I'm What?

OK, the creative juices are lacking today. It's been a busy week. Just a quick update--dad is doing better; the freshman basketball team won another game; the tangled web at work just keeps getting crazier. I gave up several things for Lent, but I'll save those for another post when I can be humorous about them.

Because I'm spending an inordinate amount of time online (I caved in and joined Facebook), I thought I'd take this little quiz. I think it is pretty accurate. The one about which girl scout cookie I am was not--I would much prefer to be a thin mint (thin anything) than a peanut butter sandwich/do-se-do (I don't care for those). Anyway... what Internet slang are you?

You Are LOL

The internet is always cracking you up. You could waste the day away finding things to laugh at. You're usually the first one to find a new funny video, picture, or website. You're always up for wasting time online, even if (especially if) you're at work. You also tend to spend a lot of time chatting, especially with people who make you laugh out loud.

What Internet Slang Are You?

Taking stock of what is important

My mom hasn't made it to too many of Matt's basketball games this year. She came last Thursday with my sweet Logan to watch the freshmen Mules take on Ann Arbor Huron. Probably not the best choice--it wasn't a particularly fun game to watch. But my boys (and my nieces and their kids) are a top priority for my mom -- and me -- so I'm glad she got to watch. My dad, on the other hand, has not been able to attend, and it looks like he probably won't make it to any of the remaining home dates.

One of my New Years' plans was to visit my parents more often since they basically live around the block from me. Work and kids' schedules have been hectic though, and I've been remiss in this area. I need to fix that, and I hate that it takes trauma to make me re-evaluate. My mom mentioned that my dad wasn't feeling well, and that I needed to get over to see him before it was too late. I took that with a grain of salt because sometimes my mom can be a bit dramatic (just in case you wonder where Matt and I get it). Unfortunately, this time she was spot on. I ran over on Saturday to take some dishes back that have been sitting at my house since Christmas. My dad really was in very bad shape. It was very obvious that he had pneumonia, but he didn't want to go to the ER because he had a doctor's appointment scheduled for Tuesday. I was truly fearful that he wasn't going to make it until then. The only other time I've seen him that bad was when he had complications from surgery 5 years ago and we almost lost him.

Needless to say, the doctor took one look at him and put him in the hospital. He's still there and will remain there for at least a few more days. He's breathing easier, but there are some secondary issues that still have me concerned.

It's also taking a bit of a toll on the boys. The elder two really want to bury their heads in the sand and pretend nothing is wrong. The younger one is losing focus--he tries to make it seem like he's taking it in stride, but he and his grandfather are close, and he's the one who has been to see him, so I know he's distracted. They've all watched friends lose grandparents recently, so it is a life lesson that is hard.

I'm sure my dad will be fine, at least this time. It's just a wake up call for me.

Things I Meant to Blog About, and Things I Shouldn't Blog About

Several things happened last week that I meant to blog about, but I just never got around to it.

1. The Freshman Boys' basketball team finally got their first victory of the season! Hurray! Matt had a double double (10 points, 11 rebounds). Thomas and Tyler also had double doubles, and Brendan played some excellent ball as well.
2. Andrew is back on the job market with the demise of Circuit City. If not for bad luck, he wouldn't have any at all, but he's a trouper.
3. The boys on the football team once again showed that they understand the meaning of family as they stood by their friend Nate as he mourned the loss of his grandparents one week apart from each other. My deepest sympathies to Nate and his mom Cheryl and their family members on the loss of her parents.
4. Craig can write great poetry. He'll kill me for that, but some of the off-the-cuff things he wrote were phenomenal.
5. BD's Mongolian Grill is addictive.
6. I watched shows about Jesus and about the shroud of Turin on the Discovery Channel and History Channel to change the karma in my house and to offset the blue cloud coming from my basement during the second half of the Super Bowl. Thank goodness the Steelers pulled it off in the end--all is at peace once again.

As far as things I SHOULDN'T blog about... that would be the conversation I walked in on after work that was going on between My 3 Sons. While my life can resemble a sitcom at times, I don't think that old show would have been able to broadcast the conversation. At some point, I tried to remind them that I was MOM and not another teenager. I won't go into detail---it would REALLY embarrass them, but suffice it to say, the FCC would have had a heart attack. (although personally, I found it hysterically funny but totally inappropriate--there were things I should have set them straight on, but that would have been just wrong).

So on to life's next adventure...