Week 17 - prom

I gotta make the prom rock!  Prom the day we all have waited and worked for. A dream come true.  It is an exciting day but the facts do not change, my cat is dead, my boss is leaving and I can shampoo sewer carpet at midnight. I can pull myself together put a smile on my face and make this magical, really it's just not about me I am surprised to learn.  All in all a perfect day, perfect hair, nails, toes, corsage, jewelry, date, make-up, spray tan, dinner, limo, pictures, shoes..........perfect just perfect, if my cat were not dead and my boss not leaving and carpet not soaked with sewer for me it would be perfect!   

  

You should shaved your arms BEFORE you put on the dress.  Just sayin'!

Toilet paper under the arms makes sure the deoderant does not get on the dress. 

Week 16 Awards Day

So, we run out of the house and make it to a great awards day.  We are exhausted to say the least and it is nearly 3 hours long.  Totally worth it for all the awards and scholarships.  We then ran to lunch and whatever else we need to do and I kept wanting to scream, hey, my cat is dead, my boss is leaving, I have soggy sewer carpet that needs to be dealt with ..........help me please!

Week 15 - Magic

Disney, finally!  Nice relaxing magic, I wish! After a strip search at the airport and jerk gate agent who insisted we check our bag we were on our way to Disney.  We finally arrive only to argue who gets the luggage at baggage claim and then rush to stand in the wrong rental car line for 30 minutes before we realize it.  Did I mention beverage service had to be stopped two rows in front of us for weather.  That's how we roll. 

You would think we could enjoy some much needed rest and relaxation but I don't think so, I need at least one call a day of why the kid would not get a class ring which we have been addressing since Christmas.  SHE DOES NOT WANT ONE!  Why am I getting this call, I wonder most everyday.  Just for fun the sewer decided to back up.  A little Drano did fix the problems.  However, everything was wet so let's run the washer and back it up again!  Really! 

At least it did not rain as predicted it was colder and required me to buy a sweat shirt.  I hate it when that happens!  It is never far from my mind that my kitty is never gonna hear me sing soft kitty for him again.  He really liked that song!

Home at midnight to squishy carpet and up at 7:00 for awards day.

Week 14 We miss you Arnold

Arnold is dead.  Really dead and we were devastated to say the least.  My neighbor approached me at the mailbox and told me she had some bad news.  They had found the remains of a cat that at the end of their garage about a week ago and felt it was our cat from the white feet.  Based on decomposition he had been there awhile.  All that could be identified was his white feet.  The were kind enough to bury him in a nice spot.  Nice, I mean really thanks I know that was not fun for them but he is my kitty and I could not stand the thought of him being buried somewhere else not matter how nice it was it not home.  I managed to talk DH into digging him up and moving him.  I know!  I know!   We are now officially out of the closet as "those neighbors."  I feel better knowing he is here where he belongs, judge me I don't care.

It was a wild day I am trying to make re-burial arrangement for the kitty then I pick up the kid and we have a major economics project before we fly out of town to Disney the next day.  Since that is not enough to deal with I miss a call from my boss which I quickly re-dial and I get the joyous news that he is leaving, the company! OK, my cat dead, huge econ project and start scrambling for my new position.  Pixie dust and rainbows is all I can see!

So, I really can't grieve for Arnold because I have to maintain some composer to pack and do this project.  I am familiar with delayed grief since I never get to say goodbye at funerals since my mother insists on diving in the casket or throwing herself in the floor.  Somehow that's really a distraction that I have to deal with. 

Week 13 - Top 10%

The Hamilton County School system honors the top 10% of seniors, very exciting! 

Week 12 - Hot -Lanta

Day 2 the Aquarium of chaos and the Coke museum. The are all place that I would never choose to go on my own but had a greeeeaaaaaaaaaattttt time!

Week 11 Hot-lanta

It is still Day 1 of the Atlanta spring break, Getting ready to go to Ruth's Chris from the 13th floor of our hotel. Can you say yummy!

I had my doubts about the Body Show but I really ended up loving it. Not as much as Haley did but it was tasteful and well done. Very educational and engaging. I would do it again.  A little out of my scope of things to do but super cool.

The Varsity for lunch! We ate our way through Atlanta.

Week 10 Project 52

We are at the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, which by the way, has burned more than times than Atlanta. This was a great way to get acquainted with Mitchell. However, do not expect to "be" in here presence. Most, all, the items in her apartment, "the dump" are not original but it is a great timeline of her life and very interesting.