Slacker Sunday

I've decided to follow my friend Pam's style of bulleting in this entry as I don't really have too much to say, but I am feeling compelled to just purge my head a little. Here are a couple more photos from our Northern California mountain trip. Double click to enlarge!

• I am finding myself very attached to this computer, since Mr. GS is out of town. But, it's also interfering with my need to do something constructive with my time, like clean my bedroom or color my hair.......both of which are long overdue. I am missing Mr. GS, who motivates me to do a lot more than sit my fat, lazy fanny in front of this computer!


• Tomorrow, nearly 5 years after my father's death, his ashes are being buried with military honors in our NEW Veteran's Cemetery which is finally accepting remains. I am grateful to our town's little cemetery which let me "temporarily" house his cremains until the National Cemetery opened. BIG Thanks to my younger brother who took care of the arrangements this time!


• Ab is now 17 weeks pregnant! She has amazed me with her maturity and concerns for her own health and the healthy development and well-being of her growing child.


• Her baby's father has not yet found a job and hasn't tried very hard, in my opinion. That is causing Ab some stress and we've talked about the situation. She says she loves him, but also realizes how immature he still is in many ways.


• If he can obtain a job in this economy, I am going to do something I said I wouldn't do EVAH again....I am going to rent my rental house to he and Abbie. His mother is going to move into the attached Mother-in-Law apartment to help with the rent and Ab will be paid to provide some medical care to her, which will allow Abbie some income during her pregnancy.


• My oldest daughter "detoxed" herself from her vicodin about 38 days ago! I am amazed and very proud of her. She's doing this on her own without a program. I can't help but wonder how long it will last? I realize I need my Al-Anon program more than ever!


• My HERO son....a helicopter pilot in Afghanistan, will be home for his Mid Tour break in August. I am so excited to see him and his family in TN when he arrives! I haven't seen my grandsons since January, when my 2nd grandson was just a few days old! Needless to say...I CAN'T WAIT!


• Recently, as he requested, I met all of Mr. GS's extended family during a "Home Town" visit. In August, he will meet many of mine as we are driving to OKC and then on to TN for vacation and to visit with my CW3 Pilot and his family.


• Mr. GS hasn't travelled much past New Mexico, so I am excited to share this adventure with him, especially the Nashville area where we will both enjoy the Grand Ol' Opry and my condo on the Cumberland River!


• My "first true love" from High School befriended me on Facebook the other day. He left me a "wall" message saying I gave him the "best kisses ever" back then! Ahhhh...memories. On the other hand, he also sent me an email that just said "Aruba" as the subject. Nothing else in the entire email, simply ARUBA. We were in contact back in 2001 near our 30th reunion which he couldn't attend. He sent some unintelligible emails back then too. I've decided he hit his head one too many times while we were surfing as teens back in the 70s or he's still smoking organic material that is probably interfering with his thought processes. Maybe he'd like me to go to Aruba. I'm thinking that's not a good idea. I am soooo over it-40 years later.


• Call me shallow, but I absolutely can't wait to see the final episode of The Bachelorette tomorrow night! I think Kip is probably the better choice for her, but I believe Reid is coming back to make a serious play for her in the end. There's just something about Ed that makes me a little uncomfortable. He's cute, but I find him a little odd and kinda fishy.


• I recently photographed a wedding. It scared me to death to do it, but I took something like 500 shots. I am pretty happy with how most of the images turned out via editing. I don't think I ever want to do a wedding again! It's a lot of work!


• I think it's time to get off this computer and do my hair!