Do gas prices have you down? Does the idea of taking public transportation and adding two hours to your work commute due to the frequents stops have you even more down?

Here are a few ideas to help get you through this crisis and hopefully assist in keeping your sanity or pushing you into the mouth of insanity where nothing will bother you any more.

1. Push your car to work. Sure it might take a little longer, but you’ll have shelter should it start raining, and if you own an SUV, good- I hope you pull a muscle.
2. Take your family and move into your cube. Once you explain the benefits of living at work to your company and once they see your family, you’ll be telecommuting in no time (providing you still have a job)
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Mother’s Day. Today is definitely a day to celebrate in which ever way you choose fit. My day of course was the normal routine and I’m thankful for the normal routine. I was chosen as a guardian, mentor, nurturer, care provider, healer, friend and teacher.

I feel honored that I was soley chosen to be responsible for Jonathon and Ashley, to raise them and guide them on the first part of their journey in life (to be by Jonathon’s side for his whole life), and to be the loving being, mentor and friend through out Ashley’s journey.

It’s not one sided though. Both of my kids continue to teach me how to love, grow, learn and find my inner strength; and I can’t forget the constant flow of laughter and smiles they both assist with. I continuously learn about them and myself.

I thank them both for making me a mother and forcing me to rise to the name and make them proud.

I raised my kids that Mother’s Day is merely a “day” and you should honor the ones you love in every interaction you have with them. I prefer a “just because” show of affection or gift as opposed to doing it just because the rest of the nation is.

Speaking of, it just hit me that I’ve been horrible with remembering birthdays the past month! God I hope I don’t forget Ash’s birthday on the 23rd!!!! It’s one of those situations where I remember up until the day or so OF the birthday… ACK.

Well that ruined my sentimental Mother’s Day feeling/post. (sniff) I haven’t even been busy!!!

Daily I feel so lucky and blessed to have them in my life. I’m so proud of both of them and the eternal love and smiles we share. Oh God, Hallmark much?

Current Mood: Thankful

Current Mood: Angelic

My Aunt Wendy sent an e-mail about our annual family picnic up North. While reading it I started to chuckle and Jonathon inquired what was so funny. I read him the following e-mail:

Please save the date of Saturday, August 16th from 11:00 till whenever for our Family Picnic.  It will be at Tumwater Park (same as before), and as before, no excuses will be tolerated for non-attendance.  In case I need to reiterate the rules, they are as follows:

1.  Show up

2.  If you’re scheduled to work, call in.

3.  If you have a flat en route, call AAA.

4.  If you get a ticket en route, get out of it, then speed on down to make up for lost time.

5.  If  your car breaks down in any way prior to the date, hitchhike.

6.  If you get sick, bring your blanket and pillow.  Space will be provided for you on the lawn, where you will be quarantined, but everyone will file by at a safe distance to greet you.

7.  If you wake up in the morning and your basement is flooded, come anyway.  It will still be there when you get home.

8.  If you break your leg, a wheelchair will be provided for your convenience, with prior notice.  (Mom, stand by in case we need to borrow the chair.)

9.  If you have just given birth, all the more reason to show up, so the family can assess the newborn and deem him worthy.  

10. If you can’t bring anything to share, come anyway, there’s always more than enough to go around.

11. If you wake up and it’s raining, bring your umbrella (and complain to Dawn, who made up this rule.  So, you’d better show up, Dawn.)

12. If you’re just plain not hungry, don’t come–you don’t belong in this family.  This is the ONLY exception to the Come Anyway rules.
We’ll see you ALL (and I mean ALL) on August 16th at 11:00.  Don’t MAKE me come and get you!!

Wendy

Jonathon was shocked… for he was CHALLENGED. He had me write the following: 

“She can’t MAKE me go… TELL HER!” then he paused, “Tell her I WANT to go, but she still can’t MAKE me!” So there you have it!

I read my response aloud to him again and I have his approval to send. 

 That fueled her to respond: “Oh, okay, so Jonathan apparently doesn’t know Aunt Wendy very well, so let me introduce him to some facts about me.  Yes, I CAN and I WILL make you go–all of you–if I have to come down and GET YOU!”

Which of course led him to making me create the following:

And that caused her to reply: “Nephew Killer:
Be afraid.  Be very afraid.
 Aunt Widowmaker”

Should I be afraid or thankful that it’s her now instead of me?!
 

Current Mood: Amused