So, I have not updated this blog in quite a while and I am sorry for that. I have been right in the middle of a great juggling act. My screen on my laptop just out of the blue went black one night. So I had to spend $600 and buy a new one. Not something that you want to do right around Christmas. And then there was the dreaded Research class that I took this semester in grad school. YUCK!!! but it is done as are Chapters 1 and 3 of my dissertation. Let's see soccer is in full swing and Abby is now taking Karate and Marching band takes a lot of time for Jackson. It has really been crazy.
The funny thing is that Jeff and I are still managing. I say managing because I was totally unprepared for how tough football season would be. In case I did not mention it, he works part time for the Falcons, a regular full time job and has full custody of his two girls. We are a regular Brady bunch. Football season means that he is busy every Sunday and on weekends that they travel he is gone minimum Sat. and Sun. and some weekends Fri. to Sun. In a nutshell, IT SUCKS. But luckily thus far this relationship is important to both of us so we are managing. Thought you would appreciate an update on the romance front.
In other news, I am reading a very special poem that my Daddy wrote in 1965 at our school Veterans Day program on Thursday. I will post a copy after I read it. I am honored and horrified at the same time. I will have to give a brief account of the origin of the poem and it is rapidly approaching the one year mark since he died. It will tough to do and in front of 700 people...worries me a little. But I remind myself that as scary as the idea of doing this is for me, he at the young age of 16 completed boot camp and was sent to Vietnam to fight. It keeps things in perspective for me. Daddy, if you are up there and can read this I hope you feel some of the appreciation that we as society now have for our service men and women. Wish it had been different for you!!
Last but not least.....I have a special section I would like to dedicate to my friend Christy--I like to call this ode to the bikini wax. If and/or when you decide to attempt a bikini wax....know that if you will take Advil about 45 minutes before you go it will definitely hurt less. There Christy--I have officially blogged about the bikini wax. What? Want to know more? :)
