The Good Life

With the onset of summer vacation I'm about as giddy as I possibly can be. Tomorrow is my last day with students. Friday is my last day with co-workers. I have THREE whole months ahead of me. I will be sleeping in. I will play with my pup. I will meet PK. I will watch lots of baseball. I will spend lots of time with Adam. I will get lots of spankings with the crop.

I will. I will. I will.

Every now and then I wonder if my behavior is appropriate for a teacher. I don't worry about it for long but I often wonder about all of you who read my blog. I wonder how you would feel if you were to discover that I am YOUR child's teacher. Would it bother you to know that your child's teacher receives regular spankings from her husband? Would it bother you that your child's teacher maintains a blog where sex and spanking is talked about?

Would it? My guess is that those of you who read here would not be bothered at all however you know and I know that there are those prude types out there who still expect teachers to be unrealistically pure. After all we are humans with sex drives. Mine is limited to within the boundaries of my marriage to Adam. I do not step outside of those bounds. Never.

Within those bounds however, there are NO bounds. What happens in Adam and Eva's bedroom stays in Adam and Eva's bedroom. Sort of. Okay so I do get on here and share some of it with you all but so far my privacy has been respected. I thank you all for that. Oh, except for PK, my twin. She's a detail whore and a stalker but we all need one or two of those in our world who we can be exceptionally close to, yes?

Anyhow, tomorrow is the last day of school and I wanna just do the happy teacher dance. Whoooo hooooooo.... This is the best feeling in the world.

Watch....





Back to this whole teacher thing, I found some teacher rules for 1915 that I want to share with you. If I'd been a teacher 100 years ago, there's no doubt, I would be fired for what I now do. I'm glad times have changed and that teachers' lives are no longer open for microscopic investigation. Oh, sure. There are some higher standards of morals which we are held to and I don't mind one bit. I don't do drugs. I don't drink. I don't cheat on my husband. I uphold these values in the classroom always encouraging my students to remain sober and pure. BUT .... but I do have a private life behind these closed doors which I have chosen to share with you, my friends.

Anyhow, look at these rules... just look at them.... Makes me twitch just to read them.

1. You will not marry during the term of your contract. That's okay. I'm already happily married to Adam.

2. You are not to keep company with men. Bummer.

3. You must be home between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless attending a school function. Heck yes. I'm in bed asleep during those hours. If you all would quit cramming so much into my day, I might have more time for fun stuff.

4. You may not loiter downtown in ice cream stores. Not even at the Dairy Queen? Sonic? McDonald's?

5. You may not travel beyond city limits unless you have the permission of the chairman of the board. Excuse me? WTF?

6. You may not ride in a carriage or automobile with any man unless he is your father or brother. Oh, like THAT'S safe. Have you met my brother?

7. You may not smoke cigarettes. S'okay. I quit a couple years ago.

8. You may not dress in bright colors. Ummm... define "bright."

9. You may under no circumstances dye your hair. Oooooops. Too late.

10. You must wear at least two petticoats. For WHAT purpose? Are you KIDDING me?

11. Your dresses must not be any shorter than two inches above the ankle. ROFLMAO
12. To keep the school room neat and clean, you must:

* sweep the floor at least once daily
* scrub the floor at least once a week with hot, soapy water
* clean the blackboards at least once a day
* start the fire at 7 a.m. so the room will be warm by 8 a.m.

Uhhh... sure. I'll get right on it.
PK ... are you hearing this nonsense?

I thought some of the rules I follow are ridiculous. LOL

Anyhow, I do love teaching. Summer vacation is just the part I love the best. It's been a long year so I am looking forward to spending the next few months just kicking back and relaxing here with you.

I Knew It

Recently my Twin aka Elis aka PK wrote a piece which Tiggr featured in a Fantasy Friday post. I'm typically not one to brag but I was not fooled. Not only was I not fooled, I have proof. PK and I emailed back and forth between us Friday evening and without her permission I am posting our conversation as proof.

