Sharp Dressed Man (342/365)

 
Clean shirt, new shoes
And I don't know where I'm goin' to
Silk suit, black tie
I don't need a reason why
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
Coz every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man…

Billy Gibbons, Billy; Hill, Dusty; Beard, Frank. “Sharp Dressed Man.” Lyrics. ZZ Top. Eliminator. Warner Bros, 1983.

TIME:  7:54 PM
PLACE:  Junior High Cafeteria
SUBJECT:  MonkeyBoy

Tonight was the grade school Christmas program. Since we have a small gym/cafeteria, the school uses the Junior High School gym for the performance.  Sunday, DramaQueen and I went shopping at the mall for a new dress for her – she said she had nothing to wear and actually, she was telling the truth!  MB and StellaDella needed new clothes as well.  If they would just stop growing, all their clothes would still fit, but they don’t listen to me.  MB is still easy to shop for, he will wear whatever I purchase.  I bought him these new shoes, pants, shirt and a real tie.  HandsomeHusband tied it for him tonight, but will be teaching him how to do it on his own.  He thought he was stylin’ and I thought he was too!

Sunglasses At Night (280/365)

 
“Now go out and get yourself some big black frames
With the glass so dark they won’t even know your name
And the choice is up to you ‘cause they come in two classes:
Rhinestone shades or cheap sunglasses
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah”

Frank Beard, Joe Hill, William Gibbons. “Cheap Sunglasses.” ZZ Top. Degüello/El Loco. Warner Bros. 1983.

TIME:  8:55 PM
PLACE:  The kitchen
SUBJECT:  Me and my sunglasses

I purchased a pair of sunglasses in July of 2007 from my optometrist.  The cheap pairs I had been buying were breaking after a month or so.  The glasses I chose were pricey – over $140 - but I liked them, so I bit the bullet and spent the money.  And until about a week and a half ago, they had served me quite well.  I had just got into the car and was fishing around for my shades in my purse.  That’s when I found out that they had broken in half right at the nose piece.  Ugh.  So the next day, I decided to stop by the eye doctor’s office and see if by any chance, they could fix them (I briefly considered black electrical tape, but quickly dismissed that idea).  The doctor’s assistant called the manufacturer and the manufacturer said that they could do better than fix them, they would replace them…NO CHARGE!  Oh, I did a happy dance!  That was on Friday, September 25th.  Today I picked up the new pair.  Once again, I can venture into the sunlight without squinting.  Life is good.