Archive for October, 2008
October 30, 2008 at 7:02 pm
· Filed under Random Thoughts, Uncategorized ·Tagged brother, dog, gym, healthy, I might be crazy, lizards, Lost Boys, maggots, mealworms, Nintendo, Oatmeal, pets, reptiles, skunk, snake, strange, visual
So my twins have now been happily in this world for almost 7 months and I have been looking in the mirror for the last few months of that time wondering how much longer I can pull off the post pregnancy, I don’t have time to exercise or eat right weight. Okay some of it may have been creeping up on me since before I was pregnant but let us not focus on that. I would love the Nintendo Wii and the new Wii Fit game, I even tried to convince my husband it was cheaper than a gym membership, that was before I realized it most certainly is not ( I am still working on this though, a long shot but a girl has to dream). I must eat right and it is my understanding (from healthy people who love to share and they really do like to blab at you) that oatmeal is a good way to start your day. So now what…..for those of you thinking…”I thought this was going to be more focused on oatmeal”…warning it gets weird and gross before it gets better.
Growing up my brother and I often had turtles, assorted lizards and a snake (he was mine and his name was Inky-Dinky and he was awesome). Yes we had normal pets too: fish, dog the occasional stray cat that would winter with us and a skunk. Okay the skunk may not be normal for people living in the city (or anywhere now that I think about it) but somehow my brother brought home this de-scented poor skunk that we, of course, adopted and it lived with us for way over the normal life expectancy of your average skunk.
Hmm, how do you feed such an assortment of critters (back to the reptiles)..well having a live food source is a good start. That is right mealworms and what do mealworms need to survive….in my house it was oatmeal in a giant glass aquarium bowl under my brother’s bed. So as you can imagine oatmeal holds a very strange visual image in my mind, think Lost Boys and the rice with maggots. Now, mealworms are not that bad and they are not slimy or nasty in anyway but I can not stare at a bowl of oats without seeing a yellowish worm wiggling and munching (I don’t know if they really eat it) happily.
I have finally overcome (slightly or I am really tricking myself) this vision and am now enjoying the maple variety of oatmeal, yes health nutters maybe not the best for you but I am really giving it a go here. Perhaps I will venture into new flavors and then move on to the heart healthy kind, but I am thinking…baby steps for now.
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October 23, 2008 at 4:45 pm
· Filed under Random Thoughts, Uncategorized ·Tagged beverages, brawl, Colorado, Detroit, hockey, popcorn, Red Wings, Ted Lindsay
I love hockey and could not wait for a kid free night out last Saturday to go to a Red Wings game. A babysitter (thank you mother in law) was called and we headed out for downtown. After a delay in traffic, thanks to construction on I-75, we finally made it to Detroit. The seats were great, about four rows up from the visitors bench and we actually made it on time (on time is crazy for parents of twins) for Ted Lindsay night and the anthem. I began to relax and enjoy a few beverages of the super size, costly and not kid friendly variety and was soon ready for a snack. I ventured out for some popcorn and decided to go for the large (to share of course). I was unhappy to realize that my popcorn was slightly burned, just enough to still be buttery but taste slightly off. I should have returned it right away but instead made my way back to my seat. Not two seconds later as I was munching on my dissappointment the couple in front of me showed up with a gorgeous bucket of delicious looking popcorn, so I had to look at their popcorn but taste mine….oh cruel, cruel vendors! We won the game in overtime (so sorry Rangers) and I enjoyed every minute (except for the popcorn) and listened to the crowd grumble about the lack of physical action which I totally agree with…..hockey should not be a figure skating show, it should be the toughest sport out there, like the good old days (Red Wings / Colorado Rivalry)! Note: this video is an extreme “good old days” but so worth a view even if you have seen it before…sorry Colorado fans!
Enjoy this picture snapped on my cell phone – quality is not the best, but always happy to share.
Ted Lindsay
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October 15, 2008 at 10:52 am
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged Action, america, charity, children, die, donate, Homeless, inspire, make a difference, Poverty, red, UNICEF
Today is a day to blog about poverty, to bring awareness to others, to inspire others to make a difference. Here are some statistics I came across:
At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day.
According to UNICEF, 26,500-30,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death.”