Here's how the conversation went.....


Eva wrote:

I just read FF... it has YOU written all over it. You wrote it, didn't you??

PK wrote:

I think Grace wrote it

Eva wrote:

Liar liar pants on fire.

PK wrote:

Okay, okay I wrote it. See I can't tell your as well because you can write in many styles

Eva wrote:

ROFL @ FF ............ I KNEW IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


And I admit I am posting this here on Nothing Random for no other reason than that of bragging rights. Great job on the story twin but I figured you out so nanny nanny boo boo!!

Carye's Meme

This is a double honor post!!

The first honor is that Reesa has posted some of my writing and arranged for Nothing Random to be a featured blog at Discipline and Desire. Thanks Reesa!!

The second honor is that Carye is allowing me to post her meme here at Nothing Random!!

Hope we - here in the USA - have a save and sane holiday!!


Carye's meme:

Three Things That Scare Me:

My kids getting injured or dying

My husband getting injured or dying

My kids teenage years

Three People Who Make Me Laugh:

My husband

my kids

Bill Engvall

Three Things I Love:

my husband

my kids

my life

Three Things I Hate/Severely Dislike:

my husband being unhappy in his job

brussel sprouts

earwigs

Three Things I Don’t Understand:

html

why exhausted kids won't ever go to sleep

rude people

Three Things On My Desk:

stack of CD's

toys to fix

SQL magazine

Three Things I’m Doing Right Now:

trying to get 2 out of 4 kids to sleep

copying cd's to my ipod

talking with my husband

Three Things I Want To Do Before I Die:

go back to bermuda

water ski

parasail

Three Things I Can Do:

multi-task

math

play trombone

Three Things I Can’t Do:

ski

gymnastics

surf

Three Things I Think You Should Listen To:

your kids

your husband

your heart

Three Things You Should Never Listen To:

politicians

actors

teachers (haha!! Just kidding! Couldn't resist since I'm posting on eva's site!)... ok, really now.... um....

sports stars talking politics

Three Things I’d Like To Learn:

html

how to ski without breaking any limbs

how to get as much energy as an 8 year old

Three Favorite Foods:

Ice cream

milk

pasta

Three Shows I Watched As A Kid:

The Brady Bunch

the partridge family

bugs bunny

Three Things I Regret:

not being able to be a full time mom (having to work part time)

keeping a cat too long

not having more time

Tag Three More People:
I think they've all been tagged!

Memorial Day

On this Memorial Day Weekend 2007 may we all remember those who have fallen and honor those who are fighting . . .

Four.

Four.

Four's good.

Ahhhhhhhh.......

Significance?

Of course this picture has BIG significance. Can you guess it? It's pretty easy. In fact, I would say it's oh, so obvious!!

Triple Meme

Three Things That Scare Me:

1. Death
2. Spiders
3. Snakes

Three People Who Make Me Laugh:

1. Adam
2. PK
3. My pup...okay he's a dog but he makes me laugh... a lot.

Three Things I Love:

1. Adam - okay so he's not a thing but he is first and foremost on my list of love.
2. Summer vacation
3. A snowstorm. NOT!! Okay okay there's too many things and people to narrow it down.... kids, pup, computer, car, my job, the crop, the flogger, the belt, his hand etc etc

Three Things I Hate/Severely Dislike:

1. Ahhh...here's where the snowstorm belongs!!
2. Disrespect
3. Cooked spinach

Three Things I Don’t Understand:

1. How in the year 2007 we are regressing as far as basic rights go. Think about it. Freedom of speech is a thing of the past. I don't get it.
2. Child abuse of any form.
3. How an airplane stays in the sky.

Three Things On My Desk:

1. Books for my masters program
2. DVDs for my masters program
3. Two adorable kitties that PK gave me.

Three Things I’m Doing Right Now:

1. Drinking a vanilla milkshake that Adam went and got for me cuz I don't feel good.
2. Watching the news with Adam.
3. Wishing I had a warm blanket on me.

