I hate airplane lavatories

I love to fly, but I hate the lavatories in airplanes. I always make sure I visit the restroom in the airport before I get on a plane. Those are generally very nice. The problem I faced yesterday though, is that I was on the same plane from 9:55 AM until 3:30 PM. There is no way I can make it that long without visiting the cramped lavatory at the back of the plane. At least I only needed to go once. I kept my Diet Sprite drinks to a minimum and doesn't eating peanuts soak up the liquid anyway?

Leaving in two days

I'll be leaving for North Carolina in two days. I'm excited about being gone, even though I've had to work extra to make sure I'm caught up. It looks like I'll have a couple of days to relax before we head back to Texas in a U-haul. I'm taking my laptop so I can stay in touch with my friend, but I hope I can check out Fayetteville some, also. When I helped the boy move, he didn't want to do the touristy things. I'll be there on Halloween, but since he lives in an apartment complex, I don't think there will be many trick or treaters. I might have to trick the boy. That would be fun. Oops, I'm not supposed to let the evil me out in public.

Where does time go?

It is almost the end of October. Thanksgiving is in a month and Christmas is in two. I don't feel like it has been a year since the last holidays. Maybe it's because I work so much. I won't be working most of next week, though. I'm off to North Carolina to help my youngest child pack and move back to El Paso. Isn't it funny how he still needs momma to help him move. Some of my friends have commented on that, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I remember a time when he didn't want momma to know anything about his life. Now he likes having me around. Grown kids are pretty cool.

Music, fun and friends

Last night my daughter in law had her 29th birthday party at my house. It was at my house because my son, daughter in law and their two daughters have moved in with me. Do they ever leave home? Just kidding, as I am happy to help them out and have them live with me even if I have lost some of my privacy. But that's another story.
We had probably about 30 or so friends over last night for the party. At least five of them brought their guitars and we had a couple of drums, so it was jam in the back yard night. I do hope my neighbors didn't mind. I didn't get any complaints, anyway. What I found so very interesting though, is that there was such a good mix of people and everyone had a great time. We had the musician, hippy set of friends, the amptgard, geek set of friends and friends that I have known for over 28 years that are almost family. Other than the fact that I am so tired today, I wish we could do this more often. The only thing missing last night were my online friends. Unfortunately, most of them live too far to come and I missed chat. But, we do have our get togethers, also.

Sista's blog

My dear friend, sisser, has joined the blogging world. Check her out at http://sisserponderin.blogspot.com/

I know she'll have some really interesting blogs because she is such a cool person. And she lives up in the hinterlands of Canada. There are lots of interesting people that she has to deal with every day. Too bad they don't understand the native Texan in her.

Welcome to the blogger world, sista. I will enjoy reading your ponderings.

I'm learning

Several of my foster homes and relative placements have my cell phone number. As do some CASA workers. That is usually not a bad thing, but sometimes I wonder if they think I work 24/7. Tonight I got a call from a foster parent telling me that he has had it with a child in his home. He wanted me to take the child out of his home tonight. There was no emergency, just frustration. I don't mind talking to him and the child, but I do need my time off also. I, very nicely I hope, told both of them that if they can't work things out for one night, they can call the statewide intake number and an on call worker will handle it. I also let them know that if they do call, to be prepared for a long night. I do work after hours a lot, but after an afternoon of sitting in court and not getting home until after 6:00, I'm not working all night because two people are not getting along. Anyway...enough venting. I really do love my job and the kids. I have fantastic placements and normally will go the extra mile for them. I'm really hoping they will think it is too much trouble to call in tonight and by tomorrow things will look different. We will see.

Music and friends

My DIL and I went to a music jam tonight and enjoyed some great music and good friends. It's been awhile since I've done something like this. Having friends who are musicians does open doors. Singing and listening to them play is a great way to spend a night. I hated to have to leave, but tomorrow is a work day. Although one friend told me to just drink coffee, coffee, coffee. Maybe I'll go back out next week.

Live Feed

I decided to add a live feed to my blog just to see if anyone other than the three people I know read my blog came on once and a while. To my surprise, there does seem to be a few others who read it. This tells me that maybe I need to blog a little more often. I wish I could be as dedicated to blogging as some of my friends are. I feel that I don't have time when I finally get home from work, which probably is not a good excuse. After all, I have time to chat on the Hideaway and to read the forums I frequent. So why not spend a few minutes blogging? I don't have an excuse. I spend time writing narratives at work and don't feel like writing when I get home. That's the best I can do to explain why I don't write more. Well, that and the fact that I don't always have anything that I feel is important enough to write about. I could probably fill the blog with things that happen at work, but I have to be careful about that. I can't violate confidentiality, so I have limited myself there. I could write more about my family, but then that could become a little Peyton Place if I'm not careful. I won't write about politics unless I really feel the need. Right now, I'd like to see a little less politics. I'll ponder (to use one of my best friend's phrases) and see what I can come up with.

Lauren's post

I'm sitting at the computer with Lauren thinking that I need to blog, but I don't really have anything to blog about. So, Lauren said I could write about my family. I asked Lauren what I should write and she said, "You know. How nice they are." Do you think she's asking for a compliment? She'll get one. I am very blessed to have the two granddaughters that I have. They are cute, smart and entertaining. There are definitely a lot of laughs in this house. Dharma found a musical card that a friend gave me and we are jamming out to Freeze Frame. She's at the cute dance stage and loves to follow Lauren around and copy her dancing. So, guess I need to get off here and start dancing with the girls.