thinkhappy's blog

With all of the political talk these days it's easy to become very opinionated and passionate about your stance on things. I, for one, have always been opinionated and passionate, so for me, this is old hat! LOL! Watch out! My mouth is ready to run!

How long has it been since you've seen your girlfriends that you grew up with. The ones that were there when you had your first boyfriend, your first period, your first break-up?

Has it really been only three days that the kids have been back in school? For me, it feels like weeks. Maybe that's because I recieved my first, "I've got a headache. Can I come home?" phone call.

Flipping through the television channels tonight with my children, the Discovery channel was showing "Inside the Twin Towers." We watched the program. We relived the events. They now understand what started the current war. They also now understand that there are "bad guys" out there.

Motherhood is a wonderful thing. We have our ups and downs. The days we love mothering and the days we can really use a break. But summer is always a time for treasured moments and laughter, popsicles and pleasures...until August hits. By August, we mothers are usually hot, tired, and in need of a little quiet time. We're ready to have our big-girl lives back. That doesn't mean that we don't love our children, just that we love our sanity, and sometimes sanity needs to be rejuvenated by our own schedules for a few hours of the day; aka school hours.

My dear husband has recently returned from training for his upcoming deployment to Iraq. Since this will be his first tour there, we have not had to experience this scenario before. We've been lucky. In fact, we've been spoiled. Gluttinous.

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With the advent of texting and email, many important aspects of our society seem to be going by the wayside. What has happened to simple conversations, correct grammar, and facial expressions?

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My brother wrote this for Roanoke.com and Roanoke Times. I'm sharing this not because he is my brother, but for what he states...We could all use a little eye opener :-)

I went to see Mama Mia tonight - and highly recommend it! It was upbeat and funny, and the cast was marvelous. But you can't go wrong with talented Meryl Streep and handsome Pierce Brosnan, right?

Well, my dh found out that he is definitely getting deployed. Now it's a matter of when and how long. I'm so sad that I feel like I've been walking around under a cloud today, and I know that's selfish. I mean, I do have perspective

I went to see the movie Step Brothers this weekend. Not once, but twice.

I am happy to say that I got off my lazy bum and went to my yoga class tonight! It was the first (for me) of a class called Stretch & Restore. Sounds calming, easy, right? WRONG! This class was anything but easy. It was, surprisingly, calming. But that might have something to do with the fact that once you've riddled your body with unnatural twists and turns, held poses until your thighs shook, and sweat in places you didn't know possible, how could you be anything but calm.

I started a new yoga class yesterday evening, and boy was it wonderful! I was a little nervous, because I don't usually like classes. I am a solo exerciser, except when it comes to running - I love to run with a partner and talk until we're done running! LOL!

I just saw the movie, The Bucket List. Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholas sure did the make the best of a grave situation. Though I did feel for Morgan's wife, as I'm not sure any partner could give up their loved one during their last days. Selfishly, I know I couldn't!