All good things must come to an end.

So next month is the Cherry Blossom Festival in our great town. Now granted I don't get into too many of the festival activities, there are a few things that have become family traditions with my sisters and neices. We spend an entire Saturday together going to the arts and crafts fairs and such but to start the day off we go and watch the hot air balloons take off. It is so beautiful to watch. We get there early in the morning like 6:30 and take blankets to sit on and cover up with and we pick up doughnuts and coffee and hot chocolate for the kids. We all snuggle up and eat our doughnuts and drink our warm beverages and relax and watch the balloons as they blow up and prepare to take off. It is something that brings our family closer together. Well this year they have changed the whole friggin' thing. It is now the Air Show and there is a $5.00 charge per person. Yeah they are going to have airplanes and crap there, but you know what if I wanted to see airplanes I would go to the air museum. We have been going to this event for at least 7 years and it has always been free. So then I talked to one of my sisters and she has to work, so I guess we just won't go this year. It is sad when traditions have to end, but like they say all good things must come to an end.

Brainlint

It is with a heavy heart that I am writing today. I have a few blogs that I read all the time. I feel like I know the writers. you know who you are. Sometimes I don't comment, but most of the time I do. Anyway, someone that I ready all the time is really having a rough time. She is Ellen over at "brainlint". Please go to my Daily Distractions and visit her, you know that I don't know how to link. She is a truly wonderful person who is battling a beast of a disease. She has cancer. This is something that is very near and dear to me as you will recall my dad died of cancer and I have had a scare with it myself. It seems like everytime she gets some good news something worse happens. She is someone who has truly impacted my thoughts and prayers. I have been awakened during the night with her on my mind, fighting this horrible disease.I hope if I ever have to face this beast that I will have the strength and courage that she has. As I read her blog this morning I was moved to tears, more bad news. This has really been weighing on my mind today and I thought I would share it with my readers. If you get a chance go by and leave her an encouraging word. That is all I have for now. Ellen if you read this, HUGS and PRAYERS!

It is official...

There is nothing we can do about it now. Georgia has chosen an official state amphibian. Do you care to guess what it is? If anyone out there is familiar with the amphibian life in Georgia this will come as no surprise to you. Drumroll please......................
The official state amphibian of Georgia is ... the Green Tree Frog!
Congratulations Green Tree Frogs all over the state of Georgia, rejoice, maybe now you will get the respect that you deserve.

Do our lawmakers have nothing better to ponder and make decisions about than a freaking state amphibian. I want to be a lawmaker. I think that Georgia needs an official lipstick color and an official bubble gum flavor and I think that I am just the person to decide those things! Don't you? What about all the pressing issues, like maybe abortion, gay marriage, you know there are tons of them, take your pick. I don't think it was a statewide emergency to pick an amphibian. Jees, people give me a break!

Sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy...

I love sunny days, especially in the winter. For the past 2 days it has been sunshine galore and I am so happy. The days are also getting longer which means it isn't dark when I get home from work. I am sitting here at my desk eating a Chick-O-Stick pondering what to write about today. I have so much going on both at work and home that I can't decide on a subject. Maybe I should just post this and be done. Have a great weekend, I am off on Monday so maybe I will have some great and exciting post for Tuesday.

The king is dead and I think I may be next!

Yes people I do believe that Elvis is dead. I know there are some skeptics out there that think that he may still be alive and if he is more power to him. If you are one of those people that believe that he is still alive, more power to you. Anywho, my office assistant is INFATUATED with E. I don't mean that she enjoys listening to his music, I mean she is obsessed. So today she has this tape to listen to of Elvis songs, but I don't think it is Elvis singing. It sounds like a really bad karaoke version of the king. I can hear her playing this crap in my office and it is driving me NUTS! I think if I have to hear it one more time I am going to throw myself out of our second story window and pray for death to take me away from the horrifying singing. The crooning makes me want to take a pen and continuously jab myself in the ear with it.