Three Things I Want To Do Before I Die:

1. Be married to Adam for 100 years.
2. Meet PK
3. Move to a warmer climate

Three Things I Can Do:

1. Cook
2. Teach
3. Read Adam's mind

Three Things I Can’t Do:

1. Sing
2. Fly
3. Remember names

Three Things I Think You Should Listen To:

1. God
2. Your instincts
3. Your Friends

Three Things You Should Never Listen To:

1. An idiot
2. Negative people.
3. Politicians

Three Things I’d Like To Learn:

1. HTML.
2. How to get spanked without saying OUCH.
3. How to listen and hear at the same time.

Three Favorite Foods:

1. Eggplant Parmesan
2. Shrimp Stirfry
3. Chocolate

Three Shows I Watched As A Kid:

1. Brady Bunch
2. Happy Days
3. One Day at a Time

Three Things I Regret:

1. Putting on weight when I quit smoking
2. Wasting a lot of years being angry.
3. Hmm… nothing else comes to mind right now.

Three People I Tag

1. PK - my twin
2. Grace
3. YOU - everyone...come on... you know you want to do this and I want you to!!

Oh, in case you're wondering... Yes, that is a picture of me and my twin PK along with our other sister up above. Hehehehehehe....

It's... it's... it's.....

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PK Here!

Hi folks, it’s really me PK in an effort to further confuse everyone who mix Eva and me up, you can see that I am posting on her site. Yep we gave each other access to our sites; rather she gave me access since she was already capable of breaking into mine. Anyway since I feel this was a nice direct link back to her home I thought I would sneak in while she was away and look through her house. I thought you might like to hear what I found… I even took a few pictures!

The main floor is really nice and cozy. Woops I woke the pup! Well he is cute; I guess I will have company on this little tour! Hope he doesn’t squeal. There are lots of pictures of her kids, a few pictures of Adam but not many of Eva. I finally did fine one and it’s posted farther down. Good grief her kitchen is neat! Yet it looks like she uses it frequently too! The only reason I even have a kitchen is because it came with the house! She cannot be this good at keeping everything neat; I know I’ll look in here! Ah ha!! I knew it just look in this frig! Green stuff everywhere, just like in my refrigerator. It does look a little different from the green stuff growing in my frig but no less disgusting! Here are some pictures!

That green stuff gives me the shivers I’m heading on. Look what we have here – stairs! Let’s look back to the early years. Yep sure enough, there it is - the washer. Looks innocent enough doesn’t it.

But wait, look at this! Well aren’t they bold as brass. I guess the girls don’t use the washer much. Look at the plaque on the wall.

On this spot Eva

got her butt blistered

for the first time.

Circa 2002

I guess there is something to be said for commemorating great events in history. But I have got to wonder what the Maytag repairman thinks!

Come on pup I am headed to the top floor, I want to see this bedroom. Lavender lace and pink ruffles!! Who would have thought?? Nah, I’m kidding Eva is no girly, girl! It’s a nice bedroom with a big bed. The mirror is nice too but I would be afraid of in falling on us while we slept! I do like the picture of Eva that Adam keeps on his side of the bed! Have I mentioned lately how much we look alike??

Toy box, toy box where are you? Okay, here it is. It’s bigger than I expected! I think she has been holding out on us! These seem well worn maybe they get more use that we have been told. But where is the crop?? Oh, got it, good hiding place! Look the pup is sitting up and begging, he wants his chew toy back. Sorry pup Eva would come after me with it if I let you chew on it.

Well, I got to get out of here before Eva gets home. Back down to the living room. I was getting ready to dash out the door when I saw it. How on earth did I miss seeing this on the way in? It look like a shrine. You are not going to believe what Eva has stuffed and mounted and kept under glass in the living room. Really I think the special lighting is just a bit too much. I took a picture; you’re not going to believe it …

Keep scrolling...

I told you you wouldn't believe it!

