Struggles of a Teacher Person

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

Hectic Week!

Well, it's been a crazy week. Along with a five-year review for our vocational department, basketball season started, and I was saved by a guardian angel/grease monkey. I'll write more about this during the weekend. I got a rockin' haircut and have exercised satisfactorily!

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Crazy Doesn't Begin


<<<----- This is what crazy looks like. I love this woman. I am watching Iron Chef America and she is SO entertaining. There are stories around Savannah that she is NOTHING like the personality she portrays on television, but I choose to put these items in my denial file, you know, with stuff like Rock Hudson was gay and my khaki pants don't really look that bad.
But, not far behind is the AWESOME and mad-skills having Robert Irvine. Have you watched Dinner: Impossible? Please don't tell me you haven't because you are SO missing out (Apologies to Hippy!). He takes a HORRIBLE situation and kicks culinary ass every time. He can GO.
Did I say that I normally don't really like the usual Iron Chef America. Paula should be allowed to always be on there. Her trash talking MADE the episode.

Thirty-minute Ellipticizing

After BodyPump, which was brutal thanks to Diana, Mrs. C. and I decided to do the elliptical thing. Here's what my i-pod decided for me to hear:

Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado
Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good) - Sugarland
Hella Good - No Doubt
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Stronger - Kanye West
Because of You - Ne-Yo
Say It Right - Nelly Furtado
Wait a Minute - The Pussycat Dolls
Just Fine - Mary J. Blige

Mary J. ROCKS MY FACE OFF! I love this song SO much. Listen to the words. Delicious for my brain!

The Child Has Been with Us TWO Years (as of yesterday)

This picture is of The Child and my brother, The Hero. The Child, whose birth I witnessed, is a total wonder. He's SO smart. He LOVES instruments and can identify trumpet music. He loves drums, so Supermom got him one. He is the sweetest thing! Supermom said that after she got finished getting ready he took her face in his hands and said, "Pretty." He loves to "read" his Jesus book. He must read "Minewva," which I often pronounce as Minerva (Nobody Notices Minerva). He really likes "Queen" who is Lightning McQueen of Cars. He also likes Mater almost as much.

He can make you crazy by slinging food, seemingly at will. He can make your heart glow by calling you "Two," though we still don't know why he's named me this.

He is a total blessing, but a TON of hard work for Supermom.

Thank you, God for The Child!

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Saturday

I have spent this day in an interesting balance of work and rest. I went to the gym at 8:00. "My" elliptical machine had an annoying squeak, so I chose to treadmill. Ugh. Hadn't planned on running any, but decided it'd be best.

After that I enjoyed a leisurely breakfast at coffee place with Mrs. C. It was really nice, relaxing and delicious.

Since getting home, I have spent alternating time cleaning and watching football or whatever. Georgia-Georgia Tech is on, so I'm alternately rooting for whomever has the ball. If it weren't for Richt, it'd be easy. But, I really like Richt, as I've mentioned before. He's such a good guy, it's hard to want Georgia to lose. That's what makes me NOT a fan according to my brother.

Regardless. Have a relaxing day (or rest of it).

Peace and chicken grease.

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving!



Okay, I don't know what's up with the focus of my camera phone, maybe I was too close to my subject? Regardless, this is what was left of my Sweet Potato(e optional for all non-Dan Quayles) Casserole. I made it based on the recipe from the America's Test Kitchen website (http://americastestkitchen.com/recipe.asp?recipeids=2641&iSeason=6 You have to register to get it, but it's worth it. Just be sure to tell them, via the form, that you'd rather not receive their well-meaning, but stuff-hawking e-mails.)

Well, I've had pretty good success with their recipes in the past, so when I saw this Saturday, I had a pretty good inkling that it'd be good. Well, it WAS. Delicious. A lot of brown sugar and butter, but once a year, it's not SO bad.

The EVENT today was at my daddy's oldest brother's house. He's know for his frugality. His wife always has the house in perfect condition, and it's on a lovely lot where the kids can play. Oh, the great-grands that were in attendance. And one (my brother and his wife's) on the way!

Decided that I'd go back home tomorrow. It's gotten so that my diddy has to keep the house WAY warm, due to his health. I can't live 20 degrees warmer than I am accustomed to. Right now the heat is CRANKING. Ugh. But, I do love my parents. And, since I live with The Child, I get to see them nearly every weekend, so I see them (and they me) plenty!

