McCain---classy till the end!

Well we all know they started calling the election by 7:00 p.m. Tuesday. That was a bit risky, considering what happened in 2000. By 10:00, our new President Elect was announced and not soon after, McCain was up there conceeding. What a classy guy. I mean really, here he was standing there having fought a good hard fight, exhausted, calling everyone to support our new guy. How gracious was he as he attempted to lead once more, lead his party to unity, healing, accepting and moving on. Bravo, McCain. You remain the proud American that you have always been. Well done.

Ok, I drank the Kool-Aid!

Let me attempt to spin this whole thing in a positive direction, and that shouldn't be too hard. First of all, I'm sitting here listening to our new Chief-of-Staff, Rahm Emanuel. He is of Jewish decent. That is a REALLY a good sign. A good sign that Pres. Elect Obama is not only willing to 'reach across', but also he is willing to surround himself with rich diversity that should and will be all inclusive---(code for C'mon southern Rednecks, jump on boad here! Your old ways of thinking are OUT---Thank God!!, so throw away your guns, sell your ridiculously huge energy sucking red trucks and buy a poodle!!!) Obama sends a strong signal that he is Pro-Israel by choosing Emanuel. Good, good and more good.

Also, President Elect Barack Obama appears to be an IMPECCABLE role model to our youth culture in this country. They need that----WE NEED THAT! He is one who can touch hearts and minds of many youths that McCain, you nor me could touch if we lived to be 100! Pulling up the youth in the country is a good thing for ALL of us. They are not only our future, they ARE our sons and daughters. Even as we attempt to shield, steer and direct our kids, THEY STILL HAVE PEERS that they will interact with for much of their lives. They must learn to work and play well with others even if those others are a bit different than they. What a good stretch! So we want those kids, our kids, and our future to have beautuful, strong and solid models of in-tact families, strong fatherhood and grand successes.

Speaking of 'pulling up'....I understand a new quote, as he was addressing the youth, from Prez. O goes like this, "I'm not going to legislate this, but, PULL UP YOUR PANTS!" !!!!!!! a good word already!

This is a historic time in our country and we get to witness that first hand! Can you only imagine if you are a 65 yr old Africian American man that has actually LIVED from Jim Crow to Barack Obama...wow! How must someone like that feel! How should we all feel FOR him----how exciting is that....and we are a part of it all! Again, all good here!

I really do believe that the glass could be seen as half full at this point.....maybe even if it's half full of Kool-aid. Take a sip-might be tasty!

ok, so I guess I'M the old one.....

Alright, I mixed my 'Peters' up...hmmmm, anyway, Frampton did not sing, 'Pin Ball Wizard', that was Peter Townshend. Frampton had that funky guitar thing where he blew into a mouth piece and his words got so distorted he was able to say some really raunchy stuff and get away with it...guess he was ahead of his time. But the point remains----either Peter can't pull off the suit and tie thing, well, guess they can both 'pull them off' but, oh lord, nevermind.... oh gosh, I better just go take a nap!!!!

ok, guess my fingers just keep talkin' today!

So I'm checkin' out my internet news and there I find a teenage heart throb of mine!! There's a pic of Peter Frampton!! He is complaining about someone stealing his Obama signs (big whoop!) or some such nonsense. The thing is, this does not look like Frampton AT ALL. I mean he is OLD, man...he's really grey/white headed, kinda balding---no biggy there for me, I like that, (check out dear hubby) but the real kicker is....he is wearing a suit and tie!!! C'mon, a SUIT AND TIE. Now that is not the old rocker from the 70's who was on stage at Tampa Stadium squeeling out, "Pin Ball Wizard" while we were on the ground inhaling!!!! What heck is going on here!!!

not to get too political, but........