Don’t tell her I was the one who came in folks! She will know someone was here but I think I have thought of a way to throw suspicion on someone else. I painted the pups toe nails pink – she will be sure Theresa was here!

Let's Count to Ten

One.... One blistered bottom.

Two ... two leather paddles.

Three..... three spanking crops.

Four.... four weeks until the road trip begins.

Five .... five weeks until PK and I meet face to face.

Six.... six sexy spankings.

Seven.... seven lucky swats.

Eight... eight harder swats.

Nine .... nine more to grow on.

AND......

Ten.... only ten more days of school!!!

As They Come

There's just something about this time of year.

The threat of snow is gone. The trees are coming out. The lilacs smell fantastic. Moods are lighter. Happier. The air smells pure. I have actually had to wear my sunglasses on the way to work lately. Most of the year I drive to work in the dark.

I've been thinking about TTWD lately and I've wondered what could be better than an outdoor spanking? Oh how I wish we lived in total seclusion. I would absolutely adore being spanked in the great outdoors.

Picture it..... green grass... trees. Birds chirping. Sun shining. Or maybe it would be under the glow of the moon. Can you see it? Taste it? Smell it? Live it?

Then again......

It would be my luck that the minute my pants came down I'd either fall into a big patch of poison something or other OR a swarm of bees would take aim at my hiney.

Scratch the outdoor spanking. Too many bugs and things are in the great outdoors.

And snakes and things.

Ewe.

Here's a thought. How about a little spanking game? How about 10 swats as I leave the house each morning for each day of school I have left... or better year how about ten for each day I've completed this year.

Okay so that would take more time than I have in the morning. It sure would be a great way to start the day though.

So I'm thinking. The thought of "do I want a spanking?" isn't really an issue. We all know the answer to that one. The issue here is coming up with something new. Creative. Imaginative.

I'm not creative. I wish I was.

Thinking.....

Thinking....















Still thinking.

Actually I'm surprised you're still here because this might take a while.

I do think the great outdoors would be fun for spanking however have I mentioned that I don't like spiders, snakes, and I failed plant identification?

Let's see.... the ideal spanking.

You know what? I think every spanking I've received in recent years from Adam has been ideal.
I still speculate. Fantasize. Dream. Wonder.


There's still a lot to experience. There's a lot I don't know. Who knows. Maybe one of these days we'll venture into the great outdoors. In the meantime, those stolen swats in the aisle at Target continue to amuse me.

So it's 169 down, 11 to go. What's a 168 times ten? Okay wait.

Scratch that times ten idea.

I'll just take them as they come.

Excitement

Thirteen more days!!!






Adam came home from the store today. He'd gone for lemons, lettuce and some tissues. He came home with lemons, lettuce, tissues and a new belt. He's been saying that he needs a new one. I asked him if I get to keep the old one. I have an idea or two for it. I'm thinking I'll tuck it into the toy box if he's willing to let me have it...er... I mean if he's willing to let me keep it.

Blessed Sunshine is Coming My Way

Notice anything?

Look around.

All around.

Look high. And low. Left. Right.

See it?

I'll bet my detail whore twin sees it.

Heck, I will bet that she can even explain WHY.

See it? Look again.

Okay, okay. I'll give you a hint.


THERE ARE MORE BLOGS LISTED ON MY BLOG ROLL.

So sue me. That was more than just a hint.

There will be more to come.

And why are they there?

Because....

BECAUSE.....

Can you feel it? It's rising up inside of me. And when it bubbles right out of me like an explosive volcano there will be no stopping me. Not only that, it won't be my fault. I'm warning you now that you can't hold me responsible.

And what ..... what in the world could do this... have this affect on me?

Three weeks, folks. Three weeks of school and then I'm free.... free to do the happy dance. Watch it for yourself.




And do you know what's even better than the happy dance? Having three whole months of more time to be out here with you all talking about our favorite topic!!

Can you feel it?

Oh, yeah.

Okay, okay I'm sorry.

