Queenies Little Kingdom

Waking up at the evil early hour of 6:30am after a summer of sleepin’ in sure can wreck a person’s positive attitude! I did it, but I didn’t want to. I’m really not a lazy mama….I just don’t like an alarm clock bossing me around. Ya know?

We buzzed on to school and wouldn’t you know…the traffic jam problems? Still there. It reminded me how much I loathe the drive to school each day. Blek! It’s a test of the highest kind…..I catch myself whispering, “Hold it together Mama, WWJD?”. But man, I want to honk my horn! Hehe. [picture, twisty mouth]

Everything was going fairly smooth until lunchtime when the main office called me on my cellphone. I hadn’t been near the thing all day. I was sitting at my desk eating a salad when the call came. It was a medical emergency and they couldn’t “find” me. Huh? What? I’m where the bosses scheduled me to be. You can’t find me? Come on now!

My poor baby was in the school nurse. My kids never go to the nurse, ever. Unless it’s with me, for something specific. I headed down to find her writhing in pain (Hello, mother nature!!!! You cruel beast! On the first day of school? Seriously!) and begging for something, anything to make it stop. Poor kid. I’ve been there…..more than once.

Lucky for me, I have a college age son at home who could run up and pick up the patient. So, there you have it. Gates takes her first day of school and uses up 1/2 of it for a sick day. Hopefully, she’ll be feeling awesome tomorrow and I won’t get any wacky calls on my cell.

Yea, school is officially a fun buster! And obviously, not the best place for a bout of the cramps!

Get well soon, my baby! We’re a team, remember? I can’t go without you & that’s final!

I’m trying hard not to mourn the end of my break. Considering how much I love being off from school….I’m not doing a very good job. Girlfriend is depressed! It doesn’t help that Gates is dragging around dreaming up ways to miss her first day back too. She’s worse off than me on this subject AND I HAVE TO WORK THERE not bebop around as a student.

Oh the gall!

I was talking with another staff member yesterday at the grocery store and she summed it up exactly. It’s not that the summer is ending, it’s that school is beginning and once it does that…it’s like a rollercoaster–you can’t get off until it’s over! So very true!

Looking at it that way…..I’ve figured out who I am on the ride. The screamer! From takeoff to screeching stop….I’ll be wide-eyed and shaky! By God’s grace, I’ll make it through. Right?

If you don’t mind and you happen to think of me, pray that God would use me in spite of me and bless all that I do this year at school. I don’t want to waste His time or mine!

Vacation is slowly fading behind me. I’m cruising down the highway through Alabama right now at a speed I shouldn’t admit. Hubby’s at the wheel and the punks are lined up in back. We’ve have had a great week just being free to swim, rest or do whatever tickled our fancy.

The sun seemed to toy with us this week and rain chased us around constantly. But we didn’t let it drag us down, we played anyway. Our family ended up in one of the many pools during a little rainstorm yesterday and played a mean game of volleyball with our friends the Nelson’s! It was so much fun…even if I had to have hubby hold me up in the deep end so I could serve! 😉
Oh and the old people? We beat the young healthy whippersnappers 2 out of 3 games. Hehe!

It was more than great to get away. We had a blast from the beginning to the end of our adventure. I just can’t wait to sleep in my own bed and to love on my dog (Miss Lizzy)! Trips are exciting……but home really is Home SWEET Home!

We’ll miss you soft sandy beach.

I’m copy-catting the travel channel’s show Extreme Workplaces. Who knew there were employers who encouraged such stuff as decorating your office in themes? Like Ebay? Each employee focuses on their obsession and shops specifically to decorate their space in the junk collections they love. That’s not all the perks either. They cater to their employees in many other ways too. And don’t get me started with all the goings on at Google! Wow!

Makes me question….what am I doing with my life?

Oh yea, I’m still on vacay. At the beach! Woohoo!

Now don’t get me wrong. I’m not lost in some exotic locale. And my hotel room isn’t decorated in some awesome theme. But for a gal whose not left Indiana in several years…..I’m in paradise!

It’s time for me to drag myself down to the shoreline. I’ve got a tan to work on and some waves to watch. Hope you have a great last week of summer wherever you are.

Don’t be afraid or discouraged, for I, the LORD your God, am with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9