Weekend Happenings

Good Friday morning!

The Gallery Pic is just a preview of things to come the next few weeks on A Simple Life. Volleyball is here. This photo is from a practice tournament we attended two weeks ago. Today and tomorrow is the real thing, Baby!

BLOG TEASER! BLOG TEASER! - Monday I will reveal my plans for Belinda's Project 365. It will officially end next Wednesday, August 25. Unless something unforeseen happens this weekend, I will have taken a picture of my life each and every day for 365 days... in a row... without missing. Will I start a new picture blog? If so, will it have a new and exciting twist? Will I quietly sign off?

Check back Monday morning to find out!

RANDOMNESS #1 - You better sit down for this one. I didn't make the Sexiest People Alive list... again. I know. I know. I have a hard time wrapping my head around this one, too. But, as long as there is a contest, I will continue submitting my 1988 head shot... big hair, gigantic shoulder pads and blue eyeliner. It's only a matter of time.

RANDOMNESS #2 - I had a happy moment yesterday. I was flipping through a little catalog I had received in the mail, and guess what was staring me in the face on page 12... pumpkin toilet paper. Oh... my... word! And get this! It's only $4.99 plus shipping for two small one-ply rolls. By the time I pay shipping, it will cost a mere $19.99. The "Autumnal Nut" part of me is saying, "It is so worth it." The "I've Been Married to Mikie, the CPA, for 22 Years" is saying, "Don't you dare." I'm not sure who will win. (Come ask to use my bathroom in October and see!)

RANDOMNESS #3 - I received a call from The Boy at an unusually early hour last night (9:15 p.m.). It was a delightful surprise because we normally talk around 10:30 or 11:00 p.m. However, the last thing he said to me before signing off was, "I'm having some rookies over for pizza and X-Box. I need to throw on my pajama pants and pick up the pizzas." What?

"Hey! You're a grown man! Put on your big-boy pants before going out in public!" I couldn't help it. The mother in me would not keep her mouth shut. (That woman is even starting to get on my nerves!)

"Mom. It's college. It's not a big deal. It's the pair without any holes. I'll be fine."

"Are you going to at least wear a shirt?"

"I was planning on it. AND I'm going to wear shoes!"

"Okay. Okay. But be sure to tell them you have real "wear outside the dorm" clothes."

"Yes, ma'am. I'll tell the pizza guy with multiple piercings, tattoos up and down both arms and a ponytail I have more suitable clothing in the dorm."

The Boy has a point. I hate it when The Boy has a point.

Weekend Happenings - I can sum up much of our weekend in just one word... Volleyball.

Tonight, Roxie has two games. Tomorrow she has at least three, and depending on the outcome of those three, maybe one more. It is the first official tournament, and right now, we are very excited. Mikie and Josh will be joining me on the bleachers this evening.

Saturday, Mikie and I will resume our post as "Supportive Parental Units" on the bleachers while Josh and friends go hiking, and Austin continues to toot his horn in JSU... hopefully wearing big boy pants!

Sunday will find the Faulkner Five enjoying another service in our new sanctuary, AND having Sunday dinner with my side of the family.

I have a feeling Sunday evening will find all of us draped over a couch or chair of some sort desperately trying to rest, regroup and get ready for the week ahead.

Remember last weekend when I said we rolled over and went to sleep Saturday morning when we heard the rain? That has become a distant, but sweet, memory. I will treasure it in the weeks to come.

Have the best weekend! Be aware of moments you spend with family and friends you might normally take for granted. Be kind to the person handing you your Caramel Frappe through the drive-thru window... and anyone else you may meet.

Next week, A Simple Life will be hopping with really, really good ideas. As always, feel free to share your own traditions, recipes, party ideas, dates, etc. Shared ideas are always the best.

Take care, and I'll talk to you Monday.

Sincerely,

The Enchanting Belinda