Thank You

Dear Nice Man Driving on the Parkway,

Thank you so very much for stopping to come to the aid of my little bird.  I honestly believe that the random kindnesses of strangers get most of us through our days, and you are no exception.  My little baby bird was blessed to have you traveling alongside her.  I thank you from the very bottom of my heart, and I only wish you were still there when I arrived so I could have given you my thanks in person.

Dear Sweet Miss A. and Miss L.,

Thank you both so much for spying your friend in distress on the side of a highway, and waiting with her.  I know you missed part of the big test, too, but this old Mental Mama is so grateful for your sweet, unselfish little souls.  Thank you, too, for the hugs.  I needed them.

Dear Connecticut State Trooper,

Thank you for your kindness, your patience, and your ability to drive a car with only three wheels. My daughter learned big lessons on mortality, responsibility and humility from you.  And I cannot thank you enough.

Dear Miss L. KC,

You and your wonderful family are always here for The Bird, Augie and all of us. When you showed up at our door with the wonderful flowers and all the cheer, it was the best remedy to a horrible morning.  You are an angel, and we love you.

Dear Insurance Company,

Please be patient with us, I promise we are not trying to bankrupt you.  It has been a dreadful month for our autos here in Mental's homeland, but we are doing our best to get our acts together.  

My car will be finished in a week.

We don't know about this one yet.

Dear Baby Bird,

I hope you know how lucky you were to literally walk away from this whole thing. You have only been driving a few months, and when I tell you to be careful, drive slow, and take your time, I'm not just talking to hear my own sweet, lovely voice.  If anything ever happened to you or your brother, I don't think I could survive it.  No, I know I couldn't survive it.  Please, please, please pay attention.  I love you, Mama

Dear God,

Thank you for the constant reminder that we are not alone.  As always, Lauren

Golden

If I had to choose, I'd rather have birds than airplanes.

-Charles Lindbergh

Does This Fat Make My Ass Look Big?

Did anyone watch Miss USA last night? I feel like it was another lifetime ago when I had anywhere close to a figure those girls have. Miss Texas won!  

Annie, Jules and I should have been asked to be the judges; we had it all figured out.  Yup, busy night here in Cocktail Corner.

Bird Brain

Yesterday we had a 75 degree day.  When you live in the northeast, that means you go outside as much as possible, and turn your vole-like face up at the sky.

I began preparing for a day like today last week.  One of my income-tax-preparation-avoidance techniques involved visiting the Wild Bird Store.  I did some shopping.

Is it ironic that as my own nest empties, I am out finding more birds?

Don't you love this hummingbird feeder?

Mental Musings

There was this 'lady' at the nail salon yesterday who made the poor girl paint her nails FOUR different times because she didn't like the colors she was choosing.  As I was leaving, she was moaning and groaning to the owner that she wanted her polish removed. ~~~

I had a dream last night that my Baby Bird got into the college of her choice.  My kids are only juniors....  I'd better get used to these dreams.  At least they might take the place of all those annoying airplane dreams.

Lucia had a dream that she was babysitting Little Ricky while Lucy and Desi went out to dinner.  She also had to take care of their dog.  But she was too tipsy to get up off their sofa to let him out.  

My rental car smells like a mixture of banana vomit and Glass Plus.  Here I am hanging my head out to breathe some fresh air.  See how nice my manicure came out.

There is a painfully thin woman at my gym whom I call Grannyrexia.  She runs on the treadmill for about an hour and then takes boxing lessons for a half hour.  A strong wind would blow her over.

Is it really necessary to have a paper shredder?

More Food for Thought

Asthmagirl - Is My Cape Fluttering? has tagged me.  And it is a good one. If you don't visit her on a regular basis, you need to do yourself a favor and get on over there.  This is Letter Month on NaBloPoMo, and she has already written some doozies, and it is only the 9th!  Anyway, I have been blathering on and on for several months here at Mental Land about, well, everything, and I now realize there are some important things you don't know about me.  This meme is good because it is doable, even for my thought processes, and it is stuff you really need to know.  Six completely unimportant things about me:

1. My perfect food: cheese
2. Favorite colors: moss green and cold water-blue
3. Hair: Honestly? I have no idea. Let's just say blond-ish, mkay?
4. DVD I recently saw: Breakfast at Tiffany's
5. Guilty TV pleasure: Men in Trees and Two and a half Men
6. If I were a tree, I would be a(n): Magnolia grandiflora

By the way, this is not a magnolia.  It's a Kalanchoe.

And aren't we all glad it's not a carrot?

Now.  Who do I want to see some random stuff about?

Leighanne

KK and Sal Gal

The Queen of Planet Hot Flash

The Snooty Primadonna

Texas Meg

Let's hear it girls.

By the way, I finally made Noble Pig's Banana Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip muffins.  And I am here to tell you all they are easy and the absolute best. Do yourself a favor and whip up a batch.  You won't be sorry.

Well, maybe you will when you have to go find your sweatpants.

But they are worth it.

What the...

?

 This carrot-squid popped out of the bag yesterday.

I didn't know whether to be nauseated

or

aroused.

Then Squazz came home,

 and he did this to it.

We generally don't play with food in our house.

But this was just too much fun.

Now I must get to my new letters over at Ask Mental Mama.  Drop me a line at mentalpmama(at)aol(dot)com and give me your random thoughts or queries. I'll to my best to come up with a witty yet profound solution to all your burning questions.  

UPDATE:  Lucia's cousin Miss J has sent another carrot for our viewing pleasure.  Their Aunt Tre grew this puppy.  Any more out there? Or is this enough for ya?