Merry Christmas!

Gingerbread men, milk, and a carrot ready for Santa and his reindeer: At least we got one Christmas miracle, C-man willingly ate a carrot to be like a reindeer!

Woah! A backhoe!

Modeling his batting helmet, and backhoe

Hope Santa brought you all you wished for...

He's Coming to Town...

C-man is getting right into the holiday cheer, wearing/using every gift he got from Beerman's family gathering yesterday as much as possible. If only he could wear his football helmet and swing at baseballs while doing it all, then it'd be perfect. Here's hoping Santa's good to you this year. I know we're praying for a few Christmas miracles ourselves.

The Earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Psalms 33:5

Counting down the days...

Today we had to make gingerbread cookies, because they're what Santa likes best... I gotta say, this is a great age. Now we just have to keep C-man's hands off them so that Santa can get one!

Tomorrow we're in the car for at least 5 hours. That's going to kill me. But, fa la la la la la...

Picture of the Day

My kid was the picture of the day on the local morning talk show: http://www.themorningblend.com/NewsArticle/tabid/1474/xmid/17241/Default.aspx

Guess the Christmas Song

1. Bleached Yule White Christmas 2. Castaneous-colored Seed Vesicated in a Conflagration Chestnuts roasting on an Open Fire 3. Singular Yearning for the Twin Anterior Incisors All I want for Christmas are my 2 front teeth 4. Righteous Darkness O Holy Night 5. Arrival Time: 2400 hrs - Weather: Cloudless It came upon a midnight clear 6. Loyal Followers Advance O Come All Ye Faithful 7. Far Off in a Feeder Away in a manger 8. Array the Corridor Deck the Halls 9. Bantam Male Percussionist Little Drummer Boy 10. Monarchial Triad We Three Kings 11. Nocturnal Noiselessness Silent Night 12. Jehovah Deactivate Blithe Chevaliers God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 13. Red Man En Route to Borough Santa Claus is Coming to Town 14. Frozen Precipitation Commence Let it Snow 15. Proceed and Enlighten on the Pinnacle Go Tell it on the Mountain 16. The Quadruped with the Vermillion Probiscis Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 17. Query Regarding Identity of Descendant What Child is This? 18. Delight for this Planet Joy to the World 19. Give Attention to the Melodious Celestial Beings Hark the Herald Angels Sing 20. The Dozen Festive 24 Hour Intervals 12 Days of Christmas

Out of Time

I saw my rheumatologist tonight, and those are the 3 words I didn't want to hear more than anything. And there they were. Out.Of.Time. I knew that's what I was going to hear. I can feel it getting worse everyday, after all. But to hear it said so clearly, albeit with a strong Indian accent, makes me sick to my stomach. So I'm on my way to have a pity party for the night before I have to swallow this whole.

Monday Mucks...

I think I'm getting C-man's flu. Awesome. The roofers couldn't fix the roof today because despite Beerman's hours and hours of shoveling, we have inches and inches of ice still on it. Awesome again. A whole week of work and doctor's appointments. Triple awesome. At least the Christmas cards went out today. I've got that goin' for me.

Happy Birthday...

Remember when I said I wouldn't ask when it'd end, because there's always more? C-man's been up sick since 4 a.m. I've gone through 4 shirts now, and the smell in this house has been officially classified as "bucolic". Awesome. So Beerman is snowblowing the 5" off the driveway before he has to get back up on the roof and shovel the 5" that came down last night in addition to the half of the roof with over a foot on it he couldn't get to yesterday so we can get a roofer to come and charge too much money to stop our roof from leaking. Happy Birthday to him, eh At least the storm went through, so I can bend my hands again.

Pre-Birthday Birthday

C-man couldn't wait to give Beerman his birthday gifts, so we gave them to him tonight. Funny. The kid has as much patience as I do. Beerman's been shoveling off our roof so we can get a roofer to come look at it and fix it. He worked on it for 5 hours today, and isn't even halfway done. We're supposed to get 4"-7" tonight. Which means he'll have that much more to do on the roof, and we have to get our driveway cleared. I will never say - when will it end, because so many worse things than this can always happen. But I will say - Come on, give us a half a break! At LEAST let us catch up with this. The dryer is still broken because we can't get to it with all the rest of this crap. Ugh. And of course, with all the storm/low pressure, I feel like total poop. One on top of the other these days. But, enough whining. Tomorrow is Beerman's birthday. Our Christmas cards are finally ready to go out. And all in all, things are good.

