August 29, 2015

There is something magical about Saturday mornings.  These are the hours when I can change the world, change myself, where dreams and visions collide with thoughts and ideas.  Exhilarating moments…exuberating hours.  I chatted with Tamara, who let me know about the reunion and dates.  I am still not sure when to go.  I know the week before Thanksgiving might be best, but…the kids would miss a week of school.  Yikes.  Antibiotics, herbal stuff, Halls.  I would kick some ass today.

A change had to happen, so despite feeling like a run-over basketball (useless and deflated)I gave the kids their tasks and got busy myself.  I have been in bed for much longer than necessary and I’m done with this mess..until I started sweating and hurting.  I slowed down a lot but still tried to get things done.  Maggie told me to stay out of the kitchen and commenced to clean it like a pro and then bake pumpkin pit and make fudge for her grandmother.  Ethan  cleaned what he was supposed to clean and then escaped to his room.  I tried so hard to get things thrown out, it didn’t work, but I successfully moved things from one place to another.

We were supposed to have tea at 4.  The pie wasn’t even finished at 4, so around 6 we sat down for tea and pie.  We are clearly sucky at being proper and British.  Initially The Boy HATED tea-time (maybe it’s because he didn’t get a teacup and saucer).  The Girl wasn’t thrilled with it either, but then we began conversing and that changed everything.  My next “fun” part of the day was for us to eat carnitas <carnitas isn’t as painful as other food because it is Mexican food> and watch Labyrinth, but we needed corn tortillas and cilantro, so I pile the kids in the car and drove them to the store.  I sat in the car, looking & feeling like Death.  When we got home, I noted the pork shoulder still needed about 2 more hours, so we ordered pizza, instead, which was horrible, because it isn’t Mexican food.  I stuck to Halls…and antibiotics.

OF COURSE Ethan has already seen Labyrinth, he realized shortly after it began.  We made it as far as the Goblin King when the lack of <please forgive me, Labyrinth fans> skill on the part of Jennifer Connelly  and <yes, I ‘ll say it> David Bowie as an actor made me realize I’d rather not watch 2 hours of this and maybe there’s a reason I never saw it.  I’m a difficult critic with movies.  The kids were DYING to re-watch Kingsman Secret Service.  I’d never seen it but they begged and pleaded, so we watched it.  I do enjoy Colin Furth.  I asked Ethan and Mags if they wanted to be secret spies with me, but they both declined.  It sucks being the oldest one in the family while simultaneously being the youngest.

The scene with Lynard Skynard’s “Fee bird” made me realize we had to watch Almost Famous.  A double feature with me is quite rare, but it was fun to see.  Made me glad I was never a groupie but made me sad I was never on tour with a band.  Music life is so killer….  I’ve met some of my closest friends through the Mother Hips.  Next life, I’ll play bass.  Count on it.

Pictures:  The Sun shines on my books and Buddha; Tea time..waiting for the water to boil; Mags demonstrates proper tea drinking; A beautiful sunset.