Hormones A Plenty

As many of you may know I am expecting the birth of my first child early this summer 2014.
I have always given respect and acknowledgement to the various hormone fluctuations of the female body and attribute things that happen in the world occasionally to them. Today I changed the world for the better due to my hormones. As crazy as it sounds I got another lane at the grocery store opened up because my raging hormones forced me to speak up, make a loud dinging sound and proclaim that I could not help it out loud because I was pregnant and for everyone to just ignore me. Which they did not while realizing they had a crazy on their hands! It felt good and most of the people around me were chuckling.
It is a hell of a lot better than the crazy pregnant lady in Florida(From SC!!) that drove her mini van into the ocean with her three kids inside. Lord please help that lady!!
These hormones are worse than puberty hormones because I have a great memory and I do remember those! Your body is doing even more crazy stuff than before! You really don't want to know about that and if you did you'd go buy a prenatal book anyway!
My last crazy hormone ordeal of the day (so far it is 5:35pm) I decided I needed a haircut. I can tell because after finger combing I get to the end of my hair and there is a ratty ball of kinked up hair that wont do right anymore. Some of yall know what Im talking about, my natural curly haired gals ;) - Grass is always greener!
So Ive gotta post a pic if I can figure out how. I should've went to Great Clips but went to another place where the lady must not have had her Wheaties... I simply asked for a wash, trim, and blow out. Simple enough? When we got out of the sink and got down to business she asked me what I wanted to do with my bang. Insert frowny face here because I do not have a recognizable bang its a downward slope just like my life. Just kidding. But really it does not have a shelf or level layer if that makes any sense. Evidently it did not to her by her expression so I told her just to follow the lines already in place nothing new just an equal amount off throughout. My hormones must be making my hair grow at different rates because you've got to see this not so sloping line. When will I ever learn? Never!
It is great to be blogging again! Hope everyone is super and enjoying the increasing amounts of sunshine we are receiving. Till next time!

Comments for you and for me

There is one thing I just cannot help myself when it comes to reading other peoples comments on NPR stories, restaurant reviews on yahoo, and any general public forum. I could spend hours reading about what other people think and decide to display as there personal opinions. Some of them can be awful haughty and rude and others very informative and force people to take a look in the mirror. I just had to share a review and a counter comment on it about a Mexican restaurant here in town. Enjoy-

by Vickie

08/13/2011

We took our grandson here for his birthday because he loves Mexican food, I ask the waiter if they did anything for children on their birthday he said yes, they brought him a free desert and sang happy birthday to him and put a sombreo on his head. I went and paid our check and as we were walking out the guy ask for the sombreo back. My grandson thought that he got to keep the sombreo, and I thought that also. But nope we had to give it back, my grandson was so disappointed......I had to make him take it off and give it back. I wished I had never even ask if they did anything for birthdays.....The thing couldnt cost more than a few bucks, I would have even paid for it.......I mean gosh it was the childs birthday. This really upset me, I will never go back here again.

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Jason - 01/03/12
It seems crazy to expect them to hand over a sombrero, do you have any idea how much they actually cost??? I have eaten there numerous times with my family and it is fabulous each and every time.The food is beyond amazing at a extremely reasonable price. They sang happy birthday to your grandson, they gave him free desert...they made your grandson feel special. As a normal person, yes I expect to give the hat back. They run from the $50 and up range. Apparently you are not a worldly person who has knowledge of price of things out of Podunk Central. That's sad, you should get out more. This isn't a McDonald's toy. Good luck in the future because it sounds like you are going to have a rough time if you think you should give a horrible review to a restaurant because they asked for there handmade expensive sombrero back.

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Herds of People running running

Tomorrow is the Swamp Rabbit Trail 5K.

The feelings I have inside are nervous, anticipation, dread, and relief yes all at once.
It will be the biggest race yet with 8,000 attending. I just got an email stating that you should probably try to get there at least an hour before the race since parking will be a problem. This race is held in a very small town called Traveler's Rest that has maybe ten restaurants and a high school graduating class that has never topped 250. It is bound to be a true cluster situation.
My biggest goal for this year is beating last years time. Last year I finished in 49 minutes and am hoping to finish somewhere around 45 minutes Ill let you know how that turns out.
To prepare for the event the day of the race no heavy meat will be consumed that will take a lot of energy to digest or weigh me down. Its peanut butter toast with green tea and a splash of gatorade to keep me light, hydrated, and metabolically in order.
After the race is over it is time to eat a big ole steak with a baked potato and A1 sauce slathered all over it oh and a beer! Yum .
Wish me luck everyone!

