Stuff

I actually have quite a bit to say today. Let's start with some news on the home front. Last night Carlos did not call me to pick him up from school until 11pm. Yup you read that right 11pm. He left for school at 7am. Unreal, huh? The reason was his wrestling team made it to county's. So the tournament went on forever. But my little wrestler came in 3rd for all of our county in his weight class. Pretty darn good for a first year wrestler. He has also finally decided on spring sprts. For the first time in 8 years he is not playing baseball for our town, he is going to do track and field for the school. I am glad for 2 reasons, one school sports do not require a registration fee (yeah I am cheap) and also because I think he really found his groove with the sports he has been involved in this school year. In fall he ran cross country and winter he wrestled.
Our house is still fighting the sickies. Amber is back in school after a bout of strep and seems to be on the road to wellness. Jewel on the other hand picked up the sickness a bit later and a different strain and after attending yesterday after two days out I am keeping her home again today for a nasty cough that isn't letting up. John also has a nasty cold, and a bum knee from a work injury a year ago. Me, well I never got to the eye doctor so my daily headaches are practically debilitating at this point and then I woke up this morning with some sort of problem with my foot. It radiates from below my ankle bone down into my toes if I put any weight on my heel so I have been tip toeing all morning. Carlos is healthy as usual.
About 20 minutes after Amber leaves for school this morning the school nurse calls me. Amber fell some time between getting off the bus and walking into the front door of the school. On ice! We had a storm 2 days ago, why is there still ice there. I am mad. I mean seriously you have a school full of children you cannot clean the sidewalk (which is all of maybe 200 feet) and salt it. I am really annoyed. Evidently Amber tore up her knees, and I assume her pants as well. Really could have been totally avoided but whatever.
OK so that's pretty much it here I guess, but I just need to comment on a few stories in the media lately. Michael Phelps smoking a bong. Yeah and? Really, come on who hasn't, right? (I actually never have but still, lol) He is a 23 year old kid! Kids do this. I think after spending almost his entire life in such a strict structured setting full of practices and meets the kid blew off a little steam. I do not get the fuss at all. Not like he was smoking crack or heroin.
Another thing, the big deal that is being made of Jessica Simpson's weight. Give me a break. OK maybe by celebrities standards she is heavy, but if you compare her weight to real life women, she is still a freaking rail. Yes the outfit was unflattering, which makes me think that her "weight" has more to with what she was wearing accentuated it. I have yet to see her heavy in any other outfit. Really is she? I doubt it and if she is, so what. There was a time long long ago where thin was seen as a sign of being poor, think pheasants. Heavy was a sign you had money, look at kings in the past. Alright that vent is over onto the next.
The octuplet mom. Who the heck cares? I do not. Was how she got pregnant irresponsible? Yup. (But there are lots of women who get pregnant under less then ideal circumstances whether they be financial or medical that could be called irresponsible as well) Was the doctor who implanted her wrong? Yup. (Do no harm, yes that is a doctor's oath. But do doctors who perform cosmetic surgery after cosmetic surgery for vanity reasons really live up to that oath, do doctors who do c-sections for convenience?) Who cares? Not me, not even a little. Is it amazing she carried 8 babies during one pregnancy, sure it is. But who are we to judge the whole situation though? What I find completely ironic is the people who seem to be judging her the harshest are women who have had fertility treatments themselves, which I just do not understand, but at the same time I suppose I cannot since I have never gone through what they have.
Yeah so today I had a lot to say, but now I am done. And if in the process I offended anyone I apologize, but my blog, my opinions. I really have a lot to do around the house but am having a hard time finding the will to with this headache. I plan on making stuffed peppers for dinner tonight, mopping the kitchen floor with the nifty new mop I bought on Monday, and cleaning the girls' rooms. But before all that I will go grab some Excedrin and try to wipe out this headache while watching what else The View. That'll help, huh?

Nothing's New

I haven't blogged in a bit an figured I'd get on to do a quick update. I think I am finally over whatever I had, but it was bad. Plus we took a 2 hour car trip up north last Friday and I was sick the entire way, pull over and let me out sick. It was not pretty. I was so exhausted on the ride back I slept most of the way which is very unusual for me, the one and only place I can't sleep is in a car.

John and I got out this past weekend too. Not having the kids actually fell into our laps. We do not often look for someone to watch the kids so we can do anything, rarely ever. We usually just do things that we can do as a family, which is fine by us. But Nana had the girls for 22 hours straight this weekend because Jewel asked for a sleep over. At first John & I were lost, what the heck should we do. So we did a few things in the area and then later that evening headed to Atlantic City. We had a lot of fun. Didn't get home until 2am the next morning. I really paid for it on Sunday and was beat the entire day. I cannot even fathom that 2am was my usual getting home time at one point in my life. How did I function???

Yesterday I was struck with a huge burst of energy and did a bit around the house. Then had trouble falling asleep last night. It figures so again today I am exhausted. A definite decision has been made by about regarding going back to Century 21. I am both sad and happy about it, strange how 2 opposite emotions can be occurring at the same time. The kids are starting to get geared up for school, we have started shopping already. School starts in 22 days for Carlos and 27 for the girls, but I'm not counting. I say that with my fingers crossed by the way. We are busy with the business, and just trying to squeeze as much into what is left of summer.

Bernie Mac died last weekend, we were pretty sad about that. I watched a special about Caylee Anthony, the little girl missing from Florida and was sick to my stomach about the whole thing, so sad. I hope there is an outcome soon. I tried talking John into a goat, well half heartedly knowing we cannot get a goat, and he pretty much was left assured of the fact I am insane. Other than that, nothing new to say or even worth blog about, I just wanted to touch base and let everyone know I am still here, just a little quieter than usual.

Crappy day

I am having a rather craptacular day. Yesterday I wasn't feeling too hot, but I assumed that it was just the craziness of the previous day wearing on me. Today I feel even worse. I think maybe I might have a bug or something. In any case my charming little daughters are certainly not helping matters. Today they have decided they would show me their creative sides. Amber by unbending about 50 paper clips and scotch taping them all to a piece of paper. Not bad at all. A contained mess. Cheap enough. Usually she is far more disastrous. But Jewel, well she decided she would serve me up a doozy. She colored my desk with a permanent marker, which I am not even sure where in the world it came from as we tend to keep these things well hidden. For the icing on the cake it also seems we are fresh out of Magic Erasers. I did the best I could to free the desk out the horrible marker but you can still see it was colored a bit. John will certainly notice since the majority of it is smack dab in front of where the keyboard sits. I am hoping when I get the Magic Eraser it will take away the rest of the ugliness. My desk is built it made of wanna be Corian material that is fairly light in color so I am really keeping my fingers crossed. I will also cross my toes and hope tomorrow I am feeling better because I want to hit the beach again. Last weekend, even though we spent the majority of the day there on Saturday, I did not have the best of times since I had a lot on my mind. But tomorrow should we go I will be foot loose and fancy free, book and Ipod in tow, and will enjoy a day at the beach the way it should be enjoyed.