Way Back Wednesday

Since we still don't have the desk-top set up yet, I can't post any embarrassing pictures of me from "back in the day" so instead I have old journal entries!

I was trying to un-pack yesterday, and I just got too sick, so I ended up sitting on the floor and reading my journal from when I was 12-14. FUNNY STUFF! I guess I have ALWAYS been a big dork. A big "song-making-up" dork. Honest to goodness.

I made up a song when I was in the 8th grade, I made the mistake of singing it to Jason when we first got married, and he took it upon himself to sing it to ALL of his friends, and now they ALL sing it for me. It's quite embarrassing!

My brother and sister LOVE to make fun of me because of my songs. Every time we are together it doesn't take long before someone blurts out "JEALOUSY!" You see, one time I was singing that song on a road trip, I guess I was singing it TOO loud, because I got in trouble, and my brother and sister think that this is THE funniest story of all time.

Just a few short years ago I made up a song for Arby's about their Chicken Cordon Blue sandwich. And between you and me, I think if they used my song, with Barry White singing it, they would have sold a TON more sandwiches!

Anyways, here are a few of my journal entries. Enjoy!

December 26th, 1990
" Today we saw a shoplifter. He runs fast! I wonder if he is just a fast runner, or if he is afraid to get caught?"

January 5th 1991
" Tomorrow we are going to ride my aunt's horses. I'm a pretty good rider for not riding a lot. I love riding horses. It's soooooo fun. You feel like you are trotting on clouds."

January 7th 1991
"Today we had to go back to school. BOO! School's kinda fun to be with Friends and stuff like that. I also kinda like learning. I don't want to be a stupid airhead. Everyone says schools sooooo stupid but they couldn't think that badly of it or else they wouldn't be there. Ya, it's against the law, but some kids would brake the law to get out of it. For sure. I made up a song about my first day of school."

February 28th, 1991
"Today Hollie came home from the hospital. She looks so much better. I am glad she is home. Last night I cried and cried. I even made up a song about her."

June 22nd, 1991
"Today was my Mom's birthday, and it was the last day of school. YIPPEE! I am so excited about this summer, we are going to go to the beach A LOT. I love the beach, even though I am a little afraid of the water. I don't even feel ashamed of that. The water is big and powerful, and I am not, so why would I be afraid to admit that I am afraid of it? I think that makes me brave. I love going to the beach so much. I wrote a song about the beach today."

Okay, that is enough embarrassment. I SOOOOO wish that my 12 year old self would have wrote down the words to my songs. If I could go back in time, that is what I would tell myself to do, write down the words!! I hear Brittany is looking for songs for her new album, who knows, she could have liked my "Beach Song" lyrics. If I had only written them down!!!!

In other news, that has nothing to do with Way Back Wednesday, I am still sick! I woke up yesterday FULLY expecting to be somehow all better, but my quick run to the bathroom proved me wrong. Plus I had cramps! Fun stuff. So I sent the kids outside a lot, so they would leave me alone. Well, Ava had an accident on the swing set, and split her eyelid open, and she has a bunch of scrapes and bruises and bumps all over her precious little face. UGHH! I was so upset, she was so upset. We both just sat on the couch and cried, and then fell asleep.
Luckily she didn't need stitches, and we are just going to put some medicine on it so it won't scar too bad. I took pics, but can't load them. That's a good thing though, I don't need public proof that my life is slowly falling apart.