Woo-Hoo!

Let me go ahead and warn you that this is kind of a sad and pathetic post. It is really depressing to see the things that excite me, now. But I have to share anyway, because something happened that has not happened in years. Something I used to despise, but this time I was elated about it. I was in a parking lot in a huge shopping center the other day. And I got hollered at. (Yes," hollered" is the correct term for this type of thing in the South.) By construction workers. Now that used to be a regular thing back when I was a size 2 and had no children and looked all youthful and stuff. But since those days have long passed, it really hasn't happened. Granted, this particular group of workers may have been especially desperate for a woman's attention, but still it made me feel good in a sad , lame sort of way. I just ignored them and tried to look disgusted and disinterested, but inside I was thinking- "Well, maybe I've still got it." Sad, I know, but you know at this age and this stage, you take what you can get. I just had to share that. Tommorrow I am getting braces. All I will need after that is some acne and some fatter cheeks and I can re-live middle school......
Annelise has got 4 more loose teeth. I told Brian I am going to get her some dentures, because the poor child won't be able to eat at all if she loses them anytime soon. She already lost 4, and only one has started growing back. People are going to think she is my adopted child from Gaffney. My mother suggested letting her stick Chicklet gum in the holes like on Dennis The Menace. That just gave Annelise unnecessary ideas. Emmaline is going to spend the night with Aunt Libby tonight so I can go to the orthodontist tommorrow, so Annelise is our only child tonight. We are taking her to Kyoto Myabi's for dinner and meeting my parents there. That is her favorite place, but we can only take her when Emmaline is not here, since Emmaline proceeded to vomit in her plate last time, in front of the chef and all other 5 people at our table. We got the message that she did not care for that restaurant, or that type of food. (She likes to make herself clear.) So, that should be fun. I am going to pig out since it will be my last night of solid food for the next 2 weeks. I will be on a liquid diet for a while after my braces because I won't be able to bite down all the way. I know, you are all jealous... Anyway- at least I will be able to eat by the time we go on our cruise. (90-something more days!) My aunt let me know that she and my cousin will be able to come and stay with the girls at our house while we are gone. That is great, because the girls are going to love being with them. I used to spend a couple weeks in the Summer with her and I always loved it. She is very imaginative and loves children, so I know they are in for a treat. Oh, well- guess that is all the updating for now. Off to find something on my mile list of things to do that can be done before I have to go get the girls from school.