Salivating over Free Cooking Magazines

Every time I read a cooking magazine or even look at the pages of freshly sliced avocado or perfectly cooked shrimp I get so hungry. I do not subscribe or buy this magazine it is a free trial issue because I do subscribe to Coastal Living and Health, girls gotta dream and stay fit! But it got me thinking about the things in life I did not subscribe to but have somehow automatically become recipient of.
Like an old male college friend of mine calling me and and asking me about my dating life which I never really share because as of late there is not much news on that front. Instead of reciprocating this non-sharing of information he just delves right into his fresh stories of who he's been copulating with etc.
I have let this "friendship" go on too long and it has become quite toxic for me. In fact the last time he saw me which was Halloween he gasped when he saw me and asked if I had been lifting weights or trying to bulk up. He has taken it upon himself to give me his shallow male view of what I need to do to myself to attract more men. Which I could careless about at this point in my dating career.
I no longer have to find a man irresistably attractive in order to want to go out on a date with him because luckily enough I have realized that some of the greatest men in the world may not have been blessed with A+ looks. And it is more than enough to have a really smart man that makes me laugh, think, and appreciates who I am that will win me over more than anything else in this whole entire world!
He this friend has not gotten to that point yet. He is a 37 year old professional who is looking for a perfectly slim Barbie doll type of woman who has a career even though he wants her to stay home with their children he plans on having her produce as soon as they get married.
Friends I do need, the more the merrier, but friends that make me feel bad about myself because they view the world as a mediocre type cast facility for using people to copulate with - that I dont need.
Ugh if I could just figure out a way to politely tell him to leave me the hell alone. Good luck to me. Please feel free to comment on any similar situation you may have had or any advice.

A lovely soul

I have a great friend on this earth.
We have lived together a couple times and propelled each other to new heights of learning about ourselves and the world around us. We know just what to do to make each other laugh and when its time to laugh. We ponder together over miles and miles about the importance of our roles in the world.  We remind each other of just how little the critic that hates us opinion matters. When we can pour our hearts out no more we flip the switch together.
She takes the pencil out of my hand and sketches a bigger world where my dreams can come true. Even though she knows my biggest fears she would never use them against me. When her heart hurts so does mine. Even though we are both still spring chickens, there are no gurantees, she knows if I go first she will speak at my funeral. I recently expressed how a huge new fear had emerged, that at my funeral it would not be a reflection of who I was as a person. I told her to wear something that we would wear out together to have a drink maybe a boa for dramatic effect. I wish this because life should be full of surprises. If I ever have to stand up at her funeral I will tell them of her love for everyone and everything. Her curiosity about the world, her jubilance in relaying facts and fun information about our world to the readers of various publications her articles have been printed in. I will tell her story on this earth and how she made it a much better place to live by just being herself.
I will tell a story of a girl I moved in with in college that attempted to make hot cocoa with milk in the coffee maker and eventually made better cookies than I did. A girl who never stopped dreaming big, kicking butt and taking names. And a girl who gave me one of the best presents ever given by being a real true friend! Denise K. James thank you for being you and no one else and for doing it your way!

The Flight South with Crazy Bonnie

Today I would like to tell you about my worst flying experience ever.

