Pearls of Wisdom and Foolish Mutterings

Foolish Mutterings

Here we are in the early hours of a lovely Sunday afternoon. I've already been to church, eaten lunch (a late breakfast actually - at I-Hop), unloaded and loaded the dishwasher, checked my email and read a few blogs. Charles is watching boxing and I have nothing to do that requires my immediate attention. This should be the perfect time to sit down and churn out a leisurely Sunday blog entry. Yep. Should be. All the time in the world. Yep. Yep. Hmmmmmmm........ ***drums fingers on keyboard*** ***looks all around - up, down, side to side*****watches a few seconds of boxing**** gets up to get more iced tea***** sits back down****more drumming*****gazes out the window for a while****

Yep. I got nothin'.

I could tell you what I had for breakfast; but given the smart-ass post I wrote about blogs that read like a menu, I probably won't do that. Oh wait! Here's something.... Charles and I went to the movies on Friday. I could tell you about that. Okay, here we go:

Charles and I went to the movies on Friday. We saw two movies - State of Play and The Soloist. Two for State of Play and only one for The Soloist. Of course, State of Play did have a distinct advantage from the get-go, as it starred Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck. ***Sigh*** Seriously though, it was a great movie.

Oh, and I watched Grey Gardens on HBO. Jessica Lange was magnificent in that movie. Drew Barrymore was no slouch, either. Another 2 movie.

Wow - that was some seriously riveting writing, huh? More, you say? You want more? I'm not really sure I can do more. It really took it out of me to write that much.

I think I should go lie down and rest for a while...... BUT WAIT! I just remembered something. At Thomas and my sister's urging, I went ahead with the letter about my mom's nightmare with Odyssey Healthcare (the hospice) and emailed it. windac also weighed in with a vote to write the letter, I got her comment not long after I sent it, and it just kind of felt like confirmation. So, I did it and I feel better having sent it. Thanks Thomas and windac and my sister for your encouragement.

I remembered one more thing. A very bizarre thing and no wonder I forgot it. I'm sure my mind has been trying to suppress it. My home phone rang last night about 6:30. I rarely, if ever, answer my home phone, I just let the machine get it. I could hear the message going on and on and on, so I walked into the den to listen to the message. I picked up the phone and played the message and it was that wicked woman my dad was married to when he died. The one who made my life a living hell for the last 4 years. She left a message for me to call her - "I just want to see how everyone is doing" - and here's the kicker... she was calling from a Houston number! That's some kind of CRAP, isn't it? Don't worry, I have no intention of returning her call. If she keeps calling, I swear I'll change my phone number.

Okay, I'm done now. Happy Sunday everybody!