Things started out okay Friday night, but then they got a little bit out of hand. MPH, his brother, and I all went out to have dinner, and we had a few too many Margaritas. MPH didn't even get out of bed on Saturday until 6PM. In our 5 year history - that has never happened before. I got up a few times on Saturday but then kept going back to bed to try to sleep it off more. It's been more than 48 hours now and we still feel a little queasy.

We're about the most boring couple around, drinking wise. We usually have things to drink at home but we never do. We never go out either. The only time we ever really drink anything is on our Friday night ritual of mexican food and usually at the most 2 margaritas. Well we went way over the usual. I can't even say that it was fun - it was just all stupid.

Well at least we got that out of our system for the rest of our lives.

I know that I'm very fortunate - most parents of teenagers have horror stories of dealing with their kids. I know 2-3 parents personally that their teenager has dropped out of school - or is teetering on the edge of completely failing out. My niece became pregnant and dropped out 5 months before graduation. My kid's going to make it - she only needs 2 credits. She makes it to her job dependably, even though she almost quit. She's always straight up with me - and seems to be wherever she says that she will be.

I keep waiting for her to try to pull one over on me. I find it unbelievable that my kid doesn't lie, or steal, or try to fake me out on anything. She used to go to a church youth group - voluntarily on her own on Wed nights. She dresses herself well - cute, not uptight, and not skanky. She keeps herself clean and presentable, but no makeup or very little. She's quiet, never argues with me or anybody. The only things she could work on or do better, is 1) clean her room (it's disgusting sometimes) 2) brush her teeth better or quit drinking pop, 3) bring up the grades. I don't even hardly say anything to her about those things - because in the whole picture of things - those things are minor. It matters more to me that I never have to argue with her, or question her, or discipline her.

I hope that she'll go to college, but realistically I know that unless she absolutely has a strong desire to get a degree, going to college can be a waste of money. I don't know how disciplined she'll be. I've never made homework mandatory in our house, so buckling down could be a problem.

Just think how things could have been better if I did make homework time mandatory. As it is right now - there really isn't even a comfortable place in the house to do homework. Her room is a little too small for a desk. MPH took over the spare room. The kitchen table is okay - but it's out in the open, there's junk on it half the time and the chairs are comfortable if you're 6' tall, and her and I are 5'2 and 3. She really needs a place or corner thats comfortable to do homework - and she doesn't really have one. I should work on that.

Well I need to go to water aerobics tonight, so I better start getting myself together.

Oakland at Denver tonight, and MPH is a Broncos fan.