What’s good? Thought I’d come rescue my blog from cobwebs and tumble weeds before it became completely unrecognizable. It’s been a busy month…some “good” busy, some “not-so-good” busy but I’m rolling with it. My Mom lost her oldest living sibling so now it’s just her and Aunt H.

Still trying to get my footing were the new job is concerned. Interesting thing about that is that folks always SAY they want structure, order and processes…until you deliver them. LOL Oh well. To paraphrase that old Calvin Klein commercial, “Nothing comes between me and my paycheck!” Definitely an interesting place. On many levels. Great place for a go-getter. Having that dialogue with myself lately. I’ll be blogging about it shortly…

I’m looking forward to some big things in 2008. Two of the biggest? My nephew D FINALLY deciding which college he wants to attend and his high-school graduation. Whew Lawd! I cannot WAIT until he is ready to sign his name on somebody’s document that says he will matriculate there for the next four years! LOL Can ya’ll tell that I’m a bit wo’ out by the whole process? LOL I am. Don’t get me wrong, I like helping him work out what he wants to do with his life. And I enjoy our little roadtrips too. We get a chance to talk without interruption about whatever’s on his mind. And I get to see how much of what he’s been told or shown is actually sticking with him. But at the end of this little adventure, I’m tucking an IOU in his graduation card for the gas alone. Sheesh!

While I was at my Mom’s this weekend, he tells me that he got invited to this “Make It Happen” session next month. They pull about 12-15 male high school students - African American juniors and seniors - together from various schools and talk about life, college, career aspirations, etc. He participated last year and enjoyed speaking to the other students and whoever else was present. Then he tells me in an “oh, by the way” fashion that he’s part of the Principal’s Advisory Board at his high school…which is a pretty big deal. So I’m asking him exactly what it means to be part of the PAB and he tells me they get together and talk about “things”. Now ya’ll know I need a breakdown of what “things” means. That child was like, “Naw, you tryna make fun of me” so I had to “GENTLY” cuff him ‘round the neck and assure him that my teasing him was definitely NOT the case. I need him to be able to articulate what he’d been involved in so that he could speak on it in other instances. ‘Member that little blemish he got into last year? The PAB and “Make it Happen” are just the kinds of things that can counteract that blemish…sorta like Pro-Active. (I need a nap right? LOL)

Took Mom to Wally-world while I was home. That little lady got “lost” & I kept telling folk I was gonna leave her. Normally I go home and don’t run into anybody but not Saturday. Ran into one of my classmates’ sister and her mom. Found out that she (the sister) is a grandmother - twice over. Man! Then ran into the mother of three guys who growing up were best friends with Brothers #4-6. I hadn’t seen her in YEARS so that was cool. And then…funniest moment of the weekend. Ran into a guy who lived next door to my Mom when we were growing up. He was friends with my nephew T. He had a twin sister but you’d never know they were twins by looking at them. She was always taller than him and they didn’t look that much alike (to me). Anyway, he was a cute kid. Now? Lawd. That kid MAN is foine. About 7 years ago, I found out he had a crush on me growing up. I never knew that but BigSis#2 did. (How? I don’t know. She was grown & out the house when we moved into that house.)

Anyway, I’m standing in Walmart talking to him and people are passing by. He speaks to those he knows. This one guy came down the aisle with his girlfriend and turned down the aisle near us. He spoke to the guy & we kept talking. Dude & his girl come back by. I’m still focused on talking to “Midget” (yeah, that’s what we used to call him when he was younger cause he was a tad bit short) and he gets this look on his face. I’m like, what’s wrong with you. He goes on to tell me how the guy that passed us twice came in the store with a woman but is all up in my face. Bwwwwwaaaaaahhhhhhaaaaaa! Was he? I really wasn’t paying any attention to him. When that man & his girl passed us again, I started laughing cause he did look our way. “Midget” said, “See?! Like I’m not standing here talking to you! He gon’ disrespect me, you by staring AND his girlfriend.” My Mom thought that was soooo funny. *smh*

Anywho, I’m back on the grind. Putting some writing projects together, looking to revamp the blog, putting legs on some personal projects. You know…my focus word for 2008 – ACTION.

I’m on it.