It's All Good

So, the My-Life-Is-Coming-To-An-End Stage of my life has passed at least for the time being.  It will resurface in approximately 14 days.

The condition of my yard has not changed in the least but I have lots of happy things to consider in my life right now.  For starters, I was told three times yesterday at a graduation party that my daughter is the spitting image of me.  People said more than once, "I never met your daughter but I know I saw her at that table because she looks just like you!"  That makes me happy on 2 levels and sad on one.  Happy Level One:  Thank God I didn't spend 36 hours in labor (back labor no less) while my husband slept, snored, passed out once, and complained about the cramp in his hand when I asked him to massage my back during the contractions so that I would have a kid that looked like someone other than me!  Happy Level Two:  my daughter is the most beautiful girl in the world so to say that we look alike (which also mean I look like her) is a very nice compliment for me!  The sad part is for my daughter.  Peanut, I am so sorry that people tell you all the time that you look like your mother.  I never felt it to be much of a compliment when people said that to me as a kid!  Poor kid.

Other good things going on...I got to spend yesterday in good company (Thank you, my dear friend!!!)  and other than needing a nap (my usual daily routine), I felt pretty good yesterday.  Wahhhhoooooo!!

After having 8 tattoos and wanting more, my husband has finally accepted the fact that I will ink my body because I love art and has given me his blessing!  Normally, I do things and he deals with it and I am okay with that because I can't please everyone and I need to please me and he knows that once I set my mind on something, the damage has already been done but when I have his sincere understanding and blessing...BONUS!  For that reason, I am happily anticipating my next tattoo!  I have an appointment for tomorrow morning but I am worried that the one he is adding to won't be healed enough to get it done yet.  Please, please, please be healed enough!!!!!  There will be pics of course!  I plan to do a post dedicated to my tattoos.  =)

Lastly, I am drinking coffee out of this today and it just makes me smile!!!

From my niece who knows me very well.  It holds about 22 ounces of coffee
and yes, I do fill it every time I use it!!!!