Tonight I am having a scrapbooking party after I drop my son off at baseball practice.  We will probably scrapbook until late. Tomorrow morning my son has a baseball game and then I am having a "Game Widows" get together.  My husband and a bunch of friends are getting together for "Game Day" which means they all agree on a multi player game, get together where they can all have computers, and have a virtual kill fest all day. I like to have the ladies (widows) over to hang out ...

I don't know if anyone out there happened to watch the TLC special "Half Ton Man" but I caught quite a bit of it and was absolutely boggled how any human could become quite literally a big pile of fat.  This man weighed over a thousand pounds.  His wife kept feeding him even though his skin had stretched beyond what it could handle and he was leaking his bodily fluids onto the bed.  He also couldn't move or wear clothes.  He couldn't be on his back because his own weight woul...

I'm not saying there is ever a wrong time to give someone roses, but getting them just because you are loved and appreciated is the best.  My husband brought me two dozen red roses today for that very reason.  Not because of a birthday, anniversary or Hallmark holiday.  He didn't need society to say "Today is national "Good Husbands Buy Flowers Day". A lot of people who don't know my husband, and even some who do, give him a hard time because he doesn't usually do a lot on thos...

I didn't really take note of this until after having dinner out with some friends from the Netherlands, but every single time my husband and I go to a restaurant, they sing some form of a happy birthday song to someone.  Of course they can't sing the actual "Happy Birthday" song due to licensing issues so each restaurant has its own annoying version.  Every time we are in a restaurant! We have heard Spanish, Italian, Middle Eastern (La Shish) and even Korean versions.  The...

Like most, my day usually begins with the sound of an alarm clock.  Sometimes that sound repeats depending on how many times the snooze button gets hit.  Then comes grumblings from my husband about how he is dying.  Seems he is dying every morning The sound of the shower running is usually the first really awake sound that registers.  That is my signal to go start breakfast and pack my man a lunch.  Cooking and showering sounds are soon accompanied by the radio and ...

To my blogger friends who read of my illness woes, I wanted to let you know that I got over my virus + strep throat in time to have my grandma have a heart attack and require triple bypass surgery.  Luckily I was healthy and able to take my mom up to be with her.  Grandma lives about 5 hours away. So, I am currently healthy, grandma made it through open heart surgery with flying colors and I am caught up on laundry   Life is good right now.  My only complaint is the first...

First my 8yr old got sick.  He had a fever for almost a week and was one sick little guy.  The pediatrician said it was a virus that would just have to run its course but unfortunately, we would probably all get it.  We thought we were too smart to get it and once his fever was gone and we were all feeling fine, we thought we got through it....wrong! A day or so after it looked like we had our 8yr old back to normal the 4yr old started having a fever and his eye got all re...

I had a funny incident the other day.  The phone rang as I just exited the shower.  I was in a good mood and answered with a cheery "Hello?!"  The woman at the other end asked "Hi sweety, is your mommy there?"  I almost burst out laughing but had an urge to play along. "She's not here, may I take a message?"  The woman informed me that she was calling from our lawn service and would call back later.  "When might I catch your mommy or daddy at home?" she inq...

One of our neighbors just had a baby and we went to meet her last night.  She's beautiful in her own funny little newborn way.  I just can't resist snuggling up those little creatures whenever I am around them. Newborns aren't really what people think of when you say "baby".  They are wrinkly, funny colored, funny sounding little, helpless things.  They're learning the basics of things like eating and digesting.  Their cries sound very different from the cry they deve...

Well, the first week of 2005 our good friend was diagnosed with cancer and was given a maximum of two months to live.  Not a good way to start the new year.  Next up, lots of snow and the flu pays a visit.  First our older son feels yucky for a couple of days but recovers quite quickly.  Then our friend, after spending a couple of miserable weeks in hospice care, passes away.  Next, our little one gets the flu.  Worse than his brother but still, not too bad comp...

Normally I am about the most stable person you are bound to meet.  I am rational, emotional controled and generally sound of mind. Not so much this evening. My son got a field trip notice which set me off in a strange way.  I am feeling unexplainable anxiety.  I really don't enjoy being irrational. The field trip will take place on a day when my husband will be half way across the country on business.  That is the first factor in my anxiety I think.  Then fact...

Get your kids ready and off to school. Cook. Do dishes. Do laundry. Take care of a sick spouse. Babysit neighbor kids. Email. Worry about a parent having surgery. Phone calls. Participate on JU.

I got everything I wanted for Christmas and then some.  I must have been on the "nice" list.  I really only wished for everyone to be healthy and have some good visit time.  That we did.  I hoped for a nice pair of earrings and holy cow did I get that wish fulfilled!  Honking big, beautiful diamonds!  Surprised as all get out by that one. All of our gifts were thoughtful and that is truly what it is about.  My grandma knit us all socks, my sister got us a be...

I haven't been blogging much because I have been doing a lot of stuff in the "real world"   Holiday stuff has really kept me busy.  Mind you, I am aware it is self imposed busy-ness.  I feel very satisfied after a productive weekend. I got a good start on my holiday baking, decorating, wrapping and even got caught up on laundry (laundry is never finished but can be caught up to a managable rate).  I slept in, got bills paid, helped the boys make presents for their teacher...

I have really been excited about the holidays this year.  My little one has been in preschool this year so, for the first time, I have had some child free shopping time.  I have been utilizing that time to its fullest. I do HR stuff for our company and we have a lot of end of the year stuff right now too.  Calling, faxing, emailing, etc. all eat up the little bits of time I used to spend on JU.  Sometimes I even have to go to the office just to get to see my hubby who has ...