Tuesday, January 09, 2007

I should change the name

of my blog to .... You Wouldn't Believe Me If I Told You ...

Because that, my friends, is how my life works.

If I spilled it ALL out, you would laugh and say 'oh that Frannie, she sure is one to exaggerate' ... Except that I wouldn't be exaggerating.

Some days I think I might be normal .. that other mom's out there go through as much chaos as I do. But when I attempt to tell anyone the daily activities of the Farmer house ... well, they just look at me with skeptical eyes ... Followed by laughter or tears ... and then generally pity.

Ugh, I hate the pity. Seriously, I do. I don't need it.

Like Rosie said 'I love when people say you're fat like you don't know...' The same goes when people say 'wow, your house/children/hair/life sure is (are) messy...' I sort of want to say **DUH!** Do people think that I am unaware of how crazy we seem? How disorganized I am?

Now granted, people don't generally say it so out right ... 'Damn, Frannie, y'all live like pigs ...' (anyone else see and memorize the entire script of Urban Cowboy?) ... Nah, they're a lot more diplomatic than that ... they say things like '...Wow, girl, I don't know how you ... uh ... manage with all of those rotten uh, uh delightful hellions children ...'

And then of course, they'll offer up some help ... 'Anytime, darlin', you need a hand, you just give us a call ... ' - Yeah, right, I'll be damned if not one of them answers the phone when I call. They must not have that f#@*ing helpful caller ID doohickey, because I am sure that they would answer if they knew it was me. Hmmm, funny though, I leave a message or ten, and they don't call back then either ... I wonder if they're afraid of my little darlin's.

Well, of course, you know I jest.

Sort of.

Even though things don't play out exactly that way ... it seems like it. I believe what Hillary said about it Taking A Village ... I could use a village right now. And I suppose if I was completely honest with those around me, they would help. But I don't know how to do that without feeling weak, like a failure or somehow incapable of doing it ...

Ah .. heck, this isn't the post I wanted to do today. Truly, I had better things in mind ...

Maybe tomorrow ... I seem to be getting good at the Scarlett thing.


Frannie


I have no problem growing older. With age I have more power, more control, and less anxiety. -Vanessa Williams, singer & actress (I wanna live in her world!)

The beginning is the most important part of any work.-Plato


Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling. ... Blessed are all who take refuge in him. Psalm 2:11-12

4 comments:

T-girl said...

FINALLLY!!!!! All day I have been trying to post... well yesterday, and it. would. not. let. me! I was starting to get a bit huffy here! LOL I had a nice witty remark for you but.... it wouldn't let me post it and now it is has lost it's pazazz for me! LOL

Hope you are staying warm!

Hugs- T

Prunella Jones said...

I know how you feel I am the worlds most unorginized person. Except for my CDs. For some reason I keep them in flawless order.

Frannie Farmer said...

Grrr. Blogger has been so messed up.
I wasn't able to post in most places yesterday .. when I tried at midnight~!
It is chilly T .. brrrr.
Pru - I wish I had ONE thing that was organized, I think I would feel a little better about it then. But I don't, everything is messy. MESSY!

queenb2u said...

Frannie, check my post about 500+ ways to organize. It's worth looking AT THE PICTURES AND DREAMING. I especially like the kid's rooms in the book. Of course, every room would look wonderful if a big time magazine was going to take a picture of it.