"Once"

We watched the movie ONCE tonight - the song playing comes from it. The music in this film is FABULOUS. The movie is worth watching for the music alone peeps!! Artists: Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova.

The film takes place in Ireland and it's really delightful to watch.

Listen and....


Enjoy!!



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Happy Easter!! Happy Spring!!

As of last Thursday, most of our snow was finally gone....until Friday morning when we got hit with 5 inches of slushy snow.

*SIGH*

Thankfully, my butt will be on a plane Monday morning heading for 70+ degree weather.

Oh man - our kid is a con artist!!

On Jen's report card ( I am NOT making this up!! ) it reads:


I really have enjoyed getting to know Jenna and having her in our classroom. She is respectful and a reserved ( reserved!?! ) student who quietly ( what? )models grade level expectations socially and academicially.

I'm sorry but that is NOT MY KID!!

We see NONE of that behavior at home. The child is a cross between Ellen DeGeneres, Robin Williams and Bill Clinton at home ( I did not have a relationship with that cookie that went missing ).


Jag and I rolled when we read that!! We could not read it without laughing!! Who's kid is this?


I told her " you'd make a great politician " 0_0 Was I wrong?

We interrupt this regularly scheduled blog...

...to bring you a song dedication to my first "crush"

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I was 5 and had limited tv exposure. I now see it was wrong to have Roy Love but it seemed right at the time.

Should we let friends boss us?

I love my friends mon - I truly do. I consider them "sisters" I never had ( unless they're my male friends. Oh wait... some of my male friends are STILL like sisters but...alas...that's another blog ).

Occasionally, I allow them ( yes I said ALLOW ) them to boss me. One in particular loves to see how far she can push me out of my practicality zone ( as if I CHOSE to be born this way!! Would you expect a farm child to be anything different?? Don't I just fit in perfectly with the image???? I know, I know...another day, another blog ).

My "pushing out of the practicality zone" friend bossed me Saturday night into "tanning" before my approaching vacation. Now.... I haven't been to a tanning salon for nearly 25 years. AND IN THOSE DAYS, you went for a week before you got a tannish color (you never burned).

I sit here typing before you with it snowing outside and a sun burnt tummy and chest ( and upper thighs ). I blame no one but myself but who knew 10 minutes in a tanning bed ( I nearly laughed when the chick told me it would only be 10 minutes ) could make me a mascot for Red Lobster.

I signed up for 3 of these self basting "experiences" ....I think I'll wait a day or 2 before I go back for round 2

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Ah, Ah, Ah, Beautiful Sunday!

Anyone remember this song?? It makes me want to dance or roller blade....which is funny because I've never roller bladed 0_0

Songs are very nostalgic for me. When I hear an "oldie" it instantly takes me back to the time when I first heard it.

This one reminds me of Jr. High

P.S. Here are the lyrics and NO I did not know I was singing it incorrectly 0_0

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Sunday morning, up with the lark

I think I'll take a walk in the park

Hey, hey, hey, it's a beautiful day

I've got someone waiting for me

And when I see her I know that she'll say

Hey, hey, hey, what a beautiful day

Hi, hi, hi, beautiful Sunday

This is my, my, my, beautiful day

When you said, said, said, said that you loved me

Oh my, my, my, it's a beautiful day

Birds are singing, you by my side

Lets take a car and go for a ride

Hey, hey, hey, it's a beautiful day

We'll drive on and follow the sun

Making Sunday go on and on

Hey, hey, hey, it's a beautiful day

Hi, hi, hi, beautiful Sunday

This is my, my, my, beautiful day

@_@ Holy Moly!

Jag is outta town so it's girls night here.... so...we're ordering Papa John's pizza ( mainly cuz I've never had it before and I've heard it's pretty good. ).

DO NOT, and I repeat, DO NOT ever google Papa John's promotional codes 0_0

Aye yie yie

I had naked photos and anti spyware warnings flashing at me everywhere.

And all I wanted was some pizza.

WHIMPER.

Shed the fleece and open the windows...it's 50 outside!!

Oh dear friends it's sunny and "warm" outside. I have my windows open and I am butt dancing to songs on my computer as I type this. The snow IS MELTING!!

I ALMOST got my house to myself today ( something of which hasn't happened in months )...but alas...a child was at home sick today so I went to plan B. And, NO, B does NOT stand for BLOGGING. It stand for get some spring cleaning done.

*I cleaned out my pantry - a long overdue job and I now know I have tons of chipotle peppers and plenty of crushed tomatoes 0_0.

*A dear friend called me and we yakked for over an hour ( thank you dear friend - it was great to get caught up on your life and hear how your job was going etc. I am truly in awe of what you do and I am ever amazed at how you handle things. 500 thread count rating for you! ).

*I visited Mama's blog ( another dear friend ) and had fun on a post she made about old times. Thanks for that Ames!!

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*A neighbor and dear friend called to ask me what passive aggressive meant 0_0 I finally figured out that she and her co-workers are going stir crazy and about ready to kill each other. I told her to either distance herself from them or go the other extreme and ....go out and get smashed together.

*My parents called me and had to tell me how "Dad made an ass ( Mom's words...not mine) at lunch today with his sister and her husband". One of Dad's baby sisters married an all around arse ( bigoted big mouth for short ) that has driven most of us nuts for years. He's the type that when you go out to dinner, looks at the waitress and says " I'll have a steak, potato and one of you" ....oh ya...that goes over REAL well with Iowa Farm boys that think their sister married a first rate jerk.

