Notes to the Gretchie Verse

Dear Rachael Maddow: Okay, LOVING LOVING LOVING your show. It's my first week and thought it was fabulous. Yes, fabulous but there was no cocktail hour ? So, I don't drink...no it's not because I am a Mormon. Yes, a democratic and liberal Mormon. It's because I just can not stand what it does to me. So, all those years my mother accused me of being a drug addict and alcoholic at dance clubs in San Francisco....I was actually just dancing the night away and drinking water and Diet Coke. Something tells me you are too smart to drink cancer in a can.  My mother was delighted to know later on in life I was just crazy hyper due to my ADHD...not cocaine and meth.

Dear Mrs. F: You don't have wifi...um I wonder how much it costs to purchase a router in the UK. I need one for survival in your home. How can we make this possible ?? I need to blog and write and write and write and travel a little bit. I also need to Skype my children ! I'm going to Skype them on a daily basis to teach them all about England and all the other fabulous countries I am visiting. Well, I could Skype them from Belgium, but I am only going to be there for 15 minutes and most likely sweating of stress. Nothing like making transportation transfers in a county in which you don't speak the language.

Dear Universe: I need money, not lots of money, but I need some money. I need to be able to train 3 times a week at my gym. I love my gym ! I don't love my gym as much as I love my family, but I need to exercise and truly the only way my ass gets into my gym is if I commit myself to a personal trainer. Yes, we tried taking that away, but I don't go. I think my health is pretty dang important.

Dear Friends and Family: Thank you for all of you that support me in my courageous journey alone to the UK. Thank you for all that said that I am a good example to my girls. That showing Independence away from my family is important. That travel and education is important. It seriously angers me that people talk about me behind my back in such a negative manner. Really ? If you went away for 28 days away from your family ....would I care ? No, I would not care. I don't care if you are friends or family...I would not care. If you were beating the crap out of your kids, an alcoholic, suffering from depression, in the middle of a wicked divorce, homeless or a drug addict I WOULD CARE. Don't you have better things to do with your time than being NEGATIVE ? Am I pissed ? You bet I am pissed.

Dear Facebook: You are getting old and ugly. I know its a fabulous way to connect with friends, but seriously....blah !!