The happenings of this week

This week is just about the busiest week of the year at my house with Valentine's day, John's and my 26th anniversary, Owen's baseball season beginning and Emma's 20th birthday. All will be celebrated in some form be it small or smaller. (If Emma ever read my blog, she'd give me an earful.)

So far Valentines' day has been very quiet around here. I managed my online bakery (LOVE IT) washed towels and dried towels. In the next few minutes I'll break up my V day excitement by folding the clean clothes and rejoicing in the fact that since I've washed and dried everything for another week, I'll no longer have to listen to my dryer squeaking. The squeaking of the dryer began over 2 weeks ago. It's the loveliest sound you've ever heard. Just imagine a very loud squeak....any squeak....and imagine it for hours and hours and hours. It makes my day so grand. I'd bet quite a lot of money if John were home all day listening to the squeaking, the fixing of the dryer would race to the top of the priority charts to number one with a bullet! And yes I know there are repair men to call, but there's one other thing that's squeaking louder than my dryer and that's my dadgum wallet.

I received yellow roses for Valentine's day. Lovely. And it's been a looonnnggggg time since I saw a petal in my house, so kudos to John for that. The very valentiny taco salad will be the official V day supper here at the house and then the day will round out with watching any American Pickers. People please refrain from being jealous.

Wednesday marks the beginning of the 26th year that John and I haven't killed each other. Sound romantic? Now, that was a joke and only a joke. We really like each other MOST of the time, but I'm not now nor have I EVER been a mushy person and therefore will not be going for a mushy blog. In general I'm not a person who enjoys public displays of affection and thank goodness John's not either. Wednesday we'll probably high five each other and go out to dinner and MAYBE if we go crazy, a movie. We stopped caring about gifting each other about 3 sets of orthodontic procedures ago. In another 10 years, we'll owe each other $250,000 worth of ungiven gifts. John's been blessed with a wife that doesn't wear jewelry of any kind, including....on most days....a wedding ring. I can't stand stuff hanging off of me....even if it's diamonds and pearls. So, if my jewelry wearing ever kicks into gear, he'll have LOTS of ground to cover in a short period of time. But that's not bloody likely to happen. All in all John's quite handy to have around. I think we made a good decision by unionizing 26 years ago.

Owen's 30 game baseball season begins Friday afternoon. If in the next few months you're looking for me, it's a safe bet I'll be at the ball park in Monroe, Ruston, Franklin Parish, Rayville or West Monroe. My head's already reeling from the amount of hours this commitment will require. Baseball games can last for up to 18 days at a time. OY. I'll be posting a picture of him in his first game day uniform. Also he made the gold card level of the Renaissance Club at school again. The requirements for it are: all A's, no tardies and no absences. My high school career was far from gold. I'll just leave that riigghhtttt there. I counted 14 trips up and down "main street" the other day picking up and dropping off any or all of my kids from one place to another. My taxi driving skills are top notch as long as forgetting people is part of the job. OOPS! Yes I've forgotten one or 2 of my peeps in my day to day chauffeuring.

Sunday will be Emma's 20th birthday and on that day, 50% of my children will no longer be teenagers. If it weren't for my "coiffure specialist" I'd look my ENTIRE age. A few months ago a lady I'd just met went on and on about how I didn't look 51 years old and I was all like, "Awesome!!" until hours later I realized if she saw my REAL hair color she'd not be saying that. It was a let down to say the least.

I'll bring this post to a close as some of my peeps are walking in the door and will surely be snatching this computer to do Math and other school work.

Happy Valentine's day to all.