Anyway...this guy is JOE REPUBLICAN and thinks only democrats are crooks and cheaters. He started in on the governor from NY and how only dems cheat etc...... Dad sort of blew up and said " seems you guys prefer boys to cheat on your wives with...if I was gonna cheat, it'd be with a woman at least"....Ok the argument he used was lame and full of a few flaws *ahhem* 0_0 but it's not about the gov in NY; it's about dear ole Uncle Fran finally getting someone whipping it back at him. My brother chastized Dad about not talking about religion or politics ( T.y. for sharing Veronica now put your head down - there's no place for Ghandism or NICENESS here tyvm )....I asked Dad " do you feel better after letting him have it?" Oh yes indeedy he did. Then it's a good thing :)

I told Dad he did not make an ass outta himself and re-affirmed that Fran was an idiot.


I like to do good things for others :)

I don't understand some school policies....

Mark has done well after his surgery folks. He has not attempted to pick at the stitches at all today. He even ate a bit of mac and cheese at noon!!! He's still swollen but he is healing.

After work, I stopped by Mark's school to sign a permission form for the school nurse giving her permission to give Mark his antibiotic and Ibuprofen when he returns to school tomorrow. She THEN informs me that he cannot attend school tomorrow IF he has had vicoden in the past 24 hours ( "because it's a level 3 medication" 0_0 ). Now...being the smart ass that I am, I really really really wanted to say " ummm if I was to U/A the all the adult staff here at Med Nazi Junior High, I'm betting I would find some level 3 meds hmmmmmm ".

Kev feels Mark should have at least one more day of the LEVEL THREE med so....Mark will not be returning to school tomorrow. I really have to wonder if that would even be asked or considered if Mark was NT.

Maybe I'm just tired....beyotchy....and have pms....or all 3.

DR. HOUSE

Those of you that know me well, know that I love the show HOUSE. It's beyond entertaining...it's an experience. I have seen most of the episodes but there's been a few I've missed along the way.

Gwen has wanted me to see LINE IN THE SAND from season 3 for a long time now and we just never got around to it. It's about a boy with autism.


She rented it yesterday and had Jag and I watch it. WOW!! Jag and I have seen tons of shows/movies on autism but this one came the closest to depicting our lives. Mark is more communicative and has better eye contact than the boy in the show but otherwise, it's dead on. One scene in particular had Jag and I stop and look at each other with our jaws on the floor ( It involved Dr. Foreman wanting the boy to go for a test and the parents explaining " just let him get to level 1 on this game then he'll be ready" ).

Another scene that caused us to nod in agreement is when Dr. House explains to his team " these parents have lived with him for 10 years and watched and observed him. They have rarely brought him into the doctor and now they are saying his scream sounds differently. We need to figure out what's wrong with him" ( I'm paraphrasing but basically his team is saying it's a waste of time to examine the boy - that the only thing wrong with him is his autism ).

It's well worth renting and I urge all of you to check it out:

House
Season #3
Disc #1
Lines in The Sand

Pleased As Punch and Proud As A Peacock!!

** Edited to correct Malapropism


Rachel has worked her arse off this trimester to raise her grades. Last trimester, she got around a 3.5 GPA which left her just OFF the A honor roll. Her goal was to get on the A HONOR ROLL.....


Drum roll please.....


Despite having the creeping crud that Mark, Jag and I had.....Rachel overcame the obstacle and got STRAIGHT A's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( ok, one A minus but who's counting!! ).

We told her ( BEFORE we knew the grades ) that we wanted to take her out to celebrate this weekend because we wanted to reward her effort. Whooooooooohoooooooooooooooo!!


Obviously, the child takes after me :)



No comments Laura please.....

I DO NOT HAVE A FLESH EATING DISEASE

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I really AM Lucy - I get that now and I EMBRACE it....I truly do.

That said...yesterday was the first day I felt sorta well again. So, I decided to make a nice dinner of ( turn away Mitty ) Kung Pao Chicken. As I made it, I went to open the HOISEN sauce....there was still a piece of that protective plastic thingie stuff on it and I somehow punctured my finger on it. It didn't bleed, so I sort of spaced it off ....then Lab called and I got yakking with her ( she is a riot btw ).

I get off the phone and go finish dinner.....and by now, my flipping finger is really hurting. So I slap a bandaid on it; one of those with the antibiotic stuff already on it.

3 hours later, my arm is throbbing 0_0 So, I did what any sane person would do and I went to bed.

I wake up and my hand is throbbing and my finger is swollen. I stumble to the bathroom and notice I have several red streaks from my hand all the way up my arm. NEAT! I have no immunity left in my body so now a flesh eating disease has gotten me!! ( Gwen says rectal bleeding is next for me - DTM ).

I call in sick to work -- because if you have a flesh eating disease and you are about to lose a hand...you don't want to be at work. I'm thinking it might traumatize a kid to have a finger fall in their goldfish crackers.

I go to the ER and a 10 yr old doctor examines my finger ( I did say " perhaps I've been watching too much HOUSE??" Naturally, he watches HOUSE and loves the show which led to a discussion on THAT ).....anyhoo.....turns out that I am allergic to the medicine on the banaid. SIGH.

Drama averted....sorta!! I shall keep my hand for yet another day!!

SNOT HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!!

Oh... can it be?? Can I FINALLY be feeling better? Today was thee first day I felt like I might LIVE!!! My voice is sorta/semi back to normal ( Gee and Lab might not think so ) and I'm only hacking up half a lung instead of a whole one..... I can breathe out of one and half nostrils now....things are looking up!!


Who can I lip lock????

SMOOOOOOOOOOCH!!

Ok...who wants to dance with me?? Shake your buns people!! I am finally well and ready to dance again!!!!!!!!! Oh the disco era.... gotta love it!