Going out to shoot pool

Need to practice a little

I've been shooting pool for about 14 years. I used to shoot pool all the time. We had a pool table and I shot on a league. Over the past 5 years, I haven't shot pool much at all. The pool table was sold because I didn't have a place to really have it. I mean we couldn't get it level because my basement floor is the worst!!

My ex taught me how to shoot pool, even though it was painful because I never did like him giving my any instructions. I was pretty good and I've learned from the many people that I played against.

This week I'm going to get some practice in. I would love to be on a league again. But in order to do that I have to learn more defensive shooting and this week I am going to start on this path.
IT'S GOOD TO BE ON VACATION :)

Happy Easter

hippity hoppity!!

It's a gloomy, gray day. The sun only peeped out for a few minutes this morning while I was cooking! But it's been the BEST day. I love days that I get to spend with my family. We went to church this morning and it was glorious! Then when I came home, I finished cooking the most fantastic meal - my very own special recipe: Mexican Lasagne and a ham, mashed potatoes, asparagus, baked beans, potatoe salad and macaroni salad. All with a fresh salad with tons of vegies and asiago cheese dinner rolls. Topped off with a couple bottles of wine and some green apple martinis. Mmmmmm.

Everyone has eaten. I had all my kids, their friends, and my friends here for the day. It was a great time. Lots of laughter and joking going on, video games being played and BASKETBALL on the TV! (too bad for UK and my picks!) I have cupcakes for dessert when everyone is ready.

I hope you had a nice Easter with your family. It's a blessed day and one that is so important for the Christian faithful. Luckily for me, my kids realize the importance of the season. :)

Guitarman and I have been hanging out and talking. He says he cares for me very deeply. We'll see, I have strict requirements, and I doubt that he will be able to cut it. It's a tall order, many have tried and have failed.

Fun shopping

off for Spring Break

My daughter is going on a trip with her friends from school to Florida for Spring Break. They are going to have so much fun and I'm glad she is going. They have been friends since 2nd grade and there's about 12 or 13 people going. Wow!! Oh to be a fly on the wall.........:)

In the meantime, Guitarman drove us last night to the mall, went shopping with us and we just had a generally great time. The thing that REALLY gets me is that she had a great time with him! They talk and laughed and hung out. She NEVER does that with others. I guess she's growing up.

You know, I'm reading he's just not that into you and it's cracking me up. It's so true. I think every woman who's dating or trying to get hooked up in America should read this book. I'm going to be sure that my daughter does! I swear, I have dated almost everyone one of those types, some all rolled into one guy..............it's bizarre. I'll start posting my favorites :)

Gotta go, my email is downloaded and I gotta get back to work.
happy happy joy joy

Procrastination

with a capital P!!!

I have never seen anyone procrastinate as much as Rainman. He acts as though my house is the Storage Unit down the street and that I don't mind storing his stuff. When someone asked you to get your stuff out of their basement after they were nice enough to let you store it there, son't you comply? This has been building up for 6 months now. I don't even like talking to him anymore, after all the stupid shit that was said and done way back in October and before. And now, I still have to call and ask him to come over and get his stuff. Even threaton to trash it all, in order to get the fire lit under his ass. Unreal.

But it's a pattern that I ignored. Yes, I chose to ignore every red flag. DUH! Why do I do that? hmm, don't know but I'm really good at it. Last night I was thinking of the red flags I've ignored.
Might just cook Easter dinner at home this year and have the kids over. Don't feel like dealing with the family and the inquisition. Everytime I show up without a boyfriend, oh boy..the questions start.

Great News!

No Cancer!!

I just couldn't be happier! No Cancer in my test results - YAY!! It's really been a concern of mine and on my mind for months now. The worry and wonder. Then having to wait to find out, it's a relief, that's all I know.

I'm going out to celebrate with a few friends!!

"Now this is not the end.
It is not even the beginning of the end.
But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."

--- Sir Winston Churchill, November 1942

Just another day

Is there such a thing?

Hey, did you hear about the woman in Atlanta that staved off the courtroom killer? It's an incredible story, showing God's power, love and authority when you call on Him. I'm amazed, she's so blessed to be alive. God really has a plan for her.

For those that urged me to reach out to my friend. I did. I returned the dish that she sent the food to my house in after my surgery and included a note thanking her for all that's she's done for me and how much I appreciate it. I hope that it will be the beginning to end this ridiculousness. I'll let you know.

In the meantime, Guitarman called me right on time today. I wasn't home yet, but he tried to call. I really appreciated this. He's going to take my daughter driving tomorrow after work. That will be fun to let her practice. I'm not sure she'll have her drivers license in 10 days, but she'll be well on her way. But, it will be fun to go out driving and watch how she interacts with him. It will be like the "old days". I'm so glad we're friends again.

And last night Rainman came to get more of his belongings. Wow, he's been moving for 3 months. I've never seen anyone so slow at everything in my whole life. He was really strange acting to me. Didn't seem that he even wanted to face me or talk to me or anything. I don't know what to think of this guy, his behavior is too strange for me to understand. We were friends, geez, what happened???

men? strange? friends? possible? impossible!!??!!

Responsibility and Integrity

Chapter 2

Ok, this goes back a few weeks to my blog about my friend and integrity. I know I didn't reveal the details of the transgression, at the time. But I just have to explain because I still don't get it.

Back in December, she picked me up to go out and hit my son's girlfriend's car which was parked across the street from my driveway. She just didn't see the car. No big deal, accidents happen. She asked if she could just pay to get the car fixed, help keep her insurance rate from hiking up. I didn't see it as a problem, hey, it was among friends, right?!?

After the whole entire situation blew up on the 28th, it became obvious that she was not going to pay to fix the car that she hit. So the owner of the car called her insurance company to help her get her car fixed. Well, just yesterday, I found out that the car is still not fixed, my "friend" won't return the insurance company's phone calls.

You know, I was starting to get soft on the whole idea of "hoping to maintain a friendship" with my friend. I will be seeing her soon and was going to make an effort to "make up". It was driving me nuts that we were not talking to each other any more, until I learned this. You know, the thing that is getting to my entire family is the fact that she makes plenty of money, she could more than afford to pay for the damages to the car. Instead, she turned the fault onto the car owner, who wasn't even around when the car got hit!!

How bizarre is this? How many lies has she told? to me? to others? How many false accusations has she made? What is she REALLY about? Better to find out now before I got in too deep.

So now what do you think????