One Day At A Time

Today, I went to Sally's Beauty supply and bought some hair extensions.  This has to be the stupidist thing I have done in a while but has led me into a very enlightening experience.


The older I get........the more my hair changes...........it won't grow in length anymore........the texture is changing......it's thinning out a little...........so I had the bright idea of getting hair extensions to see if I could lengthen and thicken my hair..........



I looked like a 40 year old woman trying to look 18.............in other words, the long shiny hair didn't match the maturity in my face.  It was awful.



Looking at myself...........realizing that this is it.............I realized that I am finally at a place in my life when I can stop focusing on my outer appearance............now I can focus on my inner me...............




I started asking myself.........why was it so important for my hair to look long and thick...........and I realized...........it was purely vanity.  Once again, I am learning the lesson that beauty is on the inside not the outside.  Who am I trying to impress anyway? 


 
I realize that it all comes back to a habit I picked up as a teenage girl........trying to be accepted by appearances.........it is strange how some of the habits we pick up, we hang on to and we don't even realize that we have them.........until we get older............I guess that's why they call it growing up.............






The bright side of this day............I had to face the fact that what I've got is who I am...........so I'll make the best of it. 

 

Looks fade...................the heart remains..............besides if you have a good heart - it can make anyone............ beautiful...........no matter how old you are..................

Last week, Blake received the Good Citizens award.  Only two students in the entire school were selected.  We are very proud of him. 

This is the best picture we could get..........the room was crowded. 



Now explain to me.............how he can be such a good boy and yet, when I opened the pantry - I found that this is how he opens a box of fruit snacks..........?



This hole started out much smaller and becomes bigger as the week progresses.  I dont know if he was starving at the time and just started digging..........I cant figure out how digging a hole in the box was easier than opening the top of it.................it must have to do with destruction.............boys love to be destructive............



On Sunday,  Eman was in a silly mood...........he took great pleasure in embarrasing Blake and I during a trip to Target.



Ethan has real "fart" sounds downloaded onto his cell phone...................and as we were walking around.........every time someone passed us - he would play a fart sound.........LOUD! 



Blake kept walking far away .........he was mad.  Blake is my only son that doesn't find farts that funny.  As a matter of fact, he rarely farts........but I couldn't help but to giggle.  People kept looking at Ethan ............... Nobody laughed - just Eman..............cracking himself up.



Chad came over Sunday night for dinner.  It was awesome. I miss him so much. 



Chris has been in trouble all week...........school work.  Chris decided that English wasn't that important this 6 weeks.  He failed to turn in a project that counted as a test grade.  When we asked him why he didn't do the assignment, he said......."I didn't want to.......it was too much work".  I was furious..................still am. 



Needless to say, he has no social life at this point......and if he doesn't pull this grade up before end of 6 weeks.............no PS2 or PSP or MySpace and the cell phone will be limited...................do you think that's too much? 



Maybe I should just beat him...........that would be a real sight to see........he is an entire foot taller than me...........and besides, the last time I tried to wrestle a teenager - it didn't turn out good..............



OKAY - enough about the family life....................I want to talk about Panty Hose.  Did you know.........

The actress-dancer Ann Miller devised pantyhose in the 1940s as a solution to the problem of continual torn stockings during the filming of dance production numbers.

In 1959, Allen Gant Sr. of Glen Raven Mills introduced pantyhose. 

In 1965, Glen Raven Mills introduced a seam-free version of pantyhose, which coincided with the introduction of the miniskirt.

Starting sometime in the 90s, pantyhose went almost completely out of fashion. Until recently, women, in general no longer wore pantyhose unless it was mandated by dress code, typically found at corporate companies and executive level.

However, in the mid-to-late '00s of this century, pantyhose have been appearing once again in fashion and in public.



My question is...........why didn't someone tell me that panty hose went out of style in the 90s?  Oh well, it doesn't matter - I have to wear panty hose to hide the hail damage on my ass...........

Journey is coming in concert this summer.  They are coming with Heart and Cheap Trick.  Sounds fun - doesn't it............NOT!  I realized after hearing this news that I am not a Journey fan.................I am a Steve Perry.........and that' s it.



Journey as a new lead singer...............again.



I will admit that this guy has a nice story..............Neal Schon found him on YouTube...............great for the new guy!  Whatever.................Steve Perry is Journey and that is final.

Arnel Pineda was discovered on YouTube. JOURNEY announced that they selected Arnel Pineda as their new lead singer. Pineda replaces Jeff Scott Soto, who parted ways with the band earlier this year after stepping in for Steve Augeri, who had to leave the band in 2006 for medical reasons.

Sammy Hagar worked for Van Halen because he had already built his name in the industry.  AC/DC's replacement worked because their first guy is dead! 



Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain need to pull their heads out of their a** and just do what Steve says............otherwise, they dont stand a chance at seeing #1 on the charts ever again...................but most importantly, I may not see Steve.




I cant even go see them in concert anymore................it feels like betrayal...................



I'm not sure what that really says about myself as a person................there are so many other things in life that I should have strong convictions over...................hmmmm.................I'm going to have to think on this one awhile.