I hope that all of you had a day as wonderful and peaceful and as mine!

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Don't Ask Me to Bring a Snack


Okay, today I went HARD on the weight workout. It was awesome, I was so in it, etc. I got home and needed to make a snacky-type treat for an oyster roast that I was to attend. Okay, let the record show that I've not had Rice Krispies Treats in years, I think. Well, that's the way I acted this afternoon. I carefully heated the butter/margarine, then slowly brought the marshmallows up to their melting point, but not too hot. OH MY WORD! How delicious are these treats!?! Well, to answer that, so delicious I proceeded to eat about half the pan of them! So, I took my 16 little treats to the oyster roast and confessed. My friends were nice enough to say, "Well, at least it was low in fat." Love her so much. I'll call her Mathy Mathster. She's my department head and totally awesome. Brilliant, yet fun.


I was pretty good after the treats, drinking alot of water. But GEEZ, why do I insist on doing this?!?


Ugh. This means I need to walk either in the morning or tomorrow afternoon. I'll be at the 'rents, so morning will probably be best.


Two days at home. Will I make it through the battle of wills with my diddy? Our personalities are so similar we can hardly stand each other. Don't get me wrong, I love him and he'd do anything for me and vice-versa. We just can't be in confined spaces for extended period of time.


Happy thanksgiving to you all!


Music to Ellipticize to. . .

Just for your information, this is the set that I listened to last night while ellipticizing.

Turn to Stone -- Electric Light Orchestra
Run Around -- Blues Traveler
My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin' -- Bill Monroe with Ricky Scaggs
Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good) -- Sugarland {See, I do appreciate them!}
Little Sister -- Dwight Yoakam
Dirty Little Secret -- The All-American Rejects
Givin' It Up for Your Love -- Delbert McClinton
Candyman -- Christina Aguilera
Jump -- Van Halen
My Maria (Live) -- Brooks & Dunn
Who Knew -- P!nk
Proud (Josh Harris Pride Remix) -- Heather Small
Heaven Knows -- Donna Summer

Overall, it was pretty good, although Dwight's rendition of "Little Sister" was a little slow. I like that song so much that I really didn't mind.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Thanks, Blog!


Okay, this is one of those times that this blog is a very constructive part of my life. I didn't want to be a loser and not exercise. I was about to decide NOT to go . . . then I thought about the little thing in my blog. So, at about 9:15 this evening, I rolled on up to the gym. Ugh. It's the getting there that's the handle. Once I'm there, I'm fine.


I did 45 minutes on the elliptical. And not just 45 minutes-- 45 minutes at level 10! This is a personal best. I am very thankful for this blog. The machine said that I went 3.07 miles and burned 530 calories (before the cool down). Wow, thanks readers. I owe it all to you!

Saw It

Saw it, loved it. Vince Vaughn is the best smart ass out there these days, and Fred Claus is the perfect opportunity for him to display his smart ass-yness. There is alot of silliness in this movie, which is good. There's a degree of predictability, but in the end it's tied up pretty neatly. And Kevin Spacey is great as Clyde. The "Rubberneckin'" number is AWESOME. Chris "Ludacris" Bridges creeped me out as the D.J.; his head was weirdly cged on a tiny person's body. He was good, but watching him gave me the heebes.

Go see it.

Okay, I Feel Awesome!


How good is a day when you get up, get things done, and can do what you want the rest of the day?!? Yes!

Last night Mrs. C. dragged me, most unwillingly, to the gym. I KNEW I needed to go, but it's one of those things. I'm NOT in a gym mood until I get there. I did a Debbie workout. Debbie is a trainer who I worked with. How awesome she was! She knew exactly how much to push me, without killing me. Debbie's husband, however, moved on to work at a university in the Atlanta area. I have been teetering on the edge of quitting the gym, were it not for my AWESOME friends, Mrs. C. and Hippy Chick.

