Sports Illustrated Will Be Calling Soon...

...and other random babbling... you had your chance to sneak out the back door, so quit whinging at me.

• April Fool's Day started fun. I finished my giveaway and even though I was thrilled for Flea, I wish I had given away more stuff so more could win. There's still time, I'm not going anywhere...(snickering).

• I read some hilarious posts, played a couple of jokes-- oh, and the LOVE you all showed me warmed me all the way to my toes (examples: "you suck", "you're a brat", "you're mean...") gosh, I get all fuzzy thinking about it!

• and then got an email from #1 son : "...so... i basically just got laid off. and i calculated that all the money i had saved up could last me until june. .....
  so basically, sucks to be me right now.
  just thought i'd let you in on the happenings of my life..." Email # 2 that came immediately behind that one said, "as ironic as it is, NO that was not an april fool's prank.
  ha... when i heard the news today i kept waiting for the "april fool's" too... none came.."

So, being a Mom sucks EVEN when you make it to that "kicking-them-out-of-the-nest" stage. I'm not going to stress about it (whatever) because things happen sometimes to get us back on track. I believe that.

Now, you dedicated Gutter readers get a sneak peak at the next
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
See the perks with sticking around?

Miss Ky in her princess swim gear...ignore the twenty-some-odd hangers and previously folded laundry behind her ...they didn't have a 2T in Ariel but as you can see, she's really pushing it in this suit and I am kicking myself for not purchasing the one and only Little Mermaid suit in a 3T.

We have a BX [Base Exchange] here and when you see something you like, you get it because you may never see it again. It encourages impulse shopping and over-spending...thanks BX.

I am the LM nut. My poor husband sleeps on a bed with cream coloured flannel sheets, a down comforter resting inside of a white eyelet duvet cover purchased in Spain several years ago, AND a little Mermaid fleece blanket and pillow case --on my side. Say what you want, a grey-haired woman collecting Little Mermaid stuff-- at least I'm not singing, "Part of Your World" on YouTube (you're very welcome).

My daughter should be wearing an Ariel suit.

There's still time and I have Walmart's address-- things happen for a reason people.

Before you go, head over here for a hilarious post. I just went back and read it for the third time in two days and am crying again!