Tuesday, September 30, 2014

That First Dance

She sat in the chair watching the wedding festivities, thinking about the past.  Funny how the ritual stays the same, the faces different yet familiar by lineage.  She was tired, it was still light outside, but she was ready for bed.  Sitting through her grandson’s ceremony she thought about her own wedding ceremony many years ago.  So many years later and the pain of missing him was so real.

The young girl inside her head argued with the old body sitting in the chair.  Her walker sat next to her chair, mocking her, accentuating the point that she was just too old for that.  She thought about it again, the young girl’s voice getting stronger.  

You’re not too old, you’re as old as you let yourself be.  Why not take a chance and step into the past for a minute?  Let me take you on that journey, I’ll keep you safe.”

Her fingers, touching the table, showed a bit of arthritis but with her daily exercise ritual, they were still as strong as her youth.  One, two, three, four, five…..  She had the strength, she knew it.  

Make the statement, come along with me,” that young girl voice insisted.

She stood slowly and walked with purpose over to her grandson, gabbing onto his arm for fear of falling without her walker.  He turned, surprised seeing her standing with a girlish grin on her face.

“Would you like to dance with me?”  She asked, her voice small.

“Would I!”  His sure hands gripping her arms, holding her tight, giving her his strength and joy on his wedding day.

Starting slow, moving in a small circle, her body getting used to something different.  Determined, she willed her body to remember the old steps, remember what she used to love about dancing, so long ago.  Her feet, listening to the young girl inside started moving with the music.  Her unsure smile getting bigger as each step became surer and true.  Something in the back of her mind tapped at the edge of her consciousness, her concentration on dancing pushing the thought away.

Moving slow to the music, her grandson’s hands warm, for a moment, letting her guard down, she let the thought come to her.  The young girl inside sighing, remembering another day, a long time ago with another partner, her beloved.

Looking up at her grandson, his smile making him look like his grandfather, she smiles back at him knowing that there is a part of her beloved there, even if it is just in the smile.  She watches as his hands become those of her beloved, the music taking her away as she dances with her husband. Her grandson bends and kisses her on the cheek enjoying the dance, especially her smile.

The music stops and the moment passes.  He helps her back to her seat, moving the walker out of the way so she can sit comfortably.  She sits, smiling, taking that memory, that little gift of a step back in time when she enjoyed that first dance with her husband.  The little girl still inside the old woman’s body smiles.


Friday, September 26, 2014

WTF - The Love Edition

Today is my 27th year anniversary.  How do we do it?

He thinks walking into the bathroom and I'm naked on my knees cleaning the soap scum out of the show is sexy.  Yes, because I am multitasking, get it clean then jump and get clean.

He has a stomach of steel.  Yes, I have tried to kill him several times and he lived.

He reads my writing.  Yes, he is one of the people who actually read it.


He went ahead with the insurance policy with out questioning a thing, even when I sent him out in -14 degree weather to shovel the snow.

He still believes me when I say that I don't sweat, I glow!

Books.  Yes, he still lets me buy books.

Anyone that can watch you give birth and still chase you around the couch - definitely worth keeping!

Anyone that can watch you give birth once and still come back and watch again ^^^ yep!

He gets my jokes.  And if he doesn't he acts like he does.  (*smart man*)

He doesn't mind the smell of BenGay!

Whenever I come up with one of my great ideas, he never looks at me like, "Are you F*cking crazy?"

We have a rule of thumb to only yell at each other if the house is on fire.

We never said obey in the vows, we changed that to annoy.

Finally, he knew he was getting a trophy wife and I knew I was getting amazing.........

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Happy Fall Ya'll


It's the first day of fall and I cannot be happier.  Gone are the days of sweat running down my back from a walk from my front door to my car.  There are so many different reasons to love the cooler weather, I thought I would share a few with you.

Preparing for Hibernation.  The cooler weather signals cold weather is on its way and everyone must prepare for hibernation correctly.  That is why there is pumpkin spice everywhere, because it is usually loaded with double fat, lots of caramel and of course several large eggs.  (My children say, eggs, butter, milk - of course it is healthy) But don't worry, the calories don't count as long as you can cover it up with warm clothes, bringing the arrival of long sweaters, and jeggings.

The arrival of all of our favorite TV shows.  Does anyone think it is interesting that all of our TV shows start as soon as we "fall back" onto our couches because it is already dark outside?  I think not.

Fall is a gentle reminder that Christmas is right around the corner.  No, not to freak out and go shopping, but to start looking for that Ugly Christmas Sweater you bought at end of season last year and put in a "safe place."

The advent of hoodies and sweats and everything nice leads us to the Sasquatch look, or as some women call it the "French" method of shaving.  Luckily the only time the hair on our legs sees the light of day is at the gym, but nobody cares because everyone looks like Sasquatch at the gym during winter.

Cobwebs come back in style.  Remember that cleaning project you thought of in July?  Cleaning all the cobwebs off of your home?  Never got to it?  Don't worry about it!  With Halloween coming up, you're house will be the coolest in the neighborhood!  Better yet, with a cold winter maybe all the spiders freezing their butts off will leave your home and move South.

The Uggs come out of the closet as your feet descend into their warm fur.  Most never take them off until May so that smell of spring, well we call it Eau de Ugg Feet!

The only stressor of fall for me is the battle of the thermostat.  Wanting cool fresh air, I'll leave the windows open and leave off the heat.  My children walk by in the morning with a nice coat of frost on their face begging me to turn on the heat.  But I try to refuse until the first snow of the season.  We will see who wins this year.

