I'm Angered Today

I am angered today. Is that even a word "angered"? It is today. I have so many issues - I just don't even know where to start. I'm disappointed that I still have not heard back on a job I really want. I wish I would get a call. It's all consuming to me these days. I really want this job. I may have to go on anti-anxiety pills if this guy doesn't call me soon. I'm running out of brown paper sacks to breathe in.


I'm angered that innocent people have died due to contaminated medication from China. Really angered. My friends know I have a real issue that everything we use day-to-day is shipped in from China. Stupid things. The Juicy Juice I bought for Bergen last week has a stamp on it - "Product of China". What? Why was it necessary for the Juicy Juice people to ship freaking apple juice across the Pacific Ocean? Oh, that's right. Because big retail mega-store "W" has trained us to look for the "falling prices". But at what cost? Well, we have the Heparin contamination scandal. Dozens of people have died because the real ingredients of Heparin were just too darned expensive to use. Let's not forget the tainted dog food, toxic toothpaste and lead-filled toys. And the $2.99 a pound "fresh Atlantic salmon" that's dripping in antibiotics and waste. Why do we have to import everything? We're raising a generation of Americans who cannot make anything. Now, I'm not so angry about toys. I mean, the likelihood that a child would get lead poisoning from a toy is slim. I remember the toys we played with in the 80's were all made in Taiwan. I'm sure they were dripping in lead. But food and drugs? What the frack? The FDA never inspected the factory the heparin was made in. If we can't trust the FDA, who is our voice? Is it my doctor? While I love my doctor, there are cute phara-reps bringing him lunch twice a week. They are in sales. It's their job to convince them that their drug is the best. (disclaimer - I actually do trust my doctor)

I'm also terribly angered over this whole price of oil debacle. I took economics, I understand supply and demand. But I still get really pissed off when I fill up my tank, knowing that oil companies are showing record profits. I feel sorry for people who are skipping breakfast to pay for gas to drive to work. I'm so worried about how much worse it's going to get before it gets better. And how long will it take to get better when we are so dependent on other countries for everything?

Miley Cyrus has me angered a bit too. Well, not really Miley so much as Billy Ray and Mrs. Billy Ray. What the crap were they thinking letting their daughter take her top off for a photo shoot. She's 15. She can't make a rational judgement. She wants to be grown up. They thought the photos would be "artistic". Wow. I'm guessing they loved the pics until Disney saw them. Now they are embarrassed. I bet Disney does not let her out of their sight from now on. And Vanessa Hudgens can breathe a sigh of relief.

Whew - I feel a bit better. I guess I can drift to bed and wish hard that little pixies would come clean my house while I sleep. A girl can dream.

A Trip To The Zoo

I know what you must be thinking. This picture is blurry. Oh, but you are wrong. You see, this is how we saw the zoo on Wednesday. Preston's Kindergarten class took a trip to the zoo last week. I voluteered to be a chaparone. As soon as we arrived, his teacher told us to break into groups and meet back at 1:00pm. Sounds easy enough. So Preston and 8 of his bestest friends wanted to see the zoo together. Nine boys and free pavement. We RAN through the zoo. What takes an average zoo visitor all day took our group about 30 minutes to see. The moms just laughed. I was just happy to be out of the house. The weather was nice. The air was fresh. Well, as fresh as zoo air can be.

Preston's bestest friends. Me thinks the teacher is not paid nearly enough!!!

One sack lunch and a train ride later, it was time to go. We had fun together. We saw some pretty cool things, even if it was at light-speed!

I'm Still Out Here Y'all

Hello to my fans out there. There are actually more than one of you that miss me. I'm touched, really. Turns out being a SAHM is pretty demanding. Not only did we ditch the childcare, but my trusty housecleaners were also let go. I know what you are thinking. Spoiled rotten. But don't worry, I have a color-coded schedule for housekeeping. I just miss Fridays - coming home to a house that is 100% clean is really nice. Now just parts of it are clean at any given time. But that's okay.

When we last spoke, it was snowing and I had 2 sick kids and a sore throat. That sore throat turned in to strep. For those keeping score, that's 3 rounds of strep since November. One more and I get my tonsils out! Good times. Since then, Bergen got sick one more time, we had Easter celebration on Palm Sunday, we went skiing and I went on a field trip to the zoo with Preston.

