I couldnt make this stuff up....

but someone at SCIFI network is ALWAYS pulling out gems like this:

http://www.scifi.com/kaw/

Tonight at 8pm on Scifi network

"KAW"- "Agressive ravens attack townspeople barricaded in a diner. With Sean Patrick Flannery. (2007)

Oh my....your career must really be over when your doing those original Scifi "nature gone wrong" movies

This one is for you hunny.......i knew you could use a laugh.....its almost as good as "Mansquito". For those of you who dont know, it has become a source of great fun and amusement for the hubby and I finding these awful movies that Scifi puts out now. Feel free to join in.

Winds-day

Midway thru a long week, ive been channeling Linda Hamilton of T-2 fame in order to get by. Mothering a sick toddler is a bit like fighting an almost indestructable machine sent from the future to destroy you and your son. The sleep deprivation.....check.
The feeling of constantly being on the run.....check.
The slicked back ponytail because youve got no time to fuss with your hair....check.
The battle weary grimace....check.
The sweating aching biceps bulging as you lock and load that automatic machine gun ready to take out the next person who calls "momm....."......oh wait.....um...just kidding.

"Daniel Popeye Shofner".....

Congrats go out to the Shofners who found out today that Melinda is carrying a boy. We love you!!!!

AAGGGHHHH!!!!!!!

Its April 9th

and i havent even started on our taxes yet. Add to that horrific thought the fact that alot of our "records" for taxes were destroyed in the flood of 2006 and you can see where i am going with this. Headache. So if you dont see or hear from me this week you know i am here at the altar of Turbotax sweating it out.

Hippity Hop Hop.....

the easter bunny has left the building.

Easter morning and im reminiscing about my own childhood memories of the annual rites of spring. Some things change and some stay the same. Although im not really a big advocate of playing up the whole "easter bunny" thing we did do a basket for the wolverine. That i cannot give up. Its too much fun to see his face light up when he comes into the living room and sees a basket full of fun. Somehow he just knows it is his without us even telling him...Ha!

So the basket is chock full of things. Plastic eggs full of cars and trucks. Elmo eggs filled with tiny box of raisins. New bubbles....spill proof (great for those of us whose children insist on trying to drink theirs). A Thomas the Train book. Dr Seuss Green Eggs and Ham book. A pail, shovel, and handrake to help mommy in our garden. (This garden is fictious and although talked about endlessly has yet to appear in our backyard). And a Thomas the Train backpack....to carry fun things around in.

The day was uneventful other then that. No easter egg coloring or hunting. No spring fancy clothes. No church. No gluttonous overpriced brunches. Just us. The grandparents left at lunch.

Easter in my mind will always include things like baskets brimming with chocolate and candy. Matching full length purple gingham checked dresses for me and my big sister. Coloring eggs. Hunting eggs. Grandparents. Church, church, church. Uncomfortable tights. Wizard of oz.

I remember one Easter getting a little ring in my basket. That was thrilling. And i remember the disappointment of the Easter i finally "outgrew" the bunny and awoke to no basket while my little brother found his filled to the brim. That one still stings. *Note to self....the wolverine will get an easter basket until he is at least 25.

The weekend was a good one with the grandparents. Lots of eating out. Lots of the wolverine chasing around my mom calling out "grandmother". Playing Rook with my folks and tim. And losing every game!!!!

Hope everyone is well.

Papa Is Not a Rolling Stone

So Keith Richards evidently snorted a bit of his daddy, who was cremated, with some blow. Why is this not the least bit surprising? What is more surprising to me is that Keith is the same age as MY father. I mean look at these two men......

My father looks so much younger and more, well, normal!! Keith looks all craggy and pasty yellow and kind of like he died and then they brought him back....not actually to life...just dug him back up and put a bunch of eyeliner on him so no one would notice.

What is up with his hair??? At least my Dad just works the bald head thing. I am so glad my dad does not look like a dead dug up pirate.

Also....a 63 year old man needs to button up that shirt Keith....no one wants to see what is down there.

The Little TV show that Could

So while other shows are jumping the shark (Lost) or off the air for 9 months (BSG) another little show over on CBS has been quietly gaining momentum all season. Jericho...have any of you watched it? It really is coming into its own. I actually think its been consistently a better show then Lost or Heroes.

