It's official ....

This "sandwich generation" seriously sucks rhinoceros testicles.

My Dad had pretty intense and extensive neck surgery this past Monday to replace pretty much his entire cervical portion of his spine.
The discs were gone, baby, gone!
He now has some spiffy new titanium discs and cadaver bones to keep his head upon his body.
He also has rules he has to follow ...
No lifting ANYTHING heavier than a coffee cup
No bending over
No smoking
But, like any 'child' in their mid 70's, he's broken all of them.
He wasn't even home 24 hours before he managed to break all 3 of them.
So now I find myself parenting my 70something Father.
I don't much care for it.
It really sucks.
Rhinoceros testicles.
Dead Rhino's at that.

It's gonna be a looooooong 8 weeks.
Send vodka.

For my Mom ....

You are my mother, part of your flesh, born from your soul.
Somehow our characters blended, your wisdom and my will.
I turned, and you were there for me; I spoke, you understood.
I felt cared for, but also free.You loved, and it was good.
I am fortunate that I was born to someone just like you. 
I love you still.
Though you are gone, you live in what I do. 

Happy Mothers Day Mom!

I Touch Myself ....

That was the best known song from the Divinyls.
It was their biggest hit, but not necessarily their best song.
Over the weekend, Chrissy Amphlett, frontwoman of Divinyls,  lost her battle to cancer and MS.
She was a true rock chick.
For this weeks Flashback Friday, I pay tribute to her awesome sound.

Keep on rockin' Chrissy!

RIP ....

Hello my darlings!  Have you missed me????
(just lie to me and make me happy, mmk?!)

My laptop took it's final 'breath' last week.
I tried to resuscitate it, but it was futile.
Dead.
Dead.
Dead.

Do you know how unbelievably frustrating it is trying to do any sort of *work on a tablet?
Yep, vodka has helped.
But here we are today.
My  new baby has arrived, and I once again have a real innaweb connection.

Praise the techno geeks!
Hopefully i'll be around to visit soon .... I have to try and find the links to y'all.


So tell me again how much you missed me .....



*work = farting around on the innawebs