Goodbye, Estelle
It is a sad, sad day for America. Estelle Getty, the lovable Sophia from Golden Girls has passed away. A moment of silence if you wil…
I used to watch this show with my grandma, and at the time it was pretty racy. Did you know she failed her first two auditions as “Ma,” but on the third, she went in with frumpy clothes and told the makeup lady, “Look, this is just another makeup job to you, but my life is on the line here.” And she got the job! I liked her because she was feisty, snappy, and short.
Monday was my mom’s birthday! We had a big family dinner. Here’s a pic of the two of us.
My mom is the hot one on the right. In case you’re wondering where my teeth are, they’re behind the braces.
Speaking of braces, I found out today we’ll be spending more time together, braces and I. I’m so freakin’ mad I could punch someone in the nose serenely content about that. I thought I had timed it JUST right where they would be off by the time I went to the American Christian Fiction Writers’ annual convention, and I could look like a normal adult. I might take them off myself. I mean how hard would that be? And then I could just hot glue them back on when I returned from ACFW. But today I went to my ortho and after standing in line behind two twelve year olds, I tried out the ice cream machine. To make this day even sadder…the ice cream was gross! SERIOUSLY. How can ice cream be gross? I think there could be larva and bugs mixed in and I could still eat it. But this stuff didn’t even taste like ice cream. It looked like it, but I was not deceived. With a tear in my eye, I threw it away. Tragic. What is this world coming to? (Mother, please take “small ice cream machine” off my Christmas list. Obviously it doesn’t work. I’ll need the restuarant-sized one afterall.)
So we also celebrated my eight year old nephew’s birthday too. During dinner he wanted me to sit by him. I thought that was sooo sweet. Until he spent the ENTIRE time talking to me about all the reasons why I should let him open a present early.
This is about the point he was saying something about how I’m so mean, and I’m supposed to be the nicest aunt ever, blah, blah, blah. I was a millisecond from caving before he got up to harass someone else.
Toward the end of the night, my niece and nephew (and their grandpa) got into a water gun fight. In the house. My niece Katie Beth REALLY got into it.
She kinda didn’t get the idea that’s it’s about shooting others, not how wet you can possibly get.
The awesome Maddee Schrader, who happens to have the same b-day as Katie Parker, posted an interview with me at Real Teen Faith. You can see it HERE. It’s a great site to look around. Lots of good info on there!
Okay, I’m off to write. Must wrap up Charmed, I’m Sure, book two in the new series SOON.
Have a great week!
JEN
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So sad to read about Estelle. She was my role model for aging.
Maybe for the conference you could ask your orthodontist to weave WWJD? in your grill…
She was my favorite golden girl! I too applaud her shortness. I’m only 5′0″ (on a good day). The world needs more feisty short girls. Bummer on the ice cream machine too. I bought my cousin a mini-ice cream maker from Target for her wedding (registry shmegistry. How could that not be on there anyway?). I hope it worked.
I’m about to click over and read your interview. Hope it’s this good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5j4McFzies
Yeah, Christa! Then my grill would match the tattoo on my butt!
Natalie, that is an AWESOME video! I’d love to know that guy’s IQ!!
I like the picture of you and your Mom — I think you both look very pretty. And for the record, I didn’t notice your braces until you mentioned them.
It’s still awful that you have to wear braces for a longer time. And even worse that dentists figured out how to make ice-cream disgusting. Maybe they added toothpaste and flouride to it.
I’ll be praying that you can pull off the braces in time for the ACFW conference. Blessings!
Great interview Jen at Real Teen Faith! Love the story of Maggie, I actually don’t think I ever heard that before. Really touching!
Sorry about your braces, at least you pull them off well! You should get Rainbow colored rubberbands, that would look really awesome! ha ha!
Thanks, Jessica. : )
And Gracie, something was REALLY wrong with that ice cream. Maybe it was fluoride and other tartar reducing ingredients that have no place in chocolate swirl!
My Aunt Jenny when she was young took her braces off with fingernail clippers. Not that I recommend it.
Your dentist ruined chocolate ice-cream? Ugh! Sacrilege!
Wow… I haven’t commented in a while so I can’t think of any semi-deranged yet semi-logical things to say…
Julia, I totally thought the zombies had gotten you. Glad you’re back.
umm i use to watch the golden girls everyday during summer. and estelle was hilarious.
anyway. umm i have braces to. i HATE them! i have had them for 3 count them 1 2 THREE!!!! i get them off in either october or november. hopefully i will make it till then before just pulling my teeth out!