Wine Glass Girl

This past weekend was a flashback to the 1980’s for me.

Actually, a flashback for many classmates from 1960’s to the present 2009.

The high school I graduated from started an annual softball tournament about 3 years ago.

So…after reading many posting and emails from the leaders of the alumni team about the event, I decided to see if they actually needed me…

As prissy as I am, I didnt think they would really want me to play on the team.. I assumed I would at least be able to be there and cheer them on.

…but….they actually needed me! I was kinda nervous at first to commit but decided to give it a try.

Well….Traveling back in time would have been a greater gift…because my body is just screaming at me now!

…However, the joy of reuniting with classmates as grown adults was just as beautiful, entertaining and rewarding and worth every single second of pain I’m enduring.

I can hardly even walk from all the squats I did while playing catcher for 3 games of softball!

Have I ever played catcher…uh…not like that…
In the past I have played for fun…and yes this was fun too but geez….I guess I felt like I needed to try and look like I knew what I was doing.

And really…it wasn’t that hard….until the next morning when I got out of bed!
Then, I realized that was a hard work-out!

Odd thing is…I thought I was in pretty good shape…not like a true athlete but I figured I couldn’t get too hurt, trying this new sport for just a few days.

Well, I now know what Icy Hot is!

What is the deal…first I thought I had a rough week, with the heat in Louisiana, kids starting school, stress at the job, loneliness an issue…

And then Friday…so weird…quiet quiet quiet yea for like 3 hours and then BAM challenges came quick…but I’m not going there in detail right now….

So….

A nice evening at a popular historic restaurant in Opelousas, La called Soileau’s wast something to look forward to.

Husband was actually on time and we didn’t leave our company waiting…

And Oh, the company was so sweet…the couple we were with have small children and it just made the evening so sweet for me.

Kids say the darnedest things…little 7 years old girls, modeling their dresses, saying they shared their clothes…little brother 4yrs old telling stories of his first day at pre K saying “when I was a little boy”….just so cute…

Funny thing I heard the father say to kids brought back memories of when my children were small..

Have you ever made your children go the bathroom before taking them to a restaurant to have them be obsessed with the bathroom at the restaurant???

Oh gosh, my girls always had to go to the bathroom as soon as we sat down to order!!

Well, this Dad came up with this idea…and made a deal with his children that if they didn’t use the bathroom at the restaurant he would give them each a dollar…So, all these  children were all holding their pee, to get a reward of  a Dollar!

So, my evening was nice…slept like a baby…woke up to good awesome dark Community coffee, gave my husband a crew cut and then sent him on his way to farm.

I made my menu for the week and then my grocery list and set out to do my shopping…..and then it began….

The craziness….my shopping went well and I was set to do some organizing of groceries but that didn’t happen…

Cowboy was on way home in rush and wanted me to fix him sandwich to go…

Well I got wrapped up in the organizing and forgot the sandwich until when he walked in the door…

Well Mr. Rush Rush….was to rushed to wait for me to make him a sandwich so he decided to pick up some boudin on his way to the Milo grain Field.

Well, about 20 minutes later……Cowboy calls…guess what? He forget the keys to the Combine!

So, I had to stop what I was doing and head out to the field to give him his Combine keys!!!!

Well, during all this I was worried about one of my best friends, its her birthday and she had planned this great party at her house…and everyone was cancelling on her…she was so sad…

Then, yesterday my daughter cars was broke again and she needed money to go get the repair part for it, today…

Then, I finally take a breather after unloading some groceries to use the bathroom and what do I see down the hall?

…….Shredded up toilet paper all down the hall way! and then in the bathroom the toilet paper that was on the stand was all undone!

Yep…my little puppies…they had a party while I was in town shopping!!!!

So, yes…my days have been so crazy, bizzare!

Tonight, we are having a small party across the street for my friends birthday…making shish kebabs…and drinking beer and wine and playing taboo!

I had an awesome hard bike ride in the country with the birthday girl and need to go get washed up, but felt very random in wanting to post something…and oh yea..another thing…

I love Big Brother and this season !! 11…..Is so Hot!

