And now, Meleah’s week in review. Brought to you, ‘Facebook Status Update’ Style!
Last Monday, Meleah woke up after only three hours of sleep the night before. She had a crucial doctors appointment that she could not miss. Meleah doesn’t like being surrounded by sick people, but she at least she doesn’t show up at her doctor’s office looking like this…
[Yep. That’s my daddy.]
Later that day Meleah attempted to take a nap. However, her efforts to catch some shut-eye were thwarted by a clever twelve-year-old boy, who had made ‘important plans’. Plans, that included Meleah driving all over town with her son and his buddies. Sadly, Meleah never did get to take that nap.
Tuesday morning, Meleah woke up after only a few hours of sleep (yet again) thanks in part to a lovely case of insomnia, and thanks in part her miraculous discovery. Meleah found out that she could watch every single episode of ‘Arrested Development’ online, and, for free. Meleah didn’t even realize how much time had slipped away, until she heard the birds chirping outside of her window and noticed the sunlight streaming in.
Meleah had just enough time to *blink* her eyes, before it was time to get out of bed.
Meleah climbed into her car, with the crust still in her eyes, and ventured out into the real world. Meleah was in dire need of a visit to the hair salon. The ratio of gray hairs on her head verses non-gray hairs on her head had shifted, in the wrong direction.
Fortunately, one of her friends is an expert colorist and was able to remedy the situation immediately.
On her way home from the salon, and severely sleep deprived, Meleah decided to go shopping. After browsing several different stores Meleah could not understand why she was having such a hard time finding a decent pair of sweat pants? Meleah actually contemplated going to the Mall to scan ‘Victoria Secret’ or ‘Abercrombie and Fitch’ for said decent pair of sweat pants. However, the rainy weather sent Meleah home.
Meleah planned on sitting down to read and comment on all her favorite blogs Tuesday afternoon, but unfortunately, that did not happen. Instead, Meleah ended up taking a FOUR HOUR nap. The very nap she tried to take – on Monday.
Later that evening, Meleah enjoyed some quality time with her son. She was also reminded the best way to win at checkers is to ‘NEVER MOVE YOUR BACK ROW’ while watching the movie Black Sheep.
Wednesday morning, Meleah awoke refreshed.
Finally.
It’s a good thing she caught up on some sleep, because Meleah had a big day ahead of her. She helped her good friend Patty, MOVE, into her very own, totally-super-awesome, brand new, apartment.
Meleah wasn’t all that excited about lifting boxes or carrying heavy objects. Meleah prefers to avoid physical activity, at all costs. In fact, she has been working very hard to obtain a nice case of atrophy.
To make things even more interesting, it just wasn’t enough for it to be pouring rain on Moving Day.
Nope.
It also had to be hailing.
Ice.
*Awesome*
But, Meleah would do anything to help out her friend Patty. To summarize moving day all she can say is, “Boxes, And Bags, And Shoes – OH MY!”
Yeah. Um, I know most women love clothes, but this is just ridiculous.
At least we didn’t have to wait all day for her new furniture and the cable guy.
Seriously. Who needs this many pairs of shoes?
By the end of the moving day? Meleah could NOT wait to get out of her soggy, sweaty, and very muddy ‘Moving Clothes’ and back into her cozy, comfy, and very toasty Pajamas. Where she belongs.
After a hard day of manual labor, Meleah developed a hardy appetite. She was utterly elated, and in a state of total disbelief, that it took her 34 years to find ‘The Greatest Salad Dressing Of All Time.’ Which, Meleah proceeded to slather all over everything she ate that night.
Moving day for Patty was also the very same day, Meleah’s mother had to go under the knife.
Meleah’s mother had some form of wrist surgery that is very similar to carpal tunnel syndrome. Except that it’s completely different. Meleah has no idea how to pronounce, let alone spell, her mother’s actual condition. Meleah was extremely thankful her mother’s surgery was a success and complication free.
At the end of another Very Long Day, Meleah was curled up in bed when she accidentally stumbled upon this little gem of a TV show. She is already hooked, and she is looking forward to watching all new episodes.
Thursday, Meleah woke up to a sun shiny day and wondered why Patty couldn’t have moved on this day when there was NOT a hailstorm pelting them with ice bullets.
For the rest of Thursday, Meleah embarked upon the joys of taking care of her mother. [Meleah is so NOT being sarcastic. Meleah knows just how much her mother does for her. Therefore, Meleah was ecstatic over the prospect of being able to do something nice in return.]
Since her mother was kind of crippled, and since her mother had to keep her right hand completely immobilized, Meleah volunteered to help her mother clean out and organize her closet.
As Meleah busied herself separating things into piles, she found some items in her mother’s closet that she wasn’t sure where they belonged. A confused Meleah did the only thing logical at the time.
Any item that did not have a ‘home’ went, on her person, until said home was located.
After tackling that mess, Meleah proceeded to prepare and cook dinner.
Meleah decided to put her new found cooking skillz to the ultimate test, when she chose to make ‘Sesame Encrusted Tuna Steaks‘ over Roasted Garlic Risotto for her family. Ya’ll remember what happened the last time Meleah tried to make risotto?
