Southern Mom

I don't know what's wrong with me. I am just so blah. I have no desire to do much of anything, even the things I need to do! I haven't been posting because I don't have anything to say. We did battle the stomach flu this past weekend. Hurrah! That makes 5 times that Chase has had a stomach bug in the past year. 5. times. I don't think I've had it 5 times my whole life!

This week also marked another failed cycle of Clo*mid. My dr. says I am ovulating, so it should be a matter of time, but it is SO HARD! 15 months is a long time. (and please don't berate me for whining about my 15 months when you've been trying for many years. I know it's hard, no matter how long, but this is my journal...m'kay?) I am exhausted. I live in two week increments...counting days. Watching for signs, wishing for signs. I am just so sad.

Last night was particulary hard for me (read: depressing), and then I wake up this morning, get to the babysitters (late) only to be told that she has been trying to call me because she now has a stomach bug. Great. I have nowhere to take Chase because I'm about to be late for work, so I just bring him with me. I called my mom to come pick him up for me, so it ended up ok, but oh so very frustrating.

Well, isn't this a holly jolly Thursday for you! Then ramblings of a whiney butt.

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The past two weeks have been a blur. I have barely had time to touch the computer (non-work-related), except to read a blog or two here and there every other day. Sickness has hit here BIG TIME! I have tried so hard to keep it out of my house, but damnit if it didn't move in despite my close, personal relationship with Germ-X. Today begins a small "winter break" (Friday is an optional inservice day, and Monday is President's day), but I already have visions of either a) having the evil stomach virus or b) cleaning up my 3-year-old after his bout with said evil virus. My mom (who kept Chase yesterday) and Tim both came down with it this morning. Bleh. It's just a matter of time.

In other non-sick news, I had a moment yesterday in the car on my way to pick up Chase...When did I become an old fogey?
For example, I can't tell you how many times I've said this school year "If you'd cut that long hair maybe you could hear what you're supposed to do!" I might as well be saying "Get out of here you long-haired hippy!" because I sound. that. old.
Also, I hate, hate, hate teenage drivers! This coming from the person who had 3 speeding tickets before I graduated high school. I am forced to drive beside, behind, in front of them every morning to school and every afternoon away from school. They are DANGEROUS! Sometimes I fear for my life. IT'S THAT BAD.
And the sex...oh my, it puts a deep fear in my heart to think that these kids will soon (very soon by the looks of it) be having children of their own! In school with my child(ren)! I'll have to bring birthday party cupcakes and feed the children of the children that I taught in class. *shudder* It's already happening...I have 2 former students with babies less than a year younger than Chase.

I can't believe I grew up. I still feel like that 16 year old girl with her brand new license, but it's suddenly painfully obvious that I'm not.

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I feel like a superhero! I am just so proud of myself! I have finally, after trying since October (OCTOBER!), downloaded the mobile phone tools to hook up the ol' camera phone to the PC. Of course I didn't try every day, but you get the picture. (Ha! Picture! that I can now get off the phone! I'm easily amused...) Anyway, someone posted a tutorial on this message board, and it worked! Very odd since it used the exact same files I had downloaded (over and over); the key was to do things a certain way. (sortof ritual-like...while you download blahblahblah.exe scratch your nose and sing Mary had a Little Lamb...would it be bad if I'm only half joking? It was that bad). I feel so empowered now! Remember that sitcom with Tim Allen, Home Improvement? It's like that "manly" call he always did when he he felt like a super man, "arr-arr-arr-arr." Haha...I'm going to quit while I'm semi-ahead.

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I figured it was only a matter of time before this Meme came to me...So, this one's for you, RubberSol:

1. Total amount of music files on your computer:
Oh, my…14.7 GB - about 300ish CDs

2. The last CD you bought was:
“Heavier Things” John Mayer

3. What is the song you last listened to before reading this message?
*blush* "Bizarre Love Triangle" by New Order

4. Write down 5 songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you:
This was hard to narrow down...
• "Blister in the Sun" Violent Femmes – I still heart the Violent Femmes!
• "Interstate Love Song" and “Vasoline” – Stone Temple Pilots – These songs go hand in hand…they equally remind me of my college days :o)
• "Sweet Child O Mine" – Guns ‘N Roses I just can’t help it. I just love the old GnR. It stems from an early love (like 5th or 6th grade)
• "Crash" – Dave Matthews Band Something about this song…
• "Ice Cream" – Sarah McLachlan I adore this song, it makes me feel good. Well, I adore all of Sarah’s songs, especially any from Mirrorball.

I think I will tag...Half K, Helene, and Average Mom (girls, forgive me if you've recently done this one...I'm in a place that I can't check)

While we're on the topic of Music Memes, here's another:

Copy this into your blog or journal and bold the ones you actually like..if you have the cajones to do so!

Blender Magazine's 50 Worst Songs of All Time

1. We Built This City ... Starship
2. Achy Breaky Heart ... Billy Ray Cyrus
3. Everybody Have Fun Tonight ... Wang Chung
4. Rollin' ... Limp Bizkit
5. Ice Ice Baby ... Vanilla Ice
6. The Heart of Rock & Roll ... Huey Lewis and the News
7. Don't Worry, Be Happy ... Bobby McFerrin
8. Party All the Time ... Eddie Murphy
9. American Life ... Madonna
10. Ebony and Ivory ... Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
11. Invisible ... Clay Aiken
12. Kokomo ... The Beach Boys
13. Illegal Alien ... Genesis
14. From a Distance ... Bette Midler
15. I'll Be There for You ... The Rembrandts
16. What's Up? ... 4 Non Blondes
17. Pumps and a Bump ... Hammer
18. You're the Inspiration ... Chicago
19. Broken Wings ... Mr. Mister
20. Dancing on the Ceiling ... Lionel Richie
21. Two Princes ... Spin Doctors
22. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) ... Toby Keith
23. Sunglasses at Night ... Corey Hart
24. Superman ... Five for Fighting
25. I'll Be Missing You ... Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112
26. The End ... The Doors
27. The Final Countdown ... Europe
28. Your Body Is a Wonderland ... John Mayer
29. Breakfast at Tiffany's ... Deep Blue Something
30. Greatest Love of All ... Whitney Houston
31. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm ... Crash Test Dummies
32. Will 2K ... Will Smith
33. Barbie Girl ... Aqua
34. Longer ... Dan Fogelberg
35. Shiny Happy People ... R.E.M.
36. Make Em Say Uhh! ... Master P featuring Silkk, Fiend, Mia-X and Mystikal
37. Rico Suave ... Gerardo
38. Cotton Eyed Joe ... Rednex
39. She Bangs ... Ricky Martin
40. I Wanna Sex You Up ... Color Me Badd
41. We Didn't Start the Fire ... Billy Joel
42. The Sounds of Silence ... Simon & Garfunkel
43. Follow Me ... Uncle Kracker
44. I'll Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) ... Meat Loaf
45. Mesmerize ... Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
46. Hangin' Tough ... New Kids on the Block
47. The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You ... Bryan Adams
48. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da ... The Beatles
49. I'm Too Sexy ... Right Said Fred
50. My Heart Will Go On ... Celine Dion

Some of the ones I bolded are songs you just love to hate, but I can't help liking them. I know there have to be songs out there worse than some of these! What about "Thong Song?" Ugggg! And anything by that stupid Was (Not Was).

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