Well, Chima left the house….bad attitude woman….gotta learn some self control…

Well, I cant wait to see the show..

but first I will drink a little wine…..See ya!

It is weirdly quiet this morning…

I’m gazing out the window of the mechanic shop looking at a squirrel who is eating a nut.

The grass is finally looking green. The Louisiana sun is shining very brightly, today.

The fans by my desk are blowing a nice breeze into my work area…

…but I know in just a few hours the heat will overtake and the fans will have no choice but to thrust out warm air to me.

Ahh….The wonderful advantages of living in south Louisiana in the summer!

….I have not written in so long…

So, Pardon me please, I was distracted by many things that life has given me this summer.

And Gee Whiz! Summer went by so fast!

But….it has been pretty good to me…

I have gone on many camping trips and played in the lake many times and very recently went to the beach in Florida.

Big Brother 11 started! And The Bachelorette ended.

Louisiana has not had any hurricanes….so far…So, Thank you Lord!

I finally got around to design my art t shirt from my friend the artist, Laura Mehaffey. However, Ive only sold a few…. but I haven’t really tried.

Wearable Art!

I think I gained 10lbs this summer….. but,

… Im on track now…back on the bike and watching calories.

I got a new puppy this summer that I really shouldnt have, since I already have 4 others, but he brought me such joy. It was worth the fussing at I received from my hunny.

I ate alot of boiled crawfish, but now I’m ready for gumbo and campfires!

I have gone through, Im guessing around 13-15 bottles of wine, but all in all I know I had alot of fun.

The visit from my mama, my youngest daughter moving back in, the Sundays at the Lake and sitting with my feet in the sandy beaches of Florida and my girlie lunches are memories I will treasure forever.

I hope everyone that reads my blogs can reflect back on what  you did this summer and grab a few experiences and share them in the comment area.

From my summer events you will hear some stories as I reflect back.

…..Until next time…Enjoy a glass of wine in the sunshine and reflect back on what you did this summer! XOXO

When I woke up this morning, the hunny as usual had scooted over to the bathroom area to begin his day.

So….anxious for my coffee… I slid out of bed and slipped on my slippers which currently are one of my many pairs of flip flops, because its too warm for my fuzzy slippers…….and I slowly slid my feet across the floor…

stopping at the kitchen to flip the coffee pot on…

Returned a few minutes later…

Ahhh,waiting for my first sip of the day…which is  always the great wake me up sip!

…..but uh oh..coffee is not even barely warm???

Of course I didn’t realize that until after making both cups of coffee for me and the hunny.

Dang…..I didn’t make the coffee last night? Hum? I had to think a minute, not like me to forget things..especially making the coffee….I usually do….(I must of been reallytired or maybe too much wine…but I don’t think so).

..anyways…..yep, we were about to  drink yesterdays coffee!

NOT! LOL

So, as I began to make  a fresh pot of coffee I found myself singing “You are so dingy, so very dingy and how dingy you will forever be…you are so dingy…blah blah blah…was this a sign my day was going to be a little out there…in never never land…???

Or am I really dingy…how did I not notice the coffee pot not dripping….How could I not have remembered to make the coffee last night….I always do!

Well I guess I ain’t perfect…but I sure do try! It must of just been one of those days I out did myself…

Ever have a day like that?

Hey Ya’ll,

I thought since this weekend coming up is Father’s Day, I would talk a little about fathers.

To be honest…just saying the word daddy makes me want to cry. My heart is so broken, because my dad isn’t in my life anymore… like he used to be.

Yep, I was one of those little girls that just loved her daddy, so much.

My daddy was crazy, always being silly and making me and my brothers laugh.

Daddy was the one who loved to bring me and all my friends places and cut-up with us along the way…

And… when I was a little girl, my daddy even brought me to his baseball games!

…When I was a baby I had a dress that was pink and said “Daddy’s Little Girl”, and daddy always called me that. It made me feel so special.

I remember my daddy had so much personality, he was always full of life.

And as I grew up, many people would  say, “you look like your mama, but you act like your daddy”.

…And I used to laugh about it.

