What would Judi do?

It amazes me how quickly things change.  Growing up, my kids didn't know who was older.  There was one minute between them - it's not like one is significantly older than the other.  We had a system - A and M days.  On A days, A would sit in the seat behind the driver (the one where they could still see things in the rear view mirror), push the grocery cart, whatever the thing was they tended to fight over - and it was the day she was oldest.  The next day it was M's turn.  It worked out nicely. Until we met the bitchy cashier in Target.  I still don't like her. She asked all the usual questions:   Are you twins?  Are you fraternal?  Do you think the same thoughts?  And then there was the kicker:   Who's oldest?   We don't tell them that.   Well, that's stupid.  It's obvious who's older.  It's HER! (pointing to A).  Bitch! This started us down the bad road.  They wanted to know the truth.  I called their dad and conferred and we decided eno

A friend of mine posted a picture of a large (as in huge) rubber duck that was visiting the harbor in Hong Kong a while ago.  I knew I wanted to see it. When it made its appearance in the US, I knew I had to see it.  It went to Pittsburgh but apparently no one felt the need to tell me about it. But when I saw a news report saying it would be in Norfolk, I knew I needed to visit. Andrew and I made the trek to visit the biggest duck I've ever seen.  Now, anyone who knows me know that ducks are sacred in my world.  I wouldn't eat one and I go out of my way to go see them when I can.  This is the happiest duck I've ever seen.  And I've never seen a duck make others so happy.  It's that odd. I love the reflection of the duck in the water.  He's just so happy! The duck knows how to photobomb. Peek-a-boo duck. Squish Your Head duck. It was such a perfect weekend.  All the things I really enjoy were crammed into about 36 hours.  We too

My mother taught me to "act as if".  It used to make me nuts.  Sometimes I'm in a pissy mood or just know I can't do something or whatever.  Those are the times, my mother said, to act as if.  Act as if it's all okay.   Act as if I can do (whatever it is).  Act as if. So this week has pretty much sucked.  Nothing life changing (mostly) but sucky nonetheless.  So I'm going to act as if it's been a really good week.  I'm going to act as if this was a great day, which it was not. 1.  My girls got their Silver Award through Girl Scouts.  This is a real thing, not an act-as-if thing.  It was great to hear the opportunities that await my girls as they progress through scouts.  And it got me into a church for the first time in a long time.  The pew didn't sizzle.  That's a good thing. My girls and their awesome troop leader. 2.  I like my saw on a stick.  Oh, that's right, I've been corrected.  It's a pole saw.  After a few