...but this whole East Coast meets South American sense of me first and I deserve it is ridiculous. Not only are people rude, they are actively teaching their children to be rude.
Today, I hate this place and can't wait to leave. I'm going to go take a mega-B vitamin and hope I feel better tomorrow. I don't want my kids growing up here.
Urgh.
PS: please do not patronize NY and Company. They are rude too and I am now and forever boycotting that store.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
More ramblings...
...So it has been a busy week or so. Some friends from high school came by for a visit - that was fun. Everyone should break out the yearbooks every now and then and try to remember who all those people who signed your book were. Apparently, Steve and I had a great time in Journalism and he'll never forget me. Sorry, Steve, but I don't ever remember taking Journalism, let alone who you might be among the nine hundred people I went to high school with.
Took the girl to Wannado City...where the kids do what they wannado. Apparently, by lunchtime, my daughter wanted to scream her head off for ten minutes about a funnel cake. So we left. That's the point where the mom does what she wants to do.
We also went to the county park near the house...there's a small water park there and it was our first visit since arriving in the Sunshine State. Two big slides, a lazy river, and a kids area. Didn't see my kids most of the day, except for lunch and to reapply sunscreen - mental note: reapply sunscreen more often. A good time was had by all. High points: women with grocery bags on their heads to protect their new do's and the woman who was wearing a bra and white mesh panties instead of a bathing suit. The latter was asked to put something else on, but the entertainment value was already spent.
Things I've been missing this week:
• sitting on the front stoop chatting with the geezers;
• Mac's Cafe burger and tuna melt - on wheat, with cheddar;
• book club;
• hanging at the elementary school playground.
That's all for now. I'll be taking orders soon for life-sized cut-out copies of myself holding a margarita...it's useful for parties and neighborhood gatherings. "Excuse me, I need to go talk to Amy." It's a great way to get a away from awkward conversations. :)
I can make a jointed version to be placed in a chair. Also, a holiday version will follow with appropriate attire and beverage.
Took the girl to Wannado City...where the kids do what they wannado. Apparently, by lunchtime, my daughter wanted to scream her head off for ten minutes about a funnel cake. So we left. That's the point where the mom does what she wants to do.
We also went to the county park near the house...there's a small water park there and it was our first visit since arriving in the Sunshine State. Two big slides, a lazy river, and a kids area. Didn't see my kids most of the day, except for lunch and to reapply sunscreen - mental note: reapply sunscreen more often. A good time was had by all. High points: women with grocery bags on their heads to protect their new do's and the woman who was wearing a bra and white mesh panties instead of a bathing suit. The latter was asked to put something else on, but the entertainment value was already spent.
Things I've been missing this week:
• sitting on the front stoop chatting with the geezers;
• Mac's Cafe burger and tuna melt - on wheat, with cheddar;
• book club;
• hanging at the elementary school playground.
That's all for now. I'll be taking orders soon for life-sized cut-out copies of myself holding a margarita...it's useful for parties and neighborhood gatherings. "Excuse me, I need to go talk to Amy." It's a great way to get a away from awkward conversations. :)
I can make a jointed version to be placed in a chair. Also, a holiday version will follow with appropriate attire and beverage.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Is that turtle running into the surf, or away from all these kids?
So, it's been a few days and I have to admit...Florida didn't suck too hard today. Other than the rain.
The kids and I went to a talk about sea turtles and then watched some hatchlings making their way to the ocean by the light of the moon - seems they head toward the brighter horizon. Which is why beachfront development is screwing the turtles up...they hatch, see all the neon, and start crawling toward cheap beer and all you can eat crab legs. So, it may have been the full moon rising over the Atlantic, or the tarted up cruise ship a mile out that my son thought might be a UFO. Anyway...some of them were clearly clued in and crawled into the surf and that was very cool and encouraging. The kids cheered them on and celebrated each one that drifted out on a wave.
Of course, my kids then complained about sand in their shoes.
The kids and I went to a talk about sea turtles and then watched some hatchlings making their way to the ocean by the light of the moon - seems they head toward the brighter horizon. Which is why beachfront development is screwing the turtles up...they hatch, see all the neon, and start crawling toward cheap beer and all you can eat crab legs. So, it may have been the full moon rising over the Atlantic, or the tarted up cruise ship a mile out that my son thought might be a UFO. Anyway...some of them were clearly clued in and crawled into the surf and that was very cool and encouraging. The kids cheered them on and celebrated each one that drifted out on a wave.
Of course, my kids then complained about sand in their shoes.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
On the plus side...
Ok, a few things I DO like about Florida...
• it's sunny almost all of the time. No more perpetually gray, hazy days;
• the air is clean;
• it's green...everything is green...all year. Ok, maybe not in April/May when it didn't rain for six weeks.
• it's easier to convince people to visit...did I mention this before? How nice it is to visit?
Anyway...the kids are doing well and getting tan (of course, this means I'm convinced they'll develop melanoma, but let's not borrow trouble, eh?). Summer is almost over - thankfully - and they've not succeeded in killing each other. Thank God for small miracles. Yay for all day kindergarten!
On the home front, I finally, for the first time in my adult life, have a room that looks like it was decorated - or at least finished to a degree beyond "hey, that rug is cheap and it'll fit." It's only a bathroom, but it's something.
Baby steps...
• it's sunny almost all of the time. No more perpetually gray, hazy days;
• the air is clean;
• it's green...everything is green...all year. Ok, maybe not in April/May when it didn't rain for six weeks.
• it's easier to convince people to visit...did I mention this before? How nice it is to visit?
Anyway...the kids are doing well and getting tan (of course, this means I'm convinced they'll develop melanoma, but let's not borrow trouble, eh?). Summer is almost over - thankfully - and they've not succeeded in killing each other. Thank God for small miracles. Yay for all day kindergarten!
On the home front, I finally, for the first time in my adult life, have a room that looks like it was decorated - or at least finished to a degree beyond "hey, that rug is cheap and it'll fit." It's only a bathroom, but it's something.
Baby steps...
Monday, July 7, 2008
Inaugural musings...
Hello, is there anybody in there...
Ok, so first in a series. No promises. Down and out in Broward County...down as in SOUTH and out as in OUT of the loop. It's been almost a year and I'm still undecided. It's not that it's necessarily bad, but it's not there. At least people visit here. Somehow, Ohio never made it on the vacation hot spot list.
Today's observation is that it is just as hot here as Ohio(and vice versa). At least here I have a pool. The downside is that in order to keep the south half of the house cool, the northern half is freezing. I am getting some use of the long sleeves and sweaters after all.
Things I miss most about Central Ohio:
• friends and neighbors
• Graeter's ice cream
• people who use turn signals - I can't believe I thought it was bad before moving here.
• maple trees - especially in the fall
• peonies
• topographically diverse car trips.
The list will grow, I'm sure.
Until next we meet...
Ok, so first in a series. No promises. Down and out in Broward County...down as in SOUTH and out as in OUT of the loop. It's been almost a year and I'm still undecided. It's not that it's necessarily bad, but it's not there. At least people visit here. Somehow, Ohio never made it on the vacation hot spot list.
Today's observation is that it is just as hot here as Ohio(and vice versa). At least here I have a pool. The downside is that in order to keep the south half of the house cool, the northern half is freezing. I am getting some use of the long sleeves and sweaters after all.
Things I miss most about Central Ohio:
• friends and neighbors
• Graeter's ice cream
• people who use turn signals - I can't believe I thought it was bad before moving here.
• maple trees - especially in the fall
• peonies
• topographically diverse car trips.
The list will grow, I'm sure.
Until next we meet...
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