Melanie...

Please say a little prayer

for my friends that lost their daughter.  KellyAnne Nobles 37 wife of 17 years and mother of two.  How quick things can change.  On the way home from the strawberry festival last wed she lost her life in a car accident.  We got the call Friday night and that was the hardest thing for Joe to do was to pick up that phone Sat morning and call her dad.  They were both crying on the phone and Joe just didnt have any words to say to him that would make it any easier for him.  I know that this is just the beginning of hard and trying times for this family.  The funeral is Thursday.  I will not complain about my week ahead as NOTHING could compare for what this week will hold in store for that entire family.

GOD BLESS and please LORD send them the strength to get through this one day at time!

Spring Break

2 pedicures   50.00

Olive Garden Lunch with daughter 25.00

Round of Golf for the boys  50.00

A DAY WITH YOUR CHILDREN ....PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meg is home for spring break and Joey had a few days off too.  So Joe and I both took a vacation day yesterday and had a blast.

Meg has been home since last Friday and the weekend was a whirlwind.  New flooring in 4 rooms.  They just so happened to be bedrooms and a jam room .  Which meant moving beds ( I forgot what all I had stuck under the beds) and moving all Joe's musical equipement.  They put the flooring in on Sat and by Sun it was all back together.  With lots of motrin we survived.  But it is all nice and clean.  I can also say I have gotten rid of some junk.  This was truly the definition of SPRING CLEANING.  Still more to do as today I will tackle scrapbook stuff.  Now I hate to admit this but I have some of the original letters and stickers from CM some 10 years ago. A lucky much deserving teacher out there will love it.

Monday was kinda of a "chill out day".  I am work from home this week so that has been nice.  Joe and I got bicycles so we rode while the kids ran.  When my kids played ball at the high school I would often see parents come back to watch others play even though thier kids were done playing.  I thought to myself "will that be me someday" and it seemed so far off.  Well guess what....Monday night we all went to see Taylor play.  Joe and I looked at each and said "well we are here, watching someone elses child play and our are done".  It was kinda good though because it made me realize that I have made it through that time when I was so sad they didnt play anymore.  Now I am looking forward to the time when I have grandchildren playing and I will once again be screaming in the stands and working concession and bringing cupcakes.  I guess again I will look back and say "wow it was just yesterday I was blogging about that " .

Tues was kinda boring, work and paying bills.  Meg and James went to the USF baseball game and had fun.  Meg freaked cause the mascot took her camera and went off taking pictures, he came back and there were pic of girls on it.  She would have been real upset if he had dropped it.  When he came up to her flirting her friends said " Albert ( UF MASCOT) will be jealous.  That is when he put his hands on his hips and then took her camera.  You know it might have been a girl under that costume.  Im not sure.

Wed I took a vacation day.  After killing a snake, well not me , Joey did, me and meg went to Olive garden, JoAnns, BBB, Ross, Michaels and Ulta and got a pedicure.  So nice.  A new girl did mine and she must have been wanting a big tip cause that was the best and longest massage I have had.  Oh and we got Carmel Latte's from Barnies at Wiregrass. The boys played golf and got sunburned.  Then Meg and I cooked supper.

Thurs...hmm kids are sleeping. They both have homework and will sit at the table later today and work on it.  Im at my pc all day with work.  I do enjoy watching them together.  They are so close and get along so well together.  Sometimes I hear them talking about when they get married and have kids and how each other will spoil the other's kids.  I sure hope that is how it works out.

Well if you are still reading, you are a trooper.

Yall have a great day and keep dry.

Mel

Love Story.......

I remember going to the theater in Coca, FL with my mom and seeing the moving LOVE STORY when it first came out.  Not sure why mom would take me to a movie like that so young but I can only guess knowing my father, he didnt want to go.  I remember crying and when we walked out of the theatre not a dry eye.  I have loved that movie and I love the music.  I was touched this past week week when I heard that the composer had died.  So fast forward some almost 40 years and what do you get...........

Me and Meg sitting on the couch watching LOVE STORY.  The kid at BB told me he had never heard of it when I asked for it.  I rented it know that I would save it for me and Meg to watch with no boys around.  So with Joey sleeping in late and Joe at work Meg and I had coffee and cried.  Of course I started crying almost the moment it started and Meg cried when Jenny died.

Kinda weird how in real life Ryan went through his "love story" when Farrah died of Cancer, although the SOB should have married her before her death bed, but that is a whole nother subject.

Now to back up a little.  Last night Joe, Me , Meg, JOey and James went to the PASCO COUNTY FAIR.  Now keep in mind that James has never been to a fair or carnival.  Didnt know what a ferris wheel or an elephant ear was.  Anyway we had fun.  We all 5 road that huge bucket ferris wheel and we watched meg ride the bull and then we had corndogs, elephant ears and other goodies.  Then we can home and watched a movie till 1:30 am....poor Joe had to work this morning.

