The GOOD, the BAD and the UGLY!

What?  It's Tuesday?  Noooooooooooooo!!!!!
I need more time!
I'll stall!
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THE GOOD -
* Parker and Garrett are roaming around Orlando this week.

They aren't really roaming.
They're limited to the Disney properties.
Everyday is filled with lacrosse practice, lacrosse games and time at the parks.
However, yesterday's time was so limited, they only got in 2 rides on the Rock N' Roller Coaster at Hollywood Studios before they had to catch the shuttle back to their rooms.
The coach "locks"/tapes all the doors to the boys rooms each night around 11.
If he gets up in the morning and the tape is busted off your door - you're busted!
I love it!


* The boys are excited that it's going to be 72 degrees in Orlando today.
I'm excited because it's going to be 78 degrees right here in good ole Denver.
That's a far cry from last week's snow day!!!!


* My studly little brother had an extremely successful "Match Day" last week.

Match Day is when medical students find out IF/WHERE they "matched" to do their residency.
He matched at his first choice.
He is thrilled to spend the next three years in an ER residency in Chicago.

* Yesterday, in a list of things that I said I may or may not do this week, I wrote that I "may" eat nutriously.  I didn't have cookies for breakfast today.  I had pizza.  You decide.

THE BAD -

* I'm feeling a little down.

Trammell's missionary companion in Cambodia had gallbladder surgery IN CAMBODIA!

Was that crazy?

But he was still in pain and having medical problems.

He went to Thailand and had surgery IN BANGKOK!

He still had medical issues and was diagnosed with a tropical disease.

They did an MRI and saw a spot on his liver which they would not be able to diagnose without more surgery.

They decided it would be best if he went home to get the medical treatment.
He arrived home in the United States late last night.
I feel so badly for him.
He wanted to stay but he was just too sick.
I'm feeling really sad for him and for his family and for the missionaries in Cambodia.


THE UGLY -
* I'm off to see this -

which some people might think is ugly but I think is way cool!  I can't wait!

Have a great Tuesday!
Oh and.........if you know me and were proud of my skipping the cookies for breakfast, I'll admit, I had the pizza because we're probably stopping on the way to the museum for donuts.  I was just trying to strike a balance!

Corned Beef & Cabbage, Plastic Cupcakes and Taco Bar

It's always about food!

I went around the house this morning and gathered up all the RaNDoM!
Yep, it's Tuesday again.
Time to clear the RaNDoM out of the corners.
You can too!
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* This week is CSAP's - standardized testing that tells us..........I'm not exactly what. 
But we'll play along.  Freshmen and Sophomores go to school and take tests until 12:30 while the Juniors and Seniors sleep in until 12:30.  Then they all converge on Chipotle and call it a day.

* Probably the one holiday in the whole year that I REALLY don't care about is.........
St. Patrick's Day.
I may or may not wear green.
I don't decorate with Shamrocks or say, "Kiss me, I'm Irish."
I don't drink but I will probably pinch people.
My kids love it and they love it for one reason only -
They LOVE Corned Beef & Cabbage.
Weirdos!  Don't most people/kids hate cabbage?
My kids would eat this once a week if I would let them.

* Thursday, after CSAP'S, Margaret and I are serving a Teacher Appreciation Lunch for all the teachers and staff at the high school.  Yep, it's time to cook for the masses!
We're having a taco bar for 300!
But this time, we're Margaret is brilliant.
Usually, she sends an email out to all of the parents inviting them to donate a salad or cookies or pop and they all email her back and then she emails them and says, "Thanks for volunteering but now we have enough pop." and so on.
This time, she used MySignUp.com and it's genius.
You put in all of the things you would like donated and then people sign up on the website and it confirms their assignment right then.  It's so easy!  They can see exactly what is needed and pick something!
I LOVE it!
Regardless - come on over and help me brown 10 million pounds of ground beef tomorrow!

* Last night, I was reading while Brian was going through emails on his lap top.
I glanced over at the computer -
"Hey!  That's my blog you're reading!  That's my private information!" ;)
Brian: "Yeah - I always have to read this to see what's going on in my family."

