As the rain falls

Here it is Monday again already.
Mike is at work, Wendy is doing laundry, Y is at school and of course, GK is doing his taxes.

The weather this weekend was perfect. I tried to spend as much time outside as possible and having the Garcia's as neighbors made my time spent outdoors that much more enjoyable..
They are the best neighbors a girl could ever ask for.
Big ears for listening and a long neck to stretch over the fence for gossiping ; }

Yesterday was marathon "House".
It's our favorite show, but when watching with a senior citizen with a given tendency to nod off, it ends up being six hours of sheer frustration. By hour three he was still on hour .05 wondering why House was in the Kitchen with Wilson and who gave the fat man an STD.
I say forget water boarding, put our enemies in an Alzheimer's ward at sundown and play Perry Mason reruns all night.
They'll sing like canaries.

My friend, we'll call her "Pearl" is having problems with her love life.
As I sit here and think of wisdom to shoot her way I have to stop myself and think, who am I to be giving advice to the love lorn.
I have been married more times than I care to count.
The IRS refers to me as AKA on any and all official forms.
An old classmate could never Google me for all the names I've gone through since the short time I spent in high school.
When filling out a credit application and listing "any other names you've gone by", I have to ask for a separate sheet of paper.
But I think that through all of this I have picked up some practical information.
Here are a few things:

It's Not What You Look Like, It's Who You Are.
This I can be sure of because the husbands I had when I looked my best, could not hold a candle to the husband I have now that I'm fat with a bad haircut.

They Will NEVER Change.
This goes without to much explanation. I believe this to be the most solid advice though. Like a man for how he is, not how you would like him to be.

Enjoy Spending Time With Them.
I think you should like talking to him more than you like kissing him.

Respect Them.
If you think they're dumb, or even if you just think you are smarter than they are, you have lost the game before you even roll the dice. In hard times you always have to have someone stronger than yourself to lean on.

That ends our lesson on love for today, tune in tomorrow for "how to raise a kid other people can stand to be around."