MORE THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR :

20. Living in a country in which I can speak my mind without having aforementioned mind splattered on a wall beside me (Sadaam Hussein-style)

21. The right to vote

22. Friends who will drop-kick me into going to the gym

23. Cooking for Thanksgiving!

24. Good recipes on the internet

25. An extended-family that is very supportive, despite being insane

26. A sister who is an EXCELLENT cook

27. A daddy who would do almost anything for me and my siblings

28. A momma who is probably the sweetest person I know (maybe her momma was sweeter? maybe?)

29. A brother who served in Iraq and who has chosen to serve us here in law enforcement back here

30. The older gentleman I saw at Wal*Mart (that #$%^ place) who had on a "Retired U.S. Navy" cap. (I thanked him for his service and I almost burst into tears. After watching a lot of Ken Burns' The War, I can't NOT thank anybody I know is a veteran.)

31. A number of friends who are always game for coffee

32. Turkey breast!

33. Giblet-less gravy

Monday, November 19, 2007

DEBACLE!

I heard about this on Rick and Bubba. Wow, is it BAD?!? Check this http://www.thatgrapejuice.net/ for the worst performance of a Beyonce song EVER! I think that the mixing of musical genres can be interesting and sometimes really good (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwRXPMOpUE8), but this is horrible. I like Sugarland, but what were they thinking? It's really nice how Beyonce tries to play along, since it's like a collaborative thing. But UGH! Don't try this at home or on the stage.

And for Hippy Chick, here's what it's supposed to sound like:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3URfWTEPmtE.

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Jumped the Gun Again


Okay, I jumped the gun for the second time. I watched A Charlie Brown Christmas with The Child. I LOVE this program/show/DVD. When Linus starts telling the Christmas story, I always lose it!
It really puts everything in perspective for me. I cannot believe they had trouble getting this to air!

Okay, YouTube Has Sucked More Hours Out of My Life


While looking up random stuff on YouTube, and letting untold minutes of my life disappear into oblivion, I found this guy. You may already be familiar with him. David Sides is his name and playing piano by ear is his game. Who knew that Kanye West's music is just as awesome on the piano?!? I found him after searching "most responded." The Kanye medley is very cool. I also really enjoyed "Bed" which was originated by J. Holiday. I am just amazed that this guy is so extremely talented and wanted to share him with y'all. He has a myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/davidsides. I think you'll be glad that you checked him out!

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Thanksgiving Is My FAVORITE!



Okay, I like most holidays. But, my FAVORITE is Thanksgiving (followed closely by Voting Day, which isn't really a holiday, but I just get so excited about it--watch Not For Ourselves Alone by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick and you'll vote even when you don't feel like it). I like that there's no pressure to get some awesome gift for each family member. In our family, we go to my diddy's brother's house. All the peeps from that side of the family generally show up. It's really nice. Bring a dish and catch up on all the goings-on from the previous year. No arguing about whether it's pronounced jib-let or gib-let (with a hard g). No tearing down one another. Just existing, eating, and enjoying. If you want to watch football, that's fine. If you want to watch the little kids play outside (which is really where it's at), that's okay. If you want to be super-helpful in the kitchen, that's okay too. Funny, I never find myself doing that.

So, in the spirit of thankfulness, I thought I'd start a list that I'll continue during the week when I need to add to it. . .

THINGS I'M THANKFUL FOR

1. My family

2. My friends

3. A job that I absolutely love

4. Being southern (no offense to those of you from the northern regions, but I was MADE to be southern)

5. Finding (being led to) a new church with an AWESOME pastor

6. People at church who (lovingly) monitor my attendance!

7. The Child

8. Living with my sister so I can hear her raising The Child ("If you don't get up here on this bed to get your clothes on, you can't wear your Spiderman pajamas." "'Pidaman, momma, pidaman, momma!" "Okay, then get up here." That's REALLY what priceless is, Mastercard!)

9. My brother and his wife expecting A BOY!

10. People at work I actually like (I've been watching The Office quite a bit lately.)

11. Thanksgiving week off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12. A suitable place to live

13. A car that gets me from point A to point B satisfactorily

14. A really awesome friend who meets me to ellipticize twice a week!

15. A really awesome person who cut my hair and morphed into a really good friend!

16. A gym I can work out at and not feel wigged out because my body isn't (even close to being) perfect

17. Parents who cared (and still do care) about me and what I'm doing

18. Really good music

19. My i-pod (I know this is very-near, if not shallow, but it has changed my life. I don't think I could ellipticize without it. Okay, I could, but not as long.)

