Mish-Mosh

Hi All!

Oops! I guess I deserve a dentention today for being "tardy", running just a teensy bit behind here, yesterday was one of those days! As far as Mondays go, it had to have been one of the Mondayest. (and I really don't know what that means, but it sounds kind of bad, doesn't it?) I can safely say, now that it's over, that I should have just pulled the covers up over my head and stayed in bed yesterday!

The only bright spots in the black hole that was my day yesterday were receiving two (yes, two!) awards from two of my favorite bloggin' friends, Girlymom at the Red Door and Stacie at Staciesmadness. You both deserved these awards, and I thank you ladies for sharing them with me, it's truly an honor!

I'd like to pass this Kind Blogger Award on to Kim d over at Lifeafter. She has to be one of the kindest, most sincere people I've ever had the pleasure of getting to know. If you are looking for a friend who will listen, care, and be there for you, then you need to be talkin' to my girl Kim d! Way to go Kim, you have earned this just by being YOU!

The Biggest Heart Award, I would like to give to a new blogging friend, Irene. Irene's blog is Our Little Piece of the World. Irene is a SAHM raising three beautiful little girls, Christina, Caroline and Kallie. She, her husband and daughters all live happily in Pittsburgh. Irene loves her daughters and is compassionate and caring, especially with her daughter Caroline, who has special needs. You're a great mom, Irene, that's why I think you deserve this award!

Now, as Ricky Ricardo would say to Lucy, "You got some splainin' to do!" My day started out yesterday with temperatures that were below zero and wind chills to match, so I slipped on my blue tights and leotard (okay, I struggled for twenty minutes trying to pull the tights up over my chunky thighs), threw on my red cape and hopped in my van. Yes, it was Super Van Mom to the Rescue!!! Children from near and far came running begging for a ride to school, which Super Van Mom abliged cheerfully! My first load was High Schoolers, after I dumped, er, dropped them off, I came back for the Junior High set. They all got to school before the final bell,...Ahh! My work is done here. (takes off Super Mom outfit and puts on some comfy sweats).

Here's a little story for ya from my grocery shopping yesterday. I witnessed something I've never seen before. The woman who was in front of me at the Deli had a major melt down and cursed out the poor man wearing the silly little paper hat. She wasn't firing on all rocket boosters, (I'm just sayin'). She had her panties all in a twist about which machine he could or could not use to slice her ham. He started to put the slab 'o ham on the slicer and she screamed, "Wait! No, not THAT machine! That one looks dirty to me!" He looked at her rather confused, as did everyone standing nearby, and then we were all stretching our necks to look at the meat slicer to see if in fact it was dirty. It was not. Hmmmm. Okay. So, the man starts to set the ham down on the slicer next to it and she screams again, "NO! Not THAT machine! That one is dirty, too!" The man, now looking rather perturbed says to her, "WHICH machine would you like me to use, lady?" "THAT one." She pointed to the very last one on the end. The man goes to that machine and starts to slice her ham to the specifics she had requested, and she starts screaming at him, "You are doing that all wrong! You #$%@!!! I said I wanted it sliced thin and you're slicing it too thick!" She was screaming and frothing at the mouth, arms flailing in the air,...it was quite the performance! The rest of us waiting in line now with our deer in the headlights faces and mouths hanging open didn't know what to say or do. She finally said, "Just forget it! I don't want your stinkin' filthy meat anymore!", and stormed out of there in a huff. (Can you say Prozac?) I felt so sorry for this poor guy! He turned around, put the ham back in the display, and says to himself, "I hate Mondays." I'm so with you, dude!

I won't bore you with all the details, but just suffice to say the rest of my day was equally strange, with my son Brian forgetting to tell me that his basketball play-off game was changed to last night from tonight, and he remembered exactly 15 minutes before game time. Thanks, Brian! My husband losing his wallet and all his credit cards, which after turning the entire house upside down, tearing the car apart, a trip back to his office and the restaurant he ate lunch at yesterday, we found the damn thing up on a shelf in the laundry room where he took his pants off! Grrrrrrrrr.

And, on the diet front, I'm doing pretty good, I'm happy to report! How are all of you doing? I've been very careful about what I've been eating, no junk food, and I've exercises three out of the last five days. It hasn't been all that difficult to say no to the snacks and sweets so far, but I'm a little nervous about Valentine's Day. I did buy the boys some candy, and I don't want to be tempted to eat any! That will be a challenge for me. Also, it's hard to find the time to exercise! (I know, I know, that's an excuse) but honestly, it is hard to force yourself out of bed earlier than usual, or to squeeze it in during the day when so many other things are going on (like blogging, gosh!) I'm working on it!

I loved all your comments about the beans, you're too funny! Actually, with all the fruit and veggies and whole grain goodness I've been eating (all healthy like and everything), I don't need any beans! Lets just say I've been quite "musical" all by myself! :) Does your body adjust to that? I'm really hoping it does, otherwise, this diet could really cut into my social life! Well, hope you all have a great Tuesday!