Megan and Dylan Are No Longer Sitting In A Tree.

Well, we have finally dealt with our first break-up. Megan's long-term boyfriend of 2 weeks, broke up with her today. He told her, "I'm into another girl, ok?" I can't believe this came from a 2nd grader, by the way! I asked her what she thought about that, and she said she was ok, and that she was glad they were "still friends". And even though I know that when you have a boyfriend or girlfriend in 2nd grade, it was nothing more than a friendship, I couldn't help but feel a little bad for her! In my mommy mind, I couldn't help but wonder, what does that other girl have, that Megan doesn't have? Or Was he looking for a girl who could throw a football? (Megan's a lot like me, in terms of athleticism...we just don't have any.) This whole situation is completely new to me. I don't think I thought of boys as "cute" until 3rd grade, and didn't even have my first boyfriend until 8th grade. And I know the journey of your typical elementary school romance is very short lived, it does give me a bit of a glance at what is to come.....and that scares this mommy!! I think in about 6 or 7 years, I'll be longing for her to have these sweet, innocent friendships. Man, am I DREADING her teen years!!!

His Name Is Luka.

My daughter had a boy in her class last year named Luka. As soon as I read the name on the class list, the song was stuck!!! All I could think about was how awesome it would be if he lived on the second floor, upstairs from me!! (Minus the whole abuse thing of course.)   There's NO excuse for abuse!! And if that's not already a slogan, it should be dang it!!  That's all for now. I'm off to sing this song 50 million times until it leaves my brain.

5 Blessings....And Sometimes 6.

Do you remember when you were younger, and your friends would ask, "If you had to pick just ONE of your 5 senses to live without,( 6, if you see dead people) which would it be?"

 I always had such a hard time choosing, because I just couldn't imagine being without any of them!

 My mind would always go deeper than the whole "Fun concept" of the game. I would start to think about not being able to see the winter snow, or my Christmas tree in all it's glory.

 Not being able to hear music, or the sound of my children someday. Not being able to feel the sand in my toes, or feel the warmth of a much needed hug.

 But the worst ones to even imagine living without, for me at least, are my sense of taste and smell.

 Especially my sense of smell! I'm just too much of a smell person! (And food person, but that's another post altogether...)

Smells trigger the part of your brain that stores memories, and me being a person who likes to reminisce, it's the closest thing to a time machine (or Delorean) I've got!

My Megan, enjoying the wonder of fall.

  Like how the smell of school supplies takes me back to elementary school, or how every year I have to stick my nose in my daughter's trick-or-treat bag, because it smells the same as mine did when I was a kid.

I know smells are a large reason why fall is my favorite season! There's just something wonderfully refreshing about breathing in that crisp fall air.

 The smell of burning leaves or the way the leaves smell when you jump into them.

 The smell of campfires, popcorn, and roasted marshmallows. The way a pumkin smells when you first open it up.

 Could you imagine not being able to smell any of these things?! Thank God for the gifts of this life he has given me! It makes me think of the play, "Our Town" when Emily is saying good-by to the Earth.

"It goes so fast. We don't have time to look at one another. I didn't realize. So all that was going on and we never noticed. Take me back-up the hill-to my grave. But first: Wait! One more look. Good-bye, good-bye world. Good-bye Grover's Corners.....Mama and Papa. Good-bye to clocks ticking...and Mama's sunflowers. And food and coffee. And new ironed dresses and hot baths...and sleeping and waking up. Oh Earth, you are too wonderful for anybody to realize you. Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it-every, every minute?"

Thank you God, for all you have given me in this life! Thank you for my children's laughter, for my husband's love, for the sights and smells of fall, and for the pumpkin pie that I'll probably be eating too much of....:-)


                                          

And So It Begins.....

I guess the first post is always the hardest. Especially when nothing comes to mind to even write about!

 So, I'll just explain why I named this blog, Out Of The Blue Amy. You might as well know that I'm a HUGE sucker for cheesy pop music! I just can't help myself! It's a sickness I think..... Anyway, if you too are a pop genre fan, you would already know, that Out of the Blue is a hit 1987 song by Miss Debbie Gibson. You would also know that it's full of bubble-gum sweetness!;-)

  I have always been a big fan of hers, and I'm not ashamed to say so. I remember how excited I was when she came out with Electric Youth perfume!! It was such a cool bottle, the way it was shaped like a, well...I'm not sure what the shape was meant to be really. To me it looked kinda like a bolt or something? But it was see-through with a coil tube for the perfume to come out.

 I loved the way it smelled, and felt so grown-up when I wore it. Keep in mind, I was only 10 when it came out. I also remember how excited I felt when my mom bought me a t-shirt with the Electric Youth album cover on it. But after one wash, it was ruined. I was heart broken, because my cousin Leisa still had hers, and I wanted to be just like her!!

  Any-who, that's why I picked this blog name. That, and the fact that my thoughts are sometimes as random as they come, and the phrase, "Out of the blue" works on that level too. From the wise words of Shawn Spencer, "I've seen it both ways." Thanks for reading!