You know you do this…..

For me, it’s music that puts me in that place.

Your driving down the Highway, In traffic, thumbing through the radio stations to pass the time…. and suddenly you hear a song that makes you want to DANCE… You tap your foot, you keep the beat on your steering wheel, your shoulders start moving, maybe you bob your head.

Not really wanting the people stuck in traffic around you to witness your quirky, sometimes terrible dancing skills, you keep all this low key…..then you let your imagination GO!!! And pretty soon you are starring in a video with P-Diddy?, Puff-Daddy? (who ever)!!!!! And you are his main back-up dancer! You are making up all the cool dance steps up as you go, cause that’s what a back-up dancer of your stature does, right? Everyone is envious of you!!!! And even P-Diddy thinks your cool!!!! MTV is gonna be calling you for your own video soon!!!

WOOAH!!!! The car in front of you stops really fast… and then you are back to the normal, everyday traffic.

Anyone? Anyone? Any takers of this activity or is it just me? Man! I must be weird!!!!

What about the sappy romance movie with the hot leading man?

Don’t you kinda have thoughts that the leading lady could be you? That you would have done this, or maybe that, to have had a better ending with your ‘man’… You all know you wished you were ‘Baby’ in Dirty Dancing’.

Here is one…. What about a sassy outfit? Have you ever put on an outfit that you know is HOT… and you strut your stuff down your make believe run way? Or strike a pose in the mirror? Cause if you say no… your lying.

Have you ever been the star of your own cooking show? “just a dash of salt and whala!!!”

These things that we do…. I know they have to be normal. RIGHT? Cause what else gets you through your day, but some good old fashioned imagination?

So next time you see a blonde girl beside you, stuck in traffic….. you can smile, knowing that she’s back stage, hanging with Beyonce’. Having the time of her life.

Don’t Playa Hate!!!!

knowing that you can’t go wrong.

Life seems right on track,

until something happens you can’t take back.

Moving forward takes some guts,

but you manage to muster up some strut!

Plans are made and your looking ahead,

until something bumps and strikes it dead.

Will the clouds ever break?

Will you be able to hold on?

Happiness is always there hiding around the corner.

Life is endless fun, if your willing to explore her.

Round and around we tend to swirl,

swimming with the tide.

Have you ever noticed the things that are left,

clinging to the side?

Hold on tight, what ever you do.

When the waters settle, you’ll have much more to prove.

Take a deep breath and know you’re doing great!

It takes a lot of you and it takes a lot of strength.

When you share your smile, people will see.

That there is much more to the world than you and me.

First things first…. you have GOT to get ready before you even think about waking the “little guy” up….

Oh, and the dog!!!! Someone has to take him out.

So now, you are pretty close to being ready, the dog is out of the kennel running around like someone just installed a new set of batteries…. And its time to wake ‘him’ up!! You push, you pull, you tickle, shake, pull the covers off, mention something cool that is going to happen that day (a bribe), you lift an eyelid, you pinch the cheeks……..finally….. you start to get a little heated about the whole idea that this might last another half hour if you don’t take some ‘mommy’ measures.

“ALRIGHT!!! If you aren’t out of the bed on the count of three!!!!!” At this point you get a little response…. But it never fails… you end up actually counting!! “ONE!!! TWO!!!!” I get a “NO!!!, don’t count!!” and I actually get him up, out of the bed.

Now just a few steps out of the bed is a warm, running shower. Would it seem that hard to get those steps out of a 5 year old? I end up counting again…. only getting to the number TWO. And he’s standing in the bathroom getting ready to get in the shower….

So now its off to the kitchen to get breakfast going. Cereal? Cinnamon roll? Pop Tart? Ah Ha!!! I already got that order as I left the ‘shower scene’. Next is lunch…. luckily my son isn’t too picky when it comes to what I put in his lunch…As long as there is a super hero packed in there in the form of a fruit snack… He’s good.

So, what is that kid doing in the shower? Better go and check….. WHAT?!?!?!? There in the mirror, making faces to himself is a naked little boy thinking nothing about the water and TIME that he’s waisted. “GET IN THE SHOWER!!!!” Realizing that mom caught him being silly, he jumps in and slams the door. Only to assume his normal ‘shower stance’… head on the wall in the corner of the shower, back to the water. And that is where he stands until momma comes and demands that soap is used.

Finally out of the shower, dried and ready for clothes…. I leave him to the chore of getting some underwear on…..

As I go to find him something to wear and make sure its matching and ironed, I catch a few moments to fix my hair and find something to wear myself.

I still have to catch the traffic, weather and news on the television before we are totally ready to go.

So I walk through the living room glance at the kitchen table, where my son is supposed to be eating his breakfast. Nope, no kid there. So I go into his room to see what the hold up is….. Standing in front of the mirror of his closet doors, naked, making silly faces!!!!! AGAIN!!! (what is it with kids and mirrors that makes for such an entertainment delight so early in the morning??) “Get DRESSED!!!” I think my blood pressure is about 150 over 100 at this point… steam is about to come whistling out my ears…..

He’s dressed, just finished eating.. So I send him off to wash up and brush his teeth.

I’ve got my clothes on, hair done, just need some jewelry and perfume… oh, and my gym bag, better get that packed. I’m ready!!! So, where is my son??? AGAIN?!?!?!? Silly faces AGAIN?!?!?!? I think I might cover all his mirrors so that my mornings go by a little faster. “BRUSH YOUR TEETH!!!!!”

OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I am soooo going to be late this morning. Which really isn’t any different from any other morning……

Now, he’s coming in to prove that he’s brushed….“smell my breath momma”. I try to act composed as I pretend to smell his oh, so wonderful breath…..“Smells Great, Lets Go!!”

“Momma… I don’t have my shoes on” …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………..(yes, this is me….. Boiling!!!!)………………………………………………………………………….

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“Get Your Shoes On!!” This statement is spoken through my teeth…. anyone know that language?

After a battle of finding the other shoe…. we are finally ready.

Lights off, dog put up, all our bags are accounted for and we are actually out of the house!! YES!!!

We are out of the drive, on our way to school and work. I finally get a chance to breath… relax….calm…

WHAT!?!?!?!?!? The gas tank is on E???? UGH!!

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Yes folks…. this is my daily, morning ritual. You’d think I’d have it all figured out by now….

One Day!!! One Day!!!

]]> http://bcuziwant2.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/the-morning-grind/feed/ 7 bcuziwant2 http://bcuziwant2.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/first-blog/ http://bcuziwant2.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/first-blog/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:52:23 +0000 bcuziwant2 http://bcuziwant2.wordpress.com/?p=3 ]]> Alright, so here it goes…. My first blog.

I have to say that of all the blogs I’ve read, I never thought I’d be writing one.

Keeping this short and sweet… just so I can see what all this looks like on my new blog page…… bear with me all… till I get this all figured out.