The Power of Mom

Mom came over today.  She originally came to see the garden in full bloom, although I mentioned that it was in full bloom a week ago, not now, and she pretty much told John she was there to help build the new carport. 

Here in Washington, the carport is more common than dogs and cats, although they are quite popular as well.  People need to keep their boats (mom and dad's boat), motorhome (mom and dad's motorhome) and spare cars (John's Mustang convertible) under cover from the green green spores and pollen and stuff (it really doesn't rain that much).  So, Mom and John worked for a long time on the carport, and I did whatever.  I ended up helping, but not much, and then I decided to clean out my garage.  SO exciting, but really, who isn't happy to get rid of a ton of stuff that clutters their house?  I made a quick trip to Goodwill, and now I am a few steps forward in the clutter department.  At any rate, we have a nearly completed carport, and John put together his fire pit and we had a fun campfire in the backyard.  It was really nice, nothing I ever did with my family growing up.  We have a good life.

that perfect smile

I just drove all the way across the city to the south end to try Pizza Paradize.  Despite the fact that the Z in Paradise is WRONG and annoyed me, I had to try it.  The PTA of my school is pushing me to use them for our Citizen of the Month lunch that I am in charge of presently.  Usually I just call Dominos, I could give a crap if they support pro life or not, I really like the fact that I can order it and it shows up. 

So, we get the pizza, spending 30 dollars on two SMALL pizzas.  And I must admit, the cheese is excellent, the best I've had outside the NY area.  The sauce is also most excellent, just the right flavor and just the right amount.  The dough, though, is a bit tough.  So tough, it seems, that it tore my tooth apart.  The entire front part of one of my top teeth just cracked and fell off.  Freaked me out, as that has never happened to me before.  Of course, my loving, sweet husband would now mention that I can no longer say it has never happened before.  He loves to point that out at awkward moments. I haven't slapped him.....yet. 

So I will spend the night feeling really weird without the front of my tooth (it looks weird too) and left a message for my awesome dentist who will call me at 6 am and tell me to come in right away.  I don't care, as long as he does something to it I will be quite happy.     But I am getting old, I never, ever thought I would have a tooth fall apart like that, unless I chewed on stones, of course.  I am quite sure that chewing on ice all the time has nothing to do with it.  But, I will not inform my dentist of that!!!

Maybe I'll just keep the half tooth through Halloween.  If only kids came down my pitch black ski slope dead end of a street, it would be worth the wait. 

Tags: teeth, aging, halloween, dentist, pizza

chicken

I have a friend who is obssessed with chicken.  He might let that obssession wane once in a while, but he always comes back to the same, annoying word.  Chicken.  He can't help it.  I cannot help but be annoyed and entertained by it as well.  I look at the chickens next door and think of my friend Anthony.  I wonder if he has ever seen a real chicken.  Once upon a time I would not be able to eat a chicken that I killed, but these days I am thinking I could easily chop off the head, chase around the body, and pluck it, cook it and eat it.  The Wild West is entering my blood. 

Chicken.  In some sick way, chicken will be the end of my friend.  Hopefully it will be me smothering him with a rubber chicken on his 98th birthday.  That would be fun.  A 101 year old crazy woman smothers her 98 year old buddy with a rubber chicken.  Oh the humanity!!!

ugly elections

I had to chat today with a guy who did not like the fact that I am a John McCain supporter.  He knows this from my facebook profile.  He seems to think that anyone who votes for John McCain is a brainwashed moron who eats the party line for breakfast.  How annoying is that.  VERY!  God forbid anyone have an opinion different from others, it's simply amazing.  I cannot argue with someone who dismisses everything McCain has done throughout his adult life without even knowing about it.  I don't know much about Obama's life, but I am learning.  I will still vote for McCain because he is my hero, yes, as a POW in Vietnam, yes, because he has a very high IQ, and yes, because he is a smart ass survivor who isn't afraid to say his friends are wrong.  You can't beat that for character.  Obama may be a good guy, he certainly seems like it, but he is more like Jimmy Carter to me, too inexperienced to be President, but one day will be fabulous, just like Carter was too naive back then and is wonderful now. 

Anyway, keep in mind that some people really do like some of the things that Bush has done.  I was against the war, but now that we are there we cannot leave.  And it's not the only thing Bush did in 8 years, though you wouldn't know that from the media.  It helps to read a lot and pay attention instead of listing the punch lines flying around today.

Tags: obama, mccain, election, idiot, bush, america, carter

I hate aol

I just typed out a very nice entry on Antigua and the murder of the honeymooning couple there.  That is where John and I went for our honeymoon.  And aol just blanked out and lost it.  PMO!!! 

books

By sheer luck I found a person who can make a comment about a book, about the meaning, the feeling, the soul of a book, and not offend me.  In fact, this person actually made my day.  It's very rare to find someone who can read a book and give a true comment that really gets to the heart of the story.  I am a complete book club snob, I know and understand what I read, sometimes I have to think about it a while, but I always get the author's meaning.  It's really nice to find someone with the same natural talent that I have, I think we are going to start trading books a lot.  At least I hope so.

I am so happy that I get to keep meeting people in my life that are, well, better than me.  And I think I'm an okay person, too, so better than me is very good.  I love my town and my life.