Random Thoughts...

Today, as every day, I am grateful for my beautiful girl. What other child has a dragon puppet and a ballerina puppet and puts on awesome puppet shows for their mom? Last night she had the dragon breathing fire on the ballerina, but it missed her and she said in a squeaky voice, "Missed me, missed me, now ya gotta kiss me!"

Does every woman worry about turning in to their mother? Is that really true that it happens? I mean, my mother turned into her mother...yikes! Can't the cycle be broken? I'm gonna try REALLY hard!!!

If a tree falls in the woods, does anyone hear it? I'm wondering if my obnoxious upstairs neighbors fall in the woods, would anyone hear them? Based on how loud they are upstairs, I'm almost sure they would create some kind of seismic activity, Maybe a few trees would be knocked down.

All of us are composed of a little bit of crazy.

I saw the movie Precious this weekend...I used to work with disadvantaged children. I miss working with the kids a lot. It was such a fulfilling job, people I looked forward to seeing everyday. It was rewarding, challenging, at times grueling, filled with laughter and love, dangerous and then it was also heartbreaking. Then one day ten years ago I became a corporate sell-out...although ass-kissing is out of my realm. I just show up and hope for the best, oh! And a paycheck.

I moved around a bunch as a kid and loved every place we lived in...almost. Well, I have to confess, Arkansas was not on the top of my list. But then I was thinking about it today (inches and inches of snow does that), where would I move to? Because one day I do want to move. I love the weather in the South, but my family in in the North, still the sight of snow makes me cringe. On top of that, here I am in my 30's and still watching my own mother relocate year after year because she can't find any place that can "make her happy." (Don't we create our own happiness - hello?)...am I going to end up like that? Where would I go? Hawaii sounds good, or Arizona, or New Mexico or maybe Texas or parts of Florida, NYC, Mexico, Chile, Paris...but as I write a little dreamwrecker in my conscience reminds me that I have 30+ years before retirement - sigh.

My daughter tells me at random times, "You're the best mommy in the whole world." Does she not realize that I'm the only mom she's got and she's stuck with me? You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family. Lucky for me, I'm stuck with her too. :)

Random thoughts for another random day working in corporate America. The things that run through my mind...