Roofer Hell

There are a billion roofers. And somehow they're too busy to want to fix my leaky roof. Argh! I had one guy actually tell me he could look at it in spring. Um, sure. Until then, I'll be all Feng Shui and just enjoy the peaceful sound of natural water in my bedroom. I hate this house!

AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!

I got home from work, and my bed was wet. "Huh?" I said, while scratching my head. The ceiling wasn't wet. Drip, drip, drip... from the ceiling lamp. Flat roof be damned! It's leaking through our ceiling lamp, filling up the dome, and overflowing on top of my bed. AAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!! Beerman has disassembled everything so we don't fry. In the meantime, we're calling roofers to come tomorrow while he's in Chicago. So guess who gets roof duty? I hate this double-wide piece of crap. I hate it. Hate it. HATE IT. In good news of my life, yesterday while playing baseball outside forever I captured a really fun picture of C-man for our holiday cards. So I got that going for me.

Snow Day

Our first snowman of the season Harrydog enjoying the snow

Rileydog exhausted from all the play

Snow or not, baseball is still in season

Manic Monday

Back to work for a full week. Ugh. Big Sis did really well with her surgery today. She's quite a trooper. Here's sending good thoughts that everything will continue to heal the way it should. C-man has a double ear infection. The doctor put him on a z-pack. I know ear infections don't respond to antibiotics, but we're giving them to him anyhow. I have to hope something will help. Poor thing. I keep trying to get a family photo for our Christmas cards. I just can't seem to get everyone to cooperate. I guess there was a reason we spent so much money to get it done professionally. The homemade ones just look homemade... but I'm running out of time. Guess this year's is going to have to look like I made it at home... which I'm doing... which sucks... anyhow, if you get a card from me, sorry. Enjoy your week.

Creak, creak

Can you hear my back creaking today? I swear it's audible. Ugh.

Adventure to Leafs Land

My artistic version of the CN Tower on my way to the game. Okay, really, it's my drunken self trying to take a shot at night. In the Toronto subway on the way to the game.

This is what $80 gets you. Clearly, I can see why hockey is hurting so bad... not enough money. Did I mention 95% of the crowd had on the $150 Toronto Maple Leafs official jersey with $9.50 beers in their hands? Clearly, just not enough money in the NHL.

Me taking an attractive double-chin picture of myself with the rink in the background during warmups. If only you could see my killer Leafs shirt I am wearing while loudly singing the American National Anthem and secretly cheering for Nashville to win. Killer Leafs shirt though.

Go Leafs Go! This is the best chant this crowd can come up with? No "Sieve, Sieve, Sieve", no "Nationals are Assholes!" No "We've got drummers!" Yikes. I thought this would be so much more of a party. These people are too frickin' polite here.

I got 4 people in my row to sing the American anthem with me before the game started. Suckers. I wonder how many Americans know the Canadian anthem. Scratch that, how many Americans know the American anthem?

3-1. Go Leafs Go.

Get me out of here

I'm stuck in the Toronto airport with 3 guys from Halifax. The beer is schlflowing... if you get my drink, I mean, drift. I need my plane to get out before I turn into an alcoholic! I sat in a training session today with 18 other people discussing what the Canadian dollar is doing and why. I'm pretty sure if I asked all 3000 of my colleagues if the American dollar is strong or weak - 75% wouldn't know. I would be willing to bet that 50% of those who did know it's weak would have any sensible information about WHY it's weak. Yet here were 18 people having an incredibly intelligent conversation about the importance of subprime and the American foreclosure rates on their manufacturing. Oh, it makes me so very sad. I took a few pictures at the Leafs game last night. I'll post it once I'm back and have quicker access. Well, back to my old Halifax guys. There's still beer in the keg and Caesers to be drunk...

Quizzical Canadians

I like Canada a lot. I find it to be clean, safe, and for the most part - friendly too. I took time away from my job to take a training in Toronto, spend my money in Toronto, and speak highly of Toronto when asked why I came. Which is why it kills me that it only took 3 Goddamn hours for the stupid American comments to start flying at lunch. So I politely informed the offenders that there are stupid people everywhere. And you can't expect every single American to know every trivial fact about a country that is #14 on the world's GDP list... behind such astute countries like India, France, Russia, South Korea, and Brazil. So the conversation went like this: Them: Do you know who the Canadian Prime Minister is? Me: Stephen Harper. Thank God you finally picked one that can speak English, albeit a Conservative one. But oh, wait, you don't pick your leader do you? How silly of me to forget that. By the way, when was the last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup? Them: How do you like the pizza? :-) Don't mess with me, damnit, or I'll kick you where it hurts. Off to the Leaf's game. I'm sitting way up high, but I don't care. That way if it sucks, I can leave.

