07.31.04
Posted in Uncle Watch at 6:53 pm by Think-Tink
My great uncle in Alabama passed away at about 4 this afternoon. I am glad that it did not take long for him to pass. He would not have wanted to be on all types of machines and such.
This is a goodbye to a great man in a quiet way…He was a Pearl Harbor Survivor, he was stationed on the USS Arizona and was coming back from shore leave to see the ship sink in the harbor while waiting for the skiff. He let my grandmother and mother live with him and my aunt after my grandfather was out of the picture.
I have memories of him visitng us or us visiting him and him watching cartoons with us on a Saturday morning, laying on the floor along with Gym Mom and I. He biked across the country in his late 50′s in 1976. It was a challenge each year to find a neat mind teazer puzzle for him (like the one of the twisted nail and how to get it off the triangle).
I am glad Celtic Mama was able to leave yesterday to be down there. I am still in the area for the moment, as I am not sure what is going to happen when.
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07.30.04
Posted in There at 8:58 pm by Think-Tink
I started off the morning by going to Va. Beach, getting Celtic Mama, bringing her to the Airport in Newport News and going back to Va. Beach to care for Gym Rat, Crash and Follower. I really and truly wish that we can bottle the energy of kids. By about 3, I was exhausted and they were still going strong. Even Piper Boy took a nap! Why doesn’t that type of energy stay with us through life. I find that I need alot more sleep now than even when I was I teenager. I don’t know if I would want to turn back the clock, but having that much energy would be really nice.
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07.29.04
Posted in Go Rocket Jones! at 8:50 pm by Think-Tink
Go Rocket Jones! SilverBlue and PoloRandy were helping me in the car last weekend to practice some cheers…since we were in the car, TURN TO LEFT, TURN TO THE RIGHT STAND UP SIT DOWN FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT YAY ROCKET JONES seemed appropriate.
I have been neglecting my duties here and will try to do better in the next while.
Wonder if there is a hunky, single, straight football player I can date?
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Posted in Uncle Watch at 8:32 pm by Think-Tink
Celtic Mama heads back down to Alabama tomorrow. Gym Mom (once she gets back from her trip) and I are on be prepared to come down but not yet status. It is going to be an interesting few days. I am taking tomorrow off to watch the kids until they can go to various friends houses that night.
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07.28.04
Posted in Here at 8:52 pm by Think-Tink
This is my 600th entry. I was going to do something thank you, my readers, for putting up with me for 600 entries.
That plan got changed about 20 minutes ago. My great uncle in Alabama, the one I have been talking about, is going to be put into a nursing home tomorrow and not fed through any means. No feeding tube, no iv. Celtic Mama is trying to figure out child care for Gym Rat and Crash so that she can get down there ASAP. I know something will work out, it always seems to. Please keep my uncle in your thoughts and pray for a peaceful passing.
Where this is going is that I might not be blogging at some point soon for a while. I am not sure how everythign is going to work out, but we will see…
If this is a test of strength I want it to end now. This month HAS to end at some point I hope. It has been a heck of a one.
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07.27.04
Posted in There at 9:27 pm by Think-Tink
I am sitting here waiting for my toes to dry after polishing them and had an interesting thought. It was 15 years ago this month that I met my ex-husband. July 5, 1989 to be exact. Why this came into my mind I will never know. Kind of weird to look at the person I was then and the person I am now. When we met, I had another year of college to finish, no real plans for what after that and very shy and quiet. Piper Boy was 3 and fascinated with the hair on the ex’s legs as he had really only been around women who shaved hteir legs to that point. Piper Boy is now a man in his own right.
Now I speak my mind, do more of what I want, let people know when I am unhappy with something and say no on occasion. In some ways, I wouldn’t have wound up in a good job, good friends and lots of other pluses if I hadn’t married him.
Weird the twists and turns life takes us through.
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Posted in TRaffic at 8:51 pm by Think-Tink
SilverBlue and I were on our way home tonight and of course a vehicle stalled in the tunnel and it was down to one lane. A minivan passed us in the closed lane and SB said he wasn’t going to let it over. I asked why and he said that and they had a bumper sticker with a man and a woman and it equals marriage. How many times have you seen a bumper sticker on a vehicle and it is opposite of your thoughts and not gone out of your way for the vehicle? I know if I see someone with a anti-abortion sticker, I am not as nice as I could be to them.
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Posted in There at 8:37 pm by Think-Tink
Revog decided she could breathe for a moment and she had started a top 5 list of Reasons why men have it easier than women. This is what we had after doing this while pretending to work. Leave additions in the comments.
1) Water weight gain
2) uncontrollable food cravings some months
3) Emotional upheavals some months (i.e. you just don’t care about me or the all time favorite….life is just sooooo terrible, crying one minute, angry the next, laughing the 3rd)
4) Hormone overdrive (don’t touch me or get your clothes off NOW)
5) over abundance of oil producing glands (i.e. pizza face)
6) Tiredness (i slept all night and still want a nap)
7) Chocolate cravings (trust me, this one DOES NOT fall under food cravings) 
Body Part tenderness (i.e. those things men are fascinated with and women would love to take off and stick in a drawer until needed)
9) keeping track of necessary things (i.e. don’t wear white, supplies, etc)
10) this one we are still bickering about — but we settled on having to deal with men’s jokes and comments on the subject
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07.26.04
Posted in Family at 9:55 pm by Think-Tink
Celtic Mama is back from Alabama albeit only for a week. It is nice not having to worry about the time difference or waking someone else up. I don’t know what she is facing when she goes back down next week, but I hope things settle down.
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Posted in There at 9:13 pm by Think-Tink
I have sent way to many sympathy cards this year and the year is barely half over. The latest death has been that of Blondie’s grandmother. She died at home and with her family surrounding her. I hope she has found peace.
I have decided I am not sending any more sympathy cards to people who have had deaths in the family. I am going to send thinking of you cards. That seems more personal and I can find something I like better than the “they are in a better place” or “cherish the memories” cards. That gets really old after a while.
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