It’s all About Me

I should have stayed home and watched the Phillies-I broke the Karma by going grocery shopping during the game.

Two Thumbs Up

I must give credit where it is due and I think my girl Hillary did a great job with her speech tonight…and I have to give praise to the fightin’ Phils for keeping me on the edge of my seat through the 13th inning-very exciting end game (Mets-too bad so sad!)  Hope they can keep it going! I know I keep saying I am not a sports fan, well, not very much of one but I think I may be in the closet on that issue. To be continued…

My Unconventional Family

I just have to say how crazy unconventional (yet highly lovable) my family is meeting at 9pm last night to sing happy birthday to my Aunt, who is also my Godmother. I will not admit to what time I got home (yes with the kids.) NO there was not any alcohol involved what-so-ever.  Just lot’s o’ caffeine and sugar!! FYI - This is not uncommon for us.

Pardon My French

If you’re gonna’ talk smack like our friends the french did

“The Americans? We’re going to smash them. That’s what we came here for,” Bernard said.

You deserve to stand next to and watch as the team you came to “smash” receives the gold.

Yay for USA men’s 4×100 meters freestyle relay team!!!!! Good for them for saving the “smack” talk for after they spanked France’s ass. There’s confidence then there’s just pure pompous arrogance. I am so glad we didn’t boycott. Really who would a boycott have hurt but the athletes who spent their lives training for this event. If the opportunity were ripped from them they might never have it again. Sorry-I digress.

USA USA!!!

Lists

Generally I am not a violent person. In fact I have never been in a physical fight.  However, I used to have two mental lists-one for people who I would love to give a verbal lashing and one for ass kicking. I have merged these lists recently as I find it too much to keep two such lists anymore and it would conserve energy and time should I ever get the chance with any of these scum of the earth people. Not that I think I would really be able to kick some of their asses nor would they care what I have to say or think about them-it’s just fun to fantasize. Although they do indeed deserve someone’s foot up their butt-even if it isn’t my own.  Is this warped or does anyone else do this??

The Bun is out of the Oven

Princess Ava Marie arrived safely and in good health 7/22/08 7:59 am 7lbs 2oz 20 in long!

Princess Angela Bree and Prince Anthony Joseph (AJ) are proud to show her off!!!

 

 

 

 

Rain Delay

I watched the story of Richie “Whitey” Ashburn today during the almost 3 hour rain delay during the Phillies v Mets (side note: it rained almost no place else in this area but Philly)  and I remembered a time I met him. I don’t want to talk about the loss-woe are the Phillies today, anyway, I don’t remember the exact location I saw him. My father took my brothers and I to whatever the event was and we stood in line waiting to get a personalized autographed picture of this baseball legend. I had NO CLUE at the time what a great ball player he was for the Phillies. I was a young teen thinking of all the different places I would rather be than in that line at that time. Not impressed at all. I do remember thinking he didn’t appear to be much of a star to me, he seemed quite common. I certainly didn’t understand my father’s excitement. Now I realize he was a humble man and I am now oh so many years later impressed with the meeting. I have no idea where that autographed picture is or after so many moves if I even still have the picture. I can see it though in my mind, a black and white picture of Mr. Ashburn smoking his pipe and the scribbled autograph across the bottom. I guess it had some sort of impact on me as I do remember all this. I am pretty sure and sad to say the impact was for the most part a lost afternoon with my friends. Still, even though I was not a fan then and I am not a huge fan of sports today, it turned out to be a nice memory.

Time Flies

I am nearing the end of my third (and final) pregnancy. We scheduled the C-section for July 22. I am so anxious about so many things. One of them is leaving my kids for several days. Last time it was only my daughter and she understood so much more than my son seems to comprehend. My daughter has always been a little better at me leaving her for periods of time than my son. I am sure that is because I worked for the first year and half of her life. With my son I only worked a small part time job for about a year and he was sleeping during my work hours. I know, I know, a few minutes after I leave he is fine. Just that I you know as a mother that no one knows your kids better than you do. No one knows just the way they like, oh say their pancakes made or how you have a nightly tradition of kissing both their hands before saying “Goodnight, I love you, don’t let the bed bugs bite.” No one knows Ellie the well loved stuffed elephant, your daughter sleeps with every night, makes sure only good dreams get through. Yes, it’s just for a short four of five days but still you sort of feel like you are abandoning them. I know they will be well cared for though by their father and my mother.

I am also anxious about the c-section itself. Last time I lost my ability to breathe or talk and that was pretty scary. I don’t panic easy but I did at that time and they knocked me out. I really would like to be aware this time to see our last child born-so here’s crossing my fingers on that. Of course, I have the usually anxiety about what if something happens to our baby. What if something is wrong…my first daughter spent nine long days in the NICU but is healthy as a horse today (THANK GOD!) I am writing all this so y’all can say after everything turns out just fine how silly I was to be so anxious-enough about the negative.

We have another ultrasound scheduled for July 3rd so I may have some new pics of the newest little princess after that. I really must get serious about getting ready-I really am not prepared at all. I gave away all of the adorable baby clothes I had from my daughter and I have to dig out the baby stuff I have left as well as make room in my room for her. There is some shopping to do as I gave away some important things after my son was born. So, that’s where my head is now.

By the way, Relay went well although a little too hot for me this year. Even though I was horribly lazy about collecting donations and everything else this year we manged to collect almost $1500. For a little family team I thing that wasn’t bad and I always think who knows maybe that $1500 will be the bit of extra $ needed for the research that blows the horrible Cancer Monster out of the water. Maybe it will be the bit of extra $ to help some cancer patients get transportation to their appointments that normally wouldn’t have because there wasn’t enough funding. You never know-whatever the $ is used for I feel assured it will be put to excellent use. Pictures will follow I am a little slow at getting the pics up these days. Thank you to anyone (again & again) who made donations and or participated.

Cancer

One more plea for donations to my team Pop-pop’s Peeps for the Relay For Life (I made my first one back in January) American Cancer Society fundraiser this Friday and Satuday. Here’s our link: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/poppopspeeps . It’s hard to ask people to put out money and get nothing in return. The thing I have learned about cancer, after having added a couple names earlier this year and then 3 more names recently to our inspiration list (names are listed at our donation site) is that cancer is frighteningly random. Every time I turn around I hear it has struck another person I know directly. You could be next-I could be next. So I ask for donations, in any increment because every little dollar counts. I ask for you, for me, for everyone. I am not just asking beacause I am honoring people who have passed on because of cancer or for current cancer patients but for future patients too (really in hopes of avoiding more future patients.) We never know who will be struck next. I also ask you keep all cancer patients and their families in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you for even considering the cause and make sure you get your mammograms and colonoscopies and check ups etc etc. All that unpleasant stuff can mean such a big difference in fighting cancer. 

One of my Favorites

An excerpt from one of my favorites,Iwas reminded of today:

Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood

Then sing, ye birds, sing, sing a joyous song!
And let the young lambs bound
As to the tabor’s sound!	175
We in thought will join your throng,
Ye that pipe and ye that play,
Ye that through your hearts to-day
Feel the gladness of the May!
What though the radiance which was once so bright	180
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;	185
In the primal sympathy
Which having been must ever be;
In the soothing thoughts that spring
Out of human suffering;
In the faith that looks through death,	190
In years that bring the philosophic mind.

 ~ William Wordsworth