Not all of us get to take 3 months off every year but you have no idea what we put up with during the other nine. There are administrators who can drive a person to insanity. There are kids who DO drive a person to insanity. And let me pop your bubble.

Teachers do NOT get paid for the summer. We just get the money we've already earned that the district hangs onto for us. Shouldn't we get interest on that money?

Ahhhhh....summer. It's worth not getting paid.

It's worth the freedom from books and chalkdust.

Come quickly summer time!!!

Come quickly blogging time!!

And spanking time!!!

I want it all.

And I want it NOW!!!!

Okay, okay. I'm sorry. It's just that I am seeing this VERY bright light at the end of the tunnel!!

And for once, I'm certain that it's not an oncoming train. Hang in here with me folks. We're about to step out of the tunnel - dark and dreary - into the most glorious sunshine ever!!

Ahhhhhh..... yeah! I can feel it on my face already.

Talk to Me

How do you do it?

How do you keep the spanking passion alive when there are kids in the house?

Worse. How do you keep it going when there are adult kids in the house?

Okay so it's only ONE kid but she will be here at the end of the week and is staying till mid August.

Adam and I love our kids dearly but we've also gotten used to being on our own.

We LIKE being on our own.

When we met I was seventeen. Two and a half months later we got engaged. Five months after that we were married. Eleven months later our first child was born.

We didn't have much time on our own before the children were born. We've waited a long time to be alone. We've finally been free to indulge in the fun side of ourselves.... and yes that would be the spanko side of our life.

The thought of an adult child moving into the house drains the spanko right out of me. Why think about what will now be more difficult to achieve day to day? Why put myself through that form of torture? You know what I mean... you're in the mood but in walks the offspring. Or worse, you're all alone, in the mood but don't know when the offspring might walk in.

So really....how do you do it? I want to know. I really do. How do you keep the desire going when you know your plans for tonight or tomorrow or whenever you have plans for can be snuffed out by a simple turn of events? Plans cancelled. Child gets sick. So many things can squelch it so why bother in the first place?

What's the point? Why bother?

I don't know. I just don't know.

I really want to hear what you all have to say.

Talk to me.

Paul's Meme

I'm honored to post Paul's answers to the most recent meme running through our little circle.

Question number 1: What are three of the stupidest things you've done in your life;

At seventy plus I’ve had plenty of opportunities to be stupid,

When I was 15 I ran away from a damn good apprenticeship because I listened to idiot adults.

At 14 I started to smoke, I thought that it made me look older.

At 18 I tried to out drink a Scotsman, I couldn’t!!!

Question number 2: At the current moment, who has the most influence on your life?

Tara my nearly twenty year old blind and deaf bitch.

Question number 3: If you were given a time machine that functioned, and you were allowed to only pick five people to dine with, who would you pick?

Mel, my parents, a maternal grandmother and a paternal grandfather, I would really have liked Mel to meet my birth family.

Question number 4: If you had three wishes that were not supernatural, what would they be?

For mankind to live in accord with their Mother the Earth.

For mankind to live within it’s means.

For there to be peace on earth.

Question number 5: Someone is visiting your hometown/place where you live at the moment. Name two things you regret your city not having, and two things people should avoid.

A theater and a Concert hall.

Our high street and the local night club.

Question number 6: Name one event that has changed your life.

Meeting Mel.

Question number 7: Is not a question. It's a command. Tag five other people.

I think everyone has done it.

Happy Birthday Grace!

Grace,

You are an absolutely amazing blogger and friend! I wish you many, many happy years!!

Oh, and I got you this for your birthday:

Adam Wants a Laptop... Sort Of.....

I swear. It all started off innocently enough.

In just one week the nest will not be empty. Our youngest is coming home for the summer instead of working the job she has the past two years 3 hours from home. I don't mind but it will be an adjustment. Adam and I have gotten used to being on our own.

I recently said to my child "If I install a wireless router will you stay off MY computer and just use your own?"

It's not that I'm selfish.

