean, who wouldn't want a Bedtime Biscuit and Tuck-In?
• I have so much to learn at work.  I feel like I need a kindergartner to teach me the computer stuff.
• I love country music all of a sudden.  This song is my new obsession.  Brad lives here in Franklin;)
• Have a safe and wonderful weekend.  Wish me luck.  Please.

Hump Day Haiku: Hungry

in dreary winter

mama likes some melted cheese

when can we annie?

Awesomeness!!!

It's here!!! Our very own Virginia Blister CBW's book! Spawned from her blog! And we couldn't be more proud. Get your orders in! December 5 is the big day. Couldn't happen to a better person. xoxoxo

A Hump Day Haiku For You

i love virginia

and what happens there stays there

i love walmart too

Wack-y

have a safe weekend

mama hits the road today

and not in this truck

This-n-That Thursday

So random even I cannot follow it....

• I always go into the same stall in the bathroom at work.
• I could eat turkey and avocado every single day.
• Hummingbirds are vicious with one another at my feeder.
• My dermatologist is quite the comedian.
• That Moroccan Oil hair stuff is The Best.
• I think I've finally reached the weight I want for my 'before' picture.
• Gah.
• I have become OCD about ticks.
• Do you ever have a day where you feel like you are under water?
• A summer fever is the worst.
• I am looking forward to tomorrow...and my Mini-Blister-Bash!

You?

Happy Blogoversary to Me: A Giveaway!

Three years ago I wrote these profound words:

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2007

Greetings

Welcome to my blog. I am a middle-aged mama attempting to negotiate my daily life and what lies ahead. Sigh. Please join me as I try to maintain my equilibrium with the help of my family and friends, and maybe a few strangers just for good measure.

Today, I count some of you "strangers" among my dear friends...ain't it funny how this here Internet works? Anywho, because I got so many comments about my coffee maker yesterday (which was only in the shot to give you an idea of how gargantuan that box of Goldfish is) I have decided to bestow one on a lucky stranger!

I think to have been along for me on this three year ride means you must be drinking lots of the caffeinated stuff. I say this because I often put myself to sleep reading my own drivel. So, I'd like to keep you awake. All you have to do is leave a New Year's Resolution for me. Enter as many times as you want, but I need a Resolution every time. Spread the word! I will announce the winner on New Year's Day!

Here's your goal:

Now get creative! Mama needs some rules for 2011!

Girlfriends and Blisters: Nature's Prozac

A thought to share....

She wrote............ I just finished taking an evening class at Stanford. The last lecture was on the mind-body connection--the relationship between stress and disease. The speaker (head of psychiatry at Stanford) said, among other things, that one of the best things that a man could do for his health is to be married to a woman whereas for a woman, one of the best things she could do for her health was to nurture her relationships with her girlfriends.

At first everyone laughed, but he was serious.

Women connect with each other differently and provide support systems that help each other to deal with stress and difficult life experiences. Physically this quality girlfriend time" helps us to create more serotonin--a neurotransmitter that helps combat depression and can create a general feeling of well being. Women share feelings whereas men often form relationships around activities. They rarely sit down with a buddy and talk about how they feel. Women do it all the time. We share from our souls with our sisters, and evidently that is very good for our health. He said that spending time with a friend is just as important to our general health as jogging or working out at a gym.

There's a tendency to think that when we are "exercising" we are doing something good for our bodies, but when we are hanging out with friends, we are wasting our time and should be more productively engaged--not true. In fact, he said that failure to create and maintain quality personal relationships with other humans is as dangerous to our physical health as smoking! So every time you hang out to schmooze with a gal pal, just pat yourself on the back and congratulate yourself for doing something good for your health!

We are indeed very very lucky.

So let's toast to our friendship with our girlfriends. Evidently it's very good for our health.

Thank you Noe Noe, and, Happy Friday, y'all!

50 Weeks to go....

...until Blogfest 2011

sigh

In the meantime, Happy Friday, y'all.

Blisters, Beaux, Babies, Bud's Beach and Birds

Blogfest 2010

I miss everybody.

Lawsy

Aquarius - July. 19, 2010

The day ahead should be excellent. You've been searching for meaning behind recent events. No doubt there have been a lot of changes both at work and at home. You're bursting with new ambition. Today, Aquarius, you're likely to put all these experiences into the hopper, stir them up, and be grateful for the thrilling life you lead right now! You may not get a specific answer. Sometimes feeling grateful is an answer all its own.

Meaning behind recent events?

I don't think there are enough doctors for that.

But this beautiful lady right up there?

The gracious, beautiful, amazing Chesapeake Bay Woman...Who allowed all the nonsense that is Blogfest into her home.

And yes, I am "grateful for the thrilling life I lead right now."

Have. Mercy.

Mathews, VA--5 Day Forecast

Tomorrow Jul 15	Friday Jul 16	Saturday Jul 17	Sunday Jul 18	Monday Jul 19
Partly Cloudy	Scattered Thunderstorms	T-storms	T-storms	Mostly Cloudy
Hi: 90° Lo: 76°	Hi: 89° Lo: 77°	Hi: 88° Lo: 76°	Hi: 88° Lo: 74°	Hi: 89° Lo: 74°

I have decided to ignore the Thunderstorm one.

Gwynn's Island Barbecue will go off without a hitch.

Now, I just need to find a suitcase large enough for all my medications and ointments.

Stay tuned for further Blogfest ramblings.

Nuthin'

I got it.

Good thing Blogfest is in two more sleeps....

Because we all know that what happens at Blogfest, gets spread all over the Internets.

Two sleeps.

Happy Friday

A real man is a woman's best friend.

He will never stand her up and never let her down.
He will reassure her when she feels insecure and comfort her after a bad day.
He will inspire her to do things she never thought she could do; to live without fear and forget regret.

He will enable her to express her deepest emotions and give in to her most intimate desires.

He will make sure she always feels as though she's the most beautiful woman in the room and will enable her to be the most confident, sexy, seductive, and invincible.

No wait... sorry... I'm thinking of wine.

Never mind.

Blister love--Blogfest in 6 days!

♣♣♣Lucky♣♣♣

Big Hair Envy posted about this puppy on Wednesday.

My heart sank.

She was born with a misshaped paw.

And she was going to be put down.

Her hopeful little smile made me cry.

And cry.

Enter the Blogosphere, the Facebooksphere and the tweetiesphere:

Tomorrow, Lucky is going to her new Forever Home!

And Bubblewench and her husband Scott are my heroes.

Please go pay her a visit and thank them both.

I think I may even start a collection to help them.

This makes my day month.

I love my Blisters* and this community.

Now go out there and Pay it Forward.

And have a wonderful weekend.

*Blister= Blog Sister. It's a Blogfest thing