I'M HERE!

Okay,okay, I know, it's been two weeks since my last update. Oops. I'm sorry for the time lapse but there just has not been too much to blog about recently. Let me see. I guess I could tell you all about the tick I found on S last week. EEEWW. S was upstairs in the bathroom and began yelling for me. She was screaming, "SPIIIIDERRRR! Mama, SPIIIIIIDER!!!!! Now being the very nurturing, compassionate mom like I am, I yelled back from down the steps....it's okay S, he's just coming inside to keep warm! Just leave him alone...spiders are good. They eat other bugs!" I felt like I had done my motherly duty until I hear footsteps running from the bathroom.....and E yelling...MOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!!! IT'S A TICK!!!!!! Here, E was venturing by the open bathroom when he stopped to sneak a peek at one of his favorite creatures....the spider, and noticed that indeed it WAS NOT CHARLOTTE or one of her descendants. It was Mr. Tick and it was embedded in S's thigh. GROSS and pretty dangerous. I looked at the disgusting creepy crawly and ran to find tweezers...(while thinking....damn if only I didn't get my eyebrows waxed, I would know where the freaking tweezers were). Just then I heard a blessed sound which was of the garage door opening and Big B coming home. YEAH! Big hubby to the rescue. He pulled, rather dug that %$#@ disgusting DEER tick out of S's thigh while I still continued my search for those damn tweezers. (I never did find them.) Vicky's Nail Salon owners will be happy about that.

So after our tick ordeal I found myself with a brand new worry...one of my favorite past times is worrying. My new worry? Lyme Disease. I've been keeping my eye on her leg for bulls-eye rash and thankfully it has not appeared.

Big B had doctor duty on Wednesday..without me. After 11 years, he finally had the chance to take the three kids for check-ups and experience the joy of them receiving their shots. I, thankfully, was working. Little b and S had 7 shots between the both of them for which I was disappointed. E got off easily as he was running a low grade fever so the flu shot was postponed for him. Little b has been sick since though. He's got a nasty case of phlebitis on his right upper arm, along with chills, aches, and feeling plain lousy. Trouble is, I'm not sure if it's from one of his 3 shots or he's just got a virus.Hopefully he will be feeling a little better tomorrow.

On another note, I just can't believe that next Thursday is Thanksgiving. It feels like it was just yesterday that we were sitting by the pool, or playing at the beach. I still want to feel the hot sun's ultraviolet rays and watch the butterflies dancing in the warm breezes. I'm not ready for these cold Northeast winds whipping my face with frozen precipitation. And what is the deal with the snow already? Isn't it a little early?

Where does the time go? And then there's Christmas....How many of you are finished your shopping? How many have started? Is it really just a little more than a month away? Quick, let change the subject.

I have a new favorite singer for anyone that cares. It's Chris Daughtry (yes, I do believe he was an AI winner). Not sure why I put this in my post, but it's here to stay.

But instead of posting his video, I've decided to post a video of one of my favorite songs for Christmas season. It's by the Trans Siberian Orchestra...their version of Pachebel's Canon. As we begin the holiday season, let us all remember what it really is all about.

Enjoy,
J