Dag Nabit!

I found another pair of those jeans, bought a size smaller and THEY FIT! Woo-hoo! So, I went to Wally World a week later to get another pair in a different shade, and they don't have my size!!!

Thank you Madonna

My Dad didn't like Madonna too much, but I sang my little heart out in my car or in my room when I was in my teens and 20s to her uppity, very popular songs. I enjoy Madonna's music; I'm not afraid to admit it, either!

Someone who I cared about hurt me. So, when I practiced this past week and weekend with my ipod, and when I did yard work with my ipod, I decided to listen to Madonna's Immaculate Collection, instead of my usual pool playlists. My playlists are too tough to listen to right now. Too "raw" (which is usually a word people use to explain that not enough time has passed).

Thank you, Madonna. Your songs were upbeat, amazing, and allowed me to not think - just sing and enjoy the sounds and passion in your voice. It was much needed and it was much appreciated.

Nothing Like a Good Pair of Jeans

My fav jeans (three pair of the same brand, just slightly different fades) have been a little tight lately. Could be all those tubs of chocolate chip blue bell ice cream I have been eating for dinner? Anyway, I saw that brand at Walmart finally - they haven't had any new styles lately - and I bought a pair in my size to "try out" and I am wearing them right now and they fit and feel wonderful! Amazingly, even though it's the same size and brand, the new cut/design feels great on my dimpled bottom. :)

Sometimes the smallest things can make a woman smile. :)

Mom and Dad's Anniversary

Today, August 6th, is my Mom's Birthday. She hates Birthdays! She hates getting older, and everything that comes along with it and what it means to her.

It is also my Mom and Dad's 26th wedding anniversary.

I thought I would celebrate it by writing down something I found when I moved my Mom from San Antonio to Fort Worth after my Dad passed.

In his computer room, he had a Birthday card taped up to the wall that I had given him for his 52nd Birthday (4 1/2 years before he passed). I didn't think anything of it, until I opened it. On the left side of the card, he wrote me a note!! How thoughtful and what a wonderful, completely moving find! It has moved me to this day, and I am glad he thought of this amazing gesture that he may not have fully known how much it would mean to me.

He wrote:

Smallperson,

Thank you for this sweet card that reminds me of the times that are constant joy for me. Life at it's best is always bittersweet. Your Mom and I are forever worrying about you being happy. I know that you found those things that make you happiest.

I Love You, Dad. And I miss you. I'm trying to take care of Mom for us. I love her for both of us.
Melinda (aka, Smallperson Bailey the 1st)

Here's a photo from December, 2006:

My Cat is Sick... :(

My lovely, sweet cat, Miss Q, is sick. She wasn't acting herself Thursday evening and by Friday afternoon, I rushed home from work to take her to the vet, frantically. Long story short, my 16-year-old cat might have kidney disease or kidney failure and has to stay at the Vet hospital ALL weekend hooked up to an IV and have blood work done. She hasn't ate, throws up when she does eat, and can't go potty, either. She is dehydrated and not moving around a lot.

Here are some recent pics I took of us just a couple of weeks ago while we were snuggling. I was playing with my new camera phone - now it doesn't seem so silly. I miss her around me already, and hope she's not in pain right now.