Oh, Canada!

I'm in Toronto. And it's frickin' cold and windy. Yikes. This place is supposed to get just blasted with snow tonight. Awesome. I walked for a few hours earlier today, then came back and laid around in the hot tub at the hotel. Then I went back out to see some of the sights. I am in training all day tomorrow. I'm told that the Leafs game is sold out tomorrow. I'm not sure how, since when I went online, there were hundreds of tickets out there all over the place. Anyhow, I am going to try to see if I can get a scalped ticket in the nosebleeds. Could be fun.

Snowy "Christmas"

Had Christmas with my family this weekend. It snowed so bad, everyone stayed another night. It was a nice time though. C-man is having a riot playing with his new toys. I'm off to Toronto tomorrow. I'll be there until Wednesday. I'll miss Beerman and C-man, but yippee! I love Toronto. I'm hoping to get to the French restaurant Troy and I went to on our honeymoon. Not quite the same being alone, but I want to go back anyhow.

One down, the rest to go...

The tiramisu is made. At least the most important part of tomorrow's dinner is done. Now it's time for the short ribs, manicotti, chicken cacciatore, potatoes... ahh...

Go Pack Go!

The best part about today? Wearing tennis shoes with my Favre jersey at work. The worst part? Working all day after only 2 1/2 hours of sleep because my back hurt so bad. Ugh... Low pressure is not my friend. ******* This is a bit longer than it needs to be, but I really like this: http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/2006/02/the_spoon_theory.php

I don't care who you are, this is funny...

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9628141229

This Will Teach You to Have a Private myspace Page!

I told you this photo existed. :-) Give me access, or the photo stays: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=195904772

The joys of being older...

Furniture

Beerman has taken it upon himself to rearrange the living room. We now have furniture on the edges of the room, all pointing toward the tv, which is located directly opposite the windows - thereby full of glare. I absolutely hate it, but my back is hurting too much to be able to move it back. And my mind hurts too much from looking at it to think about it anymore. Ugh!!!!!!!!

Happy Friday

Ah, the post-tryptophan hangover. Luckily for me, I don't like turkey much. Unluckily for me, my back hurts so bad, I have been hardly able to move. The 5 hours in the car didn't help yesterday. Despite that, we trudged out on Black Friday to get a new Christmas tree. Of course, we were suckered in by the cheap deals, and ended up spending too much on a brand new razzle, dazzle, completely loaded with the lights so I don't have to go to hell for saying so many swear words I'd make a sailor blush while attempting to put those fricking things up Christmas tree. And C-man HAD to get the baseball-look alike ornaments. So, way too much money later, we made it home. But I'm sooo glad it's Friday, and I have 2 1/2 more days to enjoy being home and preparing for the tribe to come celebrate Christmas next weekend.

First Place

I just checked my Arthritis Team page to see if we ever made the goal our captain set for us. It was then that I noticed Beerman threw down some cash to put me in first place. Ahhh, it must be love. Wishing everyone safe travels, full bellies, and no fights with the in-laws tomorrow.

Catalog Spirit

C-man sure does have the hang of this Christmas thing. Everyday he excitedly gets the 5 gazillion catalogs with me out of the mailbox and proceeds to go through them one by one over his dinner. "I want that, Mommy." "I want that too, Mommy." "Mommy, look at that! I want that!" Ahhh, young materialistic innocence. At least it makes shopping easy. But if I got him everything he wants in these things, I'd be paying for it until next year! ***************** I could barely move when I got up today. That was true for the entire day. Luckily, I had acupuncture scheduled tonight. I say luckily, because I can move now. Granted, it's not pain-free, but wow! I can move my neck without screaming like a stuck pig. ***************** Beerman came back last night from the great, wild hunt. Thankfully, with no deer. There is a God, and he loves me a lot.

