Miscellaneous banter.....

Blah….it’s been so long since my last post I can’t even remember where I left off…

Last weekend I had a really nice visit with sister, her angels, and my mother….I went up right after work on Friday night…which, if anyone has ever driven in Cinci at rush hour, while it’s raining….yeah, that was challenging…so actually, it was nice to sort of unwind from that while I waited on mom and sister to come home…I was actually with cell phone in hand fixing to go out the door to find them when they came in…so we had a nice chat/game playing session….sister gave me a java blue (I think that’s the name of the pattern) Vera duffel…before I went to bed that evening I unloaded my other tote bag into the new bobble! It is so pretty and I’ve also never owned anything other than purses by Vera so it was exciting to get that gift…THANKS AGAIN SIS!!!

So Saturday morning I got up early, for me anyway on a Saturday…but I knew mom and the angels were up so I was laying in bed going…oh man I sure could sleep another hour…but then I thought I can sleep when I’m home, I want to play with the babies! So I went out and spent some sweet time with my niece and nephew….I’m so amazed at how much FAB is using her words now…and to think that just a few months ago we were worried because all she would do is point and whine…lol!! I’m also so amazed at how grown up I-man is becoming…It’s so silly…but when they are just tiny babies, even when they aren’t your tiny babies…you don’t (or I don’t anyway) think of them as becoming these real growing people….I mean, now that I-man has started school, all the natural progression of things is really starting to take shape…like school plays, and just all the things that you and I loved about school when we were in school…I mean sure school had it’s moments when it was like argh….but at least I don’t, remember the argh moments nearly as much as I remember all the fun good things about school…and it’s just so exciting to watch someone that you love going through all that stuff for the first time….way cool!

Ok sorry to wax philosophical…hopefully someone could follow that thought line and I don’t look like a total dork (which I really am a total dork but that’s ok….oh yeah I was telling I-man that if anyone calls him a dork to tell them he was ok with that and sister was saying thanks a lot! Lol)!! Lol

Anyways so if ya read sister’s journal you know pretty much how my Saturday went…except I drove back to KY after the Bingo family reunion….sister and I had been telling I-man that he could play bingo and win a prize but for some reason they waited til later to play bingo this year and sister had to leave before that started…so I-man left terribly upset…but sister, it was actually probably a good thing that he didn’t play because I forgot how absolutely soup-nazi they are about the bingo…there was a lot of SHHHHHHHH-ing and fast paced bingo number calling…I-man would have probably been booted!! Lol….just kidding…but anyway so I played bingo with George (Daisy) and BB…that was the first time BB had ever played bingo…it was entertaining to say the least….and I kidded BB and King, because as soon as Buford found out about this reunion he immediately made plans to be working…this was BB’s first time at that reunion and he had about the same reaction that Buford had to it the first time he went…

Incidentally I won a big bowl and two bags of microwave popcorn….I usually win a couple of prizes but this was just not my year man…oh well…

But blah blah…

Umm…it must have not been all that exciting because I cannot remember what I did on Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday….it’s been a rather uneventful week because husband is out of town and so I’ve just been doing a bunch of mundane chores and rearrangement of my chachkis and what-knots…

I would like to request prayers for the family of my great-aunt that passed away on Monday. She was in many ways the center of her family…her oldest son in particular was very much the consummate “mama’s boy” and he just doted on her so much especially the last few years…so I’m sure they are all really having a difficult time right now…even though, the vibrant woman she once was was gone a long time ago and she isn’t suffering anymore…the loss is a hard one for the family….

I keep thinking of this memory I have of her…her name was Ola but we all called her Aunt Dude (I have no clue where that came from but as long as I can remember that is what she was called)…it was several years ago at family reunion, we all (and when I say all I mean probably at least between fifty to a hundred people – at least that’s the way it seemed back then) used to camp in the field by the old family farm house, and one of the cousins from down there had gotten a jeep and, I’m sure there was drinking involved, because that’s what they did back then, but Aunt Dude got in the jeep and the cousin started driving around the field doing fishtails and donuts and everyone was just whooping it up having a good ole time…that’s how she went through life really….full speed ahead and whooping it up having a good ole time…

In a lot of ways she was also a good example to my grandmother of how vibrant one can remain even in old age. My grandmother is persnickety but sometimes appears to just be resigned to sit quietly while life zooms by her.

Anyway…death is a normal part of life but I wanted to take a moment and sort of honor who Aunt Dude was in life and her impact n my life….I could go on but I think ya’ll get the picture…she was the epitome of spunkiness!

Speaking of death….I was watching Good Morning America this morning while I was getting ready for work and I was bawling….they showed a part of an interview that Barbara Walters did with Steve Irwin’s wife (the Crocodile Hunter) and it was just extremely emotionally….at the end she just said…”I lost my prince”….and then I lost it!! Note to self: don’t watch sad interviews while trying to do your eye make-up!!

Well…I guess that’s enough for now…I’m at work and actually working today! What is up with that??? Lol…actually, it’s been a little busy around here which is really a good thing cuz I’d rather be busy than bored at work….hope everyone is having a great week…

Lots of love and prayers….