* SOMEONE gave me this:

Do you know what they are?  They are plastic cupcakes - like those plastic Easter Eggs - full of candy.  You can hide them for your children to find.  I'm going to hide them for my children NOT to find!

And the Oscar For Editing Goes to the Ultrasound Technician

Best day of the week!  It's RaNDoM THouGHT TueSDaY and what could be more RaNDoM than my mind?

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* Did you watch the Academy Awards?
I didn't.
I read a book while it was on in the background.
I looked up to see the dresses occasionally.
That's all I care about.
I saw exactly 0 of the nominated films.
I don't get out much!


*Our whole family was dressed and out of the house by 5:45 today.  Garrett and Parker were attending the Early Morning Seminary (scripture study) class.  And Brian and I were teaching - different classes but all of us were there.  We'd all like to roll out the nap mats now!!!! 

* Last night was our first of about 30 lacrosse games this season.
To celebrate, I went out and bought 3 new pairs of long underwear.
Don't laugh.
You stand outside in the less than 40 degree weather being pelted by wind, sleet, hail and snow while taking stats for 2 1/2 hours.  I dare you!

* On the bright side,
I bought myself some of these

Last season, I borrowed a pair of Garrett's gloves.  He didn't appreciate me constantly wiping my runny nose on them. I decided to get my own pair.  My gloves have to be 1) Warm, 2) Not too thick because I have to be able to write all the stats, 3) Not chafe my nose, and 4) WASHABLE.

 So I got my own pair, but mine our furry.  They are warm and cozy and soft on my nose. ;)

* I have to turn some pictures in for a Senior program. I am supposed to turn in a baby/toddler picture, three pics of him participating in sports or something he likes when he was younger and a senior picture.  the photographer will insert recent lacrosse action shots.  Here is Garrett -

Going through the pictures made me sooooo nostalgic.

* Today is "someone's" appointment with the urologist.

I went and picked up this:

Really?  Did you think I was going to show you the contents of the envelope?
I was thinking that maybe we should gather the family around the TV for some quality time viewing the scrotal ultrasound.  But then, I decided not.   So no Oscar for the ultrasound technician because the judges didn't want to view this particular piece of art.

* Could someone out there please find me a CHEAP ticket - make that 3 cheap tickets - to Cambodia.  Please?????  I will love you forever.  I almost want this more than cupcakes.

Happy RaNDoM TueSDaY!

Pulling My Hair Out

Phew!  Thank heavens it's TUESDAY!
You know what THAT means!  Keely is out of town or something and Amy at Bitchin' Wives Club is hosting today's festivities.

Not only is it RaNDoM THouGHT TueSDaY, but there is a lot going on around here!

* First - the Washing Machine Repair man is coming between 8 and 12.  I NEED him to come as close to 8 as possible.  So, what do you want to bet that he calls at 11:55 and a) says that he is running late and will be here around 2:30 or b) says that he is running late and won't be here until Thursday.

* IF things work out, we can go pick up Garrett's car at the mechanics.  Garrett has been driving the little white truck while his car has been in the shop.  He doesn't care what car he drives.  He's just happy to have a car.  I, on the other hand, DO care.  When he drives the little white truck, the boys have to stow their lacrosse equipment in the bed of the truck.  There is NO way they can go to school and leave their gear in the bed of the truck all day....unless they want to come out after school to find it missing.  So, I have to drive their equipment to the school and meet them in the parking lot everyday after school so they can grab it.  I want the car back!

* Also, when they come home at night, they lug those ginormous bags of STINKY equipment into the kitchen.  Hmmm...Garrett's bag wasn't in the kitchen this morning.  I texted him at 6:05: "Where is your lax stuff?"  Response: "Oh, I just realized it;s in the back of the lac."
It took me a couple of seconds - Back of the "lac?"  Did he just text so fast he mispelled?  Back of the "lac." RIGHT!
He's quoting Snoop Dogg - "When we doin' what we doin in the back of the lac."
Of course - the back of the truck - the back of the lac.  The truck is a LOT like a Cadillac. ;)

* Speaking of role models.  Lil Wayne reports to Riker's today.  Yep - starting a one year sentence for illegal gun possession.  But don't feel bad. "He's been working hard getting music and videos out to make up for his absence."  Wow!  That's a relief!

