HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
Ok, today is the day where everyone (in the US at least) is allowed to dress up as someone or something different and act crazy, obtain free candy and scare the begeezes out of little kids without fear of reprisal.
I, personally, opted for the non-scarey costume of a Renaissance Wench this morning in my 1st grader's classroom. This past Sunday evening and Monday morning I was a happy pumpkin.
My boys decided on Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy. My daughter fascillated from ballerina, to fairy, to princess, to dragon, to Barbie and, finally, back to dragon again. *It's a woman's right to change her mind... even if it DOES make her mother gray in the process*
My husband decided to dress up as a dad (how original). Our exchange student decided on a teenager with a broken leg (what is UP with the older men in the family?).
Trick or Treating starts at 6pm at my parents house, ends there at 7pm and picks up again at my in-laws. It's an all-evening event that will tire everyone out and result in TONS of candy that will send the family into a sugar high that will last until Christmas!
So... at this point... I go with the flow and think orange until tomorrow morning wakes us and November begins full throttle.
Pictures soon to follow....
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Sunday, October 15, 2006
It's SUNDAY... Anyone see monkeys near me?
So... it's Sunday. SUNDAY. And, once again I haven't TOUCHED my homework for my Spanish class.
"So?" you say.
Sooooooo, I have an exam tomorrow over the next chapter; sixty some verbs to conjugate, a bucket-load of vocabulary words and sentence structure to remember and I HAVEN'T STUDIED! Now, normally, having already received a Bachelor of Science degree several years prior to this I would say, "Bleh," and move on. But, THIS class I want to pass with flying colors.
But, it's SUNDAY! *sigh*
Of course, today we're headed out to lunch with my parents, then out to the Franklin Cider Mill with Ryan, Tom, Ryan's mom and her two exchange students (see Ryan's blog, appropriately entitled http://rantingsofanewzealandwannabe.blogspot.com) and then dinner with said group somewhere around 6'ish. Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE doing things with them and I'm the one who invited everyone down for dinner. So, that really isn't the issue.
The issue is that it's SUNDAY, for Christmas sake and I have a mountain of homework the size of Mexico! (Had to put that in there for Santos' sake.)
Okay... focus, focus, focus.
Maybe this will all work out in the end. Maybe I'll have time to get things done. Maybe I can do my lab work tomorrow morning while everyone is in school. Maybe I'll get time to study at school before the test. Maybe I'll do REALLY well on the test and this post will all be for naught...
... And maybe monkeys will fly out of my butt.
"So?" you say.
Sooooooo, I have an exam tomorrow over the next chapter; sixty some verbs to conjugate, a bucket-load of vocabulary words and sentence structure to remember and I HAVEN'T STUDIED! Now, normally, having already received a Bachelor of Science degree several years prior to this I would say, "Bleh," and move on. But, THIS class I want to pass with flying colors.
But, it's SUNDAY! *sigh*
Of course, today we're headed out to lunch with my parents, then out to the Franklin Cider Mill with Ryan, Tom, Ryan's mom and her two exchange students (see Ryan's blog, appropriately entitled http://rantingsofanewzealandwannabe.blogspot.com) and then dinner with said group somewhere around 6'ish. Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE doing things with them and I'm the one who invited everyone down for dinner. So, that really isn't the issue.
The issue is that it's SUNDAY, for Christmas sake and I have a mountain of homework the size of Mexico! (Had to put that in there for Santos' sake.)
Okay... focus, focus, focus.
Maybe this will all work out in the end. Maybe I'll have time to get things done. Maybe I can do my lab work tomorrow morning while everyone is in school. Maybe I'll get time to study at school before the test. Maybe I'll do REALLY well on the test and this post will all be for naught...
... And maybe monkeys will fly out of my butt.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Your Brain is a Terrible Thing to Lose
So... they say your mind is the first thing to go. Apparently, my mind has already left and found some other unsuspecting human to reside in leaving me entirely on my own... literally.
Another birthday party that one of my sons were supposed to attend slipped my mind again today. The mom, bless her heart, called me on my cell and asked where Anthony was. *phew* Luckily Kroger is only a mile and a half from Zap Zone where the party was being held for several fiesty 8 year old boys.
Last week, it was the 'birthday party of the year' that Brendan missed. His friend Ben had invited him and it totally slipped my mind. *sigh* Brendan will need years of therapy at 29 to get over THAT one.
What's next? My anniversary? My OWN birthday? Do I need more Ginko Biloba in my life? Less stress? More help? SEVERAL calendars that flash neon in my house and in the truck? WHAT will help me remember?
I can't seem to recall.
Another birthday party that one of my sons were supposed to attend slipped my mind again today. The mom, bless her heart, called me on my cell and asked where Anthony was. *phew* Luckily Kroger is only a mile and a half from Zap Zone where the party was being held for several fiesty 8 year old boys.
Last week, it was the 'birthday party of the year' that Brendan missed. His friend Ben had invited him and it totally slipped my mind. *sigh* Brendan will need years of therapy at 29 to get over THAT one.
What's next? My anniversary? My OWN birthday? Do I need more Ginko Biloba in my life? Less stress? More help? SEVERAL calendars that flash neon in my house and in the truck? WHAT will help me remember?
I can't seem to recall.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Holy Orthopedists, Batman!
So, most of September was a blur. Somewhere between my usual routine of taking my kids to school and practices, fixing dinner, scheduling doctors appointments and studying for my Spanish class my husband managed to break his right arm and my 'exchange' son, Santos, managed to break his lower left leg.
Now, I KNOW you're thinking, "What the...?" or "Huh?" or "So?" However, for those who would like the details, please see below.
Ok, first the husband. For sake of space, he was riding his bicycle (mountain bike) one evening around 8:30pm downtown and got cut off by a car as he was about to cross the street. He locked up the front breaks, flipped over the handlebars and came down squarely on both hands; he broke the radius bone in his right arm and jammed the wrist and elbow of the other arm.
Second, Santos. HE was tackled playing football for his highschool JV team and got his leg broke. *sigh* Welcome to the 'American experience' and our medical system. Needless to say, he's ok but in a cast for the next 6 to 8 weeks. *Guess we'll have to turn those crutches into skis.*
At any rate, my life is about as complicated as I can take. I love my family, biological and not, but I need a frickin' break. Anyone got any ideas?
Now, I KNOW you're thinking, "What the...?" or "Huh?" or "So?" However, for those who would like the details, please see below.
Ok, first the husband. For sake of space, he was riding his bicycle (mountain bike) one evening around 8:30pm downtown and got cut off by a car as he was about to cross the street. He locked up the front breaks, flipped over the handlebars and came down squarely on both hands; he broke the radius bone in his right arm and jammed the wrist and elbow of the other arm.
Second, Santos. HE was tackled playing football for his highschool JV team and got his leg broke. *sigh* Welcome to the 'American experience' and our medical system. Needless to say, he's ok but in a cast for the next 6 to 8 weeks. *Guess we'll have to turn those crutches into skis.*
At any rate, my life is about as complicated as I can take. I love my family, biological and not, but I need a frickin' break. Anyone got any ideas?
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