Ok, so I'm a died-in-the-wool, hard core, right wing, Bible thumpin' Republican....most of the time. But, I gotta tell ya, as a white mom of a, no, THE most precious, cutest little chunk of gold that God ever dropped on this planet, my black son, I am totally and completely smitten by the photos of Obama and his momma! (wow, could that become a chant much akin to 'Drill Baby Drill---'Obama And His Mama'). I have looked for 9---yes NINE solid years for a piece of artwork ANY piece of artwork--a picture, a lithograph, a sculputre, a poster, ANYTHING of a white mom with an African American little boy in it. NOTHING, I tell you I've come up with nothing!! Oh, I've been gifted with the black cherub, the black Santa, even checked out the black Jesus, but I've not been able to run across that perfect senario so uniquely ours. Sooooooo, guess this kinda proves my point, which is that when one is so closely aligned with a certain set of circumstances, or something happens in ones life that goes really deep, it has the ability to consel out even the slightest shred of objectivity. It happens to all of us....we simply see through the glasses of our own lives. And right now, I can't seem to shake off that image of the white mama holdin' the black child! Again, I'm totally smitten......in many ways.

P.S. And I love this quote, 'It takes a lot of money to look this cheap'!!! Dolly Parton.

My hair is lookin' a bit spooky!

ok, ya know how when ya have a 'bad hair day' or 'bed head' how annoying that is??? Well, it seems I'm in the midst of having a 'bad hair' YEAR!! Just before surgery this summer I decided I would take off my nails (that could sound rough to POW John McCain, but you gals know what I mean!), let my hair grow out---which means in length and color, and just in general say 'screw it' for awhile. That attitude is not hard to come by when ya allow a few men to actually cut up your face. Well, after that huge ordeal of having half my nose removed and things moved around a bit I'm sort of feeling put back together. Swelling is going down, scars seem to be fading, so it's time to put the nails on, color and cut the hair and become a human being again!!! So, that is what I attempted to do....I went to your fav. store addiction and mine-Wal Mart had my nails replaced (oh how I had missed them!) then on to the hair. I made an appointment with 'my girl'. She is so wonderful, sweet, good attitude (or NO attitude, rather). Well, she made me blond again! And WOW, is it blond! At first it was OMIGOSH----really yellow...sooo I went back to 'my girl' and had her fix it. It was just too yellow. So she dutifully did what I had asked her to do in the first place---make me 'AnnaNicole Smith blond', or more appropriately 'Cindy McCain blond'---really white. I had a lot of gray to cover, and cover she did.

Ok, between my hair, nails and back to Clinique, I'm feeling a bit more.....ummmm...more my artificial/real self!!! Love it!

That's it for today.....need to go moisture my over-processed hair!

Praise the Lord and pass the plate!!!

I have no idea what I'm planning on babbling about this chilly evening! Guess I'll just let my fingers do the walkin'! (hey, you that are old, you remember that saying, don't cha!).

Speaking of 'old', dear hubby is turning 49 tomorrow!! YIKES, that means I'M married to a 49 year old!!! It seems like my mom should be the one married to a 49 yr. old (better not give her any ideas)---never mind, that is a WHOLE nuther story!!! And he seems to be acting every minute of it....it's about 10:30 P.M. and he is next to me sawin' logs!!! He could go to bed at 9:00 P.M. on each and every Sat. night if I"d let him and he'd be as content as could be!! With all the crap I've had to endure as a middle aged female, he is officially now a mere 366 days from his first colonoscopy, whether he knows it or not! Yep, early Monday A.M., my plans are to set him an appointment for next Halloween! Additionally, he is going to hear about it all year long!!! He is so healthy....PTL! He takes not ONE medication (as opposed to myself---I have so much crap to take that I can't travel because I don't have a large enough suitcase to handle even all my 'just in case' meds!), he hardly ever gets sick, I had to FORCE him to the Dr. this past yr. for a first check up in DECADES! (that's when I hatched my plan of the- day-ya-turn-50-your-gettin'-the-colon surprise!).

Anyway, he is a Prince, My Prince and I plan on forcing, pulling, proding, nugging and nagging him to the Dr. for the next umpteen years if I have to, because I'm planning on keeping him around a long, long way past 49.

Happy Birthday, dear.

She's baaaaccckkk!

Ok, Ok, I'm here again!!! At this point, I have no idea what to rant or rave about....life seems to be plugging along nicely, albeit a tad too fast!!!

