Rhinorrhea

My grand kids give me soooo much! They give me love, affection, joy and their colds. I usually do a good job of staying healthy even when everyone around me is sick, but when two of them are running around with a snotty nose one of their germs is bound to make it to my nose. Nicholas likes to wipe his own nose, and Jax won't let me wipe his unless I tell him I'm going to do it softly. Then I have to be really quick about it or he runs away. I only get the first layer and the rest just dries to a nice crust under his nose. I took some pictures of the boys the other day with my new camera. The pictures are so crystal clear, but so is the dried snot on their face. At what age to kids start to become snot aware??? It's pouring out of both nostrils like a faucet and they don't seem to mind. If it starts to run into their mouth, they either lick it or wipe it on the closest thing to them like their sleeve or my shoulder. I couldn't find the section in the baby book on the snotting phase. So, how long does it last and how am I supposed to handle it? Should I pretend like I don't notice? Isn't there a vaccine for this? I think Jax is starting to realize the nastiness of the runny nose. He looks at it on the kleenex and says: "eeeewwwww GROSS booger!" Ah, to be young again without a care in the world.

Happy Birthday Michael

Happy Birthday Michael! What do the kids have in store for you on your birthday?????I hope you have a great day. Give all the babies a kiss from Nanu.

Word of the Day

When was the last time you used the word: Nimrod? It probably wasn't in a favorable way. I don't use it often, but I always thought it was a made up term used to refer to a slow witted individual. Apparently Nimrod was the name of a biblical person that was a "mighty hunter". There is even a high school in Michigan called the Watersmeet Nimrods. Who knew! Bryan and Brad, your a couple of nimrods!

Hair Raising

Illinois former Governor, Rod Blagojevich should have been impeached solely based on his hair. Forget the corruption charges. He is guilty of crimes against hair etiquette and style. It can be called "Hairgate". I wonder if Donald Trump has the same stylist? He should be investigated too.

Death by Yoga

I have been talking about how much I love Yoga, and how good it makes me feel. Well, I do love it and it does make me feel good, but it almost killed me the other day. Ok, so I'm exaggerating a little bit. It's more like I almost passed out. I do fine until I have to do a pose where you bend backwards or go upside down as in a shoulder stand. I think I held the pose a little too long so basically all of my blood went to the upper part of my body, so when I stood up the blood all rushed down and left me sweating, dizzy, shaky and nauseous. Good times!
Note to self: Don't do that again!

Hit and Run

I was listening to the radio the other day and they were talking about a book by Larry Winget. I don't know who Larry Winget is and I don't know if I would like the book, but the title is great. "People Are Idiots...And I Can Prove It". I may have to get it to see if he shares any of my views on the less than stellar portion of our society. I believe the title is somewhat of a misnomer because this Larry guy is a motivational speaker. I'm not sure that calling people idiots would be very motivational. It may be worth a look though. I'm going to write my own book and it's going to be called: "People Don't Give A Shit...And I Can Prove It". Case in Point. Put yourself in this scenario. You drive a County snow plow. Your in this big truck that has a large blade across the front that protrudes out from the sides. There are large mirrors on either side to help you see the cars that are stacked up behind you and the idiot that is trying to pass you on a snow covered icy road. You work for the County, so you know that there are mailboxes that line one side of the road. The mailboxes have to be there so the mail carrier can reach it. They aren't in the road or hanging over into the road, so you know that if you drive your plow probably 2 feet away from any mailbox, you won't hit it with your blade or mirror. Right? Well......the rocket scientists that drive the snow plow down my street have not figured that out. My mailbox got its head knocked off. If this was the first time it occurred I wouldn't be so quick to judge. You know, accidents happen, but this is the second time that my mailbox was the victim of a hit and run by a snowplow. After the first time, the County paid for a new mailbox. If I can't fix this mailbox, they will be getting a bill for it too. That is probably why my taxes keep going up, the drivers hit the mailboxes and figure that the County will pay for it. They just don't give a SHIT! They need to do Yoga.

Fun With Eggs

This is what I do to occupy my time when Joe is gone. I used cookie cutters to make the shapes. In case you can't tell, it's a butterfly and a flower. I wanted them to be able to fit on top of my english muffin. Mmmmmmmmmmm!

From Shrine Circus '09

Amanda, Brad,Jax and I went to the Shrine Circus, complements of JVZ. Jan is a Shriner so he hooked us up. Jan looked so cute in his little Fez. Go to the photo gallery to see all the photos. I used my new camera and I tried out some of the techniques I learned in a photography class I took. I still have a long way to go before I'm a pro like Steve and Roger (my brothers) but I can't let them have one up on me.