When life hands you grapes, make wine

Sometimes rumors are better left unheard. The other day my girlfriend told me a rumor about the future of my place of employment. Of course we all know that rumors aren't reliable, and should be taken as such, but sometimes it is a little hard to not think about it especially when my future is at stake. I wish she never would have told me. I was having such a good week, I didn't want it to be spoiled by something that probably isn't even true. Yes I am a worry wart, how can I not be. If it was just me that I had to worry about it would be easier, but I have three children that rely on me.

You know what I have always been a survivor. I have had good jobs before and whatever happens I am sure that I will find a way to make things work. So go ahead, tell me to stop worrying about tomorrow and enjoy today. It seems that things in my life have always happened for a reason. I may not have known it at the time, and it may have been difficult, but it really does always seem to work out.

On the bright side my daughter will be turning fourteen tomorrow. She is having a sleepover and I'm sure it will be fun. It's hard to believe that my kids are growing up. I think they are turning out to be pretty good kids, and I am pleased.

OUCH!

Three years ago a purchased a pair of rollerblades that were on sale (a serious price reduction). After purchasing them I managed to put them away, and Sunday night I ran across them again. Actually they were hidden underneath my daughter's bed. Upon cleaning her room, she pulled them out. I thought "wow" let me give these a try, so I did. I put them on and went outside to see what I could do. My daughter insisted that the boys hold my hands to keep me from falling. Of course I spent about five minutes on the pavement before I lost my footing. Even with the help from my boys there was nothing that was going to keep me from falling. My daughter said that it looked just as if I had been shot. The way I fell backwards, stiff as a board, landing directly on my back. Luckily I was able to keep my head from hitting the concrete, but even with that I still managed to instantly get a headache. My daughter couldn't tell if I was crying or laughing, and I guess you could say that I did a combination of both. I was in pain, but at the same time I could only imagine how funny I looked. I refused to try to get up until the rollerblades were off of my feet, so my boys took them off for me as I laid in the middle of the street.

Let's just say that today my back is still hurting. It feels as if I have a huge bruise on my back, but when you look at it nothing is there. Little did I know that I bought a really good pair of rollerblades. I should have started out with lower level, instead I bought a pair of ABEC 5's instead, which is like gliding on a sheet of ice. I don't see me attempting that again, at least not anytime soon, not until I get a pair of ABEC 1's.

Kid free for a moment

I only have a few minutes to spend on this post since I have to leave shortly to get the kids. They spent this past weekend with their father. As much as I love my children and miss them, I must say that this was an enjoyable weekend without them. Not enjoyable in the sense that I went out and partied down, no, instead I had lunch with myself, hung out at Barnes & Noble, did some late night grocery shopping, and just relaxed. Sometimes one really needs to just kick back and take a day or so to just live a totally stress free life. With my hectic schedule this doesn't happen as often as I would like it to, but because of this rarity I believe it makes me appreciate it just that much more.

Well my weekend is up, time to go get the crumb snatchers!