So Tired

Most days, I feel I can keep ahead of things. But after being gone all week, just finishing 8 loads (yes, 8 GD loads!) of laundry, steam cleaning the floor from Rileydog barfing on it not once - but twice - last night, aching like there's no tomorrow with the cold and crappy rain, and Beerman being gone on the wild hunt... I'm completely exhausted. C-man wants me to fight crocodiles, and I can't even stand up without wincing. I played an hour of baseball this morning, and I am done. The groceries need to be bought so C-man has something to eat this week, and 2 more loads of laundry have to be folded. Ugh... The laundry's going to have to wait, because I'm going to go have a pity party.

Funny Stuff

It's cold and rainy out. So here are some funnies to warm you up:

Deer Hunting Widow

After a total of one hour with my husband, he's off to hunt. C-man and I are going to eat pizza and watch movies. Enjoy your weekend!

I'm Coming Home!

Oh, it's been a week. After last night, I'm ready to be home...

Rocky Mountain High

Mountain top chapel by our ranch. We walked up the mountain to it tonight.

The view off my deck: Sing it now... Rocky Mountain High...

I'll try to post more tomorrow.

Snow!

I woke up to everything covered in snow. Maybe I should re-think this desire to live in the mountains... Everyone is wheezing from a lack of oxygen. I'm doing pretty well - knock on wood. We had a chili cookoff contest last night and the local cowboys judged. And I'm not kidding - Wrangler wearin', horse wranglin', lasso throwin' cowboys. I won. Pretty funny.

Rustic Tuesday

I got to use a gps today in one of our activities. It was a simple geocaching trek. I ruled! It's been so windy, I feel like I'm going to be blown away. Only 2 more days...

Rustic Rockies

I'm in Colorado, in the middle of nowhereville. I don't have a TV in my room. Thankfully, there's internet. On the bright side, the mountain stream below my deck is so fabulously loud, I have to keep my windows shut. It's quite beautiful. We saw an amazingly beautiful church today on our explorations. Apparently John Paul II was there in the 90s. The website does nothing for how amazing it is. We're heading to another local church tomorrow for the sunrise. You have to hike about 25 minutes to get to it. It should be a pre-conference adventure. I called C-man to see how he was doing. He told me that he had waffles for lunch with syrup to dip them in and that Daddy wasn't letting him have any more ice-cream-sherbet. Yup, things are going along splendidly at home.

Rocky Mountain High.... Colorado

Off to Denver. See you later!

Arthritis Walk Day

A 5k around the zoo on a great day.

Making a List, Checking it Twice

It's your last chance to donate to my team. I'm only ahead by about $20. https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=236160&lis=1&kntae236160=FD5E4EBEF20F40B5A054C7B20A66B3A0&supId=193905329 ********************************* I spent the day with my parents. We went geocaching all morning -- 5 for 5. We did a little shopping. Then we got more baseball stuff at Toys R Us because C-man broke his 2 bats already and needed a few more balls. I don't think that Grandma and Grandpa understood they'd be playing all day and night. :-)

Race for the Chase

Last chance to make me #1 in the Arthritis Walk and help cure this miserable disease. I'm now behind by about $100. You can put me in first! https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=236160&lis=1&kntae236160=57DF5E3C3E1942EF8EDF11E94DA9CE71&supId=193905329

Back Hickies

Another day, another dollar

Another round of acupuncture today. I'm still not thrilled with this, but I have been sleeping at night. I'm not sure if it's a coincidence, but it's enough to keep me going. Today, at the end, she declares she's going to try cupping on me. I laid there thinking - I could be having a massage, but instead, I'm getting my back sucked into glass cups, leaving me with 9 enormous back hickies. What the hell am I doing? I fell out of first place on the arthritis walk fundraising, and then got back in it. The walk is Sunday, so keep me there! https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=236160&lis=1&kntae236160=C16AECFF72784DC5AA3A1776E1B925E2&supId=193905329

Sweetness

It's hard to believe we've got fresh blooms in November. It almost makes them sweeter knowing they're the last of the year: And, then there's the sweetness at the end of an ice cream cone:

Coleman Cat Chasin'

We went to Coleman today. Car rides are awful. It was good to go though. C-man spent the day fighting crocodiles, climbing, eating pizza and chasing cats. It doesn't get much better than that!

My Dog Ate the Candy!

Riley ate the entire bag of Halloween candy. I am NOT taking him to the 24-hour vet for $500. He's just going to have to take care of this himself. And NOT on my carpet! I'm so furious. The good news out of this is that I don't have to worry about what I'm going to do with any of it. But the Playdough too? Ugh!

