A Moving Tribute plus the Netflix Que is back along with Some Stories

First off, I think the day Estelle Getty died was a day that will go down in history as one of the saddest days America has ever seen. I watched Golden Girls all day on the day she died and then Lifetime had a marathon on Friday with all of Estelle's greatest moments on the show. I am starting to think I have a serious problem. I watch the Golden Girls everyday and I don't just mean when they come on t.v. I will play my DVD's over and over and over while I work on my laptop. I never get tired of the episodes. Even Ben can quote Golden Girls episodes. But hey, if that's bad then I don't want to be good...


Secondly, let me thank those of your who voted in the "Who has the best Palm Beach Post" contest I had entered into with my brother in law. I was, hands down the winner and I couldn't have done that without my loyal readers. So I would like to send a special "Macon Fun of the Grants Thanks" to all the little people.

This is a very good week because it is the last week that Ben will be in Texas. Don't get me wrong, I have actually enjoyed my time alone doing what I want and not having to worry about anyone else. It was a good reminder of my single days, minus the dating, but I am really excited about Ben coming back home. I am leaving for Abilene Friday and will spend my birthday (August 2nd)with my family and then Ben, Penelope and I will drive back to Georgia. I am ready to get life back to normal.
I don't really have much to talk about but I was feeling the pressure of needing a new post so I will just ramble and you will just have to deal with it.

Yesterday was an off day, if you will, with my clients. As you all know, I work with developmentally disabled individuals and love every minute of it but yesterday, I was not feeling the love. I went to a day center to visit one guy who has some serious issues with biting, spitting, running away and some other "sexual" things which I won't discuss in this forum. I leaned over the table to get eye to eye with him, from a distance of course because the day he spits in my face will be the day he gets his balls kicked but I, of course, digress. So, I ask him "How was your trip?" and he proceeds to look me straight in the eye, plug both ears with his fingers and hum. I start talking to his instructor who came over and he is still humming with his ears plugged as if to say "Just the sound of your voice, either directed at me or anyone else sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard and I can't stand it." He stays this way until I leave the room.
I then go to another clients group home and find him lying on the couch resting. This guy can walk but prefers to crawl everywhere which causes his pants to be pulled by his knees so his big butt is always hanging out of his jeans AND boxers. I walk up to him as he is lying there and say "Hey C__, how are you?!" He grabs the pillow from behind his head and covers his face with it and refuses to even look at me. The staff person tries to play it off by saying "Hmm. I guess he's being shy today." Yeah right. I can take a hint.
I also have two clients who are apparently dating the same man. I went to one woman's home and she was talking about her boyfriend, Kelvin, who helps do yard work for a certain provider who provides services to people with disabilities. I then go to another consumer's apartment a few days later and she was telling me how she and her boyfriend are on the same softball team. "Oh!", I say, "What's his name?" Kelvin. Kelvin?? Do you mean Kelvin who does yard work at ___? Yep, that's him. I proceed to ask her if she's sure she is the one dating him because I heard he's dating someone else. She says "I'm dating him and I can prove it." She goes into her bedroom and brings out a framed picture of Kelvin. I had to give it her because my other client did not have a framed picture of Kelvin in her bedroom. I guess "She who has the framed picture of Kelvin, wins."

Ok, is anyone interested in my "It's a chick flick kind of summer with my Netflix Que" movie reviews? Hey, did that just rhyme? Here is my list which starts where my previous review (if you didn't read the previous one, shame on you) leaves off:

Waitress-I'm not really a fan of Kerri Russell but still a cute movie. She can't pull off a southern accent if her life depended on it.

The Bucket List-Good. I laughed, I cried, I gave serious thought as to why and how Morgan Freeman has freckles and how Jack Nicholson is still getting laid. I mean he is getting really old.

27 Dresses-hmmm. I liked Knocked Up better. It was entertaining though.

Dan in Real Life-I really liked this movie which I didn't think I would like it as much as I did. Of course, I love Steve Carrell.

Maude Season 1-Ok, to all my fellow Bea Arthur/Golden Girls fanatics you must watch Maude. It is Bea Arthur's sitcom in the 70's and I love it. She is brash, liberal and it was so interesting to watch episodes based on Nixon and race issues. Also, I love Good Times and Florida from Good Times was Maude's housekeeper and then got her own spin off. Sorry, I told you I'm a fanatic. Love ya Bea!

We are Marshall-Loved it.

License to Wed-Love John Krasinki. I think he is the sexiest thing to walk the earth since....Ben. Yeah, the sexiest thing to walk the earth since Ben. The movie sucked. Wow, I actually feel bad saying that. Sorry John. I love you almost as much as I love Bea (and Ben).

So, my birthday is this Saturday and I have to admit I'm feeling a little weird about it. I know I'm young, but still it's my last birthday in my 20's and that makes me feel...in my 30's which kind of freaks me out. Ok, while I'm on the subject, has anyone out there met those people who are young but love to say they're old? Almost like being older is cooler then being young? You know those people who go "Ohhhh, you wouldn't know about that because YOU are soooo young." Like it's an insult! To me, that is the best compliment you could give me. There is this girl who goes to our church who is married with two kids. Her kids are like 9 and 7. Ben and I were at this meeting where we were talking about getting a class together for the 20 something/young professionals in our church. Because this girl's kids are older, I really didn't know how old she was but she looked about my age. In this group, there were college kids and a lot of people in their early 20's. So some of us were standing around talking and I hear her say "Ohhh my gosh, I feel so old being here! I am just so old. These people are little babies!!" And she was saying this like "I am so much better and wiser then these little peons here. If only they would let me teach them the ways of the world.." So I look at her and say "Oh, really how old are you?" And she says "28." I choked on my coke and said "Are you serious? You're 28? Hmm, I'm 28 and feel really young." She just looked at me and started another conversation. I was kind of offended by her saying how old she was. Hello!? 28? That is not old and how dare she say it is when I am 28! Oh and to answer your question, I will be one of those people who will cry when they turn 30 and from, say, 45 on will always lie about their age. Yeah, I admit it. Jealous?

One more thing. Who is super pumped for the Olympics?? I freakin love the summer Olympics! And, hello, men's swimming anyone? So I was looking at pictures of Michael Phelps,the American swimmer, and came across a rather disturbing picture. Do you see anything, oh, I don't know, semi-pornographic in this photo?