Cafe Hooray


This is the view from my favorite coffee place in town. The people there are always very helpful and patient (at least to your face) when you're trying to decide between sugar-free raspberry (which is WAY tastier in a latte than you'd think) and sugar-free caramel for your drink of choice. There are usually several pseudo-intellectuals and college kids who think they're WAY more genius than you and I will ever be. And only yesterday was there a guy throwing some kind of coin on the cement/concrete floor. Usually it's fun and enjoyable. There are several other coffee places, but this is my favorite. The tomato-tarragon soup is SO DELICIOUS, there are NO WORDS.

Friday Night Dinner



Okay, here's my tasty dinner from last night. I opened up the hamburger to show the delicious-looking, fresh veggies on it! How cute is this plate? This meal was AWESOME. I realize that this is NOT contributing to me making less of myself, but it was somewhat celebratory in that we are out of school ALL next week. P.S. I am 77, so I had the decaf! Actually, it was a little chilly.

Ah, yes. We're out of school all next week. I'm planning on getting only a few things done. I have very few aspirations. I know this is totally underwhelming, but that's how I'm rolling.

Back to the important issue: dinner. Snoopy, Fiona, and I supped at Ruby Tuesday last night. I like the recent transformation they've undergone. It's kind of funny because we tried the new Chili's, but alas, it was full to capacity and the girls wanted to eat within the hour. Service was nothing short of excellent and the food tasted GOOD. Yum-O, to quote someone off my favorite porn station-- The Food Network. Yeah, obnoxious Rachel Ray does have some applicable expressions even though sometimes I'd like to tell her to turn her perkiness down about 5 notches.

Plans for today? Gym 3ish, Bunco 6ish, and then home early to bed 10ish so I can get up and go to church 8:30ish.

Friday, November 16, 2007

Wow, Enough Already!

Okay, I saw this in the bathroom at training yesterday. It's a little fuzzy, but read the four-line description of what is in the can. What!?! I thought air freshener was a little wordy. This is like a thesaurus nightmare.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Oh Good Grocery Stores, Please Deliver Me!





I want a real grocery store! I now have Wal*Mart and it's driving me NUTS! I hate all the stupid crap they have. There're a few selections that are good/healthy/organic, etc. This town is so ANNOYING.



It would be awesome to go to a store that has a good selection of organic meats. I am a carnivore, yes a carnivore. I realize that according to all kinds of groups, I am single-handedly causing destruction and mayhem all the way from the polar ice caps to the rainforests. So, a hamburger that is produced organically, how bad can that be?



In another arena, I would like to address Sonny Perdue's praying for rain. I kind of feel as if it wasn't exactly an awesome idea to use state time, resources, etc. BUT, how about the FREETHIHNKERS didn't want him to do this. What? You would think that Freethinkers would pretty much want anyone to do whatever s/he deems appropriate to get the rain to come. Indian rain dance? Sure. Wiccan summonses? Absolutely. But praying to God? Fuggettaboudit. This is absolutely hysterical to me. Why are people open to any form of religion except Christianity? I just don't get this. I'm a Christian who currently worships in a Methodist church. I think that I am right, but so does the Buddhist down the street and the Muslim over at the college. I believe that the way I believe is the only way, but why would I want to stop others from exercising their religion? They, like me, are doing what they think is best for them. I mean they are just as convinced that they are right as I am, otherwise why would they be practicing their religion, assuming that they aren't just doing it because a parent/family member is making them. (Hey, I'm talking adults here.)

You can't win in this situation either. The "Freethinkers" have it covered. If it doesn't rain, it's because there's not God to hear the prayer. If it does rain, there's still no God, it was gonna rain anyway.

Maybe they're on to something. . . ? No, they're just ACLUing it.

Monday, November 12, 2007

Check out the Porta-Potties!

This was the scene at the state meet. How pretty are the colors of the fall foliage? Don't you think they contrast nicely with the aqua/turquoise of the the potties?


Today was tough. I was tired. The kids were a little wild. I can't really blame them. I'm almost cuckoo myself. I'll be out on Thursday, but man, then there's Friday. Whoa.


I'd better go to bed now so that I can go through the stuff.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

State Cross-Country Meet



Well, the old team got itself together to go to the state meet in Carrolton this weekend and a good time was had by all. Additionally, some of the more astute members of the team realized how FO' REALZ cross-country running can be. We saw some awesome finished among the girls' AA, boys' A, girls' A, and boys' AAAAA. Wow!