As I became an adult, I noticed my daddy seemed to be acting differently towards me and my family. He wasn’t as close to me as he used to be….He was always stressed out about something and just didn’t seem happy.

Then eventually, mama and daddy went their separate ways….

…And I took it very hard.

I believe it doesn’t matter how old you are when parents decide to divorce. Its  difficult no matter what age you are.

Well, what I’m getting to is this. My mama is still the same beautiful mother she always was but for some crazy reason, my daddy changed.

I used to cry and be in sorrow for missing him so much. You see, he started a new life and I just don’t fit in it anymore.

He also used to be a great Paw-Paw to my children and now, well…he isn’t who we thought he was.

I know there are all kinds of dads in this world. And I feel like I was blessed to have grown up in a home with what I do believe was a good father. I just dont feel like a daughter to him anymore. And, it hurts.

So, Fathers Day will not be celebrated with my dad again, this year.

So, if your dad is still in your life, you are blessed. I hope you can appreciate the good there is in a man who can still call his daughter, “Daddy’s Little Girl”.

Hello and Happy Day Readers! I have a fun little story to share today.

For the past year or so I had been experiencing some blurred vision when reading up close…I mentioned this to a friend and she said that happens when you get old!!!

…Yeah, Right? NOT?…Me? Getting old? Ha, Ha…I’m the one who does everything possible to fight the signs of aging.

So…I thought maybe I just needed to change my contacts a little more often….

But after it got aggravating enough… I made an appointment at the  eye doctor. Well… to my surprise the doctor preceded to tell me how LUCKY I was to have this at my age…Said… all my other friends have been going through this for years!

Geez…first the hormonal thing I thought I was going through

and now my eyes are getting old…What Else????????

So….After my examination I was brought into the “Eye Boutique” where a lovely eye glass stylist fitted different types of glasses on me. That was kinda fun…until she explained the types of lenses available.

Evidently, due to the strength of the  prescription I needed..I either had to wear glasses that weighed about 5lbs each and wear as think as coke bottles or pay a small fortune for lenses that were much thinner and attractive…Well..duh…I’m sure not gonna wear something ugly or heavy…but then, the lovely assistant called them “Bifocals”????!!!

I was not handling this well at all. But wait one more thing…Not only do I have to wear bifocals but I have to wear reading glasses! To go with my contacts, to read upclose!

This was not cool…..Well, so I thought.

I picked up my glasses this week. The first night I decided to wear my beautiful new glasses (yes I’m being sarcastic) my husband came home a little late…

So, He walks in the house looks at me, stop dead in his tracks and has this look in his eye!

He claims I looked so sexy! I couldn’t stop giggling. Me, sexy with these glasses on my nose! I know alot of woman who can wear them and look so beautiful and sexy but I have never felt like that wearing glasses, unless they are sunglasses.

Beleive me I was not wearing anything sexy just a simple white tank top,
Soffe Shorts, hair in pony and no make-up and yes the glasses!

And then he asked me to wear them to bed!

I remembered when Sarah Pallin was running for Vice-President and there were comments made about her glasses. How if she didn’t wear them, the public would not have taken her serious…because of her beauty.

Well, that kinda made me feel better…So…I now know that my hunny thinks I’m sexy and he says I look so smart…and you know what else…I can actually see much better.

…Unless Im holding a glass of wine…

Enjoy the body you have and flatter it with love and affection every day. Your body will bless you if you love it.

What the Heck is Social Networking? There are many sites out there that are soical networks but these just happen to be the most common ones I had experience with.

Myspace, Twitter, and FaceBook. Common phrases:

….Tweet…RT…DM…Follow Me…What is your status?….What are you doing? What is your mood? Some sites limit your amount of letters and some sites allow pictures and links attached.

Whatever the case….I love life  so much, it is the gift that we have to know so many types of people…

Well, Iam one of the people that love making friends…I could talk to a stranger without any problem at all. I have always been that way too.

However, I kinda live in a little world (at this time)…where Im not around alot of peeps anymore.

So……Having the outgoing personality that I have….and the desire to be with people and engage in conversations and develop relationships…let alone have girlfriends that I could chat with occasionally through out the week.