Proportion of Americans living below the poverty line: 12.7 percent (34.5 million people)
In 2006, 35.5 million Americans lived in food insecure households, 22.8 million adults and 12.6 million children.
Although single men constitute about sixty percent of the homeless population, families constitute about one third of all homeless and are the fastest-growing group of homeless.
How can you help…..?
http://www.savethechildren.org/
http://www.worldvision.org/
http://www.feedingamerica.org/
http://www.joinred.com
Make a difference in someone’s life and pass the message to others!
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October 8, 2008 at 5:30 pm
· Filed under Random Thoughts, Uncategorized ·Tagged cabin, creepy, deer, drive, fishing, fly, GPS, living dead, North, road, salmon, scary, woods
So I headed up north this past weekend to do some fly fishing for salmon. I was excited to go and had dropped the boys with grandma for the weekend. My only concern was that I had to drive myself. I was meeting my hubby and other family members at the cabin, it was just me and my GPS hitting the road.
Everything was great, I was cruising along, a little later start than I wanted but no sense worrying. The sun began to go down, I knew a little of the route so I was not concerned except for the fact that I was now in deer country (all of Michigan is deer country but this spot is heavily concentrated, I have already lost one car to a deer). I was now gripping the steering wheel like an alcoholic grips a brown paper bag, me and the steering wheel were one and I was conscious of my face and body placement (hands at 10 and 2) in case an impact would deploy the air bag (again, I have already hit a deer and I love air bags but they do hurt, even though they save you). Finally getting close to the exit my GPS says just 14 more miles……but I pass a sign that looks familiar and I instantly think that the sign is the way I normally go but I travel on, I do not exit, instead I put all my faith into my GPS.
The next thing I know I am in the backwoods. If you read my last post I do not do well with creepy forest places with no artificial lighting in sight. The road was dirt and had the name followed by a number or county lane or something you do not normally see except in a horror movie or novel (or more likely up north), I struggled to keep the panic in and was sure any headlights behind me were people up to no good (yes there were houses sparadically placed but I was not thinking clearly), not to mention the images from “Wrong Turn” that kept popping in my head…..breath damn it, breath….calm yourself, there is no evil living dead creature blocking the road waiting to get hit and there is no way I am stopping, unlike in the movies I would not hit the brakes and go back to take a look………….hello!
My GPS was not wrong and it got me to my location unharmed. A normal person may even have thought the road was nice and enjoyed the scenery and maybe I would have as well……in the light of day. In the end it shaved some minutes from my arrival time and showed that I can travel up north as well as the next GPS dependant person ( I go by land marks not directions). The trip was a success and I brought home some salmon and the confident attitude that I can make it to most locations with perhaps an earlier start to extend my daylight driving.
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October 3, 2008 at 7:00 am
· Filed under Random Thoughts ·Tagged crazy, creature, creepy, fear, freak, ghost, mothman, supernatural, television, Travel Channel, werewolf, what is wrong with me
So my husband thinks I am afraid to go outside at night because of suspicious people. If only that were true, here comes the crazy part….. how do I explain to him or anybody else that I am really afraid there may be a werewolf, Mothman or other supernatural creature just waiting to pounce on me? Yes, I am an adult (I swear this part is true),…I know these unexplained creatures probably don’t exist and odds are I would have to be roaming some strange field or forest with a fog rolling in and creepy music to actually see one ( I would never be in one of those places alone) but that doesn’t stop me from thinking these things are out there. There are a lot of tress and bushes in my neighborhood that seem like good spots for ambush (any “would be” attackers reading this information please forget this last part), I just picture the horrible crashing noises and then some strange eyes rushing towards me with teeth. If only I had more faith in my dog, I’d give her a 50/50 chance of defending me, I’ve never been anything but nice to her, hope that calls for defense in a ”ghost” attack. It is funny but burglars or attackers never even crossed my mind until my hubby mentioned it, I guess I will have to add them to the list.
I really should not watch any television close to Halloween, they have the craziest shows and the Travel channel keeps adding fuel to my imagination. I know I am a mom now but I still freak out now and then. I would gladly throw myself in a wolf’s chompers to save my kids, but…I hope it never comes to that. I am crazy……I know! *sigh*
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