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I really miss college.

But, in two sleeps, I get company!

This 'n That Thursday

Did I mention that my children are graduating from college this weekend?  On the same day?  At the same hour?  Here's how we're gonna do it:

• Friday morning: MPM flies to Charlottesville, Virginia, rents car.
• Friday evening: MPM and The Bird have dinner at Monticello.  Yes, Monticello!
• Friday night: MPM has been invited to a party at The Bird's apartment.
• Meanwhile, the MP Dad is is Philadelphia attending festivities with Augie.
• Saturday morning: Stephen Colbert delivers the Valedictory speech at UVA.  MPM is a little bit excited about this.
• Saturday afternoon: MPM drives to Philadelphia and MP Dad drives from Philadelphia to Virginia.
• Saturday evening: MPM attends party with Augie and other friends and parents.
• Sunday morning: the babies graduate from their respective universities.  MPM cries.
• Sunday afternoon/evening: festivities ensue.  
• Monday morning: MPM begins to pester Augie to wake up so she can help him throw away all the crap and fumigate  pack his apartment.
• Monday evening: MPM flies back to Nashville.  MPM cries a little bit more.

Where did the time go?

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The one where The Bird gives shopping advice to her brother:

I don't think I know the outcome of this shopping adventure.

But I will find out in 3 sleeps!

I am Virginia and Philly bound!

My college graduates.

Wasn't it just yesterday when they went to kindergarten?

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They grow up so fast these days...

Makes a mama so proud.

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Procrastination:  we have the gene.

My little apple fell straight down.

Monday Meh

I got nuthin'.  It's a rainy morning and I'm heading off to work.  Here are some pictures from my weekend.  What did you do?

This 'n That Thursday

• Heavy frost on the ground this morning; gonna be 70 by Sunday.  I love this place.
• I have never seen or read Old Yeller.
• Christmas travel plans are complete.  Dora and I are driving to Connecticut.  By ourselves.
• After having thoroughly researched the subject, I believe I have found a hairdresser.  There is a three and a half week wait to see her.  Things are gonna get ugly before then.
• Of all the spam emails I get, it's the Barry Manilow ones that have me most perplexed.
• Setting achievable goals for the coming year is hard.
• Why can I not get rid of those Samsung USA posts on my Facebook page?  They annoy the tar out of me.
• Yesterday's full moon/eclipse/Jupiter business was amazing.  And my dreams last night were wild.  You?
• Do you think an old lady can learn to play the guitar?  And play it well?
• I just saw an ad for Neiman Marcus and Target on December 1.  I am officially intrigued.
• I have a day full of classes and coaching today...better go figure out what to do with this hair.  What does your day look like?

I hope it's a great one.

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Across the miles:

I miss my Baby Bird.

By the way, the hair care line is called Living Proof.

You can get it at Sephora and Nordstrom.

I just went to Target and got some L'Oreal.

Blue

Missing my babies today.  

We had such a wonderful weekend together.  

So very proud of them,

And the fact that they have both roots and wings.

And in other news, Lindsay Lohan and her mother involved in a drunken brawl.

With each other.

Special.

Friday Frizzies

• It is gonna be 84 today.  And humid.  Mama's ponytail will be a big feature.
• Getting the nest feathered for the babies' return later today.
• I took the Tennessee Real Estate Licensing Exam yesterday.
• I miss Eastern Airlines.
• Dora is doing much better.  Thanks for all the well-wishes.
• Did any of you see that hair and chalk ball that doctors in India took out of a lady's gut?  Yeah.  I won't post the link.  You're welcome.
• I love Target.  Love it. And that statement right there probably made my mother roll over.  She never went into a big store in her life.  She also never wore jeans.
• I miss my mama.
• I treated myself to a mani/pedi on Tuesday and promptly broke out in hives all over my lower legs.  They are still there.  So pretty.
• Oh, I passed the exam!

Have a great weekend.  Love, MPM

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In three sleeps.

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Back-to-school shopping with The Baby Bird:

Only, The Baby Bird is already back to school.

And I have no business buying any new shoes for myself.

So I left those cute boots and shoes in the store.

Sigh.

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Empty nest pangs from across the miles:

sigh

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Mama learns how to do things on her own:

Are you on Instagram yet?  It's the bomb!

PS--  Here is what I transferred from my laptop to my phone:

I so clever.  Right?

(My brother's zen garden in Franklin, TN)

Hump Day Haiku

boxes all unpacked

cable and internet? check

mama takes a break

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When The Mama needs help,

we get one word responses:

Refresh

Google

Restart

 And when The Boy needs help?

We get a soliloquy....

By the way, his shoes are winging their way to him as we speak.

Thanks to his sister:)

Such a team, we are....

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All of our conversations happen this way:

And I'll take what I can get....

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A little role reversal...

I even had a flashback to the days when I couldn't even go to the loo in peace.

I would not change a single thing, either.

Not a single thing.

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The one where Augie asks his sister and his mother for fashion advice:

I have spared you the majority of the "conversation," but I hope you can get the gist of it all.  Poor boy. I wonder how long it will be before he does that again.

It takes a village.  

Or the females in your family.

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Sometimes I wonder how they got to be so knowlegable intellijent smart:

'Cause I basically need my daughter's help these days from head to toe....