Things have been crazy busy lately, so I thought I'd post a little update ...
Moving
I'm about 98% moved over to Ken's house, thanks to loads of help from Dad, Mom, my Big Bro, Ken's dad, and Ken. My brother "borrowed" a box truck from his office, and we loaded it down with all of my stuff. I really can't believe I had so much stuff! Goodwill is going to be very happy to see me.
We basically got it done in less than 5 hours, and now Ken's house looks like a box factory. But we have the rest of our lives to unpack -- and at the rate we're going, it's going to take us that long.
WeddingWe are 8 days away from getting married!! I've been running around so much that I am suffering from sore feet ... but no cold feet. We have a few more things to do beforehand, but it's entirely doable. I just can't wait to get down there and get it done! A week from today, we'll be in the process of getting our marriage license and spending our last evening as single peeps. Word.
WorkNow that tax season is over, we have it made. *wink, wink* Bossman left around 11:30 this morning to go to the lake, and the other girl and I aren't going to be here too much longer (it's now 2:45pm on Friday afternoon). I'm glad Bossman is taking a break -- he needs it way more than we do.
General Boring StuffGot 2 new books today - no, Mom, I won't take them on the honeymoon.
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind
Miss Julia Springer, a proper Southern woman of a certain age, has had enough. And she's going to tell you about it whether you like it or not. Quietly coping with her husband's recent death and the burden of allocating the funds from his sizable estate, she receives an unexpected visit from one Hazel Marie Puckett, with a youngster in tow. Thinking this overly blond, spike-heeled woman must be selling something, she attempts to dismiss her with all the firm politeness that her Southern manners allow. Yet this perfectly practiced composure is quickly shaken when Hazel Marie unceremoniously announces her intentions: The child is Wesley Lloyd Springer's bastard son, and since the man left her penniless, she's leaving Little Lloyd in Miss Julia's care, relying on her "good Christian charity." Suddenly, this longtime church member and pillar of her small Southern community finds herself at the center of an unseemly scandal - and the guardian of a wan nine-year-old whose mere presence turns her life upside down. And she'll tell you, she's mad as a hornet on a rampage. With razor-sharp wit and perfect "steel magnolia" poise, Miss Julia speaks her mind indeed. She talks about the robbery, the kidnapping, and all of the other disgraceful goings-on that were precipitated by her husband's death - and the legacies he left behind. Even as she's driving the getaway car or lying to the police, Miss Julia always knows her own mind...despite what her pastor says - and she'll tell you about that, too.
Miss Julia Takes Over
When Miss Julia burst on the scene in her fictional debut, Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind, this proper lady of a certain age found her orderly world turned upside down when Hazel Marie Puckett appeared with her nine-year-old son, Little Lloyd, who looked disturbingly similar to Miss Julia's late husband. Now, in Miss Julia Takes Over, with her sharp tongue and iron backbone intact, Miss Julia must tackle another disruption when Hazel Marie doesn't return from a dinner date with a fund-raiser who, in Miss Julia's opinion, wears his shorts too tight. Frantic and unable to persuade the local police that Hazel Marie is in danger, Miss Julia hires J. D. Pickens to investigate, despite her reservations about his taste for beer and women. She and Little Lloyd help search for Hazel Marie, running into adventures ranging from a most indelicate display of fisticuffs to a high-speed car chase on the track of a NASCAR Speedway, all the while standing strong ...because if Miss Julia doesn't take care of things, who will?
Fast paced, funny, and full of colorful characters you'll want to meet again and again, Miss Julia Takes Over is a zany race through the South you'll not soon forget.
And to finish off this very "entertaining" post, here are some pictures of our girls!
Hilarious picture of Macey('s tongue)
