Another week down...flew by me again.

I am sitting here mourning the loss of two of my soaps All My Children and One Life to Live.

Well, if I am being honest I haven't been a faithful watcher the past few years.  Life is busy, I am busy. I can't DVR them otherwise I will spend half my life watching all the things I have DVR'd. But I like to watch now and again. I like to watch in the nail place when I am getting my nails done, etc.

I have watched all of Erica's weddings. I remember when bad Todd was on One Life to Live. I like knowing they are all there in Pine Valley and Llanview living their crazy lives and I can drop in for a visit and pick up where we left off. So I feel sad now that I can't go there anymore.

I don't understand programs staying on TV that have idiotic, fist pumping "stars" that are tanned just shy of the color of a Cheese Nip who don't do much of anything besides get drunk and have sex, and shows that have one of the most passionate, dedicated fan bases gets canceled.

One  of my favorite trips was with my girlfriends to Super Soap weekend in Disney. It was so much fun to meet our favorite stars. They fans were out of their minds excited for the whole weekend. It was just crazy fun. I had wanted to take the Diva there once but now I guess waited too long and there won't be anymore Super Soap weekends. They can't do it with just General Hospital folks. (Yikes!! I hope GH is not on the chopping block next)

No more Soaps, no more Oprah...what the heck will be on TV now at those times? I am afraid to think about that. I hope not another talk show-host-wanna-be is getting their own show. No more reality shows please. (You know I love me some Housewives...but there's a channel for that and it has it's place there)

Is the world just nuts all the way around? With like what Jenn said yesterday with TMI. Are things we have come to know and love just not worth it anymore? Or is this just our age, when we have become set in our ways...like knowing we can pop in on Tad in Pine Valley is comforting and change is just icky?

Maybe. Or just maybe The Powers That Be at ABC just bite? Could be that too. Bye Erica, Adam, Angie and Jesse. I will miss you.
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More of my two cents today.....I read in the paper that they are changing what we say in (Catholic) church now??? When they say "The peace of the Lord be with you always" and we say "And also with you" NOW I am supposed to say "And with your spirit"???????????????????? WTF? Sorry I am talking about church I know but...why can we not just leave some things alone people????????? Now church needs to be hip and happenin' too???? What's next instead of saying I go to St. Mary's Church I will have to start saying "The SMC" so I can be cool? grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

I am wearing that 80's jacket and listening to Madonna today......I cannot stand all the changing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know it's inevitable but still it doesn't always make me happy.

Things change all the time like it or not. Take Spring for example. You don't like the fact that you are freezing your petunias off today? Don't worry tomorrow will be 66 degrees and you will forget that your seat warmer is on in your car and you will fry your ass on the way to the store.

You can't stop change. Although sometimes it sneaks up on you, sometimes it's happening but you are too busy to notice. It seems one day you are sewing badges on a Brownie uniform then next you are dropping her off at Drivers' Ed.

Change for me usually comes in waves. I go about my business then WHAM! It knocks me off kilter for a bit but then I steady myself. Then brace myself for what the change will bring.

But I do think as I do with most things, that change happens for a reason. I think we go about our life doing the same things and getting the same results. And maybe we are happy with getting what we always got. But then the Universe says...."hello I have been giving you hints...pushing you a little...you need to shift gears!!" And so instead of tapping you on the shoulder some more it bangs you on your head.

I used to fight it, get mad and could give you a 100 reasons why things should just stay the same. Now I am beginning to think that it's better to take a step back, regroup and try and figure out where change is taking me and why.

What about you? Do you like it status quo? Or are you always looking for change? Status quo can be a bit boring I guess. Maybe it's best to shake up the apple cart a little?

Jenn's two cents: Change, in moderation, is a good thing.

A few weeks ago, I blogged about my ballerina's career choices - at the ripe old age of 11. We decided, as a family, that we would go ahead and move her to the better, further away, ballet studio. She officially started Saturday and loves it. Seeing her happy makes me happy so as cowgirl likes to say, it's all good.

Friday was her last day at her previous studio. She took the class and afterwards I approached the teacher to let her know that Mae would be studying somewhere else and to thank her for all she had taught her. It did not go well. The "ballet mistress" felt betrayed. She was angry and incredibly rude. I was trying to go for an amicable split because of that old saying "don't burn your bridges..." but Miss S could not have been nastier. I let it go, said goodbye politely and walked out with a smile on my face. I said goodbye to one of the other mothers that I had become friendly with and she gave me and my daughter a hug and said "change is good."

And you know what? Change is good. Sometimes we get stuck in a rut because we are afraid of change. Sometimes we forget that other choices exist for us. Whether it is where you grocery shop, buy your gas or who you live with, sometimes change is good. In my case, that other adage comes into play - only time will tell. Time will let us know if we made the right decision for Mae but she is happy and that is all that matters.

The fall brought a lot of changes to my life. A new house, a new neighborhood, new schools for the girls, new friends and so far, it has all been good. Change is good. Life is good.