Blue lights in my rearview mirror...

Yes happy Valentine's Day to me. On my way home from work yesterday I was speeding as usual rushing to get home and get dinner on the table. As I rounded a curve I saw him. Too late now, maybe he didn't notice that I was breaking the law. After all he was going in the opposite direction on a 4 lane divided highway. So I watched in my rearview mirror to see if he was turning around and I did not see him, whew! So I called my Grandma on my cell phone to tell her Happy V-Day! I had to cut our conversation short because I saw the blue lights in my rearview mirror. "Well Granny let me call you right back I am being pulled over," is not a good way to end a conversation with your 79 year old grandma. I let my window down and watched in my side window as he walked up the side of my car, my heart was racing. He greeted me and told me that he clocked me doing 73 near the gas station (the speed limit is 55). I handed him my drivers license and insurance card. He walked back to his car and sat down in the drivers seat. I sat and waited, my mind racing with things that I could say to try and talk myself out of the mess that I was in. He walked back to my car after what seemed like an eternity. He said that he was giving me a WARNING! Can you believe it? I was so happy I grabbed his hand and said, " I just wanna hug you." He told me Happy V-day and to slow it down. I was elated! That was the best Valentine's Day gift ever. So after I pulled off and headed home I pondered how I was going to slow myself down. I love to drive fast, it is just a part of me. My car does have cruise control so I guess from now on I will have to set the cruise control to a nice acceptable speed and drive in the slow lane with the rest of the law abiding citizens.

How would you react?

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I am not having a good valentine's day. Let me tell you what happened last night and you tell me how it would make you feel. Hubby went to the great Wally World last night to get a card for me for today. Of course he waited until the day before so all the good cards were already gone, but that isn't the point. He comes home and he has a bag with a book that he really wanted in it and some candy that he thought would be good. He hands me the bag and said that his child and I could give that to him for Valentine's Day. How would you react? Let me know what you would do and this afternoon I will tell you what I did.

Sickness strikes again!

I am finally back at work today, but I don't know for how long. I have been at home the last 2 days snuggled up on my sofa with my dog watching T.V. and napping. No, I wasn't on vacation, I am trying to recouperate from a nasty upper respiratory infection. I went to the doctor on Wednesday and he prescribed some antibiotics. My head is still very stuffed up, I can barely breathe out of my nose and my ears are clogged up. I am in a fog, but I am here. Just wanted to let you all know where I have been. I hope to be back on Monday feeling better. Have a great weekend.

How was your weekend?

I just got back from lunch. I spent my lunch hour at a local department store at the mall trying on bras. Yes folks I have been suffering in silence and wearing an uncomfortable bra. I don't know if any of you ladies (or men for that matter) out there have experienced this or not, but if you have you know what I mean. By the end of the day I just want to take it off and strangle someone with it, it is so uncomfortable. So as you all know I went to my best friend's on Saturday and we were talking about the problem and she suggested getting a bigger size. Isn't it funny how sometimes people have such easy solutions for your complicated problems? So best friend, I am now the proud owner of 2 , yes 2 new bras and 2 new camisoles. The bras are a bigger size than my old ones and they seem to be comfy. I can't wait to model the camisoles for my hubby, but that is another post for another time.

I hope everyone had a great weekend. My Saturday was wonderful, my Sunday sucked. I guess a half good weekend is better than a completely bad weekend. I got up Saturday and headed south to Best Friend's new house in the country. Okay you may think I am exagerrating about it being in the country, but it is on a dirt road on a farm. It is so nice and peaceful there. It was just beautiful. I was in heaven. I was raised on a farm in the country and it was like going home for me. The new house is great. It is huge. I am jealous, she has such big closets and a gigantic laundry room. Did I mention it sits near a pond and you can't see or hear traffic from their house? Yeah, I am jealous! We had a fantastic day catching up with each other, I was sad to leave. I see many trips to the farm for me!

