2 Feet of Snow

We had to dig a trench to the front door............see how high the snow is?

My SUV is covered..........day 3 of being housebound for most of us. I have really loved it though....I have cleaned things I never clean, watched movies, cooked, read, sewed...........it's nice when life forces you to slow down....

Old

I wish I could show you the passport photo I just got back from the state department. I actually am glad I can't. I remember my grandmother telling me that if you get up everyday and fix your hair and put on your makeup..........you are ready for whatever happens that day or whoever comes to visit you. Yes, that would be my Grandma Sanders.............who I NEVER have seen in sweat pants, no makeup and unfixed hair. I find "fixing" myself to be tiresome...........I would rather clean my house than fix my hair and put my makeup on. When I get home from work, I have to wash my face, take off any jewelry and slip into the most comfortable clothes I own............which are usually the baggiest and ugliest. Comfort is supreme for me...............and my passport photo....shows a very tired middle aged woman who needs a face lift just in her jowl area and second chin area.............I actually was tired that day and frustrated with the post office............getting a passport is no easy deal..........and I am not smiling...........I look irritated and very much like my father...........who has a head and neck like Fred Flintstone. I see my future and I see it clearly. My nose has started to grow too............My husbands nose and ears have grown considerably since we married over 20 years ago.............I thought that was a man thing......but obviously I am partaking of that ugly truth too. In the passport picture I have no makeup on and my hair is in a headband...............maybe I should hang this picture on my bathroom mirror every morning to inspire me to do a little better........put in a bit more effort. I think I have done the effort before and it really doesn't pay off........the chin is still there and the hair just falls flat anyway. I have stared at this picture and wondered what has happened to me. I got a Christmas card from a friend my age who never married and never had any children. She looks GREAT!!! Young and fresh............and rested and doing what she wants to do. Why am I getting this passport? Am I going somewhere exciting?
NO!!!! I told Chris years ago there were 2 things I would not want to do..........go to Disney World and go on a Cruise. I have been to Disney World 3 times with this man..............and now in March I have to go on a Cruise with his work.........all I can say is GROSS!! It's like Luby's cafeteria and bingo on a boat...........and karaoke...........and miniature golf.................anyway. My friend Mary Susan is going to live in France next year...........and I am going BY MY SELF to see her.....so I am glad I have my passport...........double chin and all.....

VMI Christmas!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f90jv4tlivY#watch-main-area

you have to watch the link above!!!!

Busy Fall and Growing Children....

oops!!!

Ok, I have 4 readers, my mother, my mother in law, my friend and my cousin in Alaska who is in blizzard conditions. Is it rude for me to tell her it was almost 70 here today???????

To answer a "readers" question........VMI is an hour away..........perfect distance. We can go down most anytime, but far enough away for him to be "away" from home. He will be 19 in less than 2 weeks........I can't believe it!!! Off to clean the kitchen.........

MSP

It turns out my faithful reader is NOT my mother or mother in law, but my sweet friend MSP........... she wins a prize............although I don't know what it is going to be yet. I am taking a personal day tomorrow to do...........whatever I want in a quiet house... I will probably clean a little and rearrange the tree a little............and hopefully watch a movie....... my friend Pam calls them mental health days..........and I need one.

Hi Mom, or Sue!!!!

As I was checking my email this morning I got a report that 1 person is checking my blog daily. So, I am sure it is my mother or mother in law...............2 very faithful people. I haven't written lately, and I am not sure why. Just life going by so busily I guess. Thanksgiving was busy and task oriented..........as usual. We have lots of leftovers, but everybody wants to go out and eat. Tucker is of course home from VMI prison and lives at Chipotle..........his favorite. He seems extra irritated with his family which I attribute to the stress of being a rat and also almost being 19 and ready to "get out of here"....... Emily also is feeling the need to "get out of here"............at 16 she thinks we are archaic. Jake on the other hand follows me around like a shadow and I wish sometimes HE would get out of here. I find I need more ME time than I used to need and have been loving the thrift shopping and sewing I am doing. But, that will have to wait. Yesterday I spent 7 hours doing the UVA football thing with Chris......not my cup of tea, but he loves it....... today we have church.........as a family...........should be a joy.......note sarcasm........and then we will put our tree up because Tucker is home. He goes back to VMI tonight and it is still up in the air if he has a ride or not or if I am taking him. I like to have a plan............which irritates him, so asked when he would know if I am taking him or not................that will probably be 5 minutes before he needs to go...................there is a sonic over that way though!!!! I can have that ME time in the car on the way back........:}