Insomniac's blog

Well, well, well. Michigan finally decided to break into spring...or I should say summer since it is HOT and horribly humid. Normally Michigan takes its time warming up, but in the last week we have shot from 40-50 degree weather up to a whopping 90 degrees today. And the humidity is horrendous. Darling and I finally caved about fifteen minutes ago and turned on the central air conditioning unit for the house. We really don't like to run it too much since it makes the electric bill go way up, but there is no way my three kids, especially the little ones, are going to get any decent sleep while they are sweating away in their rooms. The nice thing about the heat is that we finally get to show off our pearly-white legs. Yep...May in Michigan is time for the albinos to come out from hiding. I got a little pinked on my arms, shoulders, and face today but I needed it so it is okay.

Today Darling and I took the progeny to Sandy Pines. Sandy Pines is a huge resort community located about 20 miles from our house. Darling's dad has a place out there and the kids like to hang out with Grampa and the rest of the assorted clan in the summers. Since it is Memorial Day weekend, Darling's two brothers and their families came out to Sandy Pines too. We had a nice cookout and took all the kids down to one of the play parks to swing on the swingset and play on the jungle gyms. My two sisters-in-law and I got to take a long ride on the golf cart (which is the main type of transportation in Sandy Pines) and swapped stories about our husbands. In so many ways Darling and his two brothers are so similiar. They all look alike. They all talk and gesture in the same ways. And, they all have similiar attitudes. Strange. I have four older brothers and we all do share some traits, but not like Darling and his brothers. It is almost like cookie-cutter siblings. Oh well.

Not too much else in the works. FOM and I are supposed to go to tour a local museum on Tuesday. I'm sure we'll have a great time since we almost always do when we are together. Oh, and sometime this week I have to go mini-van shopping with my mom. Since she totaled out her car, she has to find a replacement. My dad wants a mini-van and my mom thinks it is a good idea since she carts the grandkids around so much. Maybe I can see if they would like to buy my mini-van. I would love to get rid of the MomVan. Ughhhhhh. Convenient as it is, it isn't very economical on gas. And, since gas prices won't be going down anytime ever, I think it is time for something smaller and more economical. Plus, then I won't have the Mom label attached to me every time I leave the house. Hmmm, perhaps Mom buying my van would be a good thing?

And, since G made a comment about no pictures on my blog, I'm thinking about adding some. Of course that would mean that I would have to learn how to scan the damn things and then manage to figure out how to post them on this here blog...techno-peasantry again. Perhaps I will post a few pictures soon. 'Course then everyone would see me and I kinda like the anonymity. It is sorta like radio DJs. When people see them in real life they are often disappointed because the picture they have in their head doesn't match up with the actual. Of course, most of my three readers do know what I look like (Jon, Dr. Rob, Amazing Raye...maybe I have four readers now?). Anyhow, something to ponder and if I can cast off the techno-peasantry then perhaps I will attempt to post a picture or two.