What the fugg???

Me: Are your hardwoods light, medium or dark?

Her: Ugly! (laughter in unison)

Her: Well dark I guess...dark is ugly, right?

Me: (Pause of disbelief) Um.... so what color?

Her: Probably medium.


Hmmmmm? Is this only weird because I am dark?

I just noticed that my weight is ON the ticker!!!

How the hell did that happen? Oh well. FYI, I am 5'11. That doesnt make it much better, but people tell me it does all the time, so I'm gonna roll with that! :)

....1994

Me, 5'9" 125 lbs, sitting at table munching on a piece of lunchmeat. My mom, about 230 lbs., 5'11" in the background (of my mind)...complaining about her weight. I'm writing, she is annoying me by complaining about something that only SHE can change.

Mom-I just want to lose my stomach!
Me-So why dont you?
Mom-Its not that easy! You, she accused, cant understand!
Me- (thinking to myself)Well I know if you keep going you will reach your goals! If I were overweight, I would 'work-it-out!'

See it didnt occur to me, when I was younger, more naive and thinner, that there was a possiblity of being in a situation that your sheer will couldnt get you out of...this was my TRUTH!

Sigh-I'm so glad my mom has not yet said..."I told you so!"

What I learned from the Fed Ex guy!!!

Happy Monday all! I hope you all had a FABULOUS weekend! Mine was okay. But you know whose was great??? The Fed-Ex guy! I asked a few people how their weekend was, and I get the normal, "nice, relaxing, boring and the occasional great!" But when I asked the Fed-Ex guy...he made me pause and look at him, because he responded, "Oh it was WONDER-FULL!"... and I could tell that he meant it. He said it with such a fondness...I told him how AWESOME that was and how rare that people actually said it that way. He went on to tell me...he had pampered himself all weekend--he deserved it! HE DESERVED IT! And he bounced his happy azz on out of the office, oblivious to the TREMENDOUS impact he had just made on my life. I am feeling guilty for being in the bathroom too long, and he took a whole weekend for pampering! And the benefits showed. Nice huh? Thanks Fed-Ex guy!