I had never witnessed anything like this. Snoopy has taken teams before, but wow, this was something really special. People eat, sleep, and breathe cross-country at some places. We have students who do it for a season and see it as a way to keep in shape for other sports. I think we may have several converts to the FO' REALZ group. Not many, because some of the kids just don't get out that much and were amazed by the Atlanta skyline. Don't get me wrong, the Atlanta skyline is fantastic, but I think you know what I mean. Regardless (or irregardless as Snoopy is fond of saying {BTW, she knows it's wrong}), there will be a change for the better in the cross-country team, I predict.


As far as what happened, we left noonish on Friday. Snoopy drove the "short bus" through rush hour traffic magnificiently and got us to Villa Rica at about 5 o'clock. We crashed at the big Super 8 Motel, which was very nice. Thanks to the tip from Snoopy's new best friend coach, we found this little jewel of a place.


There were several restaurants around the motel, so the kids got to eat where they wanted. Snoopy wanted Taco Bell, so I ate KFC which was located in the same restaurant. We had a student who got--and I'm not making this up--5 bean burritos and 5 tacos (Snoopy & I talked him down from 10 bean burritos.). I pity the fool who was his roommate. Actually there were 3 fools. Even the girls said everywhere this little dude went, a smelly odor followed. Well, my choice of fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, cole slaw, and biscuit proved a winning one. That is always a good choice for me.


On Saturday, we got up, had a leisurely breakfast and then proceeded to the site. It was cool with a brisk wind on Saturday morning that made for a chilly situation. The course was difficult for our kids because of all the hills. We just don't have that many where we are.


The girls finished 19 of 22 and the boys 23 of 29 in the state. It was an excellent experience for all of us. Though we all were quiet and totally exhausted upon our return Saturday night around 8:30, we had a fantastic time.


I hope we re-live this experience next year with better results!

It's Going to Be a Changing Day (with apologies to Dr. Phil)




Hey, I may never be the same. I watched TWO, yes TWO movies today. The first was The Prestige. Hugh Jackman is a wonder and Christian Bale is very good. But, no one can hold a candle to the inimitable Michael Caine. He is AWESOME. This movie is SO enthralling. I really enjoyed it!

BUT, I will never be the same for I have seen The Godfather. Wow, how good was this movie!?! I was so happy that it REALLY lives up to the hype. The initial wedding scene was a little draggy, but it was necessary for little details to be divulged all at the same time, I suppose. BTW, who am I to question Francis Ford Coppola's methods. I know my role and am shutting my hole. It IS a great movie. I can't wait to see parts 2 and 3.

Another thing. How fantastic is Robert Duvall? I didn't even know he was in these movies. He is so excellent in everything that he has ever done. Ramling Rose and The Prophet are two excellent movies also, but I had no idea how powerful his performance is in The Godfather.
Big ups to my friend Snoopy who not only recommended these movies, but also let me borrow them from her vast DVD library! Thanks, friend!

Thursday, November 8, 2007

More Cooking!

Well, yesterday, that is. I cut up some skinless, boneless chicken breasts and put them in a skillet with some olive oil that I'd put garlic powder, onion powder, and ground cayenne pepper in. I just cooked it down until the chicken was done. I then added some sweet barbeque sauce. Wow! How tasty. I'm going to have to cook more often.

Tired. Going to Carrolton tomorrow for state cross-country meet Saturday. Go us!

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Productivity

Today, I came home and became a domestic goddess. I made some individual quiches that I'd been wanting to make. I saw the recipe on Eating Well. It is little individual quiches made in a muffin tin. There's eggs, milk, scallions, shiitake mushrooms, turkey sausage, and a whole lotta love in those things. It actually made 12 regular-sized muffin cups full with a little left over for a cook's treat. Oh yeah, it had Swiss cheese in it too. I used Baby Swiss, since its taste is a little gentler. It is a good concoction. The recipe said freezing is cool and gives microwave warm-up instructions.

The kitchen is clean after my cooking, so that's a plus for me.

Until later!

Sunday, November 4, 2007

I'm Tired

I feel totally ripped off. The whole "fall back" hoopla has left me exhausted. I woke up sixish this morning. Of course, church & Wal*Mart. I took a quick nap, saw some of the MOST STUPID EVER people on the Savannah mayor's debate. Even the moderators were foolish. UGGGHH!

