Reality

 So I would like to tell you that my diet is going swimmingly and that I am exercising like a fiend and that Sports Illustrated has contacted me for their "old ladies" swimsuit edition. But we all know that is not the case. And today is the last day of March, when I should be ever-so-much lighter. Oh well, tomorrow's the first of April - isn't that when all diets start - on April Fool's Day??

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Today is a gift because: taking Everley to school and picking her up; chatting with the Clinard dude

Seek And Ye Shall Find ... Or It May Just Show Up!

This morning I went over to Maribeth's to take Everley to school (after she got up, ate breakfast, and got dressed). Being Monday and having about a million things to do, Maribeth prepared to leave the house (keep in mind this was about 6am-ish). She started looking for her keys, but couldn't find them. Since she has only two sets for her car (thanks to being a key-less starting car), she keeps one set at my house (this as a result of a lost key incident a few years ago). Anyhow, today she could not locate her keys.

As a result, Maribeth got in her car, drove to my house, picked up the extra keys, and returned to her house to switch cars and return my keys so I could provide school bus duty later on in the morning. Maribeth left and I started looking for her keys. She had also suggested that I ask Everley when she woke up, as Everley might have put them in a "good spot."

I could not find the keys, even looking in the places that a 3-year-old (well, almost) would have thought of as a "good spot." After a few minutes, I heard my phone ding, indicating a text message. As I started retrieving my phone from the pocket of my jacket, I also noticed a jangling that sounded like a set of keys. Which seemed sort of odd, since my keys were clearly in view on the kitchen counter. And what was the jangling? Maribeth's keys, of course!  We do not know how they got there, and only Everley was in the clear since she was still asleep. I guess I put them in there, although I certainly didn't remember it.

Moms and Mondays - what can you do?

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Today is a gift because: key fun; taking Everley to school; family dinner at the Doik

Just A Sunday Thought

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Today is a gift because: Spending time with family; Sam, Lynnette, and Lindley's safe travel back home

Sugar Saturday

This morning Molly and I picked up Everley and started our morning of fun. First we went to Krispey Kreme for doughnuts, because every morning should start with an overload of sugar (for the record, I ate no doughnuts, Molly ate one or two, and Everley had a chocolate covered one as well as the special Easter egg filled one - if you're going to do sugar, you might as well do it in a big way!).

Once that was over, we headed to Sonic to see Charity and get a bit of protein (along with a lot more calories). Successfully fueled, we decided to head to the Disney store at Opry Mills. The store was having their anniversary sale, and we were hoping to score a Merida playset for Everley's birthday cake (we didn't, although we did find a Merida figure that will have to do). Molly and Everley played in the play area while I stood in line with the other Disney customers - who are crazy, by the way (no comment on my crazy quotient). The deal was that the first 28 purchasing customers would get a "free gift." I guess they (no, not me) were hoping for a free week at Disney World. The other crazies (including the lady who was behind me in line, then started talking to the complete stranger ahead of me in line, and ended up getting ahead of me in line because she was "talking" with her new BFF) immediately rushed to the checkout, grabbing some random item in the checkout line to purcharse. And our fabulous prize? We were treated to a free reusable Disney Store shopping bag . Score?

Anyhow, I left with my new reusable shopping bag and Merida figure and retrieved Molly and Everley from the play area (not without some high-level negotiating in order to get Everley to leave). We then went to Molly's house so Everley could play with Rambo - a successful outing.

By this time it was time for more food, so we ordered from Cheesecake Factory and picked that up (note we did not order cheesecake - the sugar from breakfast was still tiding us over). Fully full from that meal, it was time for naps (for whomever, which would be everyone).

Eventually Steve and GDizzle drove in, Maribeth got through delivering the mail, and we all ended up at Cracker Barrel for dinner. Because we hadn't eaten in several hours. After a final stop at Publix to see if they could make the Merida birthday cake they advertise (they couldn't because they didn't have the Merida cake set), everyone ended up at their respective homes and beds.

It was a very good day!!

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Today is a gift because: Doughnuts and Sonic and Opry Mills with Molly and Everley; Steve and GDizzle's safe trip from Columbus; Cracker Barrel with Steve, GDiz, Maribeth, Everley, and Molly

Hooray! It's Friday!

Today Everley came over for lunch and naptime since daycare was closed again. After a totally nutritious lunch prepared by LaLa (chosen by Everley), it was time for a nap with Minnie (and maybe LaLa). Later it was time to take out the braids from the cruise - who knew those braiding ladies could make a braid so small??

Steve left for Columbus to visit GDizzle and bring him back for a visit next week. The weather has turned a bit cool again, but no worries, as it will turn warm again next week. The grass is turning green and the plants are beginning to bloom - so I do believe spring is coming. But with Nashville, one does not put one's winter clothing into storage just yet - May is a tricky one around here.

Anyhow, at least today I know what day it is. Small steps, people - small steps!!!
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Today is a gift because: Everley time; quiet night at home; Steve's safe travel to Columbus