Getting Older


Last night I realized that I am definitely getting older....Breanna asked for tickets to see the Taste of Chaos tour in Atlanta for her birthday. When I was young people would "flick their Bic" when a good song came on. I felt so old when the kids in the audience flipped their cell phones. GEEEZ!!!! That was just odd! Overall the performances were pretty good and the seats were nice and safe. Breanna was a little miffed that we didn't have floor seats because she wanted to take part in the mashing that was going on. This coming from a girl who wears a whopping size one in her clothes. The performances were pretty good. I was overly impressed by the message that the singers were expressing. Mind you there were a lot of children that most people would classify as being "gothic" but one of the singers encouraged them to smile even when they may not think there is anything to smile about and the other told them in not so many words that they were special. AIDEN told them that in the arena they were all the same, it didn't matter how cool they thought they were, what brand of clothing they wore, or what issues may be facing them on the outside. He told them that he was tired of people always being down on life. As an adult I could truly appreciate the messages that they were sending. I could also see where most people would see these children as having problems or potentially causing problems because of the way they dressed and their overall outward appearance. But these bands, who are role models to these children, were definitely sending a different message for these children. Needless to say, I was impressed.

I was also impressed by the fact that the bands came out after each of their performances to sign autographs. When I was younger bands didn't do things like this. It's weird though that when I was younger you didn't get autographs unless you were a. lucky enough to score backstage passes or b. you stalked the tour bus and got an autograph by chance. Another oddity of the night was that Jared Leto is the singer of one of her favorite bands, 30 Seconds to Mars, was a teen star that I was in love with when I was a teenager....he was the cute rebel in that show My So-Called Life (Jordan Catalano). Wow! She told him when he was autographing her poster, "My mom used to be in love with you!" Thank goodness I didn't go with her to get that autograph! She does get good taste from me though! She came back and said that he had the most gorgeous eyes ever....

I'm not usually a fan of YouTube but seeing as how I have this techno-fabulous daughter who clues me in on all this hip stuff...I thought this one was really cute...Plus you have to know the dogs in my house. Our rat-terrier feist, Buddy, loves sneaking into the kitty litter box....explains why the dog in this video thinks that "kitty crunch" tastes like "crotch"!!!!! Go figure! The crazy things our pets will do. Beware of kitty crunch kisses, they are truly disgusting and deadly!

I have totally not devoted the time and effort to this blog that I had hoped to. With four children and teaching a special needs class, I'm absolutely beat by the time that I get home! Poor excuse but that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Things at our house have been chaos but what's new there when you grow up and have responsibilities? My husband has started a new business and it's definitely a slow process! Smart people (which we are not) would have banked money aside for living expenses until the business got rolling. Not us! Right now we are living by the seat of our pants and hoping for the business to take off! Who says teaching doesn't pay off? It has fed the mouths of six people for almost a month now which I'm grateful for. I don't know much about the trucking business and brokering out freight is truly dependent on the weather. The storms that have slammed the midwest and northern states have really took their toll on the trucking industry and our income level. Despite our current plight I have compassion for those people living through all of the snowy weather. The south is where I'll stay, thank you very much!

The spring promises to bring about new things for my family and for once I'm totally going into it with an optimistic point of view. Not like me at all! I had my bouts of being negative and my husband was probably wishing that I was not his wife! LOL This too shall pass!

Oh! Yesterday I celebrated my 33rd birthday. It wasn't all that bad after all. Jim surprised me with a wonderful coffee ice cream cake from Coldstone Creamery. It was delish!