Once again, I am EXTREMELY glad that it is Friday. Like, so glad I could kiss the calendar.
School's out for Summer. Happy about that as well!
We had a really good time on Thursday evening. Byron and I and all of my kids went to my parents' house for dinner. My son's friend Nic also came along. AND...my Mother-in-Law came! This was her first time visiting my parents' house. We had BBQ ribs and baked potatoes (cooked by me), yellow and zucchini squash (cooked by Shelbie), and a delicious strawberry dessert (made by my Mama).
I love how my mom and MIL hit it off so well. They are peas in a pod. They even like the same BIZARRE snack - a banana sandwich. WITH MAYONNAISE. *GAG*
Tim's friend Nic and my parents' dog, Ace
I haven't been thrifting in FOREVER and we're planning on going tomorrow. YAY!
Then I get to see my Hayleigh-girl, and Byron and my Dad are planning on going fishing.
That should be....interesting.
OK, sorry for the short frags but I'm dozing off and having dreams of monkeys in hospital beds. I'm not even kidding.
~I am seriously hurting over the passing of country music legend George Jones. There has never been, nor will there ever be, anyone like the Possum. May he RIP. I wish I'd seen him live just one time.
One of the things I love about him, besides his amazing voice and talents, is that he totally owned the negative things he did in his past, and could laugh at himself about them. When he was badly addicted to alcohol and drugs he got the nickname "No-Show Jones" after missing many performances. Instead of giving up or crying about it, he wrote a a song called "No-Show Jones" and opened most of his concerts with it!
He also was notorious for jumping on his lawn mower to get where he needed to go after one of his four wives would hide his car keys. He appears in a few different videos riding around on a mower! I love that attitude. It's like, Eff y'all, this is me whether you like it or not!
~ We had a good Friday. Slept WAY in as usual, then we ran a few errands including taming my unruly eyebrows! YIKES!
Then we ate at Red Robin. We just got a Red Robin in our town a month ago and it was our first time going. The food AND drinks were amazing! YUM!
We both got the Bacon Cheeseburger. I got Pepper Jack Cheese on mine. It was seriously one of the best burgers I've ever had. And my drink I think was called Freckled Strawberry Lemonade. It had fresh strawberries, vodka and lemonade. Again- YUM! P.S. I am not being paid for this at all. I just love food and want everyone to know how good it was!
~ This week was one of the best I've had at my job. Part of it was, I had several patients who really touched my heart and I truly enjoyed taking care of them. But I think another part of it is that I'm really getting into the groove of the job. I know what I'm doing and what's expected of me and I can do it all with relative ease now.
~ Oh, I almost forgot! I am kicking the diet soda habit. For real. I did it once before for my gastric bypass surgery, and was supposed to never start again post-op....ooops! I lasted for quite a while without it...at least a year, I think. But then I started back. I've read for years about how horrible aspartame is for your body, but I ignored it. I buried my head in the sand. But no more. I am done poisoning myself.
PS - I HAVE Fibromyalgia, as well as several of the other things on this list. Scary stuff. And of course you can find denials about all of this on Aspartame's website as well as the FDA's site, but I'm not buying it.
~ Hope y'all have a good weekend! I'm off to do a quick clean up of the house so I can relax all weekend. =)
You know what I'm having a hard time wrapping my brain around?
The fact that my son, my firstborn child, turns 20 tomorrow. TWENTY. That alone is mind-blowing, but here's the kicker - when I was twenty, I had just given birth to him! He was about 6 weeks old on my twentieth birthday.
Mind=blown.
My dad's surgery got postponed from this past Tuesday till today (Friday). Of course, I have a doctor's appointment and other important stuff that I have to do today. But - I'll get it all done and spend as much time as possible at the possible and IT WILL BE OKAY. REPEAT AFTER ME. IT WILL BE OKAY.
When the aforementioned TWENTY YEAR OLD Tim was just a sweet tiny tot, he had several surgeries; tubes in his ears twice, tonsils and adenoids removed, and then the big one, brain surgery. Back when his very first surgery ever was scheduled I was beside myself; I knew the tubes were a 'minor surgery' but when it involved my baby boy going under, it didn't feel minor. Well, the surgeon's office called the week before the surgery and informed me that they were going to postpone the surgery due to the doctor's schedule and I promptly burst into tears. I felt like I could not go an extra MINUTE worrying, I needed it OVER AND DONE. I am not usually a crier at all, especially around strangers. The nice doctor's office lately said, "Um, hold on just a minute", and then came back to the phone and told me "Never mind, your son's surgery will proceed as scheduled." Score one for the hysterical crying Mama! I told my mom she should've tried that when they rescheduled my dad's surgery......
I'm not trying to make you jealous or anything, but my husband puts the toilet seat down AND changes the toilet paper roll. He also takes the trash out....AND puts a new trash bag in the can. All of this without being asked, much less nagged. Back off ladies, he's taken.