Now to cook a roast, potatoes , carrots and piddle while the kids do homework. 

ALso a big thanks to my kids that worked really really hard on Sat with me in the house moving furniture and changing out some rooms.  Hard manual labor and I really appreciate it.  LOVE MOM

Mel

OH PS.....Love means never having to say you're sorry

TGIF

Little bit of this and a little bit of that.....

Wow long time since I posted.  I read blogs everyday, I just dont post everyday.

Since last post:

Feb 9 1985 was Joe and my's first date: so 25 years together...next June will be the big 25 anniversary

Feb 14 : nice valentines day. lazy day and I cooked a nice dinner.  I got gifts , flowers and  a another new camera (nikon point and shoot little thang...love it )

Fast forward to Feb 19: Working from home. Meg is home for the weekend.  Bought a new couch and loveseat, redoing living room and kitchen decor and getting new flooring next Saturday.  What a PITA that is ......

Not much else going on.  Nothing exciting.  Lots of things I want to do but must do stuff takes its place. I did get the FASA's renewed for the kids and I got Megs tax return done.  EZ file and Turbo tax make that fast and easy.

I saw were PW will be in a magazine , I will look for that this weekend ...I wonder if its out yet?

Yall have a good day.

Mel

Mustang Sally .....for sale

anyone interested in a 1965 mustang let me know .....

Friends

noun

1.	a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.

2.	a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter: friends of the Boston Symphony.

3.	a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile: Who goes there? Friend or foe?

4.	a member of the same nation, party, etc.

Synonyms:
1. comrade, chum, crony, confidant. See acquaintance. 2. backer, advocate. 4. ally, associate, confrere, compatriot.

Pole Dancing

Yes you read it right.........POLE DANCING.......I have recently wanted to learn to pole dance.  NO not to make a living cause lord knows the only person that wants this body is my husband....but I just think it would be a fun thing to do and what spice it would add.  Some of my friends have heard me say this and today I saw Martha Stewart pole dancing.   Yes you heard me correctly.  There was a clip on the TODAY show.   She was funny and said that "you should see the clips of her with no clothes" no thanks Martha....Maybe Marisa Tomane , but not you....

Ok moving on...still looking at boats...found one yesterday that we are interested in , but lets see how much the man will come down. 

I need to clean out some more stuff.  I have gone a few days without throwing something away.

Thoughts are with Nancy Kerrigan....what a tough time she must be going through.

Get well Mary !!!

Mel

I will leave yall this morning with a picture of my ASS

Mornin Yall

Lazy morning for me.  I think AUNT FLO is on her way and I feel like crap.  I know TMI, but as PW would say "just keepin it real".  Meg didnt come home this weekend and Joe and Joey are driving up 19 to Crystal River looking for a deal on a boat.  We sold the one we had at the end of last summer.  So we just cant start June without a boat.  We dont have a pool and in Fl you have to have a boat or a pool.  Nothing better than Margaritas or beer on a hot summer day diving into the spring in Crystal River and snorkling...man I love it!!!!!!!!  This summer I am 40 lbs lighter so from shopping for a bathing suite to climbing my ass back into the boat will be so much easier!!!   Im sure Joe and Joey are glad I'm lighter cause they had to help me in the boat.

Anyway, I will clean the house ( same ol thing I do every week ) and give the dogs a bath and catch up on laundry.  I also am putting some stew meat with potatoes, carrots , gravy in the crock pot for supper.

I was watching cmt this morning...two names...Gary Allen and Jason Aldeen...Man oh man!!!

OK got to get busy and tonight my husband wants to go looking for a new singing gig, so that means a little bar hopping, then tomorrow we will head to St Pete/Clearwater looking for a boat.

Sick ward

Poor Joe and Meg are sick.  Joe has been sick all week and Meg came home sick yesterday.  It is raining outside and me and Meg are on the couch with our laptops.  PLEASE DONT LET ME GET IT!!!!

Taxes are done and I am waiting on my refund.  I had to turn on the air conditioner on today.  WTF went from heater to air with less that 24 hours between each one.  Lazy night.  I hope Meg feels better tomorrow so we can scrap a little.  I took off Monday since kids are both out of school.  Not sure what we will do.  Depends on how everybody feels.

Tuesday I go with Joey to the DR.  He is having some issues with his cochlear.  He may need to be reimplanted.  I sure hope not and so does he. 

Not much going on so not a lot to say. 

PS Good Luck Taylor Boy on your tryouts!!!!!!!!!

MEL