Leave the past in the past/TGIF/My Rink

Well, finally, I got my blog back up and running. It took awhile because I just couldn't figure it out. Oh well. Leave the past in the past right. I heard a talk show today --radio, my kids hate it when I listen to talk radio--anyway the host was talking to the daughter of Richard Pryor and she just released a book about her childhood. Her mom and dad split when she was young, and she shared time between her father's house and her mother's. Mostly with her mom though. This woman --her name is Rayne Pryor (I may be off on the spelling), had a father who was a famous comedian and a mother who was a go-go dancer. Crazy for sure and very different than the Mom and Pop situation most of us have. In fact, listening to her, I couldn't believe what kind of childhood she had and how normal she sounded. Her dad's house was party central and I guess he wasn't exactly a nice guy when he wasn't making people laugh. In fact, he was mean. And her mother never asked for child support so they lived in an apartment and made ends meet. Remember she was a go-go dancer. That child support situation wouldn't happen in Hollywood today, that's for sure. I've been a bit off memoirs lately, just because I think the market got totally saturated with them, but this one, I thought I might pick up just because this woman sounded so upbeat and positive about her crazy childhood. She loved her father and even her father couldn't figure out why she did. To me, she left the past in the past and moved on with her life. I liked her postive outlook on life. I'll find out the name of the book because it has escaped me, which brings me to my next topic. Thank god it's Friday!!!! I mean, really, I'm a dolt when I can't even remember the name of a book I want to read. Anyway, have a great weekend everyone. I might post tomorrow, now that I'm up and running, although I'm building our rink. When I figure out how to put pictures on this blog I'll show you our rink. It's huge and at this time of year takes so much time. But what's great about watering it is---I think of a lot of plot lines to keep me warm!