Looks like our Easter is shaping up to be a good one! I originally figured we wouldn't do much of anything. Instead, provided my Dad is recovering well, we're having a bunch of people over from both our families for a combination Easter/Tim's birthday celebration. It will be fun celebrating with my great-niece Hayleigh, who is one year old!
Speaking of families - Byron's family and mine blend together so well. Tonight my brother arrived in town for Dad's surgery, and we all met at a local pizza place for dinner. At the last minute we invited my Mother-in-Law to join us. She did, and we all had a great time. It doesn't feel awkward at all for both families to be together, and I love that. Same goes for Byron's son Tyler, and Tyler's girlfriend. I love hanging out with all of them!
I post both of these every Easter - I just love 'em!
This goes out to my son; no matter how many birthdays he has, he'll always be MY baby!
~~ Quick Frags!! I actually prepared most of this post earlier in the week but didn't have time to actually POST it!
~~ Life is good - those of you who care about me and know about my life, just know that I am as happy as I could possibly be at this point! =)
~~ I posted earlier this week about my Instagram addiction. Later that same day I snapped my favorite Instagram pic yet, so of course I HAD to share it with you. I was at an auto shop and saw a very big dragonfly on the wall.
Pre-Instagram, the camera washed out the color and it looked like...a bug on a wall.
After Instagram.....
~~This is my new favorite song. The singer & co-writer is 24 years old and has absolutely knocked my socks off. She is AMAZING!
~~ As always check out Half Past Kissin Time for more Friday Fragments! & Have a wonderful weekend!
Fragging Time, one last call for alcohol so finish your whiskey or beer. Fragging Time, you don't have to go home but you can't stay here....
~* Thanks for your thoughts/prayers/etc. for my Mom, Dysfunctional Nanny. This week's visit was more about questions than answers. Basically, she's so healthy that they can't figure out what's wrong with her. She has some unusual levels in her blood and they just can't figure out why. They've sent off more blood for further testing and may be doing a bone marrow biopsy on the next visit, which is in two weeks. I'll keep y'all posted. (my mother is VERY old-school and distrusting of the internet, so I don't want to go into minute detail here for the sake of her privacy.)
~* The CNA Appreciation Day was absolutely fabulous. The massage...I have no words. OK I do, but they're NSFW. My massage therapist was a large man who goes by the name of T-Rex. Need I say more? I am currently accepting donations to the Dysfunctional Mom Needs a Weekly Massage Fund.
There were also manis, pedis, eyebrow waxes, makeovers, prizes (I won a $25 Gift Card to a scrub shop!), fantastic food, and a beading table where I made some adorable earrings. And more that I can't remember. It was really a wonderful event and I thoroughly enjoyed the pampering!
~* Have you ever had a blog friend disappear? You read their blog faithfully, and then one day they suddenly stop posting? That's happened in recent months with two of my favoritebloggers. I emailed them both; no response. I'm worried. If y'all are out there....I miss you. Call Me Maybe???
~* Last night my best friend Danielle kidnapped me and took me to a drag club. We'd been before, it's a really fun place. I wasn't planning to go out last night (and haven't been out in forever), but I'm so glad we did! It's always a blast with her.
Have a great weekend, friends!
Closing time,time for you to go out to the places you will be from. Closing time, this room won't be open 'til your brothers or you sisters come. So gather up your jackets, and move it to the exits, I hope you have found a friend. Closing time, every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.
So, the guide dog people totally ignored my email. Which I think is pretty douchey of them. I tried to create the T-shirt myself on Zazzle which ended as an epic fail on my part, because I'm clueless.
Speaking of clueless: if you have any HTML knowledge, could you please help a sistah out? My blog is apparently crashing on Chrome & Firefox. This has been happening off and on for a while, and I've contacted my blog designer a few times. Unfortunately, she has not responded (yep, I'm calling you out too, cause that's not cool!). So, I'm begging for help here! Today is seems to be working fine though, oddly enough.....
I didn't ask off for Memorial Day, but I got it off anyway! I have a three day weekend..YAY! I hear the beach calling my name and I really hope I can answer its call....
On my days off, when I have a chance, I hang out with Hayleigh. She smiles all the time now and has even started laughing. Yesterday, she took one look at me and burst out laughing. I choose to believe that she appreciates my sense of humor, and not that I'm just funny looking.....
Wishing you a wonderful weekend...ours will be full of friends, family, birthday parties, family gatherings, and who knows what else we'll get into?? Good times!
You know you look rough when a random guy looks at you and offers to buy you a coffee "or three or four"....lol. It's been an exhausting week! But now I get to take a load off of my mind with Friday Fragments.
* Today is day one of a three day weekend for me. YAYY!!!
* I was thinking about something the other day. I got married the first time when I was 18 years old. We were married for over 12 years, separated for the last year of that time. I met John just after the divorce was final, married him a year later, and we were married for seven years. My point here is that I've only been single for about a year of my life, and I dated during that time. But single and living on my own, only for that one year.
I am not a fan of it. Just being honest here. I'm not scared to be alone, it's just freaking weird. And now I get why - I've hardly ever done it before! Out of my almost 39 years of life, I've only been single for one year.
