That's Just How We Roll...

If it's not one hospital visit for a stressed-out tummy belonging to one, 35-year-old single mother of two - it's another hospital (literally) visit for what we thought was an "ant-bite-gone-terribly-wrong" on my sweet, newly anointed "six-year old" during what was to be her "birthday weekend." Poor little bugger.

Turns out that "bite" is really an abcess (a.k.a staph infection; a.k.a my WORST nightmare) that is so swollen and red, she could no longer walk w/o pain upon waking up this morning.

I feel like my house was the one referenced by Mercutio in "Romeo and Juliet" when he vehemently cried "A plague on both your houses!" Is it wrong to hope that plague leaves us and finds her father's house, where-ever that may "currently" be?)

I apologize. I know that's tacky, and NOT a very Christan thought to put into the written word. I am a firm believer in making Sara's beloved "papa" stay a Saint in her eyes. For her to think he left b/c he didn't love her is criminal.

How about an abscess for an abscess? Or $25,000 in back child-support for...I'll stop there. It's been a looooong....decade?

Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Bullying?

Came across a study that peaked my post-workday interest; as so rarely do I engage in "leisurely" web reading. Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Bullying? Obviously, it's important to look at the "source;" who is supplying the statistics and research conclusions. With "Time" posting it, my trust mode is based on my own BS system. (Some acronyms are better left un-spelled). Muwahahaha. Code Green: Believable after Seen. Demographics have always fascinated me. Hard to imagine the masses can be "lumped" together based on external and internal factors, sometimes beyond their control. I can see 1.5 million moms reviewing this article and either: 1.) Hanging their head in shame, knowing their offspring fits the demo for "bullier." 2.) Nodding in agreement; emphatic in their non-verbal consensus that the authors hit the nail on the coffin (bad analogy - I know.) And then there's the old-school folks like my dad, who would scoff at the touchy-feely connotations. Always a firm believer in corporal punishment, when my dad become enraged ALL my siblings and I tried to run for the hills vs. feel his wrath. And for those parents whose children fall into what the study's author is considering "Most Vulnerable to Bullying," at least the study was done solely in Quebec, a.k.a "Mama Boy Capital of the World." Hope everyone learned something new today:) I know I did! Get Josie into Tae Qwon Do. Stat.

"And For Our Next Attempt...

...At seeing who mama will praise more while singing and twirling"...And thus, sibling rivalry begins. Is it not enough that these beautiful little girls have startling blue eyes, blond hair or, what's left of it after Sara's hacket-job on her AND her sister. The ONE time I try and do something for myself - If you call what any woman does to clean themselves in the bathroom as "me" time (somebodies gotta clean me!). And while I love to bathe with my girls, let's be honest. It's like being at the "kiddie pool" during summwe time at the public-pool growing up. That warm water patch you're sitting in next to your snickering three year is good for one thing: a jellyfish sting! Hope my readers were avid "Friends" devotees and can use my analogy for watercoolor fodder. Alas, I digress. Caught the girls, trying to out-sing (if that is what you can call it) the other day. BLOG Worthy. I hope you all have a blessed weekend and are enjoying your children as much as I do mine...most of the time...:)