Ashley,

I have a pimple on my chin WHAT DO I DO??????

Love,
Mom

Backstory: This is the last paragrah in a letter I found that my mom sent me during my first week at college – 13 years ago.

Be careful, lock your car, don’t forget your keys, make your bed, pick up after yourself, hang up those wet towels, watch your money, study hard, and don’t believe a darn thing that some guy tells you!!!

Backstory: My buddy had an open container of hard cider in public. When cops started getting rough with him, i asked one officer “what are you doing?” I was in cuffs before i could say “my mom raised me better than this!”

As the daughter of an actual outlaw criminal (Grandpa) The ONE thing he taught me (well, besides how to break into cars) (well, besiiiiides how to deal with janitors) Oh never mind — Grandpa taught me a lot of stuff — but for sure he taught me to be nice to cops!!!!! So now I am passing that info down to you. Sorry I forgot to mention it when you were young and impressionable Love Mom

Hi! Here is my chatty email of the week.   I am off today instead of tomorrow  but am very bored since I have nothing to do.

I ‘m half way through a new book on my kindle about pockets of populations that live to be over a hundred- I have to start walking rocky terrain 3-5 miles day , start drinking 2 glasses of red wine a day, drink goats milk and eat more soy much less meat., and gossiping every day at 3 pm with friends.  I missed out on eating sweet potatoes 3x day as I was growing up  and forgot to almost starve several times in my childhood- mistakes I can not correct.- so maybe I’ll make it to 90 instead. I’m also supposed to live with my children – so get ready.

Love,
Mom

PS I forgot to tell you – someone used my mastercard card on line this am and charged $4700! in sporting goods.  How rude!  Now my card is no good and my faith in mankind has been shattered.
PSS I love O’Bama

It is amazing what we think we want then get tired of once we get it. It is probably good to make a change about ever 5-6 years anyway just to keep motivated.

Guess I do that with husbands! Yikes! Done with that yo!

here are some ideas

1. drink more chamomile tea or water
2. do gentle exercising like yoga or walking
3. call yo momma

4. email yo momma
5. cry, scream, or etc. maybe while watching a sad movie or is Saw V too much?

6. call your mother
7. email your mother.

8. be even more healthy than you already are
9. i used counseling several times in my life (premarital, family as you know)

10 call me, email me, study russian, read, pray a lot

it sounds like it is hormonal/chemical so what can you do?  just be
extra good to yourself and don’t get too thin – stay like you are now
- you are totally beautiful!