My Sunday was horrible. I was in a really shitty mood for some reason and everything mu hubby said just rubbed me the wrong way. So we spent most of the day not speaking to each other. We went to his friend's house to watch the Stupid Bowl, oh sorry Super Bowl. It sucked too. I did not give a rat's ass about either of the teams playing and the commercials weren't even that good. Although I did like the Puff Daddy Diet Pepsi one and the Ameriquest one with the cat. We got home way after 11 and I was so tired I could barely keep my eyes open. I told my hubby that was the biggest waste of my time and I can never get those hours back. I think that offended him, but oh well I am sure he will get over it.

Those are the highlights of my weekend. I hope yours was better than mine.

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

Could you be mine
would you be mine
Won't you be my neighbor?

R.I.P. Mr. Rogers, I sure do miss that man. Oh well, it is Friday, finally! I thought it would never get here. The sun is shining after 3 days of cold rain and I am happy. I am so excited about this weekend. I am going to the country tomorrow to visit my best friend and see her new house! I miss her like crazy. I can't wait until tomorrow, but I guess I will have to. Then on Sunday we are going to hubby's friend's house to watch the Super Bowl. I really don't care which team wins, I just like the new commercials. Since I am not pregnant I plan on drinking, possibly too much. Oh what fun that will be. What are you doing this weekend? Whatever it is have fun and be safe!

Well it happened again, my monthly friend is here to visit. Which means that once again I am not pregnant. This month I am really okay with it. I am coming to grips with the fact that I might never get pregnant. I have been trying to think of the positive things about not getting pregnant and having a child. I will list a few of them:

No weight gain that is harder to lose.

I can drink alcohol and if I want start smoking without having to worry about the effects that it is having on my unborn child.

I won't have to buy those creepy maternity pants with the stretchy panel in the front.

I will continue to go to sleep when I want, not after my child is tucked in. Oh yeah and no waking up at all hours of the night to feed the little monster.

I can continue to work at my job, which I love, without having to worry about who will care for my child.

I can still lounge around the house in the nude and not have to worry about answering questions about my anatomy. I can also still enjoy a shower or bath alone without the door being opened every five minutes.

My hubby and I can have sex when and where we want in our house without having to worry about locking the door.

We can go to the grocery store at midnight if we want to and stay out really late and not have to worry about Jr's bedtime.

I don't have to buy diapers and formula.

I don't have to suffer throught Jr throwing a temper tantrum at Wal-Mart and being arrested for beating his rear end.

Those are just a few of the things that you get to enjoy when you don't have children. I know I have made light of those things here, I know there are lots of rewarding things about having children that I may never experience. Maybe hubby and I are never going to have children and if we don't I will be okay with that. As long as we have each other I really could not ask for anything else. Well a million dollars would be nice, but you know what I mean.

Happy Groudhog's Day

I hope the little critters are having a good day. I don't have a groundhog so I don't know what they enjoy doing. I think we should have family pet's day. On this day we would all be allowed to bring our best 4-legged friend to work with us and take them to the mall and all that jazz. Oh well, I am wandering off the subject at hand. I have a few questions.

What makes a groundhog an accurate weather predictor? Yeah, yeah I know the weatherman isn't too accurate, but come on people at least he can talk..

How do we know if said groundhog really sees his shadow, if he doesn't look down at his shadow then does it count?

Do you really want to go stand out in the cold early in the morning to watch a groundhog being woken from his peaceful hibernation to look for his shadow? Frankly, if I were the groundhog I would bite the jack*ss that woke me from my peaceful hibernation to be seen with bedhead by all of the world. Where do people get off? Don't the groundhogs have a right to privacy? Would you want to be snatched out of bed in the middle of your sleep to have your face plastered all over the T.V.? I think not. I think we should boycott groundhog's day from now on. Someone needs to stand up for their rights, is anybody else with me?