Ouch!

Holy crap - acupuncture and a flu shot in the same day. Let me impart a bit of wisdom, don't do that. It hurts. Harrydog found a roll of toilet paper while we were gone today. My own dog tp-ed my house. Awesome. Cleaning that up was a load of fun. ******************** My Arthritis Walk donation page is still live. If you haven't tried it, here's your chance: https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=236160&supid=193905329

3 More Days 'Til Friday

Two full days of being on my feet, and I'm beat. Beerman is entertaining the editors of Brewing and Distilling International tonight, so it's just C-man and me. **************************************************** Arthritis Walk update: There's still time to join me in the walk, although the price is $5 a head higher now. If you can't walk with me at the zoo on November 11th, be sure to donate to my team! Thanks to all those who already have and help to solve my 16q chromosome! https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=236160&supid=193905329

Long Day

I got to work at 6:45 and have been training all day. My back is killing me. It's time to go home. C-man had a bit of a meltdown last night. I think it might have been too much trick-or-treating. I'm hoping tonight we're all happier people. *********************************** Shout out to another fabulous donation by J & T to my arthritis walk team. Gracias! If you haven't donated, there's still time: https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=236160&lis=1&kntae236160=00E5F3660DE54370B7C59F178CA67972&supId=193905329

Trick-or-Treat!

Here's when we learned that yelling "Trick-or-Treat" would get us suckers and Skittles. And this is when we were cold and ready to go home.

Bob Goes to School

It's Almost Friday...

Whoopee! Tomorrow is Friday. I can't wait. I have yoga tonight. Tomorrow C-man gets to wear his costume to school. That should be really funny. ********* There's still time to join my Arthritis Walk team, or donate cash to my cause. Right now I'm in first place for fundraising. Help keep me there. http://jbrmilwaukee.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=236160&lis=1&kntae236160=FA99A49C5F144BD28AC73D25064BB04E&team=2659569 A big shout out to my Mom for her generous donation!

FUNdraising

Thanks to TT and my mother-in-law for helping to keep me in the #1 fundraising spot. If you haven't joined in, here's your shot: https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=236160&lis=1&kntae236160=64FDC8DA965741CA8D38E465380B094D&supId=193905329 The walk is Sunday, November 11th. Feel free to join my team - Arthur Itis - and walk with me if you want! ************* I did acupuncture again today. It was less painful, but I swear I'm stiffer than I was before I went. She says it takes 6 times, so we'll see... The PostSecret event last night was amazing. I laughed a little, cried a little, and had a great time. I keep wracking my brain to figure out what to send in, and can't think of anything creative enough. I'm working on it though.

Fundraising Mania

Here's your chance, support me in my walk to cure Arthritis: http://JBRMilwaukee.kintera.org/jpr?faf=1&e=1315859643 Tonight is a Postsecret event in Shorewood. I'm so excited to see what the guy has to say. I have acupuncture again tomorrow. Let me tell you how not excited I am about that. But, my body aches so bad today that I can't not go. Enjoy your day!

Holy Crap, I'm a Cause!

Run 'em if you've got 'em. Actually, donate if you can. Then maybe a cure can be found for my defective 16q gene and I won't end up as one of Jerry's kids. https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=236160&supid=193905329 If anyone is up for walking through the zoo, we're walking at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 11th.

More Reasons Why I'm Married

• I got to sleep until 9 a.m.
• I had eggs benedict for breakfast (my fav, Fav, FAVORITE)
• I didn't have to get rid of the dead mouse in the basement by the laundry

Enjoy your day!

Random Assortment

I purchased what has to be one of the most amazing things ever - a paraffin bath. I am going to have the softest hands ever, it feels so damned good. I dip at night, I dip in the morning, I dream of dipping while at work. I'm totally obsessed. And I can move my hands again! Yesterday was boss' day. My people got me a certificate for a massage, along with a sweet card. One of the notes in it said, "Even on days I don't want to come to work, I know it's not going to suck that bad because you're my manager." Man, that is the mark of love. Last night I crawled into bed to read. Beerman went to the bathroom. C-man was playing in his room. Beerman returned to find C-man rolling around on the floor, clutching his face. He had been spraying the Febreeze aerosol stuff, and it was so strong, you couldn't even breathe. Ahhh, spring freshness. We all about threw up. Went out for greasy breakfast this morning. Heaven. I'm heading for some acupuncture at 3 today. I don't know how I feel about that. All I can say is that you know you're in pain when you're willing to stick a bunch of needles in you and call that "feeling better". My mother-in-law is in town. I may or may not see her tonight, depending on her schedule. If not, I'm going straight to bed when I get home. I'm exhausted. Enjoy your hump day!

