Lets get the BOOGIE for $9.00........

Last nite Lauren & I went to see this movie that has brought in over $2,000,000,000.00 in its first four weeks. 'AVATAR' is in 3D & was magnificent. I thought it was too long, but a 'must see' movie. It is a breakthrough in computerized digital blah blah, of which I know nada. James Cameron wrote & directed it & it was four years in the making.........Anywhoooooo, it was well worth the time & money.

As we stood in line to purchase our popcorn & drinks, a conversation taking place right behind us just flabbergasted me. Popcorn & drinks can be purchased individually, or in penny saving combos such as 'The Fred & Ginger', (referring to Fred Astair & Ginger Rogers), or 'The Bogie', (referring to Humphrey Bogart), or another package I can't recall. The conversation was between a mother & son, approximately 35 & 12 in age. The mom goes 'let's get the BOOGIE', her son responds 'mom, I think it is BOGIE' (with a long O) and she goes 'whatever' & thinks about it for a minute & responds: 'it can't be BOGIE, it must be Bogie rhyming with Dogie....it's spelled just like Dogie'. At this point, I turn to her & tell her that it is BOGIE, named after Humphrey Bogart.......she smiles & says 'WHO is Humphrey Bogart, I've never heard of him. I started to ask if she had ever seen Casablanca, but decided not to go there.

Thinking about this later, I had a negative thought of being so old, but changed my mind. I've decided she is the one that has no idea what she has missed by not being my age. I don't even want to change places with her.

Are you my Mommy's Mom?

Rileigh Shea discovered I am her mommy's mom this week & is bringing it up nearly every time she sees me........she can't let it go. Vicki called me prior to Lauren's soccer game last nite, & while we're on the phone I can hear Rileigh in the background.........'Mom, are you talking to your mom? Well, I want to go see your mom'.....When I arrived at the soccer arena & was walking towards them, she hollers 'look Mom, here comes your Mom'.........'Hi grandma, I missed you today'. She will be four February 28th. She has a very caring, sweet personality, and of course she is just brilliant. I was living on Guam when Lauren was this age, and it is 40+ years since Vicki was this age, so I've forgotten how quickly everything is absorbed in a three year old mind. Shannon (Katy's daughter) has a three year old & said the other day they were walking to the bus stop to meet Shannon's oldest daughter. Shannon had explained earlier in the day to Brooke that daddy was gone on a business trip to Miami. Later Shannon asked Brooke where daddy was & she replied 'he is in Yourami'. haha Made perfect sense to her three year old mind..........love it, love it, love it.

2010 or, twenty ten as I will call it......time is flying by

I'm not a 'New Year's resolution' person, however I did tell myself sometime last month that I was going to make an honest effort to write on my blog site frequently........starting Yesterday!

Oklahoma made weather history on Christmas Eve, 2009. We had a horrible blizzard, with 141/2 inches of new fallen snow in about twelve hours. A lot of Christmas gathering's were postponed or canceled. We (Vicki, John, Lauren, Rileigh & I) got to get together since our houses are about 100' from one another. Santa came & rang the doorbell, leaving Rileigh Shea's John Deer tractor & trailer.......and, her hungry, hungry hippo game.

Vicki ended up @St. Anthony's hospital Sunday, the 27th for emergency surgery. She had to have her lap band removed. It was causing her to vomit too frequently. She has probably lost 80# or so in the past 14 months.

Rileigh stayed with me this morning while lauren played two indoor soccer games. The first game was @7:45 AM for God sakes !!! Rileigh Shea & I were playing catch, I dropped the ball & she goes 'Grandma, remember, you have to keep your eye on the ball'.......She's 3 & totally keeps me entertained.

SECOND EPIPHANY

Watching DR. PHIL this week, I had my second epiphany: regarding sarcasm as the lowest form of humor.... That is me for the most part of my humor. I have known for a long time that I do not have 'empathy', and I think it stems from my own childhood & upbringing. How in the world could I relate to empathy, unconditional love, and all that goes along with family? I masked everything. So, the mask is what I was most comfortable with most of my adult life. I'm not wearing a 'mask' anymore. I am still very blunt. I speak when I should keep my mouth shut, however, what I speak, is only thoughts amongst others that have discretion) and I apologize for that........I am not sure if I will ever correct my faults......So just put up with me.................Or Not.

TWO EPIPHANIES THIS WEEKEND

I'm trying to create an 'old hairstyle', Vicki gave me in the '80's' and am having a hard time. I found a new hairdresser & got things started, however, it was not working out....does not 'look like Vicki's cut'....can't make this old broad understand 'the firefly' style of the time. I KNOW she has been in business long enuf to 'remember the cut'.....So, the other day I dragged out some pictures of myself with 'the cut' & took them to her shop. She pretty much 'nailed it', and I feel confident, & eventually, it will be the cut I want. As I returned home, and took the pictures from my purse, I took a good hard look @who I was back then, & who I am now. For the first time, I think I have finally separated myself from those 1980 photos. It was a really sad situation, and I cried. 'Oh, My God!, I am not 'her' anymore, I am really seventy......It was a hard realization, I AM REALLY OLD NOW! I don't FEEL any older than those pictures I was looking at, but I AM!, ......and, my dears, SEVENTY AIN'T BAD! OLD is only a word. BAAHWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

THANK YOU, MAMA

Mama, you have no idea (or, perhaps you do) how happy your children are this week. We all received 'our inheritance' from you. Everyone is extremely happy & 'over the moon' deciding what we will do with our monies.

You can be well assured we all have great plans.... This windfall is appreciated so much. Know this: all of your children (and some grandchildren) are elated! Most know exactly what they are going to do with their monies...me, for one, have two or three avenues.

God bless you, & I pray for your soul everyday.

I love you so much, frances

TO BE THANKFUL

Yesterday, (November 11th, 2009), someone posted on facebook, a suggestion that we should post everyday, something to be thankful for until Thanksgiving day. Well, this would be an easy project to be involved...........and, it is, however, how many of us ever think of something to be thankful for on a daily basis? Do we just take everything for granted? Yep, I think so. So, I started yesterday, and posted again today, and will tomorrow and so on. In fact, I will start a journal on my thanksgivings. I think it heals my heart, and may be an interesting read one of these days for my daughter & grandchildren......................join me.