Boot Camp Update and Dying My Hair Gray and Growing a Beard

Boot camp is moving right along. Although, we do have a house guest for the week and the spanking is taking a break. But I still have to obey the rules. He assured me he won’t forget. I had to chuckle over that because he can be very forgetful. Love ya honey (and no I didn’t say that just because he will read this, well ok maybe but I love him whether he reads it or not) We are planning a weekend away here shortly. Our anniversary is coming up at the end of May but it falls on Memorial Day weekend so we plan on running away 2 weeks before that so that we will be able to get a hotel room or a cottage somewhere. I just have to survive this semester.

I just have to share this funny with you. Well it is funny now when it happen I was quiet offended. I have people all the time that tell me I do not look like I am 48 or I am not old enough to have a __ year old son (I will let you fill in the blank seeing as the boys are 21, 23 &26). Well it has gotten comical lately.

Let me give you a little back ground. I get paid once a month so I do the major grocery shopping then. I use coupons and well I cook from scratch...as in no bread machine around here bread is kneaded by hand. Ok so with that said let me explain my dilemma. Several months ago Kroger (which is a big grocery chain store) was having one of the MEGA sales and I went shopping and stocked up. Several comments were made by old customers and customers my age concerning the items in my cart…flour, meal, baking soda, baking powder etc. Now remember this is a MEGA sale so there were multiples of 10 in the cart. I heard a lot of “what are you going to do with all that” my comment was I cook from scratch. The usual comments ranged from “you are not old enough to know how to cook from scratch. Or “you go for it honey, I wished I could cook like that.” Well after an hour I was sick and tired of the comments and was becoming more and more snippy. Thank goodness hubby was not with me because he probably would have swatted me right there in the store. Any way I finally make my way to the check out and have everything sorted on the belt, and was waiting for my total. Let me stop right here and say my oldest son and one of the college students that adopted us as her family away from home was with me. Just as the cashier was ringing up the last item my son said “Mom do you want something to drink?” The cashier and the lady bagging the groceries both looked at me and said “He is your son?!” I am used to this by now so I just nod my head and say he is my oldest. Well I was not prepared for the next comment…”Oh I thought y’all were dating or something” Well son and adopted daughter had tears rolling down their faces and I was totaled embarrassed and so no he is only 26 I am 48. I am by no means a cradle robber much less a cougar. I left the store quiet offended.

Now not only do I look younger than I am I sound younger on the phone. I am always asked is my mom or dad home. I usually tell the caller “No but my husband is would you like to speak to him?” Most times I get “uh uh sure”; however, one time it floored the person so bad on the other end they hung up. Now back in January when we were all so sick my youngest son’s unit called the house (why they called the house and not his cell phone I have no idea but…) When I answered they ask for LCPL ______ I told them he was not there that he was in class. The gentleman thanked me and said he would call his cell phone. I hung up. That afternoon when son came home from class and saw me he cracked up laughing. I looked in the mirror to make sure there was nothing on my face check my buttons and zipper all good there (I had the flu you know so there was not telling what I looked like.) Finally when he got control of himself he told us that his CO had asked him to apologize to his wife for waking her up. Son said “wife?” his CO said yes I called your home number and your wife answered. Thank goodness son was not standing in front of his CO because he started laughing. Finally he said “Sir that was not my wife, I am not married that was my mother.” I can’t get a break even with the flu I sound like a kid.

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine I would be spanked by my husband or at the ripe old age of 48 wish I looked my age. I guess I just need to dye my red hair gray and grow a beard. Think I would look older then? Maybe take up smoking so I will have a smoker's voice that way I won't sound like a kid on the phone. *faint* I know I know I should be thankful but it does get embarrassing at times...dating one son and married to the other...please give me a break LOL