Finally, once the temperature dips it is perfect acceptable to make love under the covers and no one thinks you are hiding something.  In my house, I can put away the Vaseline I've coated the door knob with, keeping little hands from turning it.  Plus, with the changeover to flannel sheets, my hubby never knows my legs are fuzzy, they just feel like the sheets.

So as the temperatures fall, and some of you are sniffing as you put away the flip flops and sun screen, remember there are plenty of reasons to celebrate Fall!

What would you add?


Friday, September 12, 2014

WTF - Tinder?

Oh my God, I have found the new website for my weekly WTF, but seriously it could be a daily WTF.

Tinder, have you heard about Tinder?  If not, well I'm so glad we are sitting down for coffee together. Tinder is like a Snapchat for dating.  Yes, a Snapchat because it makes use of pictures but the pictures disappear after a short amount of time.  And my trolling around in there there are many pictures that should disappear immediately, because I was blinded by a few of them.  I thought I would share two that particularly stood out for me on this Friday.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.


OK, isn't this amazing?  I mean, I so want to meet this guy because he is showing his soft side by smelling the flower right?  But in case you thought he was all marshmallow?  Look at the skulls on the T-shirt, he's no pushover.  And the hair?  I mean all the hair, this photo just screams out:
"Honey, I will tickle the petals of your desire, just respond to my tinder photo."



This one has so many shades of wrong written all over it.  First of all, I can't figure out who in the picture is Han, they all look like twins!  Oh wait, is that Han in the middle or is that Han's mother?  Either way, I'd probably have more fun rocking the Han suit than anything.

But alas, I am a happily married woman, even though I may be your Tinderella, I'm just here for the dog and pony show, OK?

Have you ever trolled Tinder?

Monday, September 8, 2014

When was the last time

I am home with my boys pretty much twenty four seven, when I locked myself in the bathroom for a few seconds of peace I wondered.

When was the last time:

I actually fit into my jeans without laying on my back.  Was it before Moe's opened in Winston Salem but after?  Because that could be the culprit.

When did red wine stain my teeth, or when did I actually notice it.  Have I been walking around looking like I below on the street for years?



When was the last time I actually looked forward to putting on a bra?  Because every day I actually look forward to tearing one off and chasing my kids with it as they yell, EWWWW!

When did my sh*t not stink?  Because all of a sudden I'm having hot flashes in the bathroom and they are not the closing in on 50 kind of hot flashes.

When did stretchy pants become my go to apparel?  When I found that paired with the baby doll top I could actually be comfortable and look like a, well, a fat baby doll?

When did I write that blog post?  I don't remember writing it but it is pretty darn funny.

When was the last time someone liked something I cooked?  Oh, that again, was before I had kids.

When was the last time I didn't have to put the toilet seat down?  I got nothing on this one.

When did running turn into work?  When it became my way of weight control rather than enjoying the scenery.

When did the word "Stop" take on a new meaning?  When my kids started using it 1567 times a day and then I catch myself yelling, "STOP!" for them TO STOP!

When was the last time I had a hyper organized, productive day?  Oh yeah, that was 13 years ago before my first child was born.

When did I learn there are so many words, sayings, and emotions that have to do with farting?  When I had boys.

When will I ever learn?

Never.

Friday, September 5, 2014

WTF - What was I thinking

Ever think, man that sounds like a good idea.....then two days later start having panic attacks about it?

Yep.  Sitting right in the middle of one.


I got the call from a friend of mine, I remember it distinctly:

"You're a runner right?"

"Yep."

"Want to run the Blue Ridge Relay with a team?"

"Sure sounds like a great idea!  Count me in!"

Here's why I should have thought about this.


I don't know a single person on my team.  I'm the last minute throw in.

Don't ever go and google Blue Ridge Relay because it will turn out like webMD, you'll find all kinds of articles about cramping, and water, and running, and getting suicidal on the way.

What happened to all the energy gels I had sitting around the house?

Oh great, and now it is pouring.

So I'm lacing up my shoes, hoping that people I don't know will recognize who I am as someone hands a baton to me for my first leg of the run.

Heaven help me.

Next time slap me when someone starts a conversation with, "You're a runner right?

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Texting - the Mom Edition

Since I am no stranger to my iPhone, and I thought I've become pretty savvy with texting, thought I would share my Momisms when it comes to texting.....

WTF - Wow, that's fantastic.
WHTF, Wow honey, that's fantastic.


DYHM - Did you hear me?
DYHM :-?  Did you hear me AGAIN?

ALBTM - A little bird told me.  As in, ALBTM WTF!

WUYFCH - Wait until you father comes home!

:-( )   You're not wearing that to school, stop sending out selfie pictures.

BC Because as in BCISS Because I said so.  :-()  BCISS

(^^)   Did you brush your teeth?

MILF - mother I'd like to friend

( *  * )  I't going to snow today

TAIN  - The answer is no.

IDK - I-denta-Kid  Awful picture on IDK, (^^)

LOL - Little Old Lady.  Met a MILF she's LOL

JB  - Just because.

CYA - See Ya!  or some Moms say Cover Your Assets

JBISS - Just because I said so  as in.  JBISS WUYFCH

E - E  - enough is enough

FML - Family Medical Leave - as in, Did you FML?

1....2....3   :-(  I'm going to give you to the count of three.....

SAM  - stop annoying me!

ROFL - Reaching Our For Love as in WTF ROFL!

ILY - you should know this one.


Do you have any new Momism texting Terms?