Going Crazy - Know the Way?

So that is the news from here. Happy May, everyone!

So, we just saw a commercial for this, and A got the key points. She repeated, "No weeds, no worries, in the kitchen," several times after the commercial...

Is continuity errors in TV shows...

On a recent trip to Florida, weezeld's father loaned me a copy of 1st to Die by James Patterson. I devoured it! So imagine my glee when they made the Women's Murder Club novels into a TV series. I have DVR'd it ever since. But I am really angry with the dumb mistake I caught in last week's show.

Here's the story: undercover narcotics cop #1 gets killed. They find out that it was undercover narcotics cop #2 that killed him. They find undercover narcotics cop #3 and save him just as #2 tries to kill him, too. #2 says he did it because the drug lord found out he was a cop and was holding his family hostage. So they rescue the family, and all live happily ever after. Except for one small issue. The only reason they found out that the murderer was an undercover cop was that undercover cop #2's wife came into the station, hysterical, after a news report mentioning an unnamed undercover cop getting killed in the line of duty, and wanting to know if it was her husband... Now, how did she do that if she was being held hostage?!?!?!

I can't believe the writers were dumb enough to make that mistake...

In other news, it has been a rough week, and a TV show is all the content I am up for right now.

Do you ever feel like you have gone over something a million times, and yet, people are still not listening to you?

The little bugger is out. The doctor saw me tonight, numbed me up, and poked and prodded for several minutes, and with several different sets of tweezers, and one cute little scalpel, until he got it out. Then I was bandaged and sent home with a script for Lyme treatment, just in case. As the numbing stuff wore off, I had some soreness, but I think I will live.

I got nothing done today, pretty much because I was feeling sorry for myself because I had a tick in my skin. So tomorrow I need to go back to the world of productivity. I have to admit, though, sometimes it is nice to take a day and catch up on DVR shows.

And Ghost Whisperer had a hilarious moment in last week's show - they are talking about horror movies, and mention "I Know What You Did Last Summer," and Professor Payne just takes a second and stares pointedly at Melinda (played by Jennifer Love Hewitt). I had to rewind and watch it again, after removing myself from the floor! That cracks me up! ;)

So, I decided to skip the ER last night (as well as maccuswell's suggestion of sharpening a melon baller - OUCH!) and call the doctor about the tick's head this morning. The soonest they can get me in is at 9:15 tonight. But I do get to call at 6:00 and see if they can get me in sooner...

To top that all off, I am supposed to go see my endocrinologist for a thyroid check on Wednesday. But when I tried to get ready to get my bloodwork done over the weekend, I couldn't find the prescription. So I called this morning and the nurse told me to go to Labcorp, have them call the doc, and she would fax the prescription to them right away. They would still have the results by Wednesday, and all would be well with the world. So that was my plan.

Until A just barfed all over weezeld's computer chair. (Sorry, honey - I cleaned it up as best I could!) I called the endo back, they are mailing me a new script, and now I have to call them later this week to reschedule that appt.

I am wishing I stayed in bed this morning, and it is only 9:15!

If I had a tick on me, and when we tried to get it out, we left the head behind, do I go to the ER or just call the doctor tomorrow??

Hypothetically speaking, of course...

I did the March for Babies this morning, and it was so neat! The walk was easy, the weather was good. (You might think I am nuts, but I liked the fact that it was overcast, as there was no risk of sunburn; and the fact that it was slightly cold meant we could walk without getting overheated.) The hardest part was the signs posted with stories of premature babies, especially the "in memory of" signs. I found out that one of the women in my twins club lost her first set of twins - they were born at 20 weeks and only survived an hour. Her second set is around 5 now, and you would never know they were preemies. That made me very sad.

Then, when the walk was over and I was getting in the car to head home, I got to talk to both of my kids on the phone, and even understood most of what they were telling me. I gave them each HUGE hugs when I got home, and just realized how lucky I am to have them, and to have them be healthy.

I also want to wish oaken_glen luck in October! I had no trouble on my walk today, but when I did the multiplication and thought of how far she is going to walk for breast cancer, I have a lot of appreciation for her!! So good luck to you, hon!!

Me, I am going to stick to the shorter walks for preemies, but next year I am going to raise even more for them!! I am determined!

I miss you.

So, tomorrow I was supposed to go to the Zoo with my friend Helena and her daughter, my God-Daughter. However, said God-Daughter got sick tonight and vomited a couple of times... Am I just not destined to go to the Zoo this Spring?

So, hey annyswolf , I sent you an email about trying to break the Zoo curse on Thursday - are you up for it?

