Marvelous Monday

What else? My grandchildren are here.

I had to go to work for about half the day and when I got home Alice was helping her mommy bake cookies and Ryan was a happy boy all afternoon.

When John got home Alice helped plant tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.

A very good day.

Adult Survey

Tired of all of those surveys made up by high school kids? (no offense). Here are questions for the people who are a little older. Copy and paste into your own note, then answer the questions. Finally, tag your friends including me, please!

1. What bill do you hate paying the most? credit cards

2. Do you miss being a child? No. Every decade has been better than the one before it.

3. Chore you hate the most? filing

4. Where was the last place you had a romantic dinner? Steak & Ale

5. If you could go back and change one thing what would it be? I would have learned to play the fiddle.

6. Name of your first grade teacher? Mrs. Lewis

7. What do you really want to be doing right now? Playing on the computer. Oh, wait. That's what I am doing.

8. What did you want to be when you grew up? music teacher

9. How many colleges did you attend? 2 - Harding University and Western Kentucky University

10. Why did you choose the shirt that you have on right now? sleeveless and absorbent

11. What are your thoughts on gas prices? Why worry about something I can't control?

12. First thought when the alarm went off this morning? Already?

13. Last thought before going to sleep last night? I don't remember. I've slept since then.

14. What famous person would you like to have dinner with? A rich old guy who has decided to leave his entire estate to me. Famous doesn't interest me as much as, well, interesting. Famous people are generally so wrapped up in themselves that conversation with them is boring.

15. Have you ever crashed your vehicle? yes

16. If you didn't have to work, would you volunteer? Yes. Working really gets in the way of my Girl Scout stuff.

17. Get up early or sleep in? Sleep in.

18. What is your favorite cartoon character? Bugs Bunny

20. When did you first start feeling old? When Buicks started looking good to me.

21. Favorite lunch meat? If it must be lunch meat, ham. I prefer cheese.

22. What do you get every time you go into Wal-Mart? There's nothing I get every time, but chocolate is high on the list.

23. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual? No. Not only does society needs it's rituals, but a strong, committed relationship is the basic unit of society. Without that basic unit, society crumbles.

24. Favorite movie you wouldn't want anyone to find out about? I haven't found one yet.

25. What's your favorite drink? cold water

26. Who[m] from high school would you like to run in to? Melanie and Linda

27. What radio station is your car radio tuned to right now? WSB

28. Sopranos or Desperate Housewives? neither, NCIS

29. Worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back? There are some people from my past with whom I wish I hadn't lost contact.

30. Do you like the person that sits directly across from you at work? Across from me is the front door through which I can see outside. I like my view.

31. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purposes? No, I was able to beat it out with a towel, but I have taken training on how to use a fire extinguisher.

32. Last book you finished reading? I'm almost through "Under the Banner of Heaven" by Jon Krakauer.

33. Do you have a teddy bear? Yes, Oscar the CNN Engineer.

34. Do you go to church? yes

35. How old are you? 54

Marvelous Monday - late

I'll be completely honest. I forgot to post yesterday. I've been so snowed under that I'm having trouble remembering anything for more than a few minutes.

Something good? After several years of drought, we've had a good amount of rain recently. Now the skies are sunny and the weather is warm. We bought flower seed and garden plants on Sunday and we're getting ready to plant. That's pretty good.

Marvelous Monday

This week it's easy - we spent last week with our grandchildren.

I want so very much to be the kind of grandma that Grandma Haught was, but it's so hard when we're 1000 miles apart.

On the other hand, I have much more patience now than I did when M&M were that little. Things that would have thrown me for a loop then make me laugh now.

I'd forgotten

It's been a long time since I tried to do anything while holding a baby, helping a toddler at the potty, and keeping a puppy under control. And I've never done all that while dealing with a cat who wanted the dog to disappear. I don't think I would have laughed while doing it when I had little ones but this morning it was funny.

Marvelous Monday

Yeah, it's late, but it's worth it. This is a marvelous Monday because I'm in the frozen North with my grandchildren.

And it was warmer here than in Atlanta today.

Comcast Updates

1. When John returned our equipment and handed the rep our cancellation letter, he threw it in the trash.

2. I just got our cell phone bill for the month. We racked up over $60 in cell phone charges trying (unsuccessfully) to get Comcast to get our land line working again.

And they had the audacity to call here last week to try to get us to come back.

Suckered once, shame on you. Suckered twice, shame on me. I'm not getting suckered the second time by them. We're enjoying our working phone and internet, and really enjoying the satellite TV reception.