I woke up this morning and decided it's time to record the insanity that is my life. I figure it will be worth reflecting upon some day while I'm gumming my dentures, or for the kids to have in case I'm ever hit by a banana truck. In this blog, I plan to share the ups and downs of everyday life, but before I do, let me introduce you to my primary cast of characters:
Chris Mudd, husband: Personable, funny, musical, successful. Passive aggressive. Loves electric guitar, golfing, and being with the family. Plays "Hey Jude" on piano at our parties, encouraging intoxicated guests to stay and sing until I kick everyone out. Including Chris.
Jeff Mudd, age 23: My bonus son. Enjoys golf, teaching, beer and spending time with girlfriend Faren. Tolerated wearing black turtlenecks for nearly two decades of Mudd holiday photo greeting cards. He says paybacks are hell.
Mackenzie Mudd, age 16: Sweet, funny, lover of Sponge Bob, horses and stuffed animals. Known to strip naked at Halloween parties, take 10 baths a day and laugh maniacally for no reason, compliments of tuberous sclerosis complex. Life is never dull with the Skenz! (Note: TSC still sucks.)
Mackenzie Mudd, age 16: Sweet, funny, lover of Sponge Bob, horses and stuffed animals. Known to strip naked at Halloween parties, take 10 baths a day and laugh maniacally for no reason, compliments of tuberous sclerosis complex. Life is never dull with the Skenz! (Note: TSC still sucks.)
Juliette Mudd, age 12: Honors student, drill team dancer, party girl. Hates piano lessons. Has inherited father's sense of humor, intellect, and nutty professor demeanor. Frequently misplaces shoes, glasses and phone, demanding whereabouts from innocent bystanders. Still thinks I'm cool.
Karenna Mudd, age 9: Smart, sassy girlie-girl. Sings like an angel. Hates piano lessons. Big hearted, social butterfly (like me!); feisty and dramatic (uh, like me). Has perfected the art of eye-rolling. Dreams of being a fashion designer.
Vaneta, our nanny of 4 years: Fun, friendly, loving, and just a little nuts...a necessity for working with us. Brings her three small dogs to work, where they hang with assorted Mudd pets. Marches to the beat of her own drum and we love her for it!
Mudd dogs, left to right: Rocky, age 10; special talent--eats rocks, men's socks, and other assorted items requiring veterinarian assistance to remove from rear end. Bosco, age 7, deaf; talents--running away when the front door is open and passing gas while we're eating dinner. Barney, age 3, rescue dog; talent--giving nonstop love to anyone, unless you're an Hispanic workman...then he'll rip your eyes out. Canine bigotry?
Mudd cats, left to right: Sasha, age 10; talents--eating pet fish out of fish bowls and vomiting in high traffic areas. Petunia, age 5; talent--answers to the name "Howard."
And then there's me. I'll let you develop your own opinions.
Mudd cats, left to right: Sasha, age 10; talents--eating pet fish out of fish bowls and vomiting in high traffic areas. Petunia, age 5; talent--answers to the name "Howard."
And then there's me. I'll let you develop your own opinions.
That's enough Mudd for one day. You'll hear more about these colorful characters and others in the near future. Stay tuned!
Great post, MJ! And great idea to start this blog. Love the insights into the cast of characters -- particularly Petunia's "talent."
ReplyDeleteFrom the snippets I've seen via FB and Twitter, this will be an interesting adventure. Looking forward to it!
(Btw, for some reason there's TONS of white space between the bottom of the post and the "comments" -- had to scroll down to find it.)