Well, okay. It is that I'm selfish. In the summer I like to check my mail. Clean the kitchen. Read some blogs. Clean the bathroom. Check my mail again. Throw a load of wash in. Play a game of cards online, etc.

In other words, when I want my computer, I want my computer. And that's that.

But when there are kids living here you can imagine how it goes. The minute I get up to clean the kitchen my computer gets hijacked by someone under 30 and it drives me nuts.

Wireless internet, the solution of all solutions, yes?

Suffice it to say that the youngest is THRILLED to oblige.

But now here's another issue.

Remember the road trip? We had a blast last year BUT ... it's not a big deal but I am an early riser. Adam likes to sleep later than me. I like letting him sleep however I am very bored waiting in a hotel room for him to wake up.

Boy a laptop of my own would sure be nice. I love my desktop computer. It's fast but not at all portable.

I thought maybe I'd convince the child to swap me machines for the 2 weeks we're gone but then I got to thinking.....

And thinking...

Visions of sitting out on the deck with my morning coffee and laptop were becoming quite desirable. And this from me, someone who swore she'd never ever buy a laptop. I don't like typing on them. I hate those .... what do you call them.... thinkpads? You know. The mouse.

So anyhow, I emailed PK this morning. I told her "I think I want a laptop. I just have to convince Adam that he wants one, too."

I fixed him an awesome breakfast of a fresh asparagus/fresh basil/swiss cheese omelet, hash browns, and fresh fruit this morning. Over breakfast I said "honey, I think you need a laptop."

"Me? I think YOU want a laptop."

"I can't deny it. It would be great for the trip and then when we get back it would be all yours for work."

"The trip? You are NOT spending the whole trip on a computer. The computer is what we go to get away from."

"I know that silly. I would just check mail in the morning and at night and maybe read blogs while you sleep in."

He then decided he was going to take the pup out. I went back and emailed PK again. This time I told her "He's wearing down. I'll have my laptop by the end of the day."

He came back in and said I needed spanked. "For what?"

"That whole laptop thing. It's not for me. It's you who wants one."

"Okay fine. You get a laptop and I get spanked. Deal."

"No deal. I'm going to get a shower."

Hmmmmmmm........ I did the only thing I could at that point. I stripped down and climbed in the shower with him.

There was actually more to the conversation. He was considering the fact that it would be a tax deduction. We joked about who it would belong to and of course agreed that it would be both of ours.

As I climbed in the shower, he laughed. He knew EXACTLY why I was there.

I ran my finger around on his chest a couple times and then looked at him, trying to make my eyes as big and as pleading as possible.

"Don't you look at me like that."

"Why not?"

"Because the last time you looked at me like that we ended up with children."

Man. He doesn't forget a thing.


Then he said to me, "I'm not saying I want a laptop but if we were to get one and take it on the road trip we could upload pictures to it as we go huh? We could take a lot more pictures."

Far be it from me to tell him it would be cheaper to just buy an extra card for the camera. They are small and could be lost easily. You know?

So anyhow....

Yup. We got the laptop. I bought a cheap mouse to go with it so I don't have to use that thinkpad thingie.

And honestly if Adam was that against it he would have said so.

Honest.

Now about that spanking...............

A Tribute to Life and Living

Yesterday I had one of those moments. You've probably had them a time or two before, also. There was a situation that I dropped my jaw on at first.

Later, as I relayed the story for the second time, it started to hit me. This was more than just a jaw dropped.

Let me explain. I might have to go in a few directions to get to the point.

First direction: Adam's sick.

He'll be fine. In fact I see a lot of improvement today over yesterday. He's on antibiotics so hopefully the worst is behind us. In the meantime he hasn't worked since Monday which has left me worrying throughout my own work day, going home to tend to him, the pup, my grad class, etc.

Yesterday I was in the eye of the storm; an oasis of sorts. On my drive home from work I was talking with PK as we do about once a week. I was relaxed and enjoying the drive as well as the conversation. My entire drive is a two lane state route and I often get caught in slow moving traffic.

