Bruce still has it!

Yes.....my daddy(Bruce Luther) still has it at 55 but so does Bruce Springsteen at the ripe old age of almost 60. In fact I must say that I believe that their show was one of the best half-time shows I've seen in years. Bruce & the E. Street Band still have what it takes to get the crowd pumped and produce a great show. Although I could have lived without the crotch shot when he slid a little too far across the stage, but you can't win them all. So as you may have noticed I was pumped enough to blog and change my music. I also wanna say that I love his song "Working on a Dream". Enjoy!

Symptoms

Friday night I had:
red, hot painful palms &
a hoarse, scratchy throat

Saturday I had:
sore hips and legs
achy and painful feet
sore lower back

Any ideas what I might have?


I'll tell you. I have a huge case of : MOMITIS (yes that's pronounced Mom- itis)
I sat, stood and screamed from the bleachers Friday night as my oldest pinned a wrestler to the mat. I clapped so hard that yes my hands were actually painfully red and throbbing and with it comes the sore throat from all my excitement.

Saturday morning came and "J' needed to be at the pool and in the water by 7:30 for warm-ups. I worked the entire morning in concessions and popped in when it was his turn to swim. Then I was slated to time the meets from noon till the end, which happened to be close to 4pm. After being on my feet all day I had to quickly do a Superman change and prepare for "J"'s Cub Scout Blue & Gold dinner. I'm now home at 10pm with my feet elevated and a properly placed heating pad warming and soothing my lower back. Where's the "Icy Hot" when I need it? Calgon take me way!

Gotta come clean

I am a bit of a reality TV. junkie. Not really sure why some days, but hey I'll admit it. When the kids go to bed you can usually find me on TLC watching Little People, Big World, Jon & Kate, 17 & Counting and the list goes on. Hubby just doesn't understand my fascination with watching other peoples families (maybe it's because it makes mine seem so much more normal) Who knows? Anyways, for the past two seasons I have been watching Celebrity Rehab. I have always enjoyed watching A&E's Intervention and this has the celebrity twist. Although I really didn't care about the first season folks I did seem to feel for this last seasons group. For example, I had true empathy for Rodney King and the trauma he incurred after his beating that spiraled him into drinking. And for some reason i really had compassion for the ex-drummer Steven Adler whom had overdosed a few times and had even had a stroke due to an overdose that left his face partially paralyzed and with slurred speech. His drug of choice was heroine. He was on the show trying to kick the habit which was admirable. I suppose I felt bad for him because he had a horrible childhood and was put on the streets at the age of 11. He had been introduced early to drugs and alcohol, had finally made something of himself and hit the big time in the music world only to lose it all to drugs. After the second season ended the folks were given the option to continue treatment in a half-way house and the new show was dubbed "Sober House". I watched last week's show and couldn't believe the way some drugs affect the body. Steven was back for continued treatment, but this time tried to sneak drugs in. He succeeded and was taped afterwards. I have no idea what makes people want to do this to themselves. He was so drugged that he was unable to find his bedroom, he would fall down, fall asleep, tremors and such. After turning off the show I just prayed to God that my children never touch an illegal drug. I can't imagine being a mother and seeing your child in that sort of state. I wish this type of footage was shown to high school students so that they see the harsh reality of what drugs does to you both in use and afterwards. Perhaps it would scare kids enough to never even try it. For anyone interested "Sober House" comes on VH1 on Thursday nights at 10pm.
On a lighter note, the kids were back at school today on time. My fridge was spared a second day of pillaging (at least until they come home from school).

Vultures

My kids are vultures! They will eat anything & everything. Today was a snow day so this left them looking for goodies and vittles. They have eaten everything from pop tarts, cereal (with & without milk), chewy bars, apples, oranges, hot cocoa, marshmallows, more dry cereal, sandwiches, mini bagels, left over ham, fudge bars, cake, ice cream and finally dinner. My mother-in-law witnessed their strong appetites and was curious if they had hollow legs for food storage. Their desire to eat coupled with the mass quantities is why I try to keep junk food to a minimum here. Hubby and I cheat and hide food in various spots so that we have a fighting chance to nibble on goodies.

So what did hubby just ask the boys at 7 p.m. Do you fellows wanna help me make brownies? Do you think they said no...or that they were full. Are you kidding....they are just getting started.

SNOW!!!!

Here's a few pics of the cherubs before they went to play in the snow. Unfortunately they still had school today but are hoping for a day off tomorrow. We are suppose to get a bit more snow tonight with sleet and freezing rain. Yuck! So I figured after school today would be their only chance to play in the powder.

No more fun and games here. When your the oldest in the family a lot more is expected of you. Yes, this is the line of bull I feed to him...he believes it for now. It gets my driveway clean doesn't it? It works just try it sometime! Although he wasn't too happy about having his picture taken while working. I do believe he was excited that there was no wrestling practice. Old Bruiser here had already spent the better part of the entire past weekend on the mat and probably needs to give his body a break. (after shoveling that is). :-)

Cold vs. Heart Warming

I don't know about the weather in your area but it has been bitter cold here. The average is suppose to be the mid 40's, but it didn't even reach 32 here today. Coupled with the wind it was down right bitter. However I am hoping that the extreme cold stops germs from multiplying. Our preschool seems to be running rampant with stomach viruses, rashes and diarrhea. None of these are something that I want to occur with me or my family. Knock on wood we have been fairly healthy so far. Last year alone we had had the stomach flu twice before Christmas even came. I'm hoping that our immune systems are a bit stronger this year and that we are able to fight off incoming threats of illness.

Tonight was actually a great night. My bible study started up again and we are doing a Beth Moore study on "Esther". It seems like an intriguing book. Here's a bit of bible trivia...It is the only book that does not mention or use God's name within it's text. Anyone whom has ever experienced a Beth Moore study knows how incredibly smart, insightful and knowledgeable she is about the Bible. I will share tidbits with you as I study.

Speaking of studying I suppose I should run since it seems as I have about 150 prefixes, suffixes and roots to learn for my first Exam in Med. Terminology.

Also, please pray for my friend Carla's two girls as they undergo serious surgeries. Rubea had a titanium rib placed in today to help straighten her spine and Kaylea will undergo a spinal cord detethering on Friday. Both girls will spend numerous days within the PICU unit and additional days on a regular floor. Pray for the doctors, nurses and those that care for the girls as well as John & Carla and her other children during this time. You can check out her blog at www.eightisenoughfornow.blogspot.com

McHappy

Hubby and I were treated to an evening alone last night. My in-laws offered to babysit the two youngest and Kyle was at his girlfriends watching the Eagles get spanked. So hubby and I were off to try the new restaurant in town "McGlynn's". It's kinda like a sports bar with class. The rooms are beautiful and we could see the partially frozen lake outside the windows. We chose this restaurant because it really wouldn't be a place my kids who enjoy or appreciate. Since it's so bloody cold here we both decided to start with the soup. Hubby had a fabulous french onion and I had clam chowder. Yum! Our dinner entrees were good but we had both decided to try something else on any future visits. The atmosphere was nice and quiet and we were able to enjoy great conversation. Then it was off to my favorite store Target. No date would be complete without shopping (That seems to be our running joke). We then went home and did what boring parents do. Hubby wrote a paper for his Master's class and I snuggled onto the couch and watched "Four Weddings and a Funeral". Kyle came home and we all slept in this morning. It's now snowing and I'm praying for a snow day tomorrow. All I need is a two hour delay and my school closes! Come on let it snow, let it snow, let in SNOW!!!!