Does 1:00 in the morning count as the buttcrack of dawn or is that a little bit later in the morning? I like the term ‘buttcrack of dawn’, so whether that’s technically what it is right now or not, I’m going with it for my title.

Once again, I’m using OneNote to compose my Random Randomness© in. I’ve used it SO many times over the past three days. I’ve stored recipes in it, used it to save Google search results, television schedules, movie information….just so much stuff. I absolutely LOVE this program. I totally cannot believe I’ve had it this whole time and didn’t even know what it was. I’m going to be going through all my Microsoft crap tomorrow (errr…later today) to see what other goodies I’ve got hiding!

Tomorrow (later today since it’s just after 1AM) is my fasting day. My buddy, Matthew, and I fast every single Monday. I admit I accidentally skipped a Monday, but I’ve been pretty good about it. I know Matthew has been doing well also. He’s also been doing his whole Yoga/Push-ups/Sit-Ups thing, so he’s turning into a real Tony Little…minus all the annoyance.

I finally got smart and typed out a ginormous list of different lines of HTML code that I use daily and saved it in OneNote. I can’t tell you how much time I’ve already saved myself. Instead of typing all this lengthy code out all the time, now all I do is open up my OneNote HTML notebook, copy the code I need, and paste it wherever it’s going! Zap! Quick, fast, and in a hurry! I cannot believe it took me all this time to finally bother doing it. I’ve been threatening to for a few years now. Yes…Y-E-A-R-S. I put most procrastinators to shame!

I’ve been drinking a tumbler of tea every night for the past few nights. It’s a really lovely way to wind down. I’ve been going with the Vanilla Chai flavor from the folks over at Bigelow. It’s really very tasty. I enjoy the hell out of it.

When Lonnie and I met with our daughter’s teacher at our parent/teacher conference, I made sure to ask what the school’s policies are with the children bringing home baked goodies to school. The last school our daughter went to had a strict NO HOME BAKED GOODIES!!! rule. Apparently they were freakishly paranoid about one of the kids bringing poisoned treats to school or something. Well, I was informed by my daughter’s teacher that there is no such rule at this school!!! I got SO excited. I told the teacher to be expecting a lot of super cute cupcakes to come her way.

It’s been so nice to finally see Lonnie get a little active with My.Opera. He posted some stuff on his blog the other night. It wasn’t only good to see him on there because he’s never on there and I enjoy his company….it was also nice to see him on there doing something other than work. He’s such a work-a-holic. I knew that’s how he was when we got together, so I do my best not to bring it up or gripe about it….that’s a lot easier said than done sometimes.

Wow…I just got struck with a GIANT wave of grogginess!!! That’s good. If I were smart, I’d get off of here immediately and go lay down. Too bad I’m a complete moron when it comes to this stuff. I drive poor Lonnie insane with the avoiding the doctor bit.

I wasn’t going to, but I think I really am going to lay down this time. I’m feeling more and more groggy….and like my body is essentially shutting down. I’d rather be in the horizontal position when that occurs.

I was speaking with my friend, Tab, earlier and the topic of the 50’s came up. This is a topic that’s been coming up a lot around my house lately. You see, I’ve always felt as though I was born in the wrong decade. While I adore my computer, CD player, DVD player and all that jazz, I truly feel as though I would have thrived as an adult woman in the 50’s.Things back then were so much more innocent. Yes, a lot of the same stuff happened back then and was simply not spoken about…but still. I can totally get into the whole idea of being the 50’s Mom. First of all, the clothing was amazing. I can’t even tell you how much I love the dresses from that era. I was just telling Lonnie the other night how much I wish I could wear dresses like that every single day. He said, “Do it! Just do it.” I looked at him like he’s nuts and explained that if I were to do that, people would stare at me everywhere I go…and the last thing I ever want is to be the center of attention like that. Of course, he argued with me…saying that they would be staring because I’d look beautiful…etc., but that was just Lonnie being sweet.

Anyway, in addition to the amazing attire, I could totally handle the whole routine of daily life back then. The Mom took care of the house, the kids, her husband….the husband went to work every day and then came home at night at which time the family enjoyed a freshly cooked meal together. Ahh…doesn’t that sound just lovely? I can totally see myself being SO happy back then. Wearing my pretty dress…baking cupcakes while the kids are at school, my hubby’s at work…prepping dinner while listening to Fats Domino singing about Blueberry Hill. I suppose that’s not so much different from how things are now…except for stress level of daily life is astronomically higher now than it was then. Maybe I’m wrong about that…I dunno. It just seems to me that things were so much more cut & dry back then. There weren’t all these annoying details fogging everything up.

Like I said, I would miss my computer, camera…everything. It’d probably drive me nuts after not so long at all…but it’s my daydream. I adore the whole dream of my life the way it would be back in the 1950’s.

My daughter and I went to Walmart the other day to do some Mother/Daughter Bonding. There’s almost no better way to bond with your daughter than to browse the Clearance rack at Walmart. Wow…it’s full of such interesting things to talk about. Most of it is absolutely hideous, but there really are some cute things if you are willing to stand there and dig deep enough.

Well, after about 45 minutes of Clearance rack diggage, we decided that we’d take the little bit of money we had and buy something for Lonnie with it instead of ourselves. Both of us love to give and we agreed that he’d earned a special treat.

We made our way over to the men’s clothing section. As a general rule, Lonnie hates to get clothes as a gift. He prefers more…uh…oh, I don’t know. He just likes more fun items like movies, computer stuff, magazines…etc. Clothing is generally not something he gets excited over. I seem to slowly be changing that fact, though. Yay!

So anyway, my daughter and I found ourselves looking through the boxer rack in the men’s section. They have so many cool choices. Well, then I saw them:

The Almighty Mario Boxers!!!!

 Are they not the most badass $5 purchase known to man?!

   For those of you who are unaware, today is my best friend in the whole world’s birthday!!! w00t!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SARAH!!!!  Can you believe we’ve only known each other for a little over a year?! No way! It feels like sooooo much longer….a sign of a true friendship!

Anyway, I recorded a video for you, but when I attempted to post it here on my blog, it threw the whole thing out of whack.   In order to watch/listen to the video, you’ll need to go HERE. I’m sorry for the inconvenience. I’m not sure exactly what the issue is, but I will get it fixed ASAFP!

I love you, my beautiful BFF, Sarah! I hope your day is truly a magnificent one filled with joy, happiness, laughter, and love! You’re the best of the best and I’m truly blessed to have you in my life…especially to have you for a best friend. ?