Real World Mom

The newest member of our family is BlackJack. He is an 11-month-old Chihuahua/Rat Terrier mix. What a sweet boy! Unfortunately, he has some socialization issues, but we are working on them. We got him from a family that just had too much activity for the little guy to handle.

He’s been with us for two weeks today. I can’t imagine my life without him now!

Paul and I went through four years of high school together.  He helped to make many a boring class bearable.  He drew hilarious cartoon images of teachers, other students, and various other things.  No matter how bad my day was going, he could always make me laugh!

We took–and failed–a COBOL class together.  What a bore that teacher was!  We consistently pissed the teacher off with our laughing and talking, but, that was the only way we could find to get through that period!  Mr. Krout would be shocked to learn that Paul is now in the IT field. 

We lived only blocks apart, so not only did we see each other at school everyday, we rode the bus together and would often bump into each other around our small town.

We even worked at the same retail chain store, though I lasted only a month or two, and Paul ended up staying there for ten years.

I can’t remember a time during high school when Paul and I weren’t friends.  He was always there for me.  He was a true friend.

Sadly, as so many high school friendships do, we eventually lost touch.  I’ve thought of him often over the years, and wondered how he was, where he was and what he was doing.

When I signed into MySpace the other day, there was a new friend request.  Much to my surprise, it was Paul! I couldn’t believe it!

We’ve exchanged a couple of emails so far, trying to catch up on the last twenty-plus years of our lives.  Talking to him again, after all this time, is so cool!  I can’t tell you how happy I am to be in touch with my friend again!

*In case you’re reading this, “Hi, Paul!”*

Last week’s edition of Wacky Wednesday was so much fun, I thought I’d do it again.

Here are this week’s entries for wackdom:

Not just a plane wedding for the British couple who exchanged vows while strapped to the top of separate airplanes. I want to know how they convinced the Reverend to join them…

A slot machine ’stole’ this guy’s money, so he called 911–not once, but twice–to report it. Said idiot is now in jail.

During the same week, another Florida dumbass man called 911 because a restaurant forgot to put the sauce on his sandwich. What the ?? If this was my biggest problem, I’d be celebrating!

“The Culprit”

Summer is my absolute favorite season. Here are some of the reasons why I love summer so much:

• Laying in the sun totally relaxes me
• The sound of seagulls
• Going to the beach (although I like that any time of year)
• Seeing (and smelling) all the beautiful flowers
• I’m able to wear shorts, go barefoot, or wear sandals
• It’s butterfly season
• Barbecues
• Sandy beaches
• The boardwalk
• Gardening
• Green leaves on the trees
• I can spend time outside
• My semi-tan

What are your favorite things about summer?