11 minutes

I had some wonderful advice a few weeks ago that has been floating around my head.
A New, Fabulous Friend told me, "It's only 11 minutes. What else would you rather be doing for 11 minutes?" (She was referring to giving your husband 11 minutes of attention. Yes, that kind of mutual attention.)

I tried her advice last night. No kids, great dinner and normally Paint boy and I would hit the couch and watch TV or surf the net.
I decided to give him 11 minutes while still awake and coherent. Well worth the effort.

I am going to start a list of things that take 11 minutes and I would like to avoid

1-Feed the dogs.
2-Change sheets on the beds
3-Dust a room
4-Do the dishes
5-Quick shower
6-Fold a load of laundry
7-Drive to work
8-sweep hardwoods
9-clean the bathroom
10-2 aisles of the grocery store
11-half a haircut
12- the other half
13- the blow dry
14- waxing eyebrows
15-waiting for a cocktail from a slow bar
16- picking out an outfit for work every morning
17- reminding my children to brush their teeth during the summer
18-one phone call to Direct TV concerning DVR again

That is 18 things I could avoid and find time for Paint boy, but we would be smelly and live in a dirty house and people would go hungry. I am just saying.

Next...

Paint boy and I LOVE to travel!

The best trip is always the next trip. We are always planning a trip, getting ready for a trip or just getting back. I love to have a trip in the planning stages before going on the current one.

I just booked tickets to New Orleans for October. (Just a warning, you will have a hard time getting your hair done in October. New Orleans and Mistletoe Market and the annual Halloween party. Book NOW!)

Yeah, Airtran and web fares! Definitely less than driving with current gas prices.

I'm Free,

I'm free, I'm free, I'm free!
I'm free, I'm free, I'm free, I'm free!!!!!!!!
( Can you picture me doing the Happy Dance?)

The boys are off for a week at the IL'S!

I met the Passive-Aggressives at a mall on their side of town. They were in an extreme hurry, so I had to meet them exactly at the time specified. Not a minute late. They were in a HURRY.
Except MIL wasn't finished shopping, so I had to walk around JCPenney's while she touched EVERYTHING in the store. She bought the first shirt she had picked up and as usual didn't try it on. I know it will be returned. It always is the same, I hate shopping with her! (I told this story to the Lawyer's wife on my way up there, I just didn't know I was going to be reliving it today!)

Did you see that?

I am sick again with allergies.

I am not ever sick and if asked I do NOT have allergies.

I am getting old and sick and my husband is going to trade me in on a new, younger model. ( Can you tell I am a little dramatic?)

Last night, trying to get over this round of allergies, I took some Nyquil and my happy pill before bed. I had also taken a Zyrtec at 8:30 pm. DUDE! I had some crazy dreams.

Dolls were walking around my house, biting at my ankles. Think Barbarella. It was bad.

Paintboy would come and scoop them up to save me, but they kept escaping. The neighbors were very angry at us for being mean to the little dolls. They called the FBI. I had a street full of blue lights, screaming neighbors and chomping dolls. All I wanted to do was wake up.

Lessons I learned:
Do not mix drugs.
Admit that you have allergies and call a doctor.
Do not tell Paint boy about my dreams, he blamed it all on the Happy pills. Does he not know that they are the only thing keeping me sane right now? Dumba**

Tag- weird food

I have been tagged by the Lawyer's Wife to list 5 crazy/weird things that I eat. This is hard for me. My dad is a chef. I don't mean, "he is good with the grill". The man went to the Culinary Institute and has owned restaurants, won awards and we used to have to dress for dinner as kids.

I eat most everything, its probably weirder what I won't eat.

1. I will only eat cooked "big" tomatoes or grape tomatoes. Grape tomatoes must be cut before eating, because I can't stand the pop. I also hate tomato snot. You know what I'm talking about.

2. I eat "warm bread" according to my husband. Toast can't be brown and crusty. I will throw it away and start over. ( I know this is how most people eat it, just not me.) Forget about cold toast.

3. I like boxed mashed potatoes. Growing up I always wanted to try them and was never "allowed". They are too easy and my boys like smooth mashed potatoes, NO lumps.

4. I will not eat Sushi. I like my food cooked. My steaks Medium rare. But my fish cooked. Its not my thing.

5. I LOVE Eggs Benedict! Holy fat grams, Batman! Got to love the hollandaise sauce. and ham. and poached eggs. The runnier the poached eggs the better. I grew up calling them "dippy eggs". If they are on a Brunch menu, I am ordering them. Paint boy is finally getting used to them. He was grossed out for years.

I am going to tag AFRo, Teri and Card Girl.

I can't wait to see your lists. Don't confuse vegetarian or organic as weird.

Explain please...

how in the world I went to work at 9:30 am and did 17 clients; 10 of them Foil/haircuts at 1 1/2 hours each and 7 haircuts 1/2 hour each and I worked 12 hours today.
Lets do some over worked hairdresser math-
10 foils x 1.5= 15 hours
7 haircuts x .5= 3.5 hours
15+3.5= 18.5 hours work in 12 hours

When did I get to go to the bathroom? Or eat? Oh yeah, didn't happen.

Baseball fun

We had a HUGE day of baseball yesterday!

J started off the day with an All Star game at 10:15am. Great game, good hitting, we won big time. 5 innings in 50 minutes. It was fantastic.(Against "Candyland". That's my nickname for the coach of the other team. She wears shorts with writing on the bootie. I don't care if you are 22, not good for 6 year olds or their Daddies to see. Needless to say, Paint boy doesn't see a problem! We lost against her in the Tournament. I really wanted to win!)

Home for lunch and rest.

Back to the park at 3pm for C and Paint boy to practice. Their game was supposed to start at 4. We were just waiting on the umpires. and waiting. and waiting.

Seems that the League Coordinator forgot about the 12 year tournament. Fortunately, 2 umpires were found and the game started at 5. Double header.

I had to run J to his field because he had another game at 4:30. Another great game, a few disputed calls. (t-ball coaches are very serious.) J had a great slide into 3rd base right under the kid trying to tag him out. The kid never expected J to slide, so he kept the ball at chest level and J went underneath. (I caught it all on video since Daddy was at the other field.)
We won again. Yeah, Red Devils! ( perfect name for a bunch of heathen 6 year olds)

Back across the park to C's game. They win the first one easily and get a 10 minute break before the second game.

By now C has an entire cheering section: My SIL , BIL and nephews came to see their local High School play in the State Championship game in Cartersville and came down to see the boys games. The Lawyer family took a road trip over to our side of town to watch C's game and have dinner. Of course, Nana Judy never misses a game. It was quite a crowd. He felt so special and played great.

The second game was much closer because the boys were all getting tired. Top of the last inning we had 2 outs and C was up to bat. I thought I would vomit. I literally walked away and hid my eyes. 3 balls, 2 strikes, 2 outs, bases loaded and we are up by 1. they walk him. And walk a run in. and then another. We had to hold them.

Pop fly and double play later. WE WIN! Go BIG BLUE!

I am so proud of my "Coach" and C and J. It was a loooong fun day!