To the gym. Elliptical and then BodyPump. Then a nice smoothie with Hippy Chick and Tiny Hippy Chick who can tell some awesome (and verbose) stories. Then I stopped by Sonny's for barbeque.

I have just vegged since. I think I'll nap now.

'Night.

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Living Up to the Hype



How sickening is it to see the trailer for a film, be all excited about seeing it, get to the theatre, and then be completely underwhelmed by the picture? Well, that is absolutely NOT the case with American Gangster. This movie delivers all it promises in the trailer and more. It is true that both Mr. Washington and Mr. Crowe are consummate professionals and have done this kind of thing before, but the story is the star of this movie. It is riveting. Enough time is spent on each aspect of the wide-spread story, but not so much that you wind up feeling that the movie is chasing rabbits. I give it a definite thumbs up. I also predict, and this doesn't take a genius, that there may be some kind of record set. In our theatre at the 5ish showing, people who came in close to start time couldn't sit together. The movie is also long, but it doesn't seems as if it's very long.
Bubba, Sr. and Granny came to visit today and we had a nice time. They really enjoyed visiting with The Child (and Supermom and me).


Also, my sister has requested that y'all go vote for Coach Chris Hatcher on http://www.coachoftheyear.com/. He's really a good dude and the football coach of Georgia Southern. I have to admit that I'm gonna go over there and vote for Coach Mark Richt. So, if you don't vote for one of those guys, vote for some nice guy near you!


Until later!
Okay, what is the deal? I've added spaces in between the paragraph about the movie and the one that is about Bubba, Sr. and Granny forty times, but it won't show up. ARRRRRGH! What's up with that?

Had to Blog!

How about this: Mrs. C. and I met at the gym this morning at 8:00. Wow, we got through, dropped off my car for service, went and got coffee, browsed and bought at the bookstore, and then picked up my car. What a number one morning!

After all that I darted to the storage unit to get some "wintry" items, since the wind kicked up this morning and was chilly. Anyone from the north feel free to mock me because it's maybe 50ish this morning. For around here though, that's a little nippy. I'll take your mocking, because when the north shuts down schools because of heat, I just laugh. My elementary school had NO air conditioning and we went well into June. Ugh. I love hot air blown around a classroom tainted by the smell of crayons and paste. You know that smell, don't you?

I was just so happy to have accomplished my ellipticizing and quality time with Mrs. Beth, I wanted to share. Happy Saturday to y'all!

Friday, November 2, 2007

Friday, What's Up!?!

Hi, I'm having a happening Friday. We had our last football game tonight, unless another team in our region can win a game next week. We are not in control of our destiny; someone else is. It's a uncomfortable feeling, but alas, getting in is getting in, right? We'd have to play the #1 seed from the other side of the region which would mean probably having our buttocks handed to us, one in each hand. But then again, there's Appalachain State, so who am I to assume anything. I suppose I'd better wait for us to get into the playoff prior to planning on what's gonna happen when we get there.

This afternoon, Snoopy and I watched an episode of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. I have no idea how long it's been since I've seen one of those. I used to watch it nearly every day. I can't believe it. Wow, it's S-A-P-P-Y! But wow, how entertaining! I forgot how Jim Nabors can light up a screen with his hayseediness. "Well, back in Mayberry. . ." It was an episode that featured his singing. It was a lovely trip down memory lane.

The Child is going through potty training. Actually, it's Supermom who's going through potty training. She said that he's asked OH, SO many times and had nothing to contribute to the potty. Well, that's the price of being a mommy. There are many benefits to being a mommy, potty training is not one.

Tomorrow Granny and Bubba, Sr. are coming for a visit. They've not been in a while, so I'm looking forward to seeing them. Daddy had a port put in so that they can have the home-health care people do the pseudo-dialysis. Well, I'm hoping that this helps Bubba, Sr. to feel better. He's been extremely tired lately.

Watching The Soup. Joel McHale is a genius. What is it about mocking all the stupid shows? I so love him. He's predictable at times, but mostly good.

Hey, more tomorrow?

Planning on seeing American Gangster tomorrow. I'll file a report.

Enjoy your Saturday!