A Little Normy a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Here I sit at my Mom and Dad’s computer in good old Naples, FL. It’s after midnight and the house is quiet except for the tapping of my key board keys. I am still on West Coast time and the rest of the house is most definitively on East Coast time, where it really is 12:42 am. Thank goodness Normy is with me; he only went down an hour ago. The poor guy took his long afternoon nap at 7:00 pm this evening. It’s cool though, we’re adjusting.

Actually, we’re just happy to be here. This trip to FL is Normy’s fifth airplane trip. For those of you who are keeping track (okay so that’s really only Smoochy and I) that’s five trips in 7 months. Normy’s been on a plane more in his first year of life than I was until I was 18. Well, that’s the age we’re living in. Heck, he can already type more words per minute than I can. I guess he has an advantage though because all his words are spelled the same:

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”

He is such a cute little shouter.

We’re “home” in Naples gearing up for Kate’s big wedding shower. My spitfire little sister is marring one of Smoochy’s best friends. Shit, one of MY best friends. Chuck is like a brother to me. He lived next door to Smoochy and I in Georgia, so saw me through many a patrol. Every time Smoochy went out to sea I would mope and morn and lament. Chuck would tell me if he had to hear me say, “I miss Jacob!” on more time he’d disown me. But, he never did. I can’t possibly tell you how excited I am for their wedding.

When I got married I kept saying (to anyone and everyone that crossed my path) “It’s all Happening!!!” Just like Penny Lane and the Bandaids kept saying in Almost Famous (Seriously, if you haven’t seen that movie, go to Blockbuster NOW and pick it up. GO! Go now!) And now I feel the same way about Kate’s impending big day. It’s all happening! I’ve never been more happy about two people tying the knot (with the obvious exception of my own wedding, of course!)

But there is so much else going on. Visiting with my own grandparents who are wintering with my folks here in Florida, my best friend’s baby shower, Normy growing like a weed before my eyes. I am a swirl with emotions right now; and all of them are of the warm and fuzzy kind.

Or is that the glass of wine I’ve had as a nightcap?

Mmmm, nope it’s definitely more fuzz than buzz.

Any how, I’ll try to keep up on posting this week if only for my darling Smoochy who is so badly missing his baby boy (and me too hopefully a little!) There is far too much cute baby to be contained in one house. Enjoy a little slice of Normy pie!



OK, So there are about three other pictures I'd like to up-load but either Blogger or my folks' computer is going REALLY SLOOOOOW... so this is all I can give. It's time for bed.