All of the anxieties you feel about being projecting up into the sky in a small stuffy airbus coupled with who you might have to end up sitting beside for these glorious hours of flying pleasure can leave you with trembling fingers while gripping your pre-flight cocktail. Up until this point in my early twenty-something life it had never occured to me how I could possibly be annoyed by who my seat partner shall be.  At that point in my life I was filled with wonder about how much should I share with this possible new best friend? I always got the clues when a person did not want to talk, but if they were half as chatty as me it would be a fun filled ride of the typical get to know you questions. What kind of work do you do? How many grandkids do you have? Have you ever met any celebrities? This was the flight that changed everything.
After boarding the flight and making sure that carry-ons were stowed in their proper place I found my seat in a completely empty row, which is always a relief. Shortly thereafter I noticed a scraggly haired woman coming toward my row narrowing her eyes on the small overhead lettering informing her of seats A,B,C, and D. That was the first problem she was incapable of comprehending the easy diagram showing seat A was the aisle seat and D was beside the window. After slowly, clearly, and loudly explaining I was in proper position with a witness from the next aisle over she took her seat apologizing profusely. Great, a nitwit I'm thinking and smile politely.
As we prepared to taxi the runway and prepare our plane for takeoff it became even more clear this lady needed special help from the stewards to inform her that she must turn off electronic equipment and buckle safety belt. I mean we're 45 minutes into the whole process and this lady is like 4 and 0! After leaving Newark and shooting off into the sky I realize that she had also had too much coffee or was coming down off some strong meds due to the tremor shakes (we'll call her Bonnie) was exhibiting. At this point our attempts at polite neighborly conversation are consumed by her bragging about how her son is a professional skateboarder and here is a magazine, she insists that I take a look at his picture because shes sure I know him. He's famous and rich she exclaims wildly! This is cool for about twenty seconds till I finally make genuine eye contact with this woman and realize her pupils are almost consuming her entire eye area. Geesch I thought this lady is really high on something! At the moment I have this epiphany she somehow intuits what I  am thinking. Maybe I accidentally looked sadly at her or maybe she is looking for some kind of confidant. Both must have been true because at that moment she decides it is time to come clean about the real reason she is on the plane headed south. Her family has sent her away to seek treatment for her addiction problem to heroine which she developed while taking care of her mother in Philadelphia. She explains how her mother was dying of cancer and at first she was dipping into her own mothers pain meds to get some sleep or much needed solace. The next thing you know shes down street pawning her mothers heirloom necklace to give Bobby-Jo down the street $50 for a one night high. She cried and admitted she was so ashamed and really wanted help. Whoa! Tragic! All I could think was, "Wow, Note to self: what a slippery slope pain meds are!" So I told her how I was glad she was choosing her family and their love over the chemical addiction and at this point you know me, I was also telling her how she couldn't do it alone and that God would help her do anything. She hugged me and now at this point in our new relationship she wants to share her favorite music with me that helped her already be able to overcome. You know what this lady's favorite band was? Firefall! Really? "You are the woman that I've always dreamed of? Hahaaaaa! I guess we can all dream because this lady was more of the nightmare variety. Unfortunately this story does not even end here.
Next thing you know she goes to the bathroom and the entire plane fills with cigarette smoke! Yeah, she did. When she finally returns to her seat the attendants are in a mad dash for our row to question her and inform her that authorities will be waiting to arrest her as soon as we arrive. As she claims with cigarette breath that she has no idea what they are talking about and they need to stop harassing her! As the plane lands she whispers in my ear that she was afraid she wouldn't get to have another cigarette once she gets on the ground because someone was already waiting on her there to whisk her off to rehab sobriety. Funny enough when we land this lady was the first bitch off the plane and I don't think they caught up with her. Wherever you are Bonnie, I hope your doing well!

For the furry babes

I dedicate this Blog to Cheeva Bear who is currently in rapid decline due to a nose tumor.

I believe the saying about when you love an animal part of your soul awakens.
All the years, all the pets that were my very best friends, laughed at all my jokes and licked away all the salty tears with their rough and scratchy or soft and stinky tongues.
There were the kitties who were part of my life so long ago they shall remain nameless for the sheer fact that I cannot remember their names. These very special kitties and I had times that will never be forgotten, such as always bringing my jello popsicle outside so I could coerce them to crawl up my blue jean legs and when they made it to the top they were allowed to have a lick of the creamy vanilla chocolate pop.
Kids nowadays could not do this because of those jeggings with a cats claws would have you screaming like a banshee.
There was the Collie Lula that just showed up at our house one day like so many of our animals we would take in. Now that I think about it, growing up at our house out in the country with the huge yard must have been considered appealing by the people who needed to pull a "drop-off" for whatever reason.
Lula was beautiful and posessed the perfectly sweet Collie face with the expressive eyebrow markings that were the canvas for my dog makeover shows.
As you all know I love to perform, and sometimes while im talking to you, will catch a glimpse of myself in the window pane and become ever slightly more animated when Im seeing "the show". Lula loved the attention as well and we were a great team. Using my tropical issue Crayola markers would apply the blue skies color right below the expressive doggy eyebrows for that 1970s ultra glamour. Next I would apply the Mango Sunset rouge to the nonexistent apples of her cheeks, ie. right below the slanted Collie eyes. And voila what we had on our hands was Lula the circus dog! How magical and transformative the power of make-up was. Quickly the make-over show turned to Lula the circus dog performs for all! So we'd have to run out of the house and into the garage where we found the hula hoop that she would be jumping though. And the story went on for hours.
Ah the love of a dog for anyone with a kind heart whether they be a child, mentally insane, homeless, or lucky enough to have an owner that can take them to the vet as needed, or feed them regularly. But never would they judge you for anything, a meal not on time, etc. Their love transcends.
Please kiss your pet for me and be glad for the time that you have with them.
Bridgette and Patrick my thoughts are with you and Cheeva.