Things I didn't think I would ever say...

In my life I have said a lot of things that don't make sense. I know this as they are coming out of my mouth but my brain and my mouth often don't communicate. Unfortunate but true. Every once in a blue moon my husband has the same issue (as I'm sure everyone does lol). I think the two funniest things I have ever heard him say are:
1.) I told him I thought I was pregnant with an alien baby because my stomach was sick. His response? "Ok baby. I think you should have the baby and we should keep it and we should name it Gerrard." Ummm WHAT???

2.) We were discussing Valentine's day plans. He asked what day Valentine's fell on this year. I said I didn't know so he looked on his phone calendar and said (in a surprised voice I might add) "oh look! It's on the fourteenth this year!!!" Um yep that's a shocker champ.

As far as things I didn't ever think I would say here is a short list:
1.) "I don't know the answers to everything at seven in the morning? What do I look like to you? A freaking brain rocket?" Ya. That's telling  them!

2.) "Don't step on Elmo. You are going to squash your sister! " So wrong on SO many levels!

3.) Telling my husband "I'm so crazy I'm magenta YO!" I still don't know what that means...

Memories

It never fails to amaze me how sights, sounds and smells make me think of others. Right now I'm watching a children's show called Tickety Tok and there is an adorable owl that is constantly down on his luck. It makes me think of my friend MJ every time because of her love of owls. The song "Wasn't That A Party" makes me think of my dad and my uncle Gordon who both passed away in 2008. The song "Never Gonna Be Alone" makes me think of my husband who made me that promise not long after we started dating. The smell of cigarettes often make me think of my grandma. The phrase it's a little known fact makes me think of my cousin that we all affectionately call Cliffy. Her poor head is rammed full of useless facts that spice up any conversation and I love her for it! The phrase that was a heck of a deal and let me tell you why makes me smile and think of my mother in law. She loves a great deal and who can blame her lol.

Some of my favorite memories come from childhood (as I suspect many peoples do). I miss things like living in the same yard as my grandparents. I miss running and helping repair and maintain the farm equipment.

 Just last night my husband and I went to visit a friend of his from his youth and, as always, it was great to listen to them reminisce about the past and talk about their goals for the future. Admittedly some of the memories and goals were on the odd side but that is what makes them so amusing!

I remember once as a teen going fishing for the day with my parents. Dad was going to back the boat into the lake and I was to guide it off the trailer. Easy peasy right? That's what I thought until I slipped on the loading dock and was dangling by an arm hanging on to the boat and flopping around like a fish out of water. So while mom stood on shore laughing dad came into the lake to help me. He was fairly frustrated as I would imagine I was probably being a smart Alec about the whole thing. So anyhow, he comes in to "show me how it's done", slips himself and falls in the lake. There was dead silence for a split second until mom and I heard the plop! plop! of dads shoes hitting the water and saw them floating away on the lake. Then the laughter erupted from all three of us and mom and I took great pleasure in laughing about it until the day he passed away. We still share a good laugh over it every so often. :-)

Encouragement

Ok so this morning I was at my doctor's office playing on Facebook. One of the administrators of a page that I love love LOVE was enjoying my wacky sense of humor and added me as a friend (OMG TOO COOL!!!) and through various posts and comments she suggested that I start a blog. I have been thinking about doing this for some time. As a nanny and a wife and mother of three (ADORABLE) fur babies my days tend to be.... "different" shall we say. 

I love my life. The last month has been stressful due to the illness of a loved one. I feel helpless and lost a lot. I hate feeling that way. Those feelings, for me, lead to depression, anxiety attacks and small bald patches in my hair. So I have learned to cope through humor and love. 

What started off as a normal morning quickly became humorous to me when I was sitting in the waiting room of the doctors office and was scrolling around on fb. I saw something posted and thought OMG!!! I love this!!! I should share it!!! Then realized that I already had shared it and that was why it was on my timeline. I started giggling and people were looking at me funny. Did I care? Nope! I am used to it lol. Then as I was leaving the doctors office I put my purse down on a chair and put my shoes on. When I picked up my purse to leave a little girl started crying and pulling on my purse yelling "NO NO NO!!! MY BAAAAAABBBYYYYY!!!!" I was extremely confused for a second. When I looked down I realized that the little girl had set her doll on top of my purse and I was walking away with it lol.

Now here I am, safely at home, sitting on my couch listening to music on TV, and taking that awesome woman's advice and starting a blog. Thanks for the encouragement MJ!!!!