Rock Band

I played the coolest EVER video game, Rock Band, at the kids house last night. Talk about way too much fun. First I was the drummer, rhythmically banging out sounds to 90's music that I'd barely heard before. I tried my turn at lead singer which was really interesting since again it was purely sight reading some random Weezer song, or something. Then came the biggest challenge of all; the guitar. It took me awhile to get the hang of strumming, reading the descending color codes on the screen and then pressing the corresponding button. At first I will admit that I failed a couple of times and had to be saved by the rest of the band, the kids (who by the way knew all of the songs). I finally ended up with scores of 85-93%. YEAH!!!! It's a good think that this is not sitting in my house because I would definitely not get anything else done. A lot of fun on a Saturday evening. Also, the home cooked meal of crabs cakes was pretty awesome too.

Great Weekend

We had a great Memorial Day weekend. Friday afternoon we went for a long bike ride and then went to a neighborhood wine social. Ended up going out for Mexican afterwards. Good fun. Saturday morning we took off in the convertible and headed to Jamestown and Yorktown. Went to the river walk in Yorktown and ate at the Yorktown Pub. I had North Carolina BBQ which was really good. It was a gorgeous day! We drove to Jamestown and visited the new museum etc. Was a bit expensive but pretty interesting. We ended up back at the ranch in the evening. Sunday we took the kids to lunch and then took another bike ride. Monday we went to lunch and then to friends for a boat ride on the lake and dinner. Had a great time. Was difficult to get back to the grind today. Such is life.

Doing nothing

Okay, it has been quite some time since I've posted anything. That's probably because we are really not doing much of anything. We have been enjoying the time of not having house projects. We actually talked ourselves out of doing a simple project at our house this weekend. It's not going anywhere and we'll get to it at some point.

Mothers Day was very relaxing. We went to lunch at O'Charley's but didn't have our normal waitress (it was really busy) so we actually had to order. We did see all of the regulars there though. I spent the day knitting and the hubby finished his book.

We went to friends on Saturday evening for dinner. We had plans to go out on the boat but it was FREEZING. We ended up playing Mexican Train and your truly went out 4 times in a row. They were all about ready to kill me. I did end up winning! :)

The kids have had people look at their house but no offers yet. Their oldest dog Shooter loves to bark at approaching people so they have been taking him out on a walk when a house showing is scheduled. They did a lot of walking around on Saturday and I'm sure all had to take an afternoon nap.

I finished knitting another sweater last week. I'll see if I can figure out how to post a photo of it.

That's about it for now. Maybe something interesting will happen soon.

Finally

We are finally finished with all of the renovation projects at the kids house. We have been working every weekend since I can't remember when to get the house ready to put on the market. Everything has a fresh coat of paint, new hardwood floors, new sinks, fence and yard. We also put new marble hearths in front of the fireplaces, painted the front door red, removed all of the clutter and put stuff in our attic, then cleaned like there was no tomorrow. We are all very glad that is is finally over and we can all take a break. Now we are just hoping that it sells really quickly so that they can start looking for another place. Wish them luck, as we are!!!!

Big News!!!

We are going to be grandparents! We are both so excited. In November, our "kids", as we call them, are going to enter the wonderful and challenging world of parenthood. To be honest, it's taken me up to this point in their married life to get used to the idea of begin a grandmother. It SOUNDS so old. I realize there are many people who become grandparents much younger than we are. But, being labeled grandparents, definitely puts us into that other generational category. I've finally come to accept that I am only as old as I treat my body. It is the vessel of energy, health, transportation and happiness. If I take care of it and treat it like it is the most important part of my own personal being then it will give me the longest and best life possible. (I need to remind myself of this when I get ready to eat that brownie bite and skip my daily exercises). So, I've embraced the idea of being a very cool grandmother while living the best and longest life I can. Enough of this Oprah philosophical talk.

So awaiting this new arrival, has given me cause to being imparting my parenting wisdom to my "kids".
You guys can take it or leave it, but what I will share worked for us and I must say that we have one pretty cool, independent, self-assured, and messier than hell young man. Remember guys - what goes around comes around. :) We can't wait to have a 2 legged little one running around. Congrats to both of you!!!

Is it Hereditary

Last week my mother sent me an email saying that she had tripped going into the house and basically had fallen on her face and ribs. As a result of this "graceful" episode she almost poked her eye out and she did cracked a rib. I think it must run in the family..... Yesterday I was painting the columns on the front porch of our kids (son and daughter in-law) house and SOMEHOW got my toe hung up going down the step. I had a gallon of paint in one hand and the paint brush in the other. Needless to say, the ole hands were not available to help at all, so down I went on both of my elbows (which hurt like you know what) and my butt (which I didn't feel at all :). Good thing was, I definitely didn't break anything. It is also good that we have to do some repair work to the front porch, then paint, because the white paint now spilled on the front steps doesn't add anything positive to the curb appeal. Hope today's home improvement projects are a little less eventful.

Just Another Trip to Wally World

So I just got back from Walmart. I was in the self checkout with my Enviorsax doing my thing and a lady (older than me) rolled up behind me in her wheelchair. Here's what happened:

Lady: "You are prepared with your bags and everything."
Me: "Oops, the machine didn't like that". (Patiently waiting for employee to re-set machine)
Lady: "I'd like to see how you do those" (bananas)
Me: No response
Lady: "How do you do that if you pay with cash?"
I proceeded to explain it to her.
I finally finished and was just about to leave when I said, "Would you like some help?" Thinking I'd just explain how to work the machine and be on my way.
Lady: "Could you just do it for me?"
What was a supposed to say?
Me: "Sure"
Lady: "Could you double bag?"
Me: "Sure" fumbling to do as she asked.
Lady: As I was pulling the white shirt over the little glass screen. "I was wanting to buy a 1x but couldn't find it."
Me: No response
Lady: (After I had rung up the black tie). Is the price ($24.??) with tax or without?
Me: That is the price before tax.
Lady: Holding a bottle of some lime green liquid. "This is only $1.52, if have enough for that."
Me: "Do you want that bottle?"
Lady: Yes, How do you pay with cash?"
Me: "You just touch the button that says cash and then put your cash in here." (pointing to that infamous black slot)
Lady: "Could you do it for me?"
Me: Thinking, jeez! What was I supposed to say? "Sure!"
Lady: She pulls out the white cash envelope from the bank and hands it to me (I'm feeling a bit weird by now) and says "It's all ones".
Me: "All ONES?"
The total was $26.?? and I was going to be feeding 27 one dollar bills into that little slot.
Walmart Employee: To the lady "Would you like me to help you?"
Lady: "No, she's helping me."
Walmart Employee: "I can help you."
Lady: "NO, she's doing it."
Employee: "I guess she likes you better, I could get you an application and you could work here."
Me: No response
As I am feeding about the 15th dollar bill in, I look over at the Employee and she is giggling and I am rolling my eyes at her and giggling right back at her.
Finally, all the bills are in and the lady is thrilled that she gets 31 cents back.
She dropped money on the floor that she asked me to pick up, I did.
I handed her the bag of stuff and she couldn't hold onto it and I was soooo afraid by now that I was going to end up walking her out of the store and possibly even driving her home, that I hung the bag on the back handle of her wheelchair and started walking, never looking back.
Me: "Have a nice day".
Lady: No response.
A typical day at Wally World.