I was able to have lunch yesterday, with an old friend. I mean I have not laid eyes on this guy for approx. 30, yes, 30 years!!! Wow, that was crazy! He was a roomate at one time...now let me explain that just in case little, oh, let's say, little 11 yr. old eyes read this. Anyway, WAY back in my late teens/very early twenties I had a couple of roomates that were and still are life-long treasured friends, that remain that to this day. We were a sort of Three's Company's deal, one guy, two chicks! Nothing romantic going on, just friends who decided we could get a nicer place if we pooled our lives and our money! And that we did---it was a great place. A 4 bedroom apt. in university town in Florida (which now is home to the USF Bulls-who, BTW, VERY unexpectedly cleaned the clock of my beloved WV Mountaineers last season-but I'm way off course here). Anyway, the apartment was a grand one---had tons of room, a huge vaulted ceiling with a spiral staircase leading up to 3 additional bedrooms and a full bath. It came with washer/dryer, great kitchen (not that we cooked at all, probably just dried out, ummm, well nevermind), had a couple of pools and, the best part was, university students as neighbors!!! Life was great! We made some great memories, mixed in with several, probably many, crazy ones. As a result, we all stayed true friends, way beyond what we would have ever thought possible. Ok, so this guy was passing through Hotlanta this weekend and called, so we got together. Now I don't make it a practice of meeting men for lunch, however, dear hubby knows the entire circumstance and he was perfectly fine with this appointment. We were hoping he could join us, but was too busy at work. Jimbo and I shared a sweet time of laughter and reminisance. He hadn't changed a bit! After a long lunch, he had to be on his way to the great sister state of NC (!). As I pondered our time together, I decided to make a list of my long term friendships. I counted 9....Nine people of whom I have been friends with my entire adult life! That seems like a lot to me. These are people that I feel like I could call day or night, for anything at anytime. They still love me in spite of my crows feet, hot flashes and big bottom!! I don't get the feeling that Jimbo even noticed those things--yeah, right! But that is a sense of true love, true friendship, life long and solid. It's not going anywhere. The first one, or maybe last, depending on how ya count, on my list is one who has been there the longest. The list begins, and probably will end with her. I knew her before....almost before our time began!! She is my namesake....and she knows who she is. I love you, L. J., thanks for the fun, the friendship, the memories that we share. It won't end till the end!

Ok, I'm just checkin' this out...does it still work? Can I begin to rant again?

RIP Piece O Crap...

My lovely, wonderful electronic companion, friend, and info giver entered into eternal rest last Monday evening. (piece o crap). She died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by only me, her loving(but frustrated) owner. She is survived by a desk top or two upstairs ( at tad better than crap) and a few previously adored laptop components scattered around the garage. She is already GREATLY missed. She will never be replaced (until next week when I get my paycheck and forget all about her).

Until then, I am currently squeaking by using DH's laptop,(another piece o crap), however, I will attempt to be grateful for what I've been given. (loaned, actually).

I will try and keep up with my posts as I can , with this, you got it, PIECE O CRAP!!!!

Love to all,

Lisa--who just loves speaking like a lady!!!

It's a typical day in the neighborhood....

My DH and I are sitting on our hind ends this evening watching TV. Nothing much on really, as usual. He has control of the buttons for the moment....we don't squabble over that too much, we tend to take turns (usually!). Anyway, I am busy busy busy pouring over web sites switching back and forth between make up artistry and wedding sites, throughly enjoying and basking in the glories of being female, while he was completely content having his testosterone-fest switching back and forth between some goofy Star Track and the latest adventures of Spider Man! How have we made it for 23 years!?! He decided to call it a day and he handed over the remote....I proceded to watch anything-but-that and ended up with old reruns of Designing Women....I LOVED those Women, I still do! I LOVED the 80's! Looks like they are coming back in their own way. The classic big Texas-hair, the shoulder pads, those huge gaudy earrings that matched perfectly with the bold colors of silk button- downs with over-sized collars. Not to mention those incredible impeccable interiors of cranberries, yellows, peaches, teals and emeralds. Which 'Women' was your fav?? They are all great in their own way, I could never just pick one as a fav., depends on what mood I'm in. The writers did a great job at capturing and combining so many attributes of the female in each character and developing them through out the years. And yes, I watched each and every episode multiple times---I even have the DVD of the 'best of''s!
Well, you can see by this post that things are coasting along in a fairly mundane way around here, which, with 2 away in college, could change at any moment! Sooooo, until the next crisis hits I'll leave you with this thought,

'Georgia, sweet Georgia, got chu on my mind".....(think Ray Charles at the white baby grand!)

