Think Spring--and alllllll that comes with it

Spring is here!!! I couldn't be happier, so I thought.....

The kids are on Spring Break this week (1st time ever the week BEFORE Easter-YUCK), my son had a friend spend the night last night and they wanted to go to Blockbuster to get a movie.

I had to remind my son that the "black box" at the end of our driveway needed to be put away before I would go to the video store. Through my rearview mirror I see him bent over picking up what I assume is garbage, I think to myself "wow I didn't have to TELL him to do that!"--bonus.


Boy was I wrong! As he walks closer to my vehicle, I see him fling his arm out. I thought "what is he doing?" To my surprise, my lovely little boy (who's 5'10") flung WORMS on my windshield!! Yes folks, worms. I cannot tell you enough how much I HATE worms! I scream as the disgusting little things meander across my windshield.


I'm most likely going to have nightmares about them now that I've thought about them. EWWWW

Super Random Tuesday

My good friend Robin over at Befrazzled posts random quizzes each Tuesday. I can relate to today's and am sharing it with you. Enjoy!

	BedfordMomof2 Pills: Will cause increased ability to do the moonwalk
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WEN SEMI on 13ABC

In January, my trucker buddy Angie Weid and I kicked off the SE Michigan chapter of the Women's Entrepreneurial Network (WEN). WEN SEMI has been so much fun for both of us.

This month's meeting we were very excited to have Rebecca Regnier from 13 ABC-WTVG, be our guest speaker. She shared some secrets to marketing your business in the media. GREAT information! Thank you Rebecca.

Here's a couple clips that aired Tues at 5:30 p.m. and Wed at 5:30 a.m.:


Angie and I both feel our businesses wouldn't be where they are today without WEN. Thank you to Linda Everhardt-Kardux, Linda Fayerweather and Linda Bowyer. YOU GO GIRL!

Struggling with scheduleling

Like most sales people, I have a calendar. I schedule appointments to get to know people that I'm in different networking groups with and how I can help them, we call them "one to ones". I have 2 scheduled for tomorrow. Here's my dilema:

I'm awaiting closing documents for a pretty big deal I'm working on, they were scheduled to arrive at 3:0o today. I'm still waiting. This creates an issue for me because I was meeting with my client at 5:00 to sign said documents. Obviously this isn't happening today. My client is very understanding and appreciative that I've offered to meet with her at her office at 2:30 and him at his office at 3:00 tomorrow. I will do what is most convenient for my customer, its the beautiful thing about my job. I come to them.

Now I need to notify the 2 individuals I have scheduled one to ones with. I've sent them both an email apologizing and suggesting another time next week, but I get irritated because I think I have my week planned out and then WHALA a monkey throws a wrench in and everything is all discombobulated (that is a word).

Have you been in this situation and what have you done to adjust?

Close call

I was awakened at 4:30 this morning with my son climbing into my bed. Here's our convo:

Me: what time is it?
Austin: 4:30

Me: why are you still up?
Austin: I wasn't, I can't tell you cuz its bad and you'll never go back to sleep?

I'm thinking---crap was he online, did he sneek out EEKS

Me: buddy just tell me I won't be as upset and besides I won't be able to sleep until you do.

Austin: I had the electric heater down in the basement cuz its cold and I must've rolled near it in my sleep and my blanket melted and there's a burn mark in the carpet.

Me: WHAT? are you o.k.?
I'm thinking--phew he didn't sneak out and wasn't online til the roosters woke up!
Austin: yeah and so I was looking online on how to repair the carpet and it can be cut out. Uncle Pig will know someone to fix it.

Me: you were online researching, why didn't you come get me? How did you know the blanket go stuck? My heart is really racing here, the outcome could have been WAY different
Austin: it made a really loud noise and the smell was terrible.

I just held him, he was terrified. THANK GOD there is an alarm in that lil heater. It's just a plug in we used when we'd go camping. Now we leave it in the garage and use it when we're entertaining to warm the room. He was smart enough to unplug it and remove it. I wish he'd woke me up, I can't bare to think if this was a different outcome or perhaps even a fire. Would I have woken up?

I did, not until moments after....say to him Austin I'm hoping this is wake up call that you can't always make decisions on the fly. You may think you know everything, but there's always a reason we tell you no. (This wasn't in a bad tone, he's nearly 15 and we've told him this before, but like most kids his age, he has a mind of his own). Really he should've been in his room sleeping because he didn't have any buddies spending the night.

Again, THANK GOD.

What close calls have you had with your kids, that have almost made your heart stop beating?

Spring Forward

I'm ready for Spring! Ready for the Tulips to bloom and to see the green grass.

This time change is kickin my butt. I totally realize it's only an hour, but I could sure use a nap.

Do you have any special routine you do when we bounce forward?

a SURPRISE from my son

On Friday I was pretty amazed. Kids had a 1/2 day of school I called to check on them and my daughter said all was well. I asked “what’s ur brother doing?” She says “he’s making a surprise for you.” Now my kids know I’ve had a pretty rough week–worst I’ve had in many years. This tid bit of info from my daughter brought tears to my eyes. My son will be 15 in a few weeks and believe me, its ALL about HIM-not uncommon for this age.

Upon my arrival home–coming in thru the kitchen I say to myself–hmm wasn’t the kitchen he cleaned or made brownies, great room-untouched. I hear the lil people in my life in the basement so I proceed downstairs to find my daughter playing Guitar Hero and my son watching rocking in the chair. I see my Dyson, AHA he vaccumed the basement I thank him, he smiles. I said “Lola says you have a surprise for me”. He says “don’t you hear it?” I said “no” he says “look around” and to my wandering eyes should i see HE INSTALLED SURROUND SOUND FOR HIS GAMING TV IN THE BASEMENT!!!!! I say “that’s real nice buddy, how is this a surprise for me?” He says “well if you’d like to watch a movie in the basement you’ll have surround sound.”

Isn’t that nice?—I seldom go down there, it's his lil hangout for him and his buddies—pssst if I’m gonna watch a movie I’ll go in my room or in the great room, because I ALWAYS fall asleep LOL

What wonderful surprises have you come home to?