I'm not complaining - life is good, and I'm very happy. But now I understand why, on the weekends that the kids are with their dad, I often find myself staying over at a friend's house. Being in a completely empty house is so foreign to me.
* Wanna know something else I'm NOT accustomed to? NOT cooking for a crowd. I'm used to cooking for at least six people, often more. That number has been cut in half. Only....I still cook a pile of food! Tonight I made Shepherd's Pie, then texted Tim and told him to come eat with us. (which he gladly did!) I also frequently load him up with leftovers. He and his friends do not mind this at all!
My thoughts are fragmented. You have been warned. Proceed with caution.
~ I frequently crack myself up. Occasionally I amuse others, but always I amuse myself.
Example: the other day I was texting with a friend and said, "My favorite type of food is Mexicans." Then I saw what I'd said and laughed so hard I cried, and texted "OMG I do not eat MEXICANS! I meant MEXICAN!!!" Now I'm pretty sure he thinks I'm a cannibal. With a taste for the spicy people.
~ I was just told, by a beautiful Puerto Rican woman, that I do not look American. Is it weird that I was extremely flattered by that? I mean, I do have an enormous girl-crush on Sofia Vergara so it shouldn't be much of a surprise, I suppose. (I so love the way she says "Easssy Breesssy Beauteeful" in the Cover Girl ads!)
~ I was also told last week that I look like Selena Gomez.
I wish!!
~ The other night Elayna was talking to me and said "when we were in Third Grade, my friend Madison was dating this guy-" and I have no idea what she said next because I died laughing.
Seriously? Dating in third grade? Gotta love it.
~ My recent FB Status:
Cyndy DysfunctionalMom: Able to be late to any event, regardless of time. Able to trip over completely flat, uncluttered floors. Able to bump into things that do not exist. CERTAIN to get into crazy situations & predicaments....I am...DISASTER GIRL!! Now where did I put my cape?
I leave you with a great song & a wish for a happy weekend!
It's been a very eventful week at the Casa de Dysfunction. Along with the arrival of our little Hayleigh, there was another big life change: my son moved out on his own. He and a friend are renting a home together. It's literally only 2 miles from my door to his, but it's still a little sad for me. I know he'll be visiting a lot, though. Because he likes my cooking. =)
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Hayleigh went home yesterday and they are all doing very well. I'm going to visit her today. The kids are at their Dad's so I don't have to share her, I can snuggle her all I want! Bliss!!!
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My 93 year old client said the word "titties" the other day. I almost fell on the floor! I love her to pieces. She tells me she loves me every time I leave. I have the best job ever!
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Have you seen this yet? LOVE.
Tickle tickle tickle tickle tickle!!
Enjoy your weekend! Don't forget to visit Mrs 4444 for more Friday Fragments.
It's peanut butter fragment time, peanut butter fragment time! Peanut butter fragment - peanut butter fragment - peanut butter fragment with a baseball bat!
Apparently, I'm on the cutting edge of a new trend - divorcing bloggers! It seems that both Dooce and Bossy are also in the process of separation /divorce. Who knew I'd be one of the 'in' bloggers? I shouldn't be so facetious about it; divorce sucks and it seems that Dooce is really struggling right now. But you know what? She'll be okay. She'll emerge stronger than ever.
It's moving weekend! And I am already exhausted. I also have to work this weekend. How am I going to pull this off? I am not quite sure. Wish me luck!
My son and his friend are getting their own place. It's just a little ways down the road from our new home. But it will be his first time living on his own. And I'm going to miss him! (sniff, sniff) He has been a huge help to me these past few months and I don't know what I'd have done without him.
My main client had a bad fall last week (thankfully, not on my watch). She has a huge goose-egg and two enormous black eyes. I told her she looks like the poster child for elder abuse prevention. She cracked up!
Watch what you say on Facebook....people will take what you say completely out of context and tell your mother all about it. People like...your mother's hair stylist. She told my mom that I posted something on FB that I absolutely did NOT post! I don't know if she got confused or took something the wrong way, but I don't need that kind of drama in my life. So I deleted her! Haha.
*Heather with the tie blanket the girls & I made for her*
My baby girl, Elayna, will be eleven years old on Monday. *sigh* We're doing some birthday celebrating this weekend.
--Speaking of Elayna, THANK YOU for the tips on getting her up & out in the mornings. They are helping already. I may just survive mornings after all!--
*Shelbie, Heather, Elayna*
Shelbie is looking for a job. A part-time, after school job of course. Girlfriend wants some shopping money!
*My mama & me*
Elayna got a spot in her school's after-school care program this week. HUGE blessing for me and it came at the perfect time. Between me and my son Tim, we had juggled schedules and always managed to be there for her after-school, but it was tough. I couldn't have done it without him. The opening in the after-school program was SUCH a relief!
*Me & my niece, Heather*
I LOVE Miranda Lambert, and Oh.Mah.GAWD. I love this song. Enjoy!
