Some wackiness in the waiting room

So these are the boys passing time in the hospital waiting room. What goofy guys!

We were all waiting for little Oliver to make his entrance into this cold, cold, snowy world. We didn't have to wait long. 8:01 pm; 8 lbs 10 ounces; 21 inches long and a full head of black hair. He is absolutely wonderful!

So all of us cheeseheads are in mourning...

Yes, our Packers came up short yesterday. SIGH! I actually had to remove myself from the game after witnessing all of the STUPID PENALTIES the Packers were given. STUPID mistakes, mental mistakes. I realize that they were playing in a consistent windchill of -25*, yikes! but still some of those mess-ups were unbelievable!

And what was up with Al "Hairy Dreadlocks" Harris and that Plexiglass Burress pairing? The coaching staff should've seen that "Hairy" Harris was simply NOT GOOD ENOUGH to guard him on his own. So did we see Plexiglass double-teamed? NOPE- ....UGH. (yes I know his name is not Plexiglass, it's just what I decided to call him, since I decided not to like him)

So we carry on this day in a disappointed demeanor. Brett only has so much time before he's got to be done, the guy is 38 for crying out loud. It would've been nice to see him in the Big Game one more time, but such is not to be....

One side note: I sure hope the Giants' Head Coach had someone in the medical profession look at his face after the game. If he didn't have the worst degree of frostbite on his cheeks and neck, I'll be shocked! He looked terrible! What a dork to not have anything protecting his skin in that kind of weather!!!!

................................ok, I feel much better now that I got that off my chest........PHEW!

GO PACK GO!!

Just had to put that in before the game starts. It is a whopping -2* up there. Glad to be home in my comfy, warm house to watch the game.
Go Brett!!!!

Happy Anniversary to ME!

Yesterday marked the 7th anniversary of my becoming a mother. We welcomed Cayden Jerod into our lives 7 years ago on January 13th. And since we don't make a big deal of birthdays, this is a nice way to recognize the day for what it is-a very special day. A day I will never forget for as long as I live. It gives me a chance to reflect on how my life has changed since then. It's crazy to think that so much time has passed and for me to think of him as a squawking, pink, scrunched up little cutie newborn, it seems like yesterday. Wow, it does bring tears to my eyes. Now he is reading, learning new things every day, reasoning on things like a little adult, asking such grown-up questions, can he really be 7?

I remember when he was about 1 1/2 - 2 and we were having such horrible sleeping issues with him; and the night terrors-goodness-I never want to go back to that phase. At the time, other moms would offer advice and assure me that he would grow out of it soon. To me, "soon" could never come soon enough; lack of sleep makes a mommy cranky.

But you know what? "Soon" did come and now that whole thing is a distant memory. And now I have a kind, loving, adorable,creative, bright, sensitive, funny young man who makes my heart swell just thinking about him. And you know what? When I look back at Cayden's baby pictures, I don't think about the many, many sleepless nights we had with him, I think about how so stinkin' cute he was and the funny things he did to make me laugh. That's what being a parent is all about now, isn't it? Otherwise, no one would have more than one kid.

So, happy anniversary to me....I take a little bit of pride in knowing that I have brought a great little boy into this world....

The Sun Has Died!!! (or gone south for the winter)

OK, enough is enough. Fog, fog and more fog. Not just regular fog, but the pea soup, so thick you can cut it with a knife fog. I'm sick of all of the grey yucky days we have had this winter. Where is the light? Those of us who suffer from seasonal disorder are really at the end of our ropes here. I know I don't have it as bad as some do, but I'm in such a depressed funk right now and I know that it can be blamed on the lack of the sunlight that we so desperately need. So please God, if you can make a break in the clouds for the next, oh, say 3 months, so many of us would be eternally greatful!