Friday, September 19, 2008
Bug Smug...shoo fly shoo
What a week! I have had a "bird flu" so to speak, and its flying through my system like the birds flying south for the winter. Its after Midnight on friday, and I cannot believe I am still up after one dose of NyQuil. But, emails needed to be read, Paige's crisp new RED tee for her first day at work tomorrow is tossing in the dryer, and the little man has a football game high noon. Its been a fall like week after a rainy start, and its been spring cleaning for me. Even with the sniffles, I put on my big girl pink crocs and trudged through. I had a good chat with my mom, we are missing Annetta whose birthday was Thursday, and her one year passing is upcoming in November, and I miss her terribly, I cannot begin to imagine how my mom is feeling, her best friend of over 50yrs. I hope that all my friends and family, with today's busy schedules, deadlines to meet, kids to feed, and chores to accomplish still feel as connected to one another and our family as we did during those 'honeymoon' days of friendships. I try to keep in touch with everyone, as obvious as the blog on my face, tomorrow is no guarantee. I jokingly told my girly friend bobbi as in "not bobbi brown", that I hope I didn't catch the bird flu and kick off and die right here and now, she said I better not or she'd kick my a** and then kill me...well better said than I thought. Anyway, have a great weekend, enjoy the sunshine and breezes...and smells of bbq's in the south.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
silly sybil - pretty in pink...
Thats how I have one of my dearest friends listed in my phone directory...I was meant to meet her, and God placed her in my path for many reasons. The first time I 'encountered' her, my fiance and I were attending a couples class at his church. She sat in the front (wearing pink and being very lively) , and somehow managed to get under my skin...but I thought she was just very comfortable in her skin, so she was known for her input within EVERY discussion.
After our class, I noticed her getting into a van with her husband, and the logo in bright pink was a familiar MaryKay pink logo. I thought to myself, of course, she's one of those pink lipstick ladies.
A few months later, (I was now married to the fiance/husband) my son and I had decided to 'run' walk a fundraiser marathon for the same church. Well our Pastor's wife was standing close by with their new son, whom had been in the hospital as a premi for 100 days...and he was hard to get ahold of, and I desperately wanted to hug that baby...as I was reaching into the little man's stroller to grasp a hold of him, the silly "MaryKay lady" as I called her from church in the front row grabbed my hand and said "good god look at the size of that ring".....therefore no baby hugs for me.
In May a few weeks later, I received a note in the mail from 'our' church, that I had been assigned a roommate for our womens encounter....and you guessed it THE MARYKAY pink lady had a name. Sybil...I thought God Help me, you have placed this woman in the same Executive Suite as me, I was supposed to relax and have a god like encounter.
Well I did, and he placed her in my room for a reason. I was meant to meet my now best buddy Silly Sybil as she has enlightened my life in so many ways. I might not have day to day enteraction with her, as she has 2 elementary aged and one just potty trained at home, and my kids are at the other end of the education with high school and middle school., but I adore her either way. I can always count on her to answer the call, and she is the best friend I could every imagine having...and in pink.
This past week I called her with a friend in need, a young lady who had been in a abusive home life for a long as she could remember, she was a highschool friend of my daughters last year. My daughter had come to me several times with concerns about abuse this child was receiving at the hands of her own family. I was torn, being a somewhat newlywed with a husband that travels, and primary caregiver for my ill fatherinlaw., it was not going to be something I could ease into our family dinner conversation. And my daughter seems to collect strays...she has a heart of gold, and is always the bandaid to heal the hurt. So, when her friend contacted her with no where to go, and fear in her heart...my heart led me to Sybil. I had her on my mind for days, actually because we both belong to the same mom's group she invited me to a year ago, and I was excited because I knew we would have one monday a month together for the whole school year - kid free! I called her, and immediately felt at ease. She said Girl I have been there and I can help. And she did just that...I have tremendous faith and love for her...and just wanted to let y'all know...PINK is now my color!
After our class, I noticed her getting into a van with her husband, and the logo in bright pink was a familiar MaryKay pink logo. I thought to myself, of course, she's one of those pink lipstick ladies.
A few months later, (I was now married to the fiance/husband) my son and I had decided to 'run' walk a fundraiser marathon for the same church. Well our Pastor's wife was standing close by with their new son, whom had been in the hospital as a premi for 100 days...and he was hard to get ahold of, and I desperately wanted to hug that baby...as I was reaching into the little man's stroller to grasp a hold of him, the silly "MaryKay lady" as I called her from church in the front row grabbed my hand and said "good god look at the size of that ring".....therefore no baby hugs for me.
In May a few weeks later, I received a note in the mail from 'our' church, that I had been assigned a roommate for our womens encounter....and you guessed it THE MARYKAY pink lady had a name. Sybil...I thought God Help me, you have placed this woman in the same Executive Suite as me, I was supposed to relax and have a god like encounter.
Well I did, and he placed her in my room for a reason. I was meant to meet my now best buddy Silly Sybil as she has enlightened my life in so many ways. I might not have day to day enteraction with her, as she has 2 elementary aged and one just potty trained at home, and my kids are at the other end of the education with high school and middle school., but I adore her either way. I can always count on her to answer the call, and she is the best friend I could every imagine having...and in pink.
This past week I called her with a friend in need, a young lady who had been in a abusive home life for a long as she could remember, she was a highschool friend of my daughters last year. My daughter had come to me several times with concerns about abuse this child was receiving at the hands of her own family. I was torn, being a somewhat newlywed with a husband that travels, and primary caregiver for my ill fatherinlaw., it was not going to be something I could ease into our family dinner conversation. And my daughter seems to collect strays...she has a heart of gold, and is always the bandaid to heal the hurt. So, when her friend contacted her with no where to go, and fear in her heart...my heart led me to Sybil. I had her on my mind for days, actually because we both belong to the same mom's group she invited me to a year ago, and I was excited because I knew we would have one monday a month together for the whole school year - kid free! I called her, and immediately felt at ease. She said Girl I have been there and I can help. And she did just that...I have tremendous faith and love for her...and just wanted to let y'all know...PINK is now my color!
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