Sidelined

Ughghh.... I was just beginning to really like my 40 - 60 minutes with tyrant Shaun T and all his


 

I have officially been side-lined. After some severe pain in my knee and the recommendation of my primary care physician, I went to an Orthopedist. There is severe swelling in my knee and I am to give it a rest and take anti-inflammatory medication for the next there weeks.  . . . 

So, what I am I allowed to do? ... I can use an elliptical (don't have one of those), or ride a stationary bike (nada on this one as well), or walk (as long as I avoid inclines).  

I guess I best get to steppin'!!!

Boy-isms

We all know kids say the funniest things. Their perspective on life is awe-inspiring, humbling & sometimes hysterical!


Here is my most recent boy-ism:




(I have to preface the following story by telling you another "boy-ism" story first. We are a blended family. Our boys have known each longer then they haven't. I am not big on labels so,... we let the boys decide how they wanted to define their relationship on their own. At the age of 3, they started calling each other "brudder-friends". We loved it and it's stuck!) 

My boys and I were headed to a family birthday picnic and my lil man quips to me that he misses his Daddy. I told him he had just come back from his Dad's and he says he knows, but that he wishes he could live with Daddy everyday. (Deep breath. Deep breath.) I respond by saying he would hardly ever get to see Mommy or his "Brudder-friend" if he lived just at Daddy's. Before I can even finish, I am interrupted by, "No! I mean, I wish we could all live together all the time!" This is a conversation we have had before, and the first time my son realized this wasn't going to happen, there was a river a tears. I sigh and say, "Honey, we've had this conversation before." ... There is a pause and a noticeable amount of maturity in his voice when he says, "I know, I know. You and Daddy got devoured... " .... Let's just say, I was laughing so hard I almost had to pull over.

Public Service Announcement : Speed Demons

Let the randomness ensue;
okay, so maybe it's the fact that my muscle aches have their own aches (Day 3 of Round 2 of Insanity), or the rain, or the whine coming from one of the children, or the annoyance of work politics ... but this is my public service announcement for the day:

If you are driving on a major interstate and you fly up behind me and begin flashing your headlights like a maniac even though I am already driving at about 7 mph Over the speed limit; what is it that you think will happen next? Do you really think that driving 15-20 mph over the speed limit will get you to your destination faster, or more specifically, be cost-effective? Hmmm,... let's make this multiple choice, shall we?

1. I will adjust my rear-view mirror to deflect the light
2. I will continue at my current speed
3. I will continue in my current lane given the fact that their is either (A) no where to move to and/or (B) I am already traveling at a speed in excess of the posted speed limit
4. I will not see you behind me because I am driving a van and you are driving any type of smaller vehicle and you have come up so quickly behind me and I now am completely unaware that you are behind me because you are practically kissing my bumper and I can not see your headlights
5. You will continue to be annoyed and, quite possibly, cause a collision or run into me because of your continual "GUN IT --- Breaking!!" style of driving while practically attached to my bumper, in which case, this particular day will cost you way more then either of us could calculate, not excluding the possibility of fatality. 

--------------------------------------- OR  ---------------------------------------

    6.  Any Combination of ALL OF THE ABOVE!!

Seriously people, slow down and be smart!!!!

Being as I drive for a living (over 1500 miles/week), I have a whole slew of pet peeves about driving, but that's a whole different blog post.... What are your biggest pet peeves about driving?