* Oh and in other role model news: an 11 year old boy accidentally shot himself in the foot yesterday when his father left him with the gun TO GUARD THEIR MARIJUANA PLANTS!  People! Please!  Thankfully, the dad had a license for 30 of the plants under Colorado's medicinal marijuana lack of laws.  So the dad will only be prosecuted for all of the other plants and for being a dumb ass and giving his kid a gun.  He will be sentenced to 20 seconds in prison.

* It's 8:11 and I haven't heard from the Washing Machine Repair Man.

* My luck is about to change.  I found this:

Yep, it's the lucky wishbone from "Operation," the game.  Okay, so I didn't exactly find it.  A couple of weeks ago, Brian was vacuuming this furry area rug in the basement, when he announced, "Oh, oh, I think I just vacuumed up the wishbone."  The wishbone? "Yeah, I think I just vacuumed up the wishbone from Operation."  NO!!!  Not the Operation game- full of fun - for ages 6 to 8?????  We HAVE to have the wishbone!!!!  Because we haven't played that game in years and we probably never will get it out every Sunday and play as a family. We MUST recover the wishbone.  Feeling adventuresome, I dove into the central vac canister yesterday and sorted through 1,000 hairballs to save the wishbone.  Did you know that 1) I am the only blonde in my family? 2) There was NOT a single strand of dark hair in the vacuum canister?  Why is all MY hair in there and where is everybody elses'?  I'll just ponder that for the rest of the day!

Have a great Tuesday.

And if you get a chance - get over here and start folding.

But not yet, it's 8:23 and he hasn't called yet.

Sugar cookies, Oil Changes and Snow Shoveling

Tuesday?  It's Tuesday?
It feel like it's some kind of crazy day.
I have about 5 and a half minutes to get all my thoughts out and then move on to the craziness of my life.
You'll be jealous of all the fun things I have planned for the day -
the mechanic,
an oil change,
visiting some ladies from church,
a meeting with the principal
The fun goes on and on!

Here's some fun -

Go on over to Keely's The Unmom and link up.  You can play along!

* My hands hurt.
My hands hurt because I have been wringing gallons of water out of towels.
My washing machine is not "spinning."
Last week, it would spin about every 3rd load.
I experimented with putting fewer clothes in, more clothes in, different detergent.
This week, it doesn't want to spin at all.
Oh.......and we might not be able to get it fixed because it's a commercial washer and not just any Joe Washing Machine Repairguy can fix it.  Even the Maytag Repair Man probably can't fix it.
We'll see.


* I jut sent a birthday box to Cambodia for Trammell.
Last year, I sent him a cake mix and frosting, party hats, candles etc.
Then I saw THIS on Facebook -

Another mother posted about HER son celebrating HIS birthday about a month after Trammell's.  Then, I looked at the picture more closely.  Is that MY chocolate cake?  Are those MY Cars decorations? Are those MY Cars hats?  In my next email to Trammell, I asked him if he had given HIS birthday box to Elder Anderson.  He replied, "I'm not going to lie......"  He did!  He hates any hoopla.  He hid the box under his bed and then brought it out a month later for this other missionary.

Guess what I sent this year?  Yep - a cake mix, frosting, Spiderman hats, blowers etc.  Maybe he'll celebrate this year.....but I doubt it.

* In the "Did I really just say that?" category -

I went to a church program to speak to the teenage girls.

One of my friends/their leaders approached me: "Would you like to eat some dinner?"
Me: "Oh no thank you."
Friend: "Are you sure?  There is plenty."
Me: "Thanks, but I just ate seven sugar cookies.  There were only seven left and I didn't want someone else to eat the last one, so I ate all of them."

What???  What is WRONG with me?

* In the "Did YOU just say that?" category -

Yesterday, I was in a sugar induced coma after eating five sugar cookies (new batch).

I decided I needed to move around and get some fresh air.

