I was listening to the 25 most played songs on my ipod in the car this morning. On shuffle. It is very odd to bounce between Mama Mia, Dr. Horrible, Glee and AC/DC (the kids are obsessed). In related news: I’m apparently obsessed with show tunes.

As I watched the sun burn off the fog this morning on my way to work I realized it was Mother Nature giving me a gift.

I’m guessing she was trying to say sorry for the shitty summer.

has still not ended.

First directions:

Thruway to XXX South

Exit XX – take left at light

1^st light – take right onto XXXXXX Road

1^st light – take left onto XXXX XXXX (this is a few miles down the road)

When you get to the center of town XXX Street will be on your left. There is a canon on the corner and the post office is on your right.

House is about ½ way down street. #XX

Second:

I may or may not have gotten it in my head to paint the upstairs bathroom 2 days before your visit. This could have resulted in the rest of my life getting away from me. Also, I may not have use of my arms any longer. I am going to apologize now for the disaster that is my home. This is one of those errors in judgment that will provide you with a story to tell for the rest of days. It also may cause you to run screaming from my home.

Third:

The painting is still not finished.

Fourth:

Will you be in time for dinner? I’m not sure when the kids eat. Also, what do they like for breakfast? At the rate my week has been going I will be shopping at midnight tonight when you are all asleep. I will however, make sure there is plenty of wine so you will perhaps not mind the chaos quite so much.

Can’t wait to see you!!!

Of course, I missed it. Yesterday was my five year blogiversary. FIVE. YEARS. My God that’s a long time.

I know I haven’t been consistent and I know I’ve lost most of my regular readers – yes, my readership is actually down rather than up but no matter how many times I try to quit or move or abandon this place I’m still here.

So in honor of still being here I’ve decided to do a giveaway. A giveaway of a matted photo of mine. Now maybe you don’t want that. Maybe it’s a horrible idea. But if you do, or if you know someone who might like one of my prints, enter by leaving a comment on this post telling me which one you’d like. The final size matted will be your choice of 8×10 or 11×14. Your choices can be found here – just click on index. There are currently 3 pages of photos to choose from.

Thanks for reading. Thanks for sticking around. I’m hoping to post more in the coming months. Summer is slow at work so it should be busy here at the blog. (Please note use of word “should”)