Are We Done Now?

As we're walking up to communion, my deeply religious child asks extra-loudly, "Are we done NOW?" Awesome. Had a great greasy breakfast and fun run through the "giraffe store". It's raining, Beerman's been gone, and I was feeling indulgent. So C-man got a firetruck he's been wanting. Now it's playtime until Beerman can get home. The latest call says there's a mechanical problem in Denver and no mechanics. Reminds me why I work the job I do these days. Enjoy your rainy Sunday. Go Pack Go!

Saturday the 13th

It should have been Friday the 13th. I've had 2 black cats cross my path, a ladder fall down in front of me, and it just feels a bit eerie. C-man and I said farewell to the farmers market today with a final churro. I don't think C-man fully understands when the season to something ends, though. After all, he was singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" all day long -- over and over and over again. The dogs are digging that it's fall. Quite literally. Harrydog won't stop digging. $75 for grooming, and he digs in the mud like a happy pig. I can't win. Anyone want to buy me some new carpet? Beerman returns tomorrow. Hopefully with a suitcase full of medals.

TGIF

Enjoy your weekend!

Another day, another name?

So in case you're under a rock, Beerman now works for MillerCoors. As long as the mortgage gets paid, I guess it doesn't matter to me. C-man has declared today that he doesn't need to wear a jacket because he's "H-O-T hot." Guess where he learned that from?

Fun Day

Apple and pumpkin picking on a gorgeous day after an enormous breakfast at IHOP, followed up with a quick trip to the grocery store and a little nap. Whew. Tough to beat that one!

Bush Whacked

I got my hair cut this morning. God, I love getting my hair cut. I wish it grew faster so I could do it more often. We went to the farmers market this morning. C-man is now eating an entire churro on his own. Good thing there's only one week left. Beerman will be in Denver, so we'll have to do it as a duo. We geocached on the way home. Quick, simple one to get my fix. Then we spent time outside, until C-man actually laid down to go to sleep on the floor of his playset. It was cute. Beerman is now putting in a new steel door in our back. The old wooden one was as windy as a kite. I've got a ton of laundry to do, but took a break from folding to watch Lidia. She's my hero. Enjoy your weekend!

No Wonder They Can't Read

I've been criss-crossing the city a lot lately. There seems to be no easy way to get from one side to the other without going through the hood. And I'm not kidding, I actually got re-routed because of a triple homicide the other day. Anyhow, that's besides the point. It's recently come out that our reading levels in this state were the worst in the nation. And I think I've figured out one of the reasons why. Every single business ends with a "Z" when it should be an "S". Trendz, Clipz, Toyz... What's up with THAT? Because it isn't cool. Anyhow, enjoy your weekend. It's going to be beautiful!

Third Time in a Week

I have yoga again tonight. Hopefully this time will help me sleep. I'm skipping next week entirely because Beerman will be at the big beer festival.

So here's to triangle pose, the one I hate the most:

On a scale of 1 - 10

You know how they always ask you to rate your pain on a 1 - 10 scale when you're at the doctor? Well, today I'm at about an 8, with 10 being dead. Holy crap, I can barely move. One more day of this weather is going to put me over the top. I'm supposed to go to book club tonight, but I think if I make it home, I'll consider the day a success. Ugh.

It's Monday!

Woopee. The good news is my major project launched today to a rousing round of success. The bad news is I have to go to yoga tonight, when I'm still in pain from Saturday's edition. Ugh. It should make me feel better, though. Which is a good thing, because I haven't been sleeping the last few days I've been in such pain. Damn rain. I know, I know. I sound like I'm 184 with that statement. But, that's my life. In case you haven't been paying attention -- like most of this country -- almost 200 monks in Myanmar were killed yesterday. Today, 500 are being detained, and refusing food from the military. As a Buddhist culture, this is a BIG deal.

