DAYDREAMING

Do you ever find yourself daydreaming? I tend to do this a LOT. Do you want to know what I daydream about? If not - you might as well go on about your business. If you do want to know, then by all means, read on.

1. I daydream about being THIN!

2. I daydream about food ( do you wonder if maybe this is why I often daydream about being thin?)

3. I daydream about what I would do if I were RICH!

Now - If I were rich...

...I wouldn't care about having a bunch of fancy cars, diamond jewelry, or expensive clothes and shoes. I don't really care about traveling to exotic places. I don't care about going out to eat, or going to entertainment venues., as I'm happy to stay home and cook simple meals, and read books, and watch TV - BUT...

...I would pay off all of our debt, have money in the bank, and have investments - "safe" investments. (Is there really such a thing?)

I would pay off all of my children's debt - and make sure that they had money in the bank, and "safe" investments.

I would donate to all the charities that truly touch my heart.

I would buy a HUGE house, so that all my children could come and visit at the same time, and they could each have a wing with enough bedrooms and bathrooms to accommodate their families.

I would have someone change my sheets every day. It is so wonderful to crawl into a freshly made bed with "just laundered" sheets.

I would have a craft room, the likes of which would impress even Martha Stewart.

I would have dozens of dogs. Pugs, Greyhounds, French Bull dogs, Mutts from the local rescue.

Oooooooh maybe, I would start my own animal rescue...

...If the above isn't enough I would be able to have a private investigator find out where The Pioneer Woman lives. And then I would pay her to be my best friend, so I could stay in The Lodge, and get photography lessons, and eat lots of her yummy food (see daydream #2) and be a contributor to her blog.

Yeah - that's what I would do if I were rich - and my daydreams came true!

What about you? What do you daydream about.

Divorce Humor

Have your kids flown the coop? Want to see them during the holidays - up close and personal? Maybe you might want to give the following a try:


An old man in Phoenix calls his son in New York the day before Thanksgiving and says, "I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough."

"Pop, what are you talking about?" the son screams.

"We can't stand the sight of each other any long, "the father says. "We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Chicago and tell her."

Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. "Like heck they're getting divorced," she shouts, "I'll take care of this."

She calls Phoenix immediately, and screams at their father, "you are NOT getting divorced. Don't do a single think until I get there. I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow, Until then, don't do a thing. DO YOU HEAR ME?" and hangs up.

The old man hangs up the phone and turns to his wife and says, "Okay, they're both coming for Thanksgiving and, they're paying their own way."



If you decide to try this, maybe you should call a few days ahead of time. Getting last minute flights can be tricky during the holidays - give the kids a little break!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHANIE

It's hard to believe that my little girl, is all grown up. She's now a woman with 'babes" of her own. In a blink of an eye, she grew from a baby, to a toddler, to a school girl, and now an adult.

Stephanie - Ilove you! I am sooooooooooo proud of who you've become. You are my daughter and my friend. I enjoy your company & the "company you keep". I Hope and Dream and Pray for you, and your children. You deserve the very best. I send you my Birthday Wishes (and Prayer's) for a lifetime filled with, good health, good friends, good fortune, love &...

...A GOOD MAN WHO WILL LOVE, CARE FOR, AND TREASURE YOU, FOR TIME AND ALL ETERNITY! (Is it too soon for me to start shopping for a Mother-of-the-Bride Dress:-) ?

Take A Look

It's been a long time since I've been able to buy gas this cheap. You better believe that I filled the car up!

Wasting(?) Time

Last night - don't know what got me started doing this - I went HERE and typed in my old address. The house where I lived from birth through 4th grade (I think). It was really neat. A big map popped up with the addresses marked. Next I went up to the upper right side and clinked on the satellite option. and then zoooooooooooomed in tight. Incredible. Then if this wasn't great enough - I switched to the street view option, and was able to see the houses "from the street".( By -the-way, I had youngest son over my shoulder and he was engrossed in the whole thing as much as I was.) Now a little history for ya...


...I grew up on 17 and 1/2 acres with a creek running through it. Now, "my yard" has been developed. This makes me sad, but I was thrilled to be able to show youngest son, the place that was MY HOME. The place where I felt the safest, where I played with no worries, the place where I had cats and dogs and bunnies and a prairie dog named Petunia.

Moving on - At this point I decided that I wanted to find my grandparents house. I needed to call my dad to help on this one. After a lot of frustration (but worth every minute), we found the general area. This one will take more time and research, cause of so much new development.

On to the neighbor hood where I lived when I went to Jr. and Sr. H.S. (for those of you who are whippersnappers - Jr. H.S. is what you call Middle School). We were able to see the house that I lived in - the neighbors houses, and the houses that weren't there when I was. We found the schools - they have grown so much, and I can't believe that they looked anywhere near as nice when I was a student.

Youngest son was going nuts - he kept saying "Wow - this is so aweeeeeeeeeeeeesome. This is the coolest thing ever! Let's see if we can find the house we live in now?" (Said son was also jumping up and down and spinning around. I'm thinking "gee he really is excited" - but then I realized that he needed to pee.) After the pit stop...

...we did find our house - sort of. When you Google our address it can't be found. Our subdivision is too new, and hasn't been added yet - BUT - we were able to "drive" down another street to the entrance of our little gated community. Then panning to the left - there was our street. We could just see the roof of our house. Maybe in a few years we will be added, and then we can zoom onto our roof, and then head to the street view. It will be fun. We will be able to see how much the plants in the front yard have grown, and how the grass has filled in. Maybe our sad little Crepe Myrtle will have filled out some.

Time spent - about 2 hours.
Conversation with dad - wonderful.
Impressing youngest son - priceless!


Have a wonderful Saturday.

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