what's next?

In the very near future I'll be eating a wild salmon burger with lettuce and tomato on a Deli Thin whole wheat round with honey mustard.  Oh yeah, the dinner bell has rung and I am pleased with my selection.  However, I'm looking forward to this coming weekend.  I am flying to Boston to see my Princess Bride, and to ice that  cake Camille is flying in from Paris.  I sure do wish my baby girl (now, Mrs. Sickinger) was going to be there too.  Sometimes a Mama is just selfish.  Yeah, I said Mama. . .that's what my babies called me when we lived down South.  Now some of y'all don't consider my living on the Treasure Coast of Florida the South, but I can assure you, every now and agin a y'all makes it's way into my conversation, and I pause.  It's been 26 years since I lived there, but there is still a part of my heart that belongs there.  I have dear friends that live there. One is like a sister to me.  But, that seems like part of my past, and yet it is my present and my future.  I have woven a rich and complicated fabric for my life, and I love it.  I love my kids and my family and my friends.  I am blessed and when I remember that I have


Peace.

Hurricane Irene

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Well, I moved from Fl. in 1985 because I couldn't stand the pressure of hurricane season anymore.  I came back home where life was safe and secure from these natural disasters....and then came Hurricane Gloria, just 2 months after my migration.......and only my family can appreciate the irony in that.  However, Hurricane Irene is the real deal.  The likes of which NJ has never seen.  So just in case......I love you all, so very much.  Near and far, all my family, my friends and those I have met and don't see enough....

Peace.

Weekend of Alexis's Bridal Shower

I got home from work about 4:35PM, after a grueling day in Court with some of the most frustrating people I've ever had the misfortune of meeting.  I went to the Post Office directly after 4 Bells because I mailed some school clothes down to Florida for my Brianna.  I found myself humming in the Post Office line - wait. . .I didn't find myself. . .a woman standing to my left told me I had a beautiful humming voice.  Then the lady to my right agreed with her, and THEN I realized I was humming.  Under The Boardwalk.  But I must have been self soothing due to the nature of the day.  Anyway,  I rushed  home after that to vacuum.  It's summer and anyone with a dog knows that this time of year, vacuuming is a daily chore.  Did I mention how much I hate housework?  No?  Well, I do.  I get no personal satisfaction from cleaning the house.  Never have.  Never will.  So I'm still in my heels and skirt from work, vacuuming, got the dryer going cause I have sheets that needed washing.  I'm changing beds, vacuuming, fluffing...like I'm some sort of domestic genius....but I find that I am happy.  Wait. . .what?  I'm happy doing housework?  Well, I'm happy because my princess bride is coming home, and my niece will be here, and my sister-in-law that I see way too rarely is going to share space here at the Creekview. This is the best stuff on Earth.  Family.  And even though it can be hectic, and sometimes crazy it brings me joy, and

Peace.