No post yesterday because I was hanging out with my gorgeous friend and her cutie patootie. We just hung around the house catching up on Drop Dead Diva. Today, she showed my husband a puppy. Not just any puppy but a puppy we could have for free. I'm a little bit leery because, well, I'm a human baby mommy. I have so many responsibilities as it is and David's at work enough that I would be this pup's primary caregiver. What do I know about dogs!? But look at him!
He's adorable. I just really want to take this slowly. David mentioned kennel training him and I can't get over feeling like we'd be torturing the animal. Then I found out kenneling is normal? Oh Lord. I'll let you guys know what we decide. For now, we're weighing the options. What are your pros and cons?
Happy 4th of July! I hope that you're spending your day surrounded by loved ones and good food! I am at home with the kids while David works. No rest for the corrections officer (or something like that).
I have inflated my pool, which I blew up with a hair blow dryer on the "cool" setting.
AAAND I have fireworks assuming the weather doesn't slap us with a haboob tonight. (Don't know what that is? See below. It's basically a wall of dust that makes seeing anything a miracle and driving impossible.)
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So that's my plans for today. Food, pool, fireworks. Hope you're having a blast too!
Every once in a while, you have the opportunity to make an impact on the life of somebody around you. It could be a fleeting moment, it could be a long commitment. Time is not important, what is important is that you have an opportunity to step forward and flash a momentary glace at who you are. What your values are, how you operate, your winning smile- all of these things come together to create an image for the person you are interacting with.
I can't stand when that image is negative after only a few moments of interaction. You could be amazing! You could rightly wish the person well in everything they do and offer them the use of your right arm for a lifetime of slap wars. It doesn't matter, they'll still draw their own conclusions. And at times, that arm that you've offered looks like it's covered in the plague to them. Your blessing, their burden.
I am trying to learn what everybody else says I should, "you can't please everybody." Well, I know that! I've got two arms, two legs, two ears- I can lend those to exactly 6 people at one time. There are billions of somebodies to create our planet's "everybodies." Some people are just going to have to wait to be pleased. But I still hate when no matter how hard you try, you're still something different to them than you are to yourself.
I was a good girl in high school. I never did anything that would ruffle any feathers or upset anybody!
Phhhh! Who am I kidding!? So I did a few really stupid things. I tried drugs. I started smoking. Partied a lot and got kicked out of school. I was a mess! Thank God that I got pregnant because Lord knows what I'd be doing right now if I weren't a mommy.
Maybe I'd be waxin' that pole or hustlin on the corner. (Yeah, my slang ability leaves a little to be desired). Maybe I'd be president! Maybe I might have even signed a million dollar record deal and been absolutely famous! Well, I don't wax poles (or anything for that matter). I once ran into a pole, does that count? I have no desire to be president (I inhaled after all) and I never signed a record contract. BUT!! But I did once roll up my jeans while I was at a lake with a boyfriend.
How did that make me famous, you ask- well, I guess the picture was snapped at JUST the right time and it became discussion worthy. You decide:
I do, in fact, have both a hand and a leg but the positioning is such that I have only an arm and a foot. Eh. I wrote the website and asked them to take it down but found out that it has been shared on thousands of websites. Thousands folks. That's right. I'm famous.