Not having that much interaction…..Well…it makes me a little nuts!!!…..

Until Social Networking came along!

Yes…MySpace has been out there for awhile but when my children poked fun at me being to old for Myspace…I kinda just left it alone…haha..

Then…there was HI5 which I think is still around but I didn’t do anything with it.

Then…NetLog…I’m sure that is still around…I got very into Netlog and made tons of friends and loved beginning to blog…but then freaks starting being nasty and it was just too much…so I deleted my account.

A few months ago I was trying to get in touch with one of my high school friends and I told her to text me her email address…she said find me on Facebook???…What the heck is that?..I didn’t know what that was…but she convinced me that many our high school friends are there.

My curiosity got me and I went to Facebook.com to sign up…Ha! to  my surprise I had created an account at one time and even had a profile…I guess somewhere in my crazy circus life I found time to create an account but just forgot about it.

…I can honestly say that it changed so much for me socially…Friends I haven’t talked to in years all showed up leaving me messages…It made me feel so happy. And we all began to share pictures current and past…from in school…

Yea…so I then became a FaceBook Addict! and loved making comments on my crazy status…I started to notice that I had friends that said they looked forward to my messages! That just blows me away…

Here I was suffering inside for the loss of a social life I once had and the Internet was making a  big difference for me with Social Networking becoming so popular.

A few weeks ago…I was having lunch with my oldest daughter and she asked me if I knew about Twitter? I had remembered hearing a little bit about it but thought it was just for celebrities or something. She commented on how Ashton Kutcher and Ashlee Simpson were always leaving tweets for us to read.

After lunch that day…I downloaded Twitter…and Yep…now Im a Twitterholic!

However…along with it came some very nice blessings…; )

…My comments were noticed by someone who knows how to host websites and he helped me create WineGlassGirl!…

……..Besides this blessing…I have already made some very good friends on both networks…Meeting people with different careers and interest and obtaining information about almost anything I can dream of is inspiring for me.

So, in saying this I don’t think it matters how old you are, what you have as your career, social networking is fun…I will say its not for everyone but for moi….it fits in my life just right and I’m thankful for everything that I have gotten from the experience.

If you haven’t found the time to check out any of the popular sites I want to recommend that you do…at least Facebook. Life is short and we are not here to please ourselves, we are meant to touch peoples lives. So if you don’t have the time to join me in social networking then find someone new to talk to today and I hope your day will be blessed by this message.

Tweet ya later…

Ok…it was such a lovely day, everyone! …I had to look down and make sure I had my clothes on! Thought I was dreaming…oh how nice huh?

Yeah, Right…read on…

Ok…so I run to town…yes, again…to pick up one of the children from a “End of the year,  Summer Swim Party.

During the trip to bring the little one, I see one of my teenage daughters call…which I should mention is very independent…lives on her own but only calls when she YEP…needs something…

Well, to make the story short…she was stuck some where’s in the city with her boyfriend and his friends and did not want to be there anymore. She wanted me to go get her! An hour away…drop everything and pick up my little princess…weird thing is…I probably would have done so, if this week had not been so crazy busy…and I have been on the road all day and Im tired and geez, I don’t need to have an excuse…right?

…Anyways she wanted me to get her, so she could get home early enough to get ready to go back to the city with her friends…is that funny or is that me crackin up?

Im sorry…No Im not sorry…that was just too crazy spoiled.

Anyways, she got over it…and was sticking it out. I was proud of her.

However…all day I was looking forward to having dinner out…just something so I didn’t have to be in the kitchen…honestly we were supposed  to have dinner with my father in law….however…

I found out at the last minute..which was around 5, that my husband had to do some other work…Dear goodness…if you would have seen how hard he worked today…sweating…swearing….trying to help friends…everything going wrong…actually, I think he worked for free today…yep…that’s sweet huh? And now he is off again and it will be another late night.

That felt sarcastic…well it was…my husband is one of those men, who amazingly helps his friends whenever they need it…and I love that about him…but darn it…today was hard enough and now he is off to work his  other job…which I pray someday will be the it…that he is looking for.