Beautiful Day

What a perfect day, weatherwise! We went geocaching in the Cedarburg area today. We went 4 for 4 and found some pretty great parks. C-man was loving the frogs and "crocodiles" in the water. (These days, everything is a crocodile to fight with his "swords" (sticks), since he's seen Peter Pan). My body actually hurts from yoga yesterday. Wow - I had a different instructor and it made a difference! I'm headache free, though, which is a big deal this week. So the UN finally decided to take notice of Myanmar. Useless... Work is going to be another round of craziness this week. Have a great one!

Happy Weekend

Holy Crrr-ap

What a week. I've been in work up to my eyeballs. Beerman has been coming home late every night because he has been too. Wow, it's been a LONG time since the weekend has looked this great. We went to the Brewers game last night. C-man only lasted until the 6th inning. Good thing, because it put us all out of our misery. In case you haven't been following the protests in Myanmar, this is an amazing blog about what's going on. I can't believe I'd be as brave as to put myself out there like this: http://ko-htike.blogspot.com/ Well, off to eat pizza and watch Finding Nemo with C-man.

Bust or Busted Up?

A day of a farmers market, Fox and the Hound and some (un)successful geocaching. We went 2 for 5. I got caught in a rose bush and completely ripped up my leg. Blood was everywhere. Damnit. It really hurts. I'd show a picture, but it's gross. Beerman and I are both still sick. C-man is up and running 100 mph like usual.

TGIF

Oh my, it's FRIDAY! Here comes a weekend of recovery.

20 Minutes of C-man

This morning, Beerman and I were joking about what C-man will be when he grows up. I said, "Why do we always think he'll do something exciting and big? Chances are, he'll be an actuary or accountant, or something boring." So I got to his school today, and his teachers said, "C-man is going to be a lawyer some day. If he doesn't get what he wants, he goes from person to person badgering you." So okay, a lawyer or a door-to-door salesman. Tonight I told him it was bathtime. He said, "No Mommy, I have 20 minutes yet." Where'd he get THAT? I have a voice again, which is nice. Beerman is now sick, though. It figures.

Mrs. Monty Burns

Beerman has decided we should purchase Point Beach so we could be Mr. and Mrs. Burns. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=664160 Anyone got a billion to loan us?

Shades of Green

I picked out a green shirt for the day. Appropriate, since now that I'm on antibiotics, I'm seeing all different shades of green. Nasty, but good to get rid of! I made it to work today, but whew, it's taking its toll. I have no interest in food. Interesting since I'm reading Peony In Love, and she starved herself, but anyhow, I won't be doing that. As soon as my throat doesn't feel like it has swallowed itself, I'll be back in business. Happy Hump Day!

I want to be healthy!!!

I'm home from work today again. I can barely swallow. Luckily it's not strep throat, but I'm still on 10 days of drugs for a sinus infection. Sitting up for more than a half hour gives me a splitting headache. I ate a donut this morning. That's pretty much it. Ugh... I want to be healthy! Back to the couch I go. I need a maid.

Put the Jack 'o Lanterns Away!

Okay, I'm passing on a Beerman rant. Look at the calendar. It's still summer. So if you have to buy your pumpkins, for God's sake, don't carve them up! It's going to be 80 degrees this week, and we will be forced to watch your kids' pumpkins wither and rot on your porch. So a little advice... put them away!

Sick -- Day 2

I now have a cat and a dog scratching around in my throat. C-man is still feeling like crap too. We made it to the farmers market for a churro and tamale. I've done a few loads of laundry. The good thing is we did manage to find a new geocache with my amazing new gps. I'm lovin' it.

Cat's got my throat

Wow, what a scratchy throat. I came home from work early. Beerman stayed home with C-man because he was one big ball of sweaty fever this morning. I had hoped to have a nice fun, outdoorsy weekend. Now, I just hope it's restful! Hope you enjoy your weekend!

Mom of the Year Award... Lost Again

I must be the only mom in the world begging her child to get off the toilet. God, that kid loves sitting there. Must be a guy thing. But I'm like, buddy, I want to go to bed! Enjoy your Friday!

Busy Week

I started yoga on Monday. Totally fabulous. I slept so great. Which is good, because last night I had book club with a new group. The book sucked, but the group seemed nice enough. But I had a coffee at 7 p.m. at night, which was a bad plan, especially when C-man was up barking all night and Beerman was up coughing all night. Ugh... I don't have anything planned for myself, so I'll be playing with my brand new slick-ass gps. It's soooo cool. That's sure to be this weekend's activity, since we haven't done it in ages. I can't wait until Monday yoga again! At least it'll give me something to look forward to on Mondays.