School buses are the main cause of slow downs. Tractors would be the second cause. Sure enough, traffic was slowing.

As I looked ahead I saw a little one crossing the road so I knew there was a school bus up ahead. I couldn't tell exactly how far ahead because I had a semi-truck in front of me.

I wasn't paying attention to much around me. I was just driving along yacking with PK. I don't even remember stopping for the next school bus stop. I was on auto pilot.

Everything was going smoothly or as smoothly as it could be considering the bus and trucks ahead of me.

Then it happened.

I think I said, "What the heck?" Or something like that.

PK asked what was going on.

"I am on a two lane state route and a semi truck just came barreling past me. I'm sitting here at a dead stop waiting on a school bus."

I honestly don't know how fast it was going but it came to a stop by the time its back end reached the front end of the truck in front of me. As traffic began to move it sat there blocking the oncoming lane while we all filed past on its right side.

I checked my mirror. He fell in behind us all. I told PK "I think he wasn't paying attention and couldn't get stopped."

Well duh. Obviously.

We went on with our talk and I didn't give it much thought until we hung up and a real life friend called. I was telling her what had happened and then it hit me.

Oh, my dear God.

What if...... What if the trucker hadn't seen the situation in time to go around in the other lane? What if there had been anything oncoming? What if....

I told my friend "I was stopped right on the tail of one semi while this other one went into the wrong lane. If he had hit me, you wouldn't have been able to view the body at my funeral."

I'm fairly certain that I would have been unrecognizable and PK wouldn't have known what hit me.

At least it would have been over with quickly.

Anyhow.... all is well but the could haves really bothered me. Oh, and by the way, I didn't tell Adam what had happened. I was kind of shook and just wanted to forget it. It affected my whole mood last night but he was too out of it to comprehend it anyhow. He found out though from my real life friend.

She works in his doctor's office and mentioned it when he was in there today. He realized right away that he was entirely too out of it last night and that was probably why I had not told him.

A little bit ago I was helping him take the trash out. Usually he doesn't ask for my help but since he's not feeling too swift he did this time. While we were out there he said to me "why don't we check your brake lights while we're out here?"

I went and got my keys. I got in. Started the engine. Pushed the brake. He said "They're fine. Jerk. Hope he pays attention next time."

Yep. Me, too.

Did you know that today is a National Day of Prayer? As I have prayed off and on all day I have started and closed every prayer thanking Him for intervening and not allowing it to be a catastrophe.

As much as I tell myself to quit thinking about it because nothing happened, I can't help but wonder just how many more seconds of this guy not noticing before it would have been too late.

Ouch.

So as a result I've had a thought provoking day. I've noticed things I don't normally notice. For instance, I noticed that all the summer time flowers are out for sale. They had a sidewalk full of them outside the store I was entering to get Adam's prescriptions for him. I always (lovingly of course) joke with Adam about flowers. He loves them and always comments on them so don't tell him this but I actually smiled today when I saw all those flowers today and and thought about what they stand for.

They stand for Adam just because they make me think of him.

They stand for life just because it's spring and life is new right now.

They stand for living because there's nothing else to do once life is given.

And they even stand for death... but not yet. They still have a lot of life ahead.

And so do I.

I believe in God. I believe in heaven. I believe in Jesus dying to set the captive free.

I want to die. I want to go to heaven. I want to see Jesus face to face.

Just not yet. I still have some living to do so on this national day of prayer for those of you who believe and are praying thank Him for not letting me die just yet.

After all, I don't think Adam is done with me yet.

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Here's a couple shots I took of this route for those of you who have expressed concern over my talking on the phone while driving. I've been driving this route for over 10 years. It's not a busy one. Talking is not a distraction in the traffic you see here. And please don't come down on me for shooting a couple quick shots as I was driving. It was not a distraction. :)

Happy Birthday!!!

Hey!!! I heard it here.....

A certain redhead is having a birthday!!!!

Happy, happy Birthday!!!!