funk

Am feeling old and fat. Leah went grocery shopping with me and as we stood at the deli counter making small talk with JoAnne, the deli lady, she smiled and asked if we were having a "grandmother/grand-daughter day"? I should have just said yes but I feel the need to correct people when they call me Leah's grandma. So I said "no, this is my daughter." Had I known how JoAnne would react, I would have let it go. She paused and then in embarassment said "she should have known." Then as she readied the roast beef she apologized with each slice. I said "it's okay, I understand." The apologies would not stop and it made things much worse. I tried to reassure her but she continued. Even as we made our way to the dairy case, I could hear her relating the story to her co-worker. Stop. Enough.

I'm wondering if in the future I should just let it go when someone makes this assumption. I really do understand why. I mean I have friends with grandchildren that are Leah's age. It makes sense but I just don't need reminders of how old I am. I always wonder if all the celebrities with their IVF babies hear these same comments. Does their botox, plastic surgery and sparkling teeth make them immune?

In the car, on the way home, Leah told me that I'm pretty.

Easter 2011

Finished decorating a couple of weeks ago. This is a glimpse of our Easter Tree and the buffet in the entry. Don't you love Easter decorations? We have wooden eggs, plastic eggs, fabric eggs and glass eggs galore.

Leah woke us at 5:45 this morning for the egg hunt. Is this the same girl who accuses me of being the Easter Bunny? Luckily Tempe is an early stop so every rock, shrub and tree was ready for inspection. Am wondering why Mr. Bunny didn't put more chocolate in Leah's basket as I'm craving peanut butter cups...

Brunch at Z Tejas was good as usual but the service was a little off. They didn't have our reservation and at one point Lynn left the table to get a drink (Bloody Mary bar.) While he was gone (and I was sitting there!) the wait staff took his chair to use for a large table next to us. Lynn took the chair back and we watched as Musical Chairs began when the party was seated.

Had 21 kids in Sunday School this morning. We didn't have enough chairs. I thought people quit going to church.

Savor this day, our next holiday will deliver temperatures that have us heading for the pool.