weekends...

I am so glad that I'm not a farmer. Why? I don't want to work 6-7 days a week. I was SO tired by Friday night after many hours of work this week, that I literally fell asleep in front of the TV at like 9 pm - on a FRIDAY! What fun is that??? Saturday morning wasn't much better, after walking the dogs, I showered and went back to bed! I'm not a sleeper, so this is VERY unusual for me - I was just pooped!

Dog sitting for Maya this weekend. She is a bundle of energy, a pain in the rear, but SO cute and so affectionate. I could get past everything she does, if only she would sleep through the night and not hog my bed. Since Mags sleeps with us, Maya thinks she should too (but she's twice Mag's size!). Everytime anyone MOVES, she thinks she needs to get up and check out things in the backyard. This is probably just as much Maggie's fault. The RATS (yes, RATS) are out there and need to be stopped - no interlopers allowed in Maggie's world!

Then - there was the blatant ATTACK on Indiana, the shepherd across the street. Maya was out front off-leash (My fault - I didn't realize she was out with us). I see her spy something across the street - I run to fetch her, but was too late - she took off across the street at Indie - who was also off leash, but thankfully is a GOOD dog, and just STOOD THERE (instead of eating Maya for dinner). Maya's ridge on her back was standing STRAIGHT up and she turned into psycho-dog for just a minute until I got her. Then, she was in MAJOR doo-doo with her Grammi. Time out for completely unacceptable behavior. Who knew such a sweetheart could be so evil? Walked Mags by herself last evening. MORE training is definitely in order for the baby. Yikes.

I have Maya because Lindsay is in Seattle with her boy (he's working there), seeing the sights and having a great time. She is currently tormenting Maggie and trying to stay out of trouble with me. Lindsay and Matt have set the date for May 16th of next year! Looks like the big day is going to happen in Somis - at Hartley's (Hartley?) Botanica - an outdoor venue.

We attended their open house on Mother's day (yes, it was a stupid day for it!). Caterer had food... bakeries had samples... photographers, make-up artists, DJs, wedding planners, etc. were all in attendance. It was actually a little scary - way too many brides-to-be (think: bride-zilla), fiances, mothers, planners, etc. Looked to me like many just came for the food! (which was delicious). Some of the cake was actually HORRIBLE... I believe aliens have abducted my daughter though - she actually commented that my drink (some crappy raspberry champagne thing) MATCHED her colors! (Which she hasn't even formally decided on). GIVE ME A BREAK == and one of her colors may be PINK ! WHAT???????? PINK! LINDSAY??? Shannon agreed - it was official - her sister had been abducted and replaced with this ALIEN that neither of us recognized. Oy.

Dennis opted out of this outing (smart)... as did Kathi and Steve (too far - but also smart). Girls. I did pose the "can I wear jeans" question... I was shot down of course - with disgust. Then came the suggestion for Weight Watchers. Hmmm. Guess she doesn't want a plump mom in the photos, huh? Children. By the way, this is the child that showed up unannounced Mother's Day morning with Spudnuts donuts in hand! (yummy, by the way)

Shanni is still deciding on which school to attend in the fall. The smarty-pants got into all of the ones she applied (UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, and UC Santa Barbara). This decision is ALL hers... she has until June 1st to decide.

Ok - this is long enough - gotta run - Dennis is golfing - I'm enjoying the morning by myself far too much - dogs are outside begging to get in, and I need a shower (our walk was again a pain this morning).