Good bye to Julia, Mary Jo, Suzanne and Charlene.....we miss you!!!

Ok, I know that was totally off the charts goofy, but I can't help it, and it's WAY better that Superman!

Sandra's funeral

"Sandra, you would have been very pleased and blessed! Your service was a wonderfully warm and sensitive tribute to you, your life and your family. I was so moved to have been there. We didn't know you all that well, but we know you MUCH better now, just from attending..it was so personal. Josh sang that piece written especially for you...all I can say is WOW! The tears flowed! Your Pastor said that each segment of your funeral was completely planned by you.....all I can say is WELL DONE, Sweet sister!"

FREAKING Dental Woes

So I go back to the dentist, as scheduled yesterday, to have these two stupid mid-life cavities filled. Now, I'm not historically a known to be a 'good' dental patient....I have to have my amunition in place to even get in the door when I know there is a drill in my near future. So I arrived, Xanix ingested, Pepto bismal in hand, extra cash (to pay for the laughing gas) and ready to go. She filled the top one, no problem, took all of 15 minutes. I was doing just fine. BTW, although I feel a bit like 'Hannible Lector" (never actually saw the movie, but who hasn't heard!) because of the face mask thing, I do really love the gas. Then came the lower one..... she could not get me numb enough to do the work...wow, she had to hit me up with extra anesthesia, then try and drill, then more shots, then try and drill, then yet another shot of the juice before she could actually drill! I had at least 4 attempts at getting numb before she finally got there.....and almost 3 hrs. later I was driving away. C'mon....this was ridiculous!!! My childish self decided I would never return to another dentist as long as I lived, however, I will plan on doing to opposite. Instead of getting a check up every 6 months, I am going to get one every 3 months, so we can catch anything that even looks suspicious very very early on. This dentist has this fancy-smancy lasor drill that she can use without the numbing agents on certain situations....THAT'S my kind of dentistry! Well, so much for my attempt at further boring you at each post! Sorry, I just HAD to express my frustration at the whole thing!

Love your teeth,

Lisa

p.s. Alpharetta is really nice!

For fear that I offended anyone, Alpharetta , GA is really a beautiful place....it IS overcrowded, and I've never actually lived there, but it appears completely lovely!!

L.

I'm one of 'The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything'!!

