It's been a long, cold winter!

 Wow! I think Spring is finally here, but in Michigan we don't get really excited until the end of May! Ha! you may think I'm kidding, but I'm not! :)

So you may notice a previous post with today's date, but that's another confusing aspect of using this program that I never took the time to truly understand. I tried to update a 2006 blog post and it posted today. :) Oh well, brought me into a conversation with my grandson who is now in his 20's, so that's a good thing!

This blog never really became the "conversation piece" I wanted it to be, but that's because 1. I would forget about using it... 2. I couldn't decide who my audience was and 3. I didn't post consistantly when I did have active followers. Now I have settled on the idea that it's just something I've been doing for 20 yrs. and there's no reason to stop now!

I'm still trying to get the nerve to tell everyone about this charming look at my inner soul. More like your everyday grocery list as far as an exciting or even interesting read, but I guess I shouldn't degrade myself like that! :)

I'm also still trying to stop procrastinating! That's probably what causes most of my worries/depression/frustration....it's just not good for anything!! Now I'm out of the mood for going deep so I will leave this for today and come back soon...

Summer blahs...

I need to explain this post....it was originally posted in June of 2006! This morning (Mar 2026), I was reading old posts and decided to add the pic of Zach with the snails and then re-publish it. I didn't realize it was going to publish as a new blog! LOL....

June 2006...I don't know if it's related to menopause or not, but the hot sunny weather really slows me down! I'm one of those people who prefers cool, cloudy, even rainy days to the hot, bright, sunny days. A lot of it IS the heat factor. Even though I don't get major hot flashes anymore, I do heat up pretty fast once the temperature rises and my body seems to hold the heat longer, making it difficult to cool down and feel comfortable.

Once I get heated up, I start SWELLING up and then I'm REALLY uncomfortable! It affects all parts of my life whether I'm trying to work and can't get cooled off enough to concentrate, or if I have my grandkids over and I'm somewhat crabby. I try not to let how I'm feeling affect them, but when I have no energy, feel generally crappy, have swollen ankles or didn't sleep well, it tends to lower the quality of the visit. That's when I start feeling guilty and then over-indulge them to make up for it.

I managed to do pretty well yesterday when my two oldest grandsons came over. They've been asking for weeks if they could come and spend the night, so I finally said ok for last night. I told their mom to drop them off around 4pm yesterday and I cooked hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill. It was pretty muggy yesterday, plus I had a visit to the dentist earlier (to check on when I can get my dental implants), so I was a bit irritable by the time they got here.

It started raining so we were forced to stay inside and the first thing they said was "it's COLD in here!" Well, let's look at the facts....it's summer, it's muggy, and Grandma is menopausal. Of COURSE it's cold in here!! That's the only thing that's going to allow you both to live through the night! Ok, so I probably wouldn't kill them, but I could make their lives miserable for 24 hours! I gave them each a sweatshirt to wear and settled down to watch a movie. Naturally, they wanted snacks so we made kool-aid popsicles and while they were freezing, we went and got ice cream! The last thing I need is ice cream, but ..... oh well!

After the rain, Zach found something to keep busy with! 

I downloaded two movies for them on pay-for-view...at $3.99 each that's a lot cheaper than taking them to the theater! :) I also let them play on the computer for an hour (each) while I watched a couple of my shows last night.

Today I told them that since it's a workday they wouldn't be able to use the computer because I use it all day long. You should have seen the long faces and the slump on the couch and the "I'm bored" comments!! I fully suspect that since I'm the only grandma with an internet connection, that's the main reason they love to come here. :) It's my fault though, I start all of them using the computer at 3, so by the time they're 5 they can play age-appropriate games and create wonderful art pieces that always get hung on my fridge.

They were just picked up a few minutes ago and now I'm back to my menopausal madness, but without an excuse....the kids are gone, it's quiet around here and it's totally clouded over and cooled off about 10 degrees. Guess I'll try to make the most of the day.