Right 'Round, Baby!

How has it been 2 months since I've blogged?!?!?! I should be ashamed of myself. Really, I've just been so busy I don't even know what day it is! Ready for a crazy ride? And away we go!

• Between rehearsal schedules, co-ops being moved or put off, nasty sick kids and a mama (once, and thank God, only once!), and throw in extras like fund raisers and concerts and life in general, I would actually forget what day it was. How does that happen? Very easily apparently. I let the boy go home from the park with a friend one day. When I was talking to hubby he said, " I thought we were going out for the baby's birthday." Well, crap. We are on spring break this week and I need it! A little down time to rest some. I may go take a nap when I'm done with this!
• I was blog trolling yesterday. One of the blogs promised to blog every day. The last one was in 2010. There was one with a family that stopped blogging in 2014. It's kind of sad. Made me realize how long it had been since I've blogged. I'll try to be better, but refer to the bullet point above and try not to judge too harshly.
• My Christmas present to myself was a yoga series called Namaste Yoga. It's by a woman named Kate Potter and I love it. It's the series that got me into yoga and realized how great it is for your body. I love the way it makes me feel strong. It is the standard to which I judge all other yogas. I may do yoga before I take a nap. Ooo, a nap from shivasana...
• Because I've been doing more yoga, my carpets have never been cleaner. They get vacuumed at least every other day. There are 5 long haired females in this house. The dog and the cat are the worst! We have a Dirt Devil that just works, works, works. The only bad thing is that after each run of the vacuum, the canister has to be emptied. Somebody needs a haircut.
• Ok, let's get political, because you know I'm gonna. This whole religious freedom thing that is going on in 2 states was inevitable. Big Sis and I were having a conversation. I said I don't like being pushed or bullied into something I don't want to do (not from her! She would never do that!) I said it makes me push back. So, what did people think was going to happen? You take away the rights of one group while shoving the rights of other groups down their throats. Did you just think they were just going to sit back and let it happen? We all have rights. Business owners have a right to decide who they want to do business with and who they don't. On the other side of that, consumers have the right to spend their hard earned money where they please. If someone doesn't want to do business with you, move on. So here comes the "But you've never been discriminated against before." Worse than just general discrimination, I've been discriminated against for what people THINK I am. Dark hair, dark eyes, dark skin. Yeah, nobody knows what I am, but they think they do. But I digress. Yes, I understand what this law means. I understand it's not about businesses and consumers. But you can't legislate love and acceptance, to or from either side.
• And on to other topics. Not having cable or satellite means that we don't get to watch a lot of the popular shows. But you would be surprised at what great shows are on the antenna channels. We get a channel called Heartland that plays a lot of old TNN shows like Crook & Chase. They also play music videos and I get to hear a lot of artists I don't usually hear on the radio. One show I really like is Texas Music Scene. They had a band on called the Trishas. They were so good. The band is 5 super talented women. They have one band member that plays guitar and sings while she is playing the bass drum. It sits at her feet and she hits the pedal when she needs to. I highly recommend that you look them up.
• Big Sis, Pop and I are taking a vacation! Good grief, is that like the Clampetts coming to Beverly Hills? We have never, ever taken a vacation just the 3 of us. We are headed to the beach for a few days. That's shocking, right? 3 Hawaiians going to the beach. I am super excited about this trip. The beach, the pool, the shopping, the eating. But, most of all, I am excited about seeing their faces! Oh, I miss their faces. To spend some time. What a precious gift that is, but thrown away so easily.

That's about all I have right now. The scent of cinnamon French toast is coming from the kitchen. I don't eat it, but I can still sit and spend some time!

Perspective

That's what it's all about, right? Well, that and the Hokey Pokey. Now, THAT is what it's ALL about. Hanging with my dance mamas one night, I realized that I have lived in this area for 20 years. Well, crap. How the hell did that happen? It started to clear the picture a little. Or muddy the water. Your choice.

• We lived in 3 places during the first 10 years of marriage. We've lived in our current home for 10 years. That's half of my marriage!! Whoa!!!
• My FIL will be 73 this year. That means when we got married he was 53. Hubby and I are getting closer and closer to that age.
• In the first 12 years of our marriage we owned 10 vehicles between us. It might be 11, but I lost count. In the last 8, we've owned 3.
• When we bought the mini van 8 years ago, it had 70,000 miles on it. We've put 100,000 miles on it on that time. Since it's an '04, we've put less miles on it per year than the previous owner. And we are in the van ALL THE TIME.
• I used to never leave the house without hair done and make up on. Now, y'all are lucky I don't show up everywhere in my "good" pajamas.
• I never wanted to get married or have kids. Then I met a guy. And married him. And had 3 babies with him.
• I always liked small cars. I was afraid to drive large vehicles. We're in the market for a Suburban or Tahoe for me.

I bet you can come up with a couple of things yourself. I'm gonna go shake it all about and turn myself around..