it occurs to me....

I'm not very good at this blogging stuff---I was reading in Real Simple magazine (am I supposed to have a 'tm' somewhere around here? or a link somehow?---anyway---they had a list of 30 great blogs---apparently you are supposed to have a theme---i read one (Carmel) that does restaurant reviews---love it---another does product reviews----mine is just the wanderings of my mind----that will never win an award!

a year down the road---and looking back....

a year ago---

Jasmine & David had just gotten engaged!

a year from now---

David will be within spittin distance (a good spit) of graduating---or at least seeing the end of the tunnel

year ago---

Leah was trying hard to not be trunky while finishing her mission in Pocatello, Idaho--and looking forward to not going thru a cold winter ever again.

a year from now---

Leah will be in Utah---experiencing her 4th cold winter in a row---but this time with someone to keep her warm!

a year ago---

Lyric had given up dating and had just decided to return to Texas and get on track for nursing school.

a year from now---

Lyric will be 30% thru with nursing school!

a year ago---

Molly had run away and was failing school

a year from now---

Molly will be independent and happy

a year ago---

Sam was 90 lbs and 5'0"

a year from now---

Sam will be nearing graduation and growed!

a year ago---

Ace was a nice, active kid that would drive you crazy

a year from now---

Ace will be a nice, active kid that will be anxiously waiting to learn to drive---not crazily!

a year ago---

David was wishing he could transfer to Fort Worth Office---tired of the commute.

a year from now---

David will be finding an office in a better part of Fort Worth---even closer to home!

glimmers...

ya know---time passing always allows people to make decisions---ace has brought up his grades---his vp met with him and is aware that maybe he needs a little more watch at school---being grounded from anything electric has pushed him to find other things---reading, cards, bikes---he decided to not continue the spiral.
i have decided its not always about me---and i need to get over it----i'll be dead of heartburn if i dont learn to get over it...i hope i decide to be happy.
sam has decided he is excited to move to a group home----i hope he is right----i hope he decides to be happy.
molly has decided to not move home----i hope she is right---i hope she decides to be happy.
lyric is trying to decide----she is not happy----i cant fix it for her----that drives me crazy---i hope her decision brings her peace and happiness.

can you die of....

okay---so it occurs to me that this is getting really depressing----so i need to upbeat it a bit---in case we actually survive all this junk.

can you die of heartburn? now, you may say---Meredith! that is not upbeat!----but it is a little lighter than other maladies---i love big words----i get horrendous heartburn anytime i'm under stress---so i pretty much live with it right now---and

my muse

I was inspired to blog from a couple of people----Olivia Carter---I love reading her blogs---she is my niece and writes wonderfully.... RunDMC---RevRun---he has a reality show on tv and he blogs in the bathtub every morning---i am sure he has writers that write his wonderfully clever and very uplifting thoughts---but i am uplifted nonetheless.

I need to be quiet---

It occurs to me that most of the blogs i read---and i like reading blogs---most are very uplifting and positive---i am feeling neither

i hate/like it when......

• i hate it when people i love are hurting----and i cant fix it----i want to kiss the boo-boo and make it better---give em a pill to let them sleep thru the pain (my philosophy)---
• i really like stew when its cold outside---i like the process of making the stew, the smell of stew cooking---i like MY stew.
• i hate flux---i like change---i hate flux.
• i like my house more when it is clean---but i do like to make clutter.
• i wish the skin on the back of my hands looked like it was 30----and my neck---yeah---that would make me happy.

when jasmine and david got married, we (leah, lyric and I) took them grocery shopping---up and down each aisle---looking at new stuff, imaging what they might want or need for their new home---buying them things they wouldnt be able to afford to replace---great great fun....lots of discussions about flavors and favorites and why you need corn starch or how great Hunt's Chunky Vegetable Spaghetti sauce is---so--when Leah got married I couldnt do it cause she is up in Utah and I'm not---so I sent cash to my dear niece Olivia---and she took leah aisle by aisle shopping---missed doing it---a lot.

i hate it when my babies hurt. the mother tiger comes out in me....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.