Skiing was super fun. During Preston's spring break we were off to Crested Butte with our good friends and their 2 kids. Their parents own a house right near the mountain. This house was totally tricked out. I kept waiting for MTV to show up to do an episode of Cribs. We felt so lucky! Preston rocked his ski lessons. He and his buddy Jack went for 2 days. Let's just say, what Preston lacks in basketball, he makes up for on the mountain. He did so good!! Joe had a hard time keeping up with him!

On Sunday we went to ride snow mobiles. I big puffy heart snowmobiling! It's so fun and the kids had a blast. We rode to a little play area and were able to do some donuts and catch some air. Then we rode up the mountian, had a snow ball fight, made some yellow snow (but not me!) and rode back down. It was a 3-hour tour. Super fun.

Big ups to the Jeff, Ashley, Jack and Eva for letting us crash their spring break trip. They are awesome to travel with - the boys got along really well and Eva had TV Joe wrapped around her little finger.

See? We get snow!

Under all that snow are my pansies. We are getting a Texas-sized blizzare right now. Normally, this would thrill me, but I have 2 sick kids and my throat is on fire. Good times. I'm watching the news. The non-stop news, that is. They are breaking in on Oprah. Women all over the metroplex are pissed. Every shot has kids getting out of school without coats on, wearing shorts. I love Texas. Don't worry kids...it will be 80 degrees next week.

Stay-At-Home Mom...Week 1

Well, I made it through my first week as a stay-at-home mom. We'll call it SAHM. To be snazzy. You see, Monday morning, I was called for my weekly conference call at 9am sharp. Only it wasn't the team on the other line, but the president of my company. He had news that was "as hard for him to say as it was for me to hear". That's a laugh. In an attempt to finally run the company completely into the ground, he laid off the ENTIRE sales team. Let's see...no sales team...no sales. Am I missing something here? If someone can explain it...please do. Immediately we canceled child care, so I've been home for a week playing mommy. I have to admit, it hasn't sucked. My kids are sweet as can be. But I like to have a job. The blackberry is silent and it's kind of creepy. I'm on the job hunt - be sure to include me in your prayers that God will place me in the perfect position.

This is the first time I've ever stayed home. I've worked from home for 6 years, but not with kids around. It's different. I thought I'd share with you some things I've learned this week. Then I have to go take a shower. Yes, it's 4pm. What?? So I haven't gotten my groove yet. It will happen!!!

Observation #1 -
I wondered how to know when it was time to change my toddler from his pj's to day clothes. 10am, 11am? Answer? When he sticks his hand down the toilet...that's when.

Observation #2 -
Bill Rancic from The Apprentice season 1 is a total sell-out. He's on some lame iVillage cry fest on NBC and I swear I heard today "stay tuned for today's contest...guess that pilates pose." I'm not lying. Sellout.

Observation #3 -
I miss my blackberry. I mean, it's still here, but there's no email buzzing in.

Observation #4 -
The Doodlebops have some sort of magical power over childern. We've never watched the Doodlebops because I am TOTALLY creeped out by them. As "open minded" as I've become, these folks are just too *woo hoo* for me. But they came on today and I was on a call with a potential employer. The power they had over my child was too hard to explain with words.

So there you go. Good thing I love my kids. They've made the transition fun.

Have a good weekend!

Guys, if your woman is a SAHM, give her some props tonight.

You MUST Click on This

It's been a horrible day. I fell across this. You MUST click on it. I almost split a rib, busted a gut and piddled a little. Share it with your friends.

disclaimer - I don't speak spanish, so don't judge me for whatever commentary is surrounding the most hilarious thing you've ever seen.

Oh, and if you don't think it's funny, lie to me. I'm not joking when I say it's been a bad day.

Preston Rocked the House Today!

As I've posted before, Preston is playing basketball in the city league this year. He's on the Lakers. He's really good at stealing, guarding, passing and rebounding. He's never taken a shot. He played last year...never took a shot. It's scary to take a shot. I think he was just nervous about missing. Plus there are some really good kids on his team. If he gets the ball, he usually tosses it to them.

Today, I did not get to go. Bergen is still pretty sick. As Preston left for the game, I told him to shoot the ball today. No matter what. And it did not matter if he made it or missed it.

20 minutes in to his game I got a text message from TV Joe. Preston shot the ball, missed, got the rebound, shot again and MADE IT!!! Yea! I cried thinking of how proud he must have been. I wish I could have been there. TV Joe said the crowd went nuts. We've all been waiting for this day!

When he got home, I told Preston this was a life-changing day. He crossed the line from support player to scoring player. The smile on his face was amazing.

Go Preston! We are so proud of you!