If you havent had time to watch it go to http://www.cbs.com/primetime/jericho/
They offer all the episodes for viewing via your computer. This past weeks episode was just indicative of what the whole season has offered. My only beef is the weekly "musical" montage which unfortunately has become standard for almost EVERY serial drama on the air regardless of genre. Its tiresome even if sometimes effective.
So now that BSG is off and Heroes doesnt come back until late April i can enjoy wednesday nights as TV night with a back to back Jericho and Lost.

Texas Girl Scouts trying to bring back hats....

but i dont think hats ever truly go out of style. There will always be a place for a lady sporting a good hat. Dont you think?

My sister and her two daughters recently attended a mother daughter tea given by the girl scouts in their area. They actually decorated their own hats. Pretty nifty. I LOVE hats. Always have. And i actually used to have a pretty decent collection in college i would sport. Now its mostly winter togs for me. Oh well. I dont guess the wolverine is going to require me to decorate a hat one day for boy scouts or anything. The down side of having a boy. The upside.....no expensive prom dresses to buy either.

Ladies...i think we should have one day a week we proclaim "Hat day" and wear our most fun hats. Or give us an excuse to go buy one.

Honey....its never too late....there is still

hope for you to become a big star...

at 97 Mae Laborde is getting more work then ever. She didnt start her "acting" career until 4 years ago. "She was "Wheel of Fortune's" Vanna White (40 years in the future) for a recent episode of "MADtv." She was the stunned fiancee whose boyfriend finally gets around to proposing in a jewelry commercial. She faced down the Grim Reaper himself in a bit about elderly people without health insurance for "Real Time With Bill Maher." She's also been a cheerleader on ESPN, appeared in a Lexus commercial, had a recurring role on Spike Feresten's "Talkshow" and had a role in a JP Morgan Chase Bank commercial."

Just goes to show its never too late to make a dream come true OR to get into a new line of work.

Tired, Delirious, Congested...

I dont even know what day of the sickness it actually is. But the pressure in my ears is like a universe unto itself.

Somehow i managed a hike this morning at Raven run with the wolverine, two buddies, and two mommies. We had a picnic by the stream (of course me being sick...i didnt have anything at the house but raisins and cheese....so i tried to go thru a drive thru and pick up a muffin or something but i ended up at Fazolis getting pizza/pasta combo.....like you can actually eat that on a picnic on the trails......i told you i was losing it) ANYWAY my point is we wore the boys out and ended up heading back home around 2. The wolverine fell asleep fast in the van and slept 20 minutes. When i got him out at home he woke up and has been awake ever since.

So the one day i REALLY need a nap.......yeah.

I think i am about to seriously crash. If daddy doesnt show up soon we are screwed.

Day 4 of the Sickness....

and i waited up until 10pm, after having only 2 hours of sleep, to watch what may be the WORST episode of Lost ever. And proof that they are stalling and just throwing stuff at us. I have a feeling they had about 2 seasons worth of a good story arc and they are stretching it out to 5. Hmmm....shades of Alias.


Grrrrr.

Help me Battlestar Galactica, your my only hope.

Day 3 of The Sickness

Runny nose, congestion, achy throat, swollen glands, face hurts, itchy nose, sneezing, balloon head, teeth ache.


No signs of recovery.

Is this just allergies??? If so then after 5 years in Lexington i have finally arrived. I havent had an allergy episode like this since i was in high school. And that ended in TWO sinus surgeries.


The kicker is that since i am still nursing the wolverine i cant really take any of the good stuff. So any of you that have experience in this ....what did you take to help? Any natural, or homeopathic items?

Im desperate people.

I think my head is going to explode.

Any minute now.
Seriously.
I havent had a sinus attack like this one in years.
Someone send for help.
Seriously.

Restorative Yoga

is like a nap, but without that groggy, cranky state you wake up in afterwards. Its like a mini vacation without the dent in your checking account. In otherwords.....it rocks.

Two hours of solitude. Its basically 4 poses.....and no standing up. Every pose is supported by blankets, bolsters, blocks. Its rest for the weary.

