That's My Mama

When my daughter announced at Christmas that she was pregnant and was due on the 23rd of June (her own birthday), my mother (the prospective great-grandmother) said "Keep your legs closed and hold out for mine". (Mom's birthday is June 24th.)

Greetings from Cuba

Hello to all my friends back in Canada.

The Perfect Man and I arrived safely in Cuba. Yesterday, we bid a teary good-bye to Mike and Lesley.

I don't have much time to tell you much of anything. I chewed up almost 7 minutes of my precious 30 minutes of internet time just logging on to this blog.

We love and miss you all. Hope to see you on the 23rd for karaoke so we can have a Christmas drink together.

Love and kisses.

CAT-astrophe

I have a beautiful pure white cat named Winnie. Winnie is a female cat caught in a male cat's body. He grooms the other cats and takes care of them. He is very gentle and he sleeps with me and uses my head as a pillow. Winnie was a stray when we got him and hasn't spent a single day outside since we took him in some 7 years ago.

Winnie has been pretty skittish because we have suitcases out because we're packing for Cuba. Winnie hates travelling in the car. Each time he walks by us, he does his little "dodge-sidestep-trying to hide" shuffle and his eyes beg us "Please don't make me go in the car".

At 6:00 am this morning, Winnie bolted out the door when I let our other cat out. The following two hours rank among the the worst two hours of my life. I kept spotting him but he bolted each time he saw me. Did I mention, Winnie really hates being taken anywhere in the car?

With the help of a new (wonderful, beautiful) neighbour, we managed to corner Winnie in her backyard and he is now home safe and sound, although maybe a little bruised from the hugging.

A Vision of Cable on the Mounain

I recently moved from the west mountain to the east mountain. I was happy to learn that I was going to be in the service area of the cable and internet company I had been dealing with on the west mountain. I had been with them for 15 years and I thought there would be some warm, fuzzy customer appreication coming my way for staying with them.

I called and spoke to one of their front-desk drones and was told that it would cost me $64.00 to transfer my service from one residence to the other. I reminded her that I had been a customer for 15 years and that they were giving new customers free installation and incentives. Her response was a condescending, "I'm sure you got something free when you joined."

CHOKE!!!

"It was so long ago, I can't remember."

I called the manager. I told her I wasn't looking for any of the incentives they were offering new customers, but I didn't want to pay the $64.00 to transfer. She said, "Oh, you've been with us a long time. That counts for something." Ah sweet blessed satisfaction. Then she said, "We can let you transfer for $35.00."

BLINK

The Perfect Man then called the cable company because his name and mine are different. "Hi. I'm a new customer and I want to set up cable and internet........"

Free installation and three months free internet and digital cable.

Idiots!

A name by any other name

I had to call the Adult one day to discuss the issue of transferring our previous matrimonial home into my name. I could hear the Current Mrs. Adult in the background "Tell her this. Tell her that" At the end of the call, the Adult said, "So, about the name. When are you going to change it?"

THUNK.....(((picks up bottom jaw from floor)))

Change my name? The name I've had since 1991?

"You can go back to using your maiden name", he thoughtfully suggested.

second THUNK.....

I calmly told him that the very fact that he could even suggest going back to my father's name was part of the reason he and I were no longer together.

I then told him that I was entitled to use the name and not to worry, although it was mine name first, I didn't mind a bit that the Current Mrs. Adult was using it as well.

Me, me, me

I am a woman in love with the perfect man.

I am a woman fortunate enough to have two incredible kids and two incredible step-kids.

I am a woman who has the best practice grandchild.

I am a woman who has the most amazing friendship base.

I am a woman whose mother is dying of lung cancer.

I am a woman who had an amazing childhood.

I am a woman who had a horrible childhood.

I am a woman who has an ex-husband who was abusive - he's called "The Blob".

I am a woman who has another ex-husband who just doesn't get it - he's called "The Adult".

I am a woman.

These are my stories.