Oh, my. I have not written a damn thing since Saturday. What in the WORLD could I be doing? (See title.)
Well, first of all, Sunday morning I took my precious lovelies to camp. And left them there. I have no idea how they are doing currently since the old lady in charge made sure my daughters handed over the cell phones they were attempting to smuggle inside. Either they are carving out days on a nearby tree with their sharpened teeth or clicking their heels through the tulips right now. It would be helpful to know which.
After abandoning my kids at the camp I wish my mom had sent me to, I drove 90 minutes home and then all the way to Maryland with my cousin. We brought Nana dinner and a visit. She’s holding it together but it’s hard to tell if she’s better or worse right now. At ninety, what’s better? Not drooling? Not having a walker? It’s hard to see her that way.
So, yes, I am home alone. Being that way for a few days now has taught me a couple of things. First of all, I’m not a huge clothes-wearer when no one is around. Also? I forget to eat and stay in the sun far too long exposing parts of myself that really shouldn’t be on display.
Besides the sunburn, I am additionally sore because I dove head first back into working with my personal trainer this week. She is the 20-something firefighter who looks at me, smirks and says, “No, really, do a push up.” Except this time she said something about lunges. The rest is a blur.
Finally, being the compulsive freak that I am, I had to finish the new Stephanie Meyer book because it was so good I thought I was going to bite my flipping fist off. It went on sale Saturday. I began the book Sunday night. This morning I woke up with my face in the final few chapters. There were Cheese-its there too but that’s not important. What is important is that I finished the book and can now resume a somewhat normal life.
That is, if being a woman who can barely sit to pee without grabbing the sink to help lower herself, who leaves her kids at camp and stays up all night reading vampire novels with a sunburned ass is normal.
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I just finished a terrific book today. I haven’t been able to pull myself away from it for the past week and a half. 982 pages later, I can’t tell if my family is happy to have me back.
The thing about finishing a good book though is that I miss the characters. I have to grieve awhile before I start a new one.
You are a fantastic grandaughter. I know your Nana thinks the same.
My kids are away for 2 weeks, too. Is your house staying clean?!
I am SO behind in the series. While I had good intentions, I have only managed to read the first book. I think I am the ONLY one!
You sunburned YOUR ASS? Damn, girl. I hope you were more careful with your boobs.
Hey, maybe I’ll tip off the WTOP traffic helicopters that they should be paying close attention to the sunbathers in your area.
Pull me up a lounge chair next to yours because I am coming over.
I am jealous of your sunburned ass, your kids at camp and everything else. I have not been alone 1 minute the entire summer.
Psst - pass me the name of this camp! I may get to be alone next summer
I think what’s not normal is the COMBINATION of the lunges with the sunburned ass.
But I’m just saying that because I AM SO DAMN JEALOUS.
I take back what I said. Stop enjoying yourself so much.
That sounds like the perfect weekend, even with the sunburn! Lucky you!
Why do you insist on putting these images in my mind… nude lunges and sunburned bums
so the book was good…my daughter gets first dibs on them and is currently reading the newest.
i think i’m the only person on earth not reading the twilights…crap…i better get on that…
I feel ya sister. I completely neglected my kids, well sort of, to blaze through it over the weekend. I went to a launch party in a podunk Utah town. You can check out the madness here. http://tinyurl.com/6953jg
ahhh…the joy of lunges!
Well, now I know what you were doing these past few days! My Sunday was similar as I finished a really good book that I’ll pass on to you. Now we have the report that the girls are just fine and you can stop worrying and REALLY enjoy the quiet free time. But the sunburn.. hmm be careful!
yours sounds better than mine. I started a NEW job!!
Thinking of you.
Vampires are so worth staying up all night for.
Who dresses up while alone (or with your signifigant other) in the summer? Not me! I avoid the sun like the Plague as I will turn Lobster Red Quickly. Tanning comes Painfully later…
I am still on the second book - god I wish I did not work, have kids and have to be a grown up. So I still have to read the third, then I will get the new one. Everyone says it is the best one.
Personally, I think you’re nuts. But you’re having such a good time at it, I’ll leave you to it.
OK, this is the 1,789th mention I’ve seen of the Twilight books. I’m going out and buying them this weekend! I have to keep up with the Joneses!
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