Let The Games Begin

Most of the schools in our state officially open their doors to the new school year exactly one week from today, August 8, 2007.

And yet, I find myself in the midst of school activities already.

This week, three of my four school-age children will be chaufeurred, by me (who else?), to and from class back-to-school pool parties and pre-season sports activities like *voluntary* volleyball open gym. *Open gym* is just code for: "We cannot officially start team practices until the first day of school, per league rules, but you'd better be there to hone your skills with your teammates". While I agree that these are great for introducing new students to "old" students; all students to the "new" teacher; furthermore, allowing friends & teammates to reacquaint themselves after the horrendously long summer break (all of two months), I am not sure that I'm ready to start the rat race again.

Alas, Five Kids and Life go on regardless of how I feel or if I'm ready.

SEND CHOCOLATE! (preferably Dove).

If I ever post another Blog, it'll be a miracle.

Cousins

I've been gone all week with a big group of soon-to-be Freshman and Sophomores from our school. It was an exciting, awesome, tiring week! The kind you wouldn't trade.

Checking out my emails today, I found my cousin Mary had sent me a link to a fun personality-type test. My "Visual DNA" is now on the right.

Try it, it takes little time, it's fun and it's freaky accurate.

Thanks, Mary.

Some Things I've Learned....

Sacrifice Is Highly Underrated

So Is Motherhood

Most Days Are Tough

If You Get

The Chance...

When The Lord Asks

Of You Something Difficult...

Everyone Needs

Cheerleaders Of Their Own

Everybody Poops

Enjoy The Dog Days Of Summer

Run Around In Your Undies As Long As You Can

Live Passionately

Spa Day

New genre of Spa Treatment:

Snake Massage
While it’s
not the ideal stress reliever for the faint of heart, knotted muscles slither
away following a snake massage performed in Northern Israel by therapist Ada
Barak at her eponymous spa. For about $70, she’ll sic her six non-venomous
serpents on clients’ aching muscles. As the snakes slip and slide down the
spine, tension supposedly slithers away.

Sooo...Ada was just sitting around one day, thinking "What could I use just laying around the house that would bring in some extra income to help the fam, hmmm...."

Seriously, how much tension and stress could be relieved by having snakes slithering all over your bare skin. More important, what keeps them from slithering places they don't need to be slithering 'cause you know snakes like dark places. Yep, I don't think so even if I was Oprah Winfrey and couldn't find enough ways to spend all my money. See, now this is how rich people and celebrities get caught up in weird stuff.

However, if you have the money to burn and you REALLY, REALLY like snakes, you can find out more about "snake spa specials" and more "unique" forms of spa treatments found round the world here.

Different strokes for different folks is an understatement.

Talent

Meet some local talent. I think this is the firehouse right down the street from us. I'm gonna' go check 'em out tomorrow and find out. I'll catch ya' later with an update.

It's been said everyone's good at somethin'...

This is somethin' alright.

Our tax dollars hard at work. :0)