Easy Come, Easier Go..

I just finished buying airline tickets for our next adventures. I had 3 windows open and one very nice man on the phone from the airline. See, the 3 of us will all leave together to go to a family reunion in May. Then the hubs and I will return home 2 days later and leave behind our offspring. I will then return 3 weeks later for a wedding and retreve said child of ours. But, when I return I will fly into another state, well for some reason I was unable to book her "multi-destination" flight online. I was afraid to book ours without being able to book hers, because I do not want her flying alone.

It took me several hours researching flights and several phone calls back home to work it all out to make sure the girl's extended stay would not be a burden to those she would be with, and then match up flight numbers, buy 4 plane tickets, via 3 different airports, for 3 people.

It is a good thing that nice man Unlce Sam just gave me back my money so I could buy the above mentioned tickets. Too bad he wasn't about 2 weeks earlier. Last time I looked, tickets could be had all day long for right around $200.00. Last night they were $269.00. This morning $310. and going up every time I opened a new window. The part that gets me the most is that the tickets for the hubs and I to go for 2 days cost more money than the ticket for her to be gone 3 1/2 weeks, jumping from airport to airport.

Dirty Dog

Dear Future Family Member,

You should be thankful that your fiance chose to call me rather than anyone else in our family this morning when you had her in tears, ready to call off the wedding.

Lucky for you though, I took it all in, told her I would support her what ever decision she made, even though I really did want to tell her to kick your sorry ass to the curb, and let her sob to me on the phone.

I assured her, that if she did keep you around , I would not hold it against you, (not in public anyway) and continue to welcome you into our family.

You are treading on thin, thin ice Buster. I was not sure you are good enough for her in the first place, but now this? We have a kick-ass family who would all kick your ass in a heartbeat, if we find out that you are what you said you are not.

XOXO,
Not your biggest fan right now


(I would so love to "out" this jerk and tell everyone what he did, but sometimes you just have to hold back and wait for things to unfold in their own time and way. Believe you me though, if it turns out to be true I will shout his story from every roof top bewteen here and Timbucktoo).

I Miss You

Twelve years ago today I lost the first man I ever loved. I can count on one hand the number of times I have given my heart away, and since the day I lost him it has never felt whole again.

I remember the day like it was yesterday. I was at work when the call came in. I knew in an instant that something was wrong and it was him. They wanted me to come home before they told me what had happened. I screamed into the phone "Tell Me Now". They didn't want me to drive home but I insisted. Still to this day when I hear the song on the radio that was playing that night it sucks the breath right out of me. I didn't make it all the way home. I had to stop and call and have someone come and get me.

The next day we flew to attend the funeral. When we got off the plane it was cold, dark and dreary. The complete opposite of this great man. I wasn't sure how life would go on without him. It has gone on because there has been no greater goal that making him proud and carring on his legacy. For as long as I can remember I hoped for a son to be his name sake, I have learned, in time, a name isn't what makes a man. My daughter has the same twinkle in her eye that he did, and it warms me to my soul every time I see it. Not only does she have that sparkle in her eye, but when she looks at my dad, your son, I see myself looking at you. With all the love and adoration in the world.

Grandpa, I miss you more every day. I know that Grandma will join you sooner rather than later now and that in itself makes me happy and sad all at the same time. Happy because you will be together again. Sad because the final chapter of that great book will be closed.

Not only was he the first man I ever loved, he was the first person I ever lost. The love was the greatest feeling I have ever felt, the loss the worst.

I hope that the fish have been biting, the beer has been cold, and the popcorn is just the way you used to make it.

Breaking News!!

MEAG IS GETTING MARRIED!! WOOT WOOT! He popped the question on Turkey Day at the dinner table with lots of our family sitting right there! Brave man :). I couldn't be happier for them and can't wait for their big day.

Just Us.

14 years. That is how long it has been that we have had double duty for Thanksgiving. But this year? All of the grandma's and grandpa's are out of town. I am not sure we will know what to do with ourselves!

The girl wanted to know if we could go to Taco Bell to eat. Smart kid that girl of mine.

We will miss our family.

We are thankful though that we will be spending the day as a family of 3. One of us eating nachos, one of us spending all day long in pajamas and one of us putting the Christmas light on the house.