Thought I'd use today's post to leave a good house keeping tip. As I get older (and not having the boundless energy that Randy and Jerri seem to possess) tips like this make my life endurable.

I thought about some of the responses to my last post and have come to realize that my son is my last remaining codependent relationship. I don't need his emotional abuse and it is high time that I got out of the line of fire. I succeeded in getting out of the firing line with my sisters. I cannot allow guilt and all of my outdated ideals about what "a good mother should do" continue to keep me locked in a toxic relationship with my son.

I attended a USCG change of command ceremony in St. Petersburg today. The Sr.Chief who was in command of one of the boat stations was promoted to Master Chief and next week he will take command of a CG cutter. He is a super nice guy and I realized too late that he wanted me to take photos for him/the CG as well as for the Auxiliary. (The CG had no photographer present.) Had I known, I would have gotten better pictures because I could have positioned myself better. Event photographers can get out front... I did get one really nice picture of CAPT Dickinson, the CG Sector Commander. She is a very pretty woman, blonde, petite... Lord, how come I don't look more like her?