In other news, the FSMOM Board finally got together for our "Holiday" dinner tonight. It was quite a blast, with great conversation that comes from women who are seldom released from husbands and children; awesome food (Olive Garden paid for by the club - what could be better? I am not sure how FSMOM avoids the personal benefit rules that the SCA follows, but, in this case, it is not my problem!); and Mango Martinis. Did I mention what could be better??

This weekend will be quite busy. Friday night is a mini ladies night at my place, Saturday is a PC show, and Sunday is the March of Dimes Walk for Babies. Thanks to everyone who has donated already! If you would still like to help out, my link is here:




And now, to bed... Good Night, Moon!

No Zoo for us today after all. :( C woke up with a rash and puffiness all over his face and neck, and there is a slightly less bad rash on his arms, too. He is acting like his normal, rambunctious self, so even though I did call the doctor, neither of us is really concerned. She thinks it is just something caused by his cold, or a reaction to something (although I can't think of what he might be reacting to, since it started this morning when all he had done was get out of his bed and come into ours. He hadn't even eaten yet...) So we are playing outside and doing yard work today. Right now we are on our lunch break, then will put the kids down for naps.

Yay for gorgeous weather, but Boo for unexplained rashes.

Anyone free and close by want to meet us at the Philly Zoo??

I thought about going today, but sanity reigned, and I decided that waiting 24 hours to go with Daddy (read: not outnumbered) was a better idea... So we will just play out back today.

Eleven people were hanging on a rope, under a helicopter: 10 men and 1 woman. The rope was not strong enough to carry them all, so they decided that 1 had to leave, because otherwise they were all going to fall. They weren't able to choose that person, until the woman gave a very touching speech. She said that she would voluntarily let go of the rope, because, as a woman, she was used to giving up everything for her husband and kids or for men in general, and was used to always making sacrifices with little in return. As soon as she finished her speech, all the men started clapping.......

A: There's another house.
C: Uh-huh.
A: There's another house.
C: Uh-huh.
etc...

Last night she was singing Old MacDonald in the car. Yesterday afternoon, during our lovely visit with lissa510, she was singing Where is Thumbkin? at lunch. I didn't even realize she knew that one!

I have two amazing little people in my kids...

My kids are now able to climb the baby jails that are still scattered throughout my house, and get to all the junk I am trying to keep away from them. Plus, I am sick of the clutter we live with.

So, this is my commitment to de-clutter our home. I have a copy of a book written by Peter Walsh, the organizer on Clean Sweep, which I am reading to get tips from. I have planned a yard sale with unicornpearlz on June 14th, so I have a deadline by which to have stuff prepared to sell (although it will most likely be the first of several throughout the summer). I have spoken to weezeld about using some of his vacation time to give me a focused few days of cleaning and de-cluttering. I am planning to do phase one alone, but eventually I will plan a phase two, for an even deeper cleaning, for which I will probably enlist the help of either bds_duncan or weezeld's cousin, both of whom have offered help.I do understand the OHIO (only handle it once) method of de-cluttering, but my phases are closer to the Clean Sweep method - the first one with Tava, who is nice and friendly and only makes you get rid of the easy stuff (although I am going to try very hard to be tougher on myself than Tava is); and then the second with someone else, like Peter, to be harder on me and force me to make the tougher decisions.

After that, my next goal to to improve my time management skills. I want to set myself up with a schedule each week. With time for Exchequer duties, house cleaning, Pampered Chef, etc.

So that is my plan. Anyone on my flist who wants to help keep me on track, thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I have decided to walk in the March of Dimes March for Babies with my Mothers of Multiples Club. The walk is on April 27th in Newark, DE. As many of you know, twins have a much higher likelihood of being born prematurely than singletons. C and A were born at 36 weeks, 6 days, which is not considered premature for twins, so we were lucky. Also, I was a preemie, born a month early. So March of Dimes is near and dear to my heart.

Please consider helping out by sponsoring me in my walk. Thanks! Here is more information, for anyone who is curious:

( More info about the March of Dimes )

So, weezeld and I are sitting on the couch watching Hell's Kitchen, when all of a sudden A pokes her head up over the back of the couch and says: "Hello, Mister Daddy!"

We collapsed into hysterics... They are so funny!!

One of the smoke detectors was beeping this morning, and it always freaks the dog out when that happens. I just replaced the battery, but the dog is still a mess. I even had to carry him downstairs, because he wouldn't follow us down. The kids even knew something was wrong, and are trying to comfort him:



In other news, my teeth hurt. :( I guess it is oatmeal for breakfast again. Maybe scrambled eggs. And I am thinking for dinner I am going to make that potato soup from the Irish cookbook, and put mine in the food processor...