Fortunately, Meleah learns from her mistakes and this time, her meal was a total and utter triumph, with little to no difficulty!
***** Oh, just in case anyone has not seen this yet, Meleah worked really hard, into the wee hours of the night, to make THIS FAMILY MOVIE, for your viewing enjoyment.*****
Friday, Meleah slept in until 11am, which was a refreshing change. Then she decided since it was such a beautiful day, to take her mother shopping.
[Meleah is wondering WHY all of a sudden she wants to go shopping, or take other people shopping with her? Because normally Meleah hates to go shopping.]
Alas, Meleah was determined to score at least one present to call her own.
Meleah hit the jackpot when she finally found Pajamas that ARE socially acceptable to wear in public.
Meleah found these kick ass pajamas at her local ‘Target’ in the sleepwear section. Meleah honestly did not think these pajamas could possibly be sleepwear because of the hoody/string action. But it says so, right on the label. The label states very clearly these are in fact sleepwear.
However, Meleah says otherwise.
Meleah thinks these make for an excellent spring sweat suit.
Yes?
To test her theory, Meleah wore these ‘pajamas’ into the country club she is so fond of known as KHCC. Upon arrival, Meleah was regaled with compliments galore on how cute her new ‘sweat suit’ was.
Yes!
Meleah also scored a new pair of reading glasses from ‘Marshalls’ her local department store, providing name brands for less.
Later that afternoon, while perusing the isles of the local ‘Home Goods,’ Meleah saw her mother’s face Light Up like a Christmas Tree, when her mom spotted a large hand painted ceramic frog. Meleah’s mother has been collecting frogs forever, maybe longer. But, since the house they live in is already so cluttered, they quickly realized they had nowhere, and no room, to keep this beautifully fantastic over-sized frog.
As Meleah and her mother were about to walk away, Meleah’s mother turned the frog around. Low and behold, this spectacular frog is also a planter! (Meleah’s mother could be more aptly named Mrs. Green-thumb. She absolutely loves to plant and garden.) But then, the tide tuned yet again.
Meleah’s mother took one look at the price tag, and sighed. Totally defeated, Meleah’s mother gave up on finding a way to own that frog.
And that’s when Meleah just had to buy it for her.
We’re calling it the post-surgery “Get Well” and early “Mother’s Day” present – frog.
Friday evening Meleah dropped off her son, JCH, off at the mall, to hang out with his friends, without parental supervision. Meleah cannot believe her son is already at that age.
Meleah felt a little like her heart had been ripped out as she was forced to ‘let go of her son’ to do his own thing – yet again. Meleah reminisced back to the first day she had to leave her son at day care. And back to the first day Meleah had to put her son on the bus for school. Then, Meleah wondered where all the time went. Meleah became slightly weepy. But, Meleah refused to allow herself to think about what it was going to be like when the time comes for her son to learn how to drive a car and go out on dates with girls. [Shudder]
While her son was at the mall, Meleah paced around her house nervously, watching the clock, and refraining from incessantly text messaging her son. Meleah’s imagination kicked into over drive as she pictured her son getting into some kind of trouble at the mall, because when she was at that age, she always got into trouble for one too many youthful indiscretions.
Thankfully, Meleah received a reassuring text message from her ever-so-responsible son, just as she was considering the possibility that he may have been kidnapped.
Saturday came and went almost without incident.
Meleah took full advantage of having the house to herself by diligently laundering clothes, cleaning her room, ordering Chinese food, writing this blog post, and abusing Facebook. When she was finished with all of her chores, instead of working on her book, she opted to blow off steam by visiting some of her friends up at her local Country Club.
Meleah truly enjoys Amy The Bartenders company. After two years of spending countless evening together at KHCC and taking the time to get to know each other, they have cultivated quite a friendship.
Anyway, at one point in the evening, Meleah and Amy both had to use the bathroom. Upon entering the restroom facilities they were taken back by the noticeable stink in the air. However, bladder pressure took precedence over the foul odor. Amy raced into the first vacant stall. The very stall the stench was emanating from. Meleah had to wait until Amy was finished because the rest if the bathroom was occupied. While Meleah was waiting, she decided to clear her nasal passages which have been clogged for days due to seasonal allergies. Meleah thinks she should have waited to blow her nose until after leaving the bathroom because the smell was much more pungent, with her now clean sinuses. As Amy exited the stall she tried to forewarn Meleah to hold her breath before going in. Meleah was about to ‘take care of business’ while Amy, gagging over at the sink, apologized, then declared she needed to get out of there. Meleah gasped and replied with, “Don’t Worry About Me. Just Save Your Self.”
[Meleah & Amy think it’s time for KHCC to spring for some kind of Air Freshener in the ladies room. Otherwise Meleah will be forced to bring in her own Fabreeze. Again.]
Today, Sunday, Meleah is finally making the time to dedicate purely to visiting her favorite blogs. Blogs that she has missed way too much. In fact, she is probably leaving you a comment right now…