So, along with that…the plans I was making for the weekend…well…they are on hold.

So, I wait…till probably the last minute…and then I will know…it’s ok…Im used to planning very spontaneously, just the chic in me…wants to plan…Does that make sense?

I take a deep breath and yes, pour me a glass of wine. Try to relax and just enjoy every second that I have, I know everything is a blessing.

Oh…the phone rings…it’s a text…daughter still asking me to go get her…

I’m laughing but honestly…wonder on days like today…on what level does my sanity level?

Have a good one! xoxox

Good Morning World…

I slept really great…I hope ya’ll did too…Enjoyed a few glasses of wine after another crazy day.

When I finally decided I needed to cook, I realized that a George Strait tribute show was on the tube! Oh my goodness, he is just so sexy…it was hard to concentrate on cooking  just watching him sit there and smile…awe…but I managed to pull together a pot of organic chili.

Speaking of organic cooking…Im so proud of  my cousin…she lives in New York and has been a successful entrepreneur for… I beleive since just out of high school… and she must be atleast in her early 30’s (I think)….She just opened up an organic restraunt in Brooklyn called Rockin Raw…menu looks fabulous…so I have to give her a plug…and hope to visit Rockin Raw someday as well as New York City! Check it out www.rockinraw.com

Anyways…nice night led to a nice night sleeping and here I am…

I was supposed to rush off to the city to pick up some things but that is delayed for the moment…And Oh My! guess what?

Last day of school! Ahhhhh! So Im in the process of registering the kids for swim and tennis lessons.

Looking around my so called office, makes me wonder how did I get myself into this? Oh yea thats right…when we remodeled the house I moved my office into my husband mechanic shop.

And why did I do that? Im laughing… because honestly I guess I wanted to be close to him>???

In all honesty…I do love working with my husband. I  dont know anyone who would want this job…but someone has to do it….lol

My new beautiful computer sits upon a beautiful oak desk…I have a vintage lamp that gives me the right aviance…I cant help but giggle as I tell you this…I have a nice WoodWick candle that I burn occassionally…and there is a ton of other stuff around me and on my desk…you cant know about…lol..just joking…everything has a story in my life.

I hear the guys coming…mechanic and a few cowboys…I hear a few french words…good ones and then improper ones..and then they notice me!

Funny how they react when they realize Im hiding behind this desk…I tell them to put 50 cent in the jar for cursing…cowboys laughs and says I owe you a dollar then…LOL

The Walter & Johnson show is on the radio…blabbing away…really not paying any attention…

……later on

Okay, that was like hours ago. Have been on the phone making arrangements for this weekends camping trip (if we an actually get away from the farm) and planning for the 4th of July.

I have picked up the kids, ran home  and got them dressed for the Swim Club…dashed out the door and headed to the club.

Well…Of course there is road construction and its all backed up, so I go another way…I finally get there to drop off the kids for a few hours and guess what?….The gate is closed and locked to the Swim & Tennis club!!!!

So..after a call to a board member of the club…I give the bad news to the kids ; (     It was so sad, their smiles turned upside down…the excitement in their voices dyed down…pool doesnt open until next week!

However…one of the kids is invited to a private party at the Swim Club later on today….so what do I do about the other child…Geez…thats another story…

So…I have run my errands and can now finally finish this random blog of  a day in the life of wine glass girl.

Oh my gosh…I just saw a really handsome man in the drive way of the shop…and I guess I kinda let it show…and my husband just commented on my grin…Well what is funny is that…That never happens…no one catches my eye like my husband…yep that is true…

I am pretty lucky that I can work at home and be with him all day!

How many of you can say that! I get to flirt with him all day, work at my leisure and then now start sharing with you….which hopefully will lead me to bigger things.

I have high hopes for Wine Glass Girl..next goal is to begin looking for advertisers for this website…So, If you know anyone interested pass them my way.

Okay Enough for now…need to go get lunch together…and catch up on Twitter and Facebook…

Wine Glass Girl signing off for now.

Have a great afternoon….XOXOXOXO

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