Nervous Nelly

I'm a basket case. I have a doctor's appointment coming up in a couple of weeks that is making me crazy nervous. My eating is out of control and since nothing else in my life has changed, I'm attributing it to that. I'm so tired all the time, my nerves are completely fried. I'm just not coping as well as I'd like. And the visit won't even ease my mind since it could take 3 weeks to get my results back. But I can't continue like this. I'll weigh 300 pounds if I keep it up. Ugh!

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig

The Princess went home with a friend after school today. It's the first time I've let her do so (she is only in Kindergarten). I, of course, was a nervous wreck the whole time. I'm pretty protective of my children. I don't let them go home with just anybody. There are lots of questions asked. I don't like them riding in cars with anyone but me. I don't particularly like them being fed by anyone other than me. I just worry.I watched the clock the entire time until it was time to go pick her up!

But, I'm happy to report, the Princess had a wonderful time and is all in one piece! And maybe it will be a bit easier next time. Maybe not.

Happy Birthday! And randomness!

It's my baby brother's birthday today! A fitting day for someone so sweet! I adore my brother. He is one of my very favorite people. He is a great brother, an amazing uncle and a just all around good person.

And...Happy Valentine's Day! Our favorite way to spend Valentine's Day is as a family. I'm really glad it fell on Thursday this year because that's the one night we don't have dance or other activities usually. And the teenager is done with track practice early enough to make it home for dinner. Even my husband, who has been working from about 8AM to midnight or later almost every day for the last two weeks, and will be gone tomorrow until Tuesday, has promised no work tonight. We'll be having a lovely candlelit dinner and dessert and then playing a brand new board game I picked up as a family Valentine gift.

The Princess lost ANOTHER tooth today! That makes 6 since Mother's Day. Silly girl!

Hope you all enjoy your Valentine's Day!!

L-ame!

FE NEEDED new shoes, so we took a trip to our local Payless tonight. We had his foot measured since we hadn't bought new shoes in 6 months. He measured right between a 4.5 and a 5. A 4.5 is boy's size and a 5 is men's. So we look at the 4.5's, but when he tried the shoe he liked on, it was going to be too small by tomorrow, so we went to the 5's. Where they had the exact same shoe. And it fit perfectly. Awesome. Except? The 4.5? $14.99. The 5? $29.99. I went and looked at every pair of shoes that came in both sizes and it was exactly the same. The men's sizes were twice as much as the boy's. Bogus!!

What Made Me Cry Today

This paragraph on the home page of the high school wrestling site.

A special thanks to Senior (Bubba) who wrestled for the first time this season, never healed from football but stuck it out the entire season. He was able to medal in his first ever Wrestling Tournament this season at Cactus. 4A II 215lbers should be thankful he was not at 100 percent at all this season.


Bubba showed great promise this season and I think all involved are very sad that he only now got interested in wrestling. He could have been really good. Track practice starts today, so at least that will take his mind off of the end of this season.

In other news, FE is home sick today, so I've been cuddled on the couch watching Animal Planet with him. It's really amazing how fascinating the lives of Meerkats can be!