Contrary to popular belief, I have neither died nor been institutionalized, though my hubby might like to debate the need for the latter.  I have been delinquent, plain and simple.  I have been facebooking way too much.  My bff, Kristi, wrote on my wall (if you aren't a facebooker, you will not know what this means...it's like leaving a comment on your page)...anyway, yesterday, she wrote on my wall, "I miss your blog".  And then I was like, Well, dang, maybe I should get over there and try to come up with something entertaining.  We'll see how that goes...Sister C, this is for you.

I am sitting here eating some grits for breakfast, thinking about what to write about.  Grits are a very Southern dish and maybe some of y'all are unfamiliar with this particular cuisine.  Grits are Southern comfort food.  They are creamy and especially delicious when you smother them with butter, salt and pepper.  Some folks make some excellent cheese grits and here in the South Carolina Lowcountry, there is this marvelous dish of creamy deliciousness called shrimp and grits. Them's good eatin'!  Please be aware that "grits" are always plural.  You don't eat A grit.  You might find some grit in an oyster or in your teeth or something, but that would not be the same thing.  Grits are a foreign substance to folks who are foreign to the South, but the taste for them can be acquired.  It's like that stuff Scrapple they used to eat when I lived in Delaware, except, no it's not because I never was able to eat that stuff.  <Shiver> Scratch that.  Anyway, I'm eatin' some grits, y'all!

Sad to say there isn't a whole lot of interesting stuff going on.  Plus, I think I have been in rebellion since the powers that be revamped the whole Spaces thing here.  I find it irritating to try and even get on my so-called Spaces Home page and then this whole profile thingy over here.  What is up with that?  I don't know, it just seems a whole lot more labor intensive than it used to be.  I can't find stuff!!!  That is unless I click on three different places and then maybe I can get to the screen I want.  So, maybe I've stayed away partly for that too.

After a year and a half of living in my house, I have finally found some interest/motivation in sprucing up the decor around here.  My friend, Torri, helped me rearrange the living room after I had gotten some new bookshelves (books were still in boxes, as I had nowhere to shelve them...had built-ins in my other house).  I got some valances for my nekked kitchen windows, and ordered some panels for the living room windows.  I think I am finally enjoying this home now and managing to stay on top on my chores.  I have finally come to a conclusion after being a stay-at-home mother for just shy of 14 years...this is my JOB.  Maybe this isn't so much of a newsflash for some of you "born organized" people out there.  But I now wake up each morning to get ready for work.  It is a whole mental shift that has happened.  A lot of it is thanks, in part, to FLYLADY.  She has helped me over the years to get temporarily and somewhat organized around the house.  But I am making a serious effort to be better at my job. 

Other than all that, it has been "the youzzhh" around here (our way of saying "the usual", and I'm not really sure how to spell it, but that's how we say it and that's how they say it on iCarly, and we like to be COOL like that!). 

Oops...time's up!  I just heard the buzzer on the dryer go off...gotta go get those sheets out and get 'em back on the bed pronto, cause that's what Flylady would do. 

No, I have not been abducted by gypsies, as some have suggested...although, a little vacay with the gypsies might be an alright alternative to reality.  I just somehow haven't gotten back in the blogging groove since all the holiday hubbub.  We had a wonderful holiday.  As always, it was great to spend time with our extended family, some of whom we only get to see twice a year.

We have called this Christmas the year of the Wii.  It was a BIG hit and thus far we have avoided any Wii injuries or mishaps.  We are all having a blast with it!  I'd say the favorite games have been Mario Kart and the Wii Sports.  I am a boxing fool, thank you very much.  I get KO' d most of the time, but it's a heck of a workout!  My husband enjoys it because he can beat his wife and not get arrested.  I would love to get the Wii Fit! 

We could also call it the year of Montezuma's Revenge, as both kids and I have suffered a super icky stomach bug post-holiday.  Though unpleasant, it definitely helped me reduce the post-holiday weight gain to 2 pounds instead of the 6 it probably would have been!  Back on the Weight Watchers wagon we go!

I guess it's safe to say that we are back in the school groove...much to the kids' (and my) dismay.  The big spelling bee is coming up this Thursday and Emma is starting to get nervous...so am I.  But whatever the outcome, it will be great and her daddy and I will be so proud of her...as always!  Jacob returned to school only to be pounded with mid-term exams.  Can't quite figure out how it makes sense to have exams the first week back.  The school district has yet to realize the benefit of consulting me on these issues. 

I am also heartily addicted to Facebook. That may be part of the reason I haven't posted anything.  I'm too busy over there building my zoo and climbing the word twist ladder and poking people.

Now it's off to the gym...Planning to blog walk and catch with y'all soon!

The only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, side-stepping responsibility, and pushing their luck!  ~Author Unknown