It was sunny and warm (40 degrees), so I decided to go out and shovel the driveway.

I was shovelling away when the front door opened and Garrett popped his head out.

Garrett: "Mom, what are you doing?"
Me: "Oh I just thought I would shovel a little bit."
Garrett: "Mom, you really don't have to do that....."

My heart melts...awww.....what a sweet heart!

Garrett: "I'll send Parker out."

Wait!  What????  YOU will send your little brother out.

I started laughing so hard, I couldn't shovel anymore.

*I TOLD you that once lacrosse season started, it would finally snow!
First day of practice was yesterday.
The fields are covered in snow.
What does that mean?
Practice inside the school EVERY day from 7 to 9 pm.
The kids ate D1 at 5 pm and then came home for a second dinner at 9.  And then Parker made a noodle bowl at 10.  I guess I better get to the grocery store and stock up!

We have four games Saturday.  It's supposed to snow again on Thursday.  I am now taking bets on whether a) it's cancelled b) the snow melts and they play OR c) it snows and they make the kids shovel the field and then play.

I'm going to be late for my 9 o' clock appointment.  I'm out!

When's National DONUT Day?

It's TUESDAY!
It's RaNDoM THouGHT TueSDaY

 with Keely at The Unmom.
Get on over there and join up!

But first!
* It's National Bagel Day.

What?  If there's a National Bagel Day, there's got to be the the even better DONUT DAY and the most important National CUPCAKE DAY!
And who decides it's National Anything day?
Brueggers Bagel's declared February 9th National Bagel Day (of course they did.)
I'm researching................
Thank heavens.......the world is not completely off its axis.

National Donut Day is the first Friday in June.  Mark your calendars!

Wait.......what the????
National Cupcake Day was January 5th? or February 1st?  February 5th?  or last October 18th???
HOW DID I MISS THESE DAYS?????
What kind of friends are YOU that you didn't even TELL ME?
Much less bring CUPCAKES over????
December 15th was National Lemon Cupcake Day?

* Today is trash day.
Don't you hate it when you get the BRILLIANT idea (because the pickles just fell out) to clean your refrigerator the day AFTER trash day.
Well, I'm way ahead of the game.
I'm going to clean the refrigerator out today BEFORE the trash man comes (if I finish blogging in time - because I've got my priorities)

* Today is the BIG day.  The BIG BIG day!
Tonight is "Grandview's Got Talent" at the high school.
And while that is arguable, Garrett is performing tonight!
Get ready!!!  You won't want to miss it.
We'll see if we can find someone who can video it AND upload it.
But I'll let you in on the performance.
So remember that white blazer I showed you last week?

He's wearing that......with white pants, white shoes (with gold dragons), a white hat, white sunglasses and a "tribal" (his words, not mine) necklace.
Oh.......you didn't hear me say anything about a shirt?
There's no shirt.
He and a friend are playing the violin and viola.
They start out with a recognizable boring song and then break into a medley of 8 hip hop songs.
I think the "no shirt" and sunglasses kind of give THAT away.

* At the dress rehearsal, Garrett was on one side of the stage and a random girl (that means I don't know her) was on the other.
She called out, "Garrett what do you have on?"
He posed to show her his jacket.
She asked, "No, under your jacket.  What's on under your jacket?"
He parted his white seersucker jacket like the Red Sea.....to reveal....nothing.
She says warily, "You have a brown T-shirt on?"
THAT'S how dark his skin is. (for a white boy)

* Why do I keep getting email titled, "You Wheelchair Kit is Ready"?

* I emailed my friends yesterday and told them,
If I EVER see you in these -

I will DISOWN you!  And I WILL!
Pajama Jeans!!!!!!!
Have you seen the commercial?
This is worse than Armageddon!  These are WORSE than the pink velour sweats with "JUICY" on the a**.
What's the world coming to?


I better go get that refrigerator cleaned out!
Happy Tuesday!
Never mind the refrigerator - the love of my life just called and he has a Chocolate Twist and a Maple Cake waiting for me at his office.  Gotta run!
Like I said, I HAVE my priorities!