H is for Hydrangeas

Without a doubt, my favorite time of year is when the hydrangeas have bloomed....not only do they make me feel good just looking at them....it means it summer!  Hot! Sticky! Sunny! Sweaty! Humid! Tan! Icees! Pool! Beach! Cold Beer! Sumer Music! No School! Sleep Late! SUUUUUUMMMMEEERR!  Not to mention late night runs....hot pavement smells, car lights, iPod blasting, toxins pouring out covering me with salty slick sweat....then- whoosh into the pool...aaaahhhh.

Speaking of hydrangeas....I can't grow em.....but here are some pictures of the ones in my neighborhood. (Blue is still my favorite.)  They sorta take my breath away.

On my table at home......oh, how pretty.

Shhhweaty....

In the words of Chandler Bing....."Could it BE any hotter?"  One step out of the door, hair shrivels, clothes sag with sweat and I suck in a breath of thick 96 degree air.....and another.  But then.....I blast the air conditioner with all four vents pointed right at my face and I'm on the verge of heaven....headed for an Extra Large 42oz sweet tea from Zaxby's. $2.20, thank you very much.

Today I issued an ultimatum to one of the loves of my life...Ramsey....the eight year old who can alternately break my heart with his tenderness and affection or send me over the edge with hateful words....The ultimatum....he grows up or gets out.  And I kind of mean it.....his grandad has been called on to take his turn.....my boy has promised he will change (take no for an answer without confrontation, get up in the mornings without craziness, go to bed at night without craziness, get himself dressed, do a better job of taking care of his bathroom business, express his emotions appropriately)......Not easy for a boy with OCD, ADHD, and anxiety issues.  Not easy, but possible.  I believe Ramsey can overcome this stuff.  It is time. Grow up or get out.  (Are you judging me?????....I dare ya.....)

Oh, and I ran tonight....like a Rock Star.