Milestones

It seems we mark life by milestones. Various things that mark the passage of time in our lives and our families lives. Some milestones are simple and yet others save us money. Some milestones in my life have included: no more diapers to buy - this was a huge one in so many many ways. Another was the completion for preschool for both kids and no more preschool expenses, however this was followed by another milestone the start of kindergarten followed by all day school the next year. Completion of elementary school and middle school have also been milestones. Another milestone was the start of drivers ed for joyful and then the permit followed by the license and then driving alone. Psymon is half way through this milestone event now that he has his learners permit. Yesterday was another milestone event it was the last trip to the orthodontist for Psymon. It was has last retainer check. No more visits, no more checks or rubber bands to find laying around. After six years visiting the orthodontist with both kids I feel joy and sorrow. Joy that we have no more visits and no more checks to right but really after six years these people are my friends. I'm going to miss them - ok not that much. But it just made me think another milestone has come and gone. Yes there are many more to look forward to like high school and college graduations, first jobs, living on their own and getting married.

Wow theres still a lot to come. I think I need a cup of tea and time to ponder this some more. The previous milestones look easy the ones ahead look challenging and expensive. If you have any milestones you would like to share please do. Leave me a comment.

Mrs. Potts

The Soup Bowl

A weekend or so ago my darling H.P. and I decided to take a mini vacation and hide away for the weekend. We left the teens with nana for supervision. We stayed at a lovely hotel and I went in search of my morning cup of tea. The hotel for all is nicety offered styrofoam cups for its morning coffee and tea drinking. Now any good tea snob knows styrofoam cups do not work for tea. Oh the taste the taste it just can not be done! So off we went to find a coffee shop that would provide me with a steaming cup of hot water. Because being the tea snob I am I carry my own tea bags with me. Well we find a common popular place know around the country (star) and headed in thinking success. You see on past vacations they have been wonderful, I have gone in and asked for a large cup of hot water and they have provided it at no charge. Its not styrofoam but a recycled paper product and although its not china it works so well in a pinch. But not this stars no she looks at me funny. You want a cup of hot water? Why yes I do. Do you want a tea bag with that - H.P. is quick to say no she has her own. That gets me a very strange look like I am a real snob which I am. Then she asks am I staying or going with my hot water. Well what does it matter but I say I am staying and order a muffin to go with it. I receive my hot water not in a paper cup or a mug but a soup bowl. You know those large things they try to pass off as cups with a handle on the side but they really are soup bowls. It is not china so it does not keep the water hot and it does not require one tea bag but at least three I think. It cools so quickly and it does not fit comfortably in my hands as my cups do at home. I am so disappointed. This is not the way to start off my day. I drink what I can from this soup bowl and surrender to the fact that I will not be enjoying a nice cup of steaming hot tea this morning. I mean tea in a soup bowl who does that.

Its been to long

My mind has been swimming with all kinds of blog witting thoughts. Oh I could write about that or I could share this experience or up date on that one. I don't have to blog every day to be a blogger. So many random thoughts I don't know where to start. Then I come to my blog and realize just how long it has been since I have blogged. Its just a little embarrassing. I won't even try and catch you up.

Let me just say it can be summed up very simply in a few short sentences. Teenagers and their schedules keep me busy. Summer was fun but busy with summer camps and drivers ed for the youngest teen. Throw work in the mix and you have a full and busy spring through summer going right into fall. I can't tell you how many cups of tea I have had but I can tell you there have been plenty. I have several tea snob stories to share from my weekend up in Sun Valley. I will try and post those this week.

Mrs. Potts

Why Is It?????????

I have been thinking about this blog title for some time. Its time I quit thinking about it and posted it.  If you have answers to any of my why is it questions, please leave a comment and share them.

Why Is It --  during the week you could sleep till ten but you can't yet on the weekend you can actually sleep till ten and your up at seven?

Why Is It -- way more fun to put up the Christmas decorations than it is to take them down?

Why Is It -- way more fun to make cards than do the laundry?

Why Is It -- more enjoyable to read a book than clean the house?

Why Is It -- way more fun to read other peoples blogs than to post on my own?

Why Is It -- Tea tastes better when poured from a pot?

Why Is It --  the weekends are so short and the week so long?

Why Is It -- easier to think about getting on the treadmill than actually getting on the treadmill?

So what why questions do you have?  Now I am going to end this and ask myself Why I wrote this blog?

Mrs. Potts

Happy Monday!

Well the holidays are over the kids and husband have headed back to school and I have the day off.  I love my Mondays thus I always seem to call them happy Mondays.  

Whats not to be happy about.  The house is quite and calm and its mine all mine!  I have been known on Happy Monday to head back to bed once everyone has left the house.  What a treat or indulgence depending on how you look at it.  But hey its my time to myself.  

As we start a new year, the first Monday of 2009 there is so much to be happy about.  Let me share a few:

*  Happy that we have black tea and can make that lovely soothing cup of tea all day long.

*  Happy that my family is all healthy.

*  Happy that I have two amazing teenagers.

*  Happy that I have a warm cozy home I love.

*  Happy that we have our beagle of 12 years still with us in good health.

*  Happy we have wonderful friends and family.

Well you get the idea.  Why don't you take a minute fix yourself a cup of tea and leave me a comment telling me what you are happy about.

Blessings

Mrs. Potts

Merry Christmas

I want to wish each of you a Merry Christmas.  I look forward to 2009 with anticipation and joy.  May you all enjoy the holiday season with family and friends.  

Mrs. Potts

P.S.  Enjoy a hot cup of tea over the holidays!

Way To Much To Do!

So I thought I was organized and I had the holidays under control.  But something happened this week/weekend and I am not sure what it was exactly but,I feel like I am totally lost and don't know where to start.  Its like everything has exploded into one week.  A brief look at my week:

Monday - hair cut, grocery shop, clean house, fix food, host neighborhood woman's tea that evening.

Tuesday - Friday Work

Wednesday - co-working coming over for dinner and to work on a Christmas present

Thursday - Psymon has a band concert

Friday - Joyful needs a flapper costume for school

Saturday - clean house, prepare food and host husbands office party of approximately 40 -60 people and pick up exchange student returning from Taiwan

Sunday - Make it to church and oversee gift wrap fundraiser for youth group

Monday - next week- fix POT OF TEA, breath and relax!

I'll let you know how the week goes.

Mrs. Pots

P.S. some where in there I need to send out my Christmas cards and finish my Christams shopping.