I just realized, yesterday, on this hidious, ridiculously long, torturously terrible drive home last night (from the heart of overcrowded, overpriced obnoixous Alpharetta to the the rural emerald pastures of Loganville) that I am, in theory, one of those Veggie Tales's Pirates!! It isn't news to me, but it was reinforced once again to me at my strategy class yesterday, that, although I have my 'many daily tasks at hand' that I work on (I think I covered this subject on previous posts) I have this strangely amazing job that either I don't really have, or that I just don't work at much!!! I'll explain what the hect I'm saying....on arrival at the posh Embassy Suites yesterday, each white lab jacket-ed Clinique consultant was greeted with an incredibly huge smile, big hearted hug, tons of very upbeat music, clapping, laughing, dancing and singing! The convention room (the same one we meet at 2-3 times per yr) was decked out in orange (for our signature fragrance-HAPPY) and silver balloons, silver trays, hershey's kisses linen table clothes, ect, ect, ect. It was a real party atmosphere, and the theme this season, happens to be "Let's start a party"! And party we did!!! The whole day we discussed our business that was elegantly wrapped around party games, give aways, great food and fun! We tried new product, reviewed established product, examined new Trends and learned alot. We lunched together in the dining room fit for a Queen (did I mentioned we also had tiaras!), candle lit desserts, and impecable service. This is nothing new for us....we are consistantly teated extremely well, given over 100 dollars worth of product in a lovely bag and we are paid a very nice wage for each hour spent there. In addition many of us achieved 'accredited consultant' status yesterday. We were presented with a gorgeous custom made jade-n-sterling braclet that was designed and created by Links of London, the jeweler in London that Clinique does all their business with. And blah blah blah, never end to the perks and quirks that befell us!!! Now, lest you think I brag, the interesting 'don't do anything' part is that despite all the high energy pagentry and pats on the back, I really do very little to ZERO work! I have NO, NOT ONE, ZERO, NADA hours this month to work! The same thing happened last July (retailers hold their inventory and fiscal junk in July and January). I had only 15 hours last MONTH, not week, MONTH in December....it's retail at Christmas, hello! November was better, as was October, but on a good month I work only 20-25 hrs! I go in at 11 and am off counter by 4---better than banker's hours! (By the way,No work still=no pay!!!!) I'm not really complaining that much, just making an observation, that I have this really great company who has given me wonderful opportunity and lots of 'at-a-boys,' titles, celebration and products but I hardly ever work! I guess I could even call myself one of those "Hollywood Movie Stars Who Don't Do Anything" or anything else I wanted to be....how about if I'm one of those "Heart Surgeons Who Don't Do Anything", as long as I don't perform I can be one of those "anythings Who Don't Do Anything". Well, I think you've heard enough of my rants and raves for one post.... besides I need to get back to the O.R. !!!

"Life" is full of hard choices......!

Ok, so I could just sit here and read my new 'coins' magazine and really learn something, (thank you my North Carolinian friends who have successfully piqued my interest), or I could watch the show 'Mythbusters' (yawn), or I could keep expressing myself here on my very own blogspot! I'll choose # 3. So, here are a few of the promised pics....I know you were on the edge of your seats waiting for these, so I'll give it up now, so here we go:

Stay tuned, pictures coming soon...

DH has said, 'you need to load pictures on this thing', at least twice now... well, DH, you know we have been married 23 yrs. now and I'M NOT the one who is techno-savvy enough to 'load pictures on this thing'. I'm lucky I can do what I'm doing here. So, when he gets around to doing it, we should have pics uploaded on this blog, or is it downloaded?! I love you, Dear!

Dental woes...

Went to the dentist today. Needed the cleaning/check up thing. Wasn't too bad, although I do have 2 cavities. What's with that, I thought ya were supposed to stop with the cavity non-sense by 10 or 12 yrs old? I'll be 48 in a few weeks and I'm still getting these blasted 'sugar-bugs'!!! (that's what the dentist called Justin's cavity--thus making my point---HE IS 8 YRS. OLD!!) Come on, isn't it enough to have to worry about cholesteral, hormones and breast cancer???

Anyone listening??

So I understand I have a fan or two out there...(and you know who you are!). Thanks for reading this stuff....don't know really why I started writing, but I appreciate those of you who are indulging me here!! Friends are an essential part of life...sometimes we forget that. I don't have many, but the ones I have are priceless! Thanks. Love you!

what's a title with no content????

Ok, I told you I was still learning here......

Occasionally I have the priviledge to escort my dad down to the VA hospital in the heart of 'Hotlanta'. Yesterday was one of those days....he just needs to get checked out sometimes. Everything turned out just fine...matter of fact, each treatment/procedure he has had down there has come out A-OK!!! Am glad to see my taxes working! We are usually destined to hang out there at least 4 hrs. each visit. Yesterday was no different. The artwork/decor (and I'm using the term 'decor' VERY loosly here!) in the particular clinic that we visit seems to focus on the Vietnam era. Many framed prints and lithographs hang on the walls, offering interesting interpretations of what was going on during that decade of unrest. Each time I wander thru the halls, waiting for his name to be called (so we could run to the nurse like hungry puppy dogs waiting patiently for a glimpse of a dish of chow!), my heart can't help but be moved and touched as an interesting combination of emotions ranging from pride, humility, and wonder, with a side of guilt thrown in. erupts. Even, at moments, to the point of tears as I observe this vast field of gray headed gentlemen, many in wheelchairs being assisted by dutiful wives and daughters, who are simply trying to make it. I wonder about what their experiences were, how did they do it? how did they handle what was asked of them? How did they make it this far with the sites, smells and images we all know they had to have known. Well, however, they did it I am grateful afresh at each interaction with them,that they went, and mostly, that they returned. Thank you, Vets. You are truly our heros.