There were 9 women there today in class. I say we were the luckiest 9 mommies in Lexington between the hours of 3 and 5pm.

"And on the seventh day God rested". I bet God was doing some restorative yoga that day.
Just going to show us that in order to "create" a happy child, a happy family, a peaceful home, a more productive member of society.....we all need our "rest".

Hope you all got yours today.

The Week In Review

So i had Monday "off", which basically means i added another FULL day of the wolverine to my schedule. When does that break come again???!!! Its been a good week though. The last 3 mornings i have been at the gym at 5:30 huffing and puffing like the pathetically out of shape 37 year old mommy that i am. I cant even go into the LIST of things going wrong with my body. Add to that the aches and pains of a rigorous new workout schedule and i am just about to collapse. The "high" i get from the workout is awesome though. I missed that. I guess a good workout is as close to a buzz as i get anymore.

So what is RIGHT with my body? Perhaps that is what i will focus on this week instead of the wreckage. Hey, im walking (barely) and talking and breathing.


Battlestar Galactica , my favorite show on currently wraps up its 3rd season this Sunday. I love the way they basically reinvent the show every season end. You never know what will happen. I cant wait.

This weeks episode of Lost actually didnt leave me irritated and frustrated. They actually moved the story along AND they flashback actually added to the present story. Wow.

The wolverine is in love with Carla, his favorite server at El Toro Restaurante. He now will say "Oooh Carla!" and then laugh. He has been learning new spanish words to impress her next time we go. His first crush.

Happy Birthday Amelia!!!!! I cant believe it was 7 years ago when i first held your little monkey self on my chest as we both recovered...me from surgery and you from birth. Who would have ever predicted that the day my sister had a c-section, i would have a laparoscopy!!!! Weird!!!


After just finishing my 4th Jello chocolate pudding cup of the evening, i remember why i dont buy these. I just bought myself 5 more miles on the treadmill.

From the desk of the wolverine

A shout out to two of my favorite ladies:

Nana Davis and
Grandmother






So mommy is still basking in the glow of a wonderful long weekend in TN so she really isnt up to posting so i figured i would fill in. It seems a road trip was just what she needed. I guess having the grandparents around to entertain me was a plus. She and daddy actually got to go to a movie without being interrupted. I dont really know what that is all about but she is smiling more today so i guess its good.





Here is my top 5 books of the week:


1) Harold and The Purple Crayon (that crazy Harold has the best time. I need one of those crayons)


2) Home for a Bunny


3) Curious George goes to school (Im not sure why he needs to go to school. But Coco Monkey says that back in the day when he was living with his tribe The Choco-Pop-Os, an education was most prized )


4) Thomas Breaks a Promise (actually he told a lie, but i decided to role with it and just pretend i didnt notice the inconsistencies within the story)


5) Easy to Read Stories of Winnie the Pooh (I just like turning those pages)








Here is my favorite song of the week:


Jammin'- Bob Marley and the Wailers

"Take these tears, wash your skin,

im having trouble breathing since you walked in."

Thats from the first song up on Ipod Shuffle. Its Kasey Chambers.

Ipod Todays Top 10 Shuffle:

*Kasey Chapman- A Million Tears
*Tool- Aenima
*Robert Randolph & the Family Band- It Dont Matter
*Sugarhill Gang- Apache
*Foo Fighters- The Best of You
*Foreigner- Dirty White Boy
*Blondie- Dreaming
*Lita Ford- Kiss Me Deadly
*Ozzy Osbourne- Mama Im Coming Home
*Janes Addiction- Mountain Song


Heavy on the 80s it seems.

So what are you guys listening to today???

The Bromance continues....

The boys hit the park.

Then they clean up with a bath.

Noah was NOT amused when the wolverine started putting bubbles on his head. It seems even in the bath Noah likes order and neatness.

300

So THIS is what a large part of Americans want to spend their free time watching.......................

uh, ok.

Am i the only one who thinks a movie about a small group of cgi-chiseled men in briefs, without a chest hair between them, running, fighting, and sweating all over each other for 2 hours is , well,.....it seems Sparta is right across the river from Brokeback Mountain.

Admit it America. Your gay.