A Birthday Tale Revisited

to my mother-in-law...an ode on your birthday: on this day, 39 years ago (i couldn't say 29 because that would make her younger than me, and that's just not right since i'm married to her son, you know?) a lovely young lady was born. oddly enough, her parents named her mil. since her father was in the beer business, she quickly became an alcoholic. however, since anheuser busch promoted responsible drinking, she quickly joined a 12-step program and dried out. (now she only gets hammered on every third tuesday and bank holidays) since she couldn't drink anymore, she and her girlfriends would often go out to the lake to hang out, skinny dip and smoke weed. one day, after finishing a couple of double cheeseburgers and having a nap, she met a young man who was wade fishing near their swimming spot. oddly enough, his name was fil and he was also stoned! the two hit it off and got married, though neither one of them can remember the wedding. unfortunately fil didn't have much of a career besides selling weed to the neighborhood kids. when mil became pregnant with their first child, fil swore off weed forever, switched to beer, and started working for mil's dad.

9 months later, mil and fil had their first bouncing baby boy. they were going to name him wil, but decided instead to call him captain. they took the baby everywhere they went because they figured that a baby can't really take care of itself. once, they ran out of formula, so fil put some beer in the baby's bottle. captain would never drink formula ever again! even his first words were "bud light." mil and fil considered sending captain to rehab, but found out that they didn't work with 2 year olds.

mil and fil had their second boy another year later and were going to name him bil, but decided instead to call him lucifer. the boys grew into tall, good-looking young lushes, just like their father. one day, captain was sitting on the front porch, drinking beer, when a young lady from out of town walked up to him and asked him if he wanted to buy some weed. Even though captain was strictly a beer man, he ended up buying a dime bag from the girl, whose name was tigger. tigger thought captain was cheap, only buying a dime bag, but since captain was cute, she sat on the porch and drank beer with him. soon, the two feel in love and were married.

tigger soon discovered that she not only had bagged the kindest, most loving guy in the universe, but had also inherited another mother - a real, kind, honest, caring, worry-about-you, really-love-you mother. and for that, on this day and every day, she feels blessed.

i love you, mil! happy birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my terrific Mother-In-Law!! 29 and holding!

Also, Happy Star Wars Day: May the 4th Be With You!

Happy Birthday!

Have a great day, Hon!

Happy Birthday!

My "little girl" is 10 years old today! No more single digits. I feel old.

The party went swimmingly...or it was groovy I guess I should say since it was a 70's theme. We had 7 girls sleep over. It wasn't that bad for me - I got my required 7 hours of sleep. My house, though, is another matter. I am going to kiss my housekeeper's hand tomorrow and buy her something special for cleaning up this disaster!

Pics to come of the silly string war, Punkin getting "caked" and the groovy cool costumes.

Happy Birthday!

Have a great day Reggie!

Happy Birthday to Me!

So, yeah...it's my birthday. We had a small gathering on Sunday which was really awesome. It's nice to look around the table and see all the people that are important to me gathered in my honor. I really have fabulous friends!

I've gotten some phone calls and emails today already, too. I sure do feel special! Thanks, everyone!

Happy Birthday!

It's my Blogoversary today! How many years has it been? I started all this in 2002 so this will be year 6! My baby is getting old! =)

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Creechman!

Birthday Wishes

Happy Birthday, Dad! Flags are flying today, but we know they're really for you!

Good News Abound!

Last weekend my friend Cynthia got her MRS. It was a great wedding - I was a bridesmaid and Punkin was the flower girl. The reception was at the beautiful Omni Hotel in downtown Austin. I made it until 3am and am still trying to recover. What - I am not 25 anymore?? But one of the highlights was getting carded at the open bar. I just laughed when he asked me if I was 21. Try 21 + 16. When I get some pics, I'll post them here.

In other good news, Emerson made it through his surgery just fine and I am hoping that Mark has picked him up from the hospital this morning and is petting his buddy right now. Sometimes a sick or dying pet is worse than having a relative in the same situation. My prayers and good vibes go out to both of you!! Hang in there, Emerson!

Also, I'd like to say a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my wonderful mother-in-law!! I'm so lucky to have 2 moms! Dee, you're definitely the fun one and I can't wait to help you spend that gift certificate!! I love you!

Happy Birthday!

To my wonderful husband! I am so proud of you!!

Where Does the Time Go?

Happy 9th birthday to my Punkin (center)! 

You Can't Take the Sky From Him...

Go wish Reggie a Happy Birthday! (He's pictured here with his best friend, Jewel Staite).

Back to School

This morning went very smoothly as far as first days of school go. Punkin didn't hit the snooze button and was up and dressed in plenty of time. We even had time to watch an episode of SpongeBob before we had to leave.

I'm experiencing a very familiar feeling. This year, school started later in the year than in previous years. Back when I was a kid, this is how it was. My birthday was yesterday, and I vividly remember the first day of school falling like a wet blanket right around my special day. School shopping, hunting down everything on the supply list...and oh yeah, happy birthday!

I did have a nice day yesterday, don't get me wrong. I got to spend the day with most of my favorite people and even got a couple of cool gifts. The feeling I am dealing with is not a bad one, per se. Maybe I am just a little sad to see summer go away. But with that comes the excitement of new beginnings.

Happy Birthday!

Go wish a happy 67th to Mark! He may say he prefers blondes, but I know better. Underneath all of that Maria-fodder is a true laureate. Hope you had a great day!

Nice Shot, Bob

Yesterday, I went golfing with my dad. It was his birthday, and for his gift I bought him 18 holes and a caddy (me). As oftentimes happens, we got put with 3 other people to make a foursome (yes, Eric, I said foursome).

They were all very nice and encouraging, and all pretty good golfers. They also allowed me to see that everyone has a partner on the course - namely their ego. For such a "gentleman's" game, there was a lot of whining going on!

One guy put 4 balls in the water on one hole and then threatened to quit. If someone made a nice shot, there was the obligatory, "Nice shot, Bob," from all involved, to which Bob replied, "Thank you." If a nice shot was ignored, the shooter looked around until someone said it. There were lots of mulligans, gimmes, and drops taken, which everyone conveniently ignored. I heard more cursing yesterday in 4 hours than on a whole Deadliest Catch marathon.

I can only imagine what goes on when people golf whilst drinking.

Peace out.

Quatro de Mayo

The rest of you may not celebrate until tomorrow, but today is MIL's birthday!! Happy Birthday!

So tomorrow when you're having your Cinco de Mayo margarita, lift it up in belated celebration of a fantastic lady!

Happy Birthday...

...to my husband Shane. I hope this is your best year ever and I am honored to share it with you! I love you!