Yesterday was 'Vetrans Day' for me....

Who wants to go back to the silly routine....

ME, ME, I DO I DO....I don't know about any of you, but I'm soooooooo glad to be back. Back to the routine of my life. I'm finding that I end up in a bit of a 'Scrooge' mode that rears it's ugly head just prior to New Yrs. eve. Don't know exactly why, but each and every yr. I seem to crave my non-holiday decorated surroundings back, my kids (all of them, big, small, black and white) back to where they belong, Dear Hubby (DH) back to work and me back to the many tasks at hand that I take jurisdiction over. Could be a need for security, could be a desire for orderliness, or most likely, just plain boring old age setting in! And it matters not how perfectly lovely my holiday has been, it always ends up with my deep desire to stand out on my front porch and scream, 'OK, ENOUGH ALREADY!". Anyone else have this wacky tendency? Anyway, I must run now, run quickly back to my 'tasks at hand'.....thank you, Lord!

Love to all,

Scrooge

Wow, tough blogger world

Hope it's not a 'sign' or something, but about 5 minutes after my last post (which was about 5 minutes ago) I just read the highlights of the news and it spoke about a blogger that was 'detained' in Saudi Arabia due to his political posts. YIKES , once again, thank you, Lord for my freedom.

Ok, but it's backwards

Well I've now been to my new website thing like 4 times in the last hour, ya know, to check things out....and it seems to be posting new posts backwards. So if someone where to actually really choose to visit this thing, the WELCOME post would be the very last one at the bottom of the page! Maybe it's just cause I'm in Georgia but that feels backward to me. I'll have to further check into this to see what, if anything, I can tweak to fix it. Anyway, please know that each and everyone of you are 'welcome' to my thing here.

Until...

Love to all,

L.

Seems to be working...

Well, the good news is this thing seems to be working, or could it be me that is working it? The bad news is, and I'm sure it's not real news to anyone but stay with me here, Florida Gators just lost to Michigan before zillions of Fl. fans down in sunnyFl. Ouch! That hurt. My DH actually got emotional about the whole shabang....I mean he even said those words, 'this is so emotional!'. Wow, and all this time I thought it was me, our wonderful marriage and our happy home that created that emotion in him!!!!

Well I wish everyone a happy and wonderfully healthy New Year!

Love to all,

L.
P.S. I will explain my strange blogspot name at some point....there is a reason behind it (other than just the regular 'Lisa's Life' was taken reason, although that did contribute to it)

Ok, I'm just checking this thing out. Testing 1,2,3, testing! Hope it works, if it does, I'll send my site address to several friends who may (or very much may not!) be interested! But no matter, maybe at least my mom will read it--now, if only she had a computer!

L.

Hi everyone! WELCOME and thanks for dropping in! It is New Year's day and I kind of just stumbled upon creating this thing. I really was seeking a diversion from the Fl./Michigan game (Fl. is getting clobbered!). Our college football watching has heightened to a whole new level since we blessed ourselves with this new widescreen T.V.! I guess you could say, in honor of New Year's Day, 'out with the old, in with the new' ! That is 'code' for GOODBYE beautiful-yet-too-small-handcarved-gorgeous-armoire and HELLO to this way-too-contemporary-obnoxiously-large decorating delema known as our TV!!!! Well, at least dear hubby is thrilled with the result!!! (but not about the score of this current game---well, it is N.Y's day, so on to the next game!).

I'll call it a wrap for the moment, since I'm just experimenting here....

Until later.

Love to all,

Lisa