A Mishmash, if you will
We have been watching a lot of baseball lately. Specifically, the Tigers. I was up way too late last night watching them ruin a perfectly good lead, give up a home run to tie the game, score two runs (Polanco hit two homers in ONE game) in the 14th inning. And they still managed to lose the game. Fourteen innings, people. I didn’t go to bed until after 1 am. I am starting to care way too much about this game. I mean, I find myself sitting down next to Mike to watch the game with him (gotta compromise to get that quality time in), and then when he falls asleep shortly after I sit down, I keep watching the game. Because I CARE. Oh well, Mike is happy about that. It only took 10 years to get me interested.
I told Mike the other day that it was going to rain. I hadn’t checked the weather. I just knew. Sure enough, it rained the next morning. Wanna know how I knew? No, I’m not part bovine as Mike suggested (just kidding). Apparently cows know when it’s gonna rain too. It’s the osteoarthritis I have in my knees. I’ve had it for years but didn’t know that’s what it was. Just thought it was normal to have pain in the knees. Well lately they’ve been hurting a lot. Of course it only rained that once, so my forecasting skills aren’t ready for the 6:00 news or anything. Not sure why they are hurting, but I’m sure if I get back into exercising (that’s funny, as if I was ever “into” exercising) then they wouldn’t hurt as much over time. It’s worth a shot.
Luke has two teeth. Total. Two teeth. Fourteen months old. Of course we’ve started brushing them. I hadn’t really made it a priority (you know, cuz there are TWO) but then I noticed he was starting to get really bad breath. Gross, I know. But he brushes twice a day now so the odor is under control. And he loves to brush his teeth. That’s more than I can say for his momma.
I have great friends. I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately. Not just great friends, Fabulous Friends. I can’t even say how fabulous. I just don’t know the words. Let’s consult the thesaurus. How about astonishing, astounding, fantastic, fantastical, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, stupendous, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous? So remarkable as to elicit disbelief. Seriously. I do not deserve such love. Friends, you know who you are.
What can I say? Life is full, full indeed. I hope you are all well. If you are not, I hope you can muster a smile. If a smile doesn’t work for you, try bustin’ a move when no one is looking. Then I dare you not to smile 
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:31 am
I hear ya about the 14 innings…I once sat at a Florida Marlins game for 19 innings. Now it was fun and all…we sat right over the dug out and it was like 100 degrees in Florida and we got rained on, but it didn’t matter because it was so hot that you dried off pretty much instantly. So I did this with my cousin Billy and I acted like I loved it because I thought he was so cool!!! But really, who wants to sit through 19 innings in over 100 degree heat?
August 7th, 2008 at 9:32 am
19, wowza! Yeah, that doesn’t sound like fun. But also I’ve never wanted to go to Florida. I hear they have big bugs.
August 7th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Yeah, they do, but it is definitely a nice place to visit. Us girls should drive down some year with all the kiddies!!! It would be fun! We can go when it isn’t as hot. They also have big lizards!!! Jack liked chasing them. Not really that big, I’d say 3 or 4 inches long. The cats like to eat them.
August 8th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Your list of words is stupendous!
I don’t know the longest baseball game I have watched but I have had my fair share of hockey overtime. Like this years playoff games that went into third over time! My hubby was sound asleep into the first OT. So yes I can totally relate.
As for Florida, it is absolutely beautiful. You do not need to go when it is hot. The bugs, snakes, lizards and alligators leave you alone. Although you would have to deal with the sand on the sand on the beach. Is that as annoying for you as flour?
August 8th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Yes, sand is about as bad as flour. Not a real fan of the beach
August 8th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
You don’t have to go to the beach to enjoy Florida. Just find some place with a nice pool. That is always the best. Like my sister!!!
August 8th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Wow, baseball! Good job. Now we have to get you interested in football and basketball and you will be a well-rounded woman.
August 8th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
I don’t know, basketball bores the heck out of me with all the back and forth, back and forth… and football I just don’t get with all the tackling and butt pats and all. But of course baseball never interested me before either, so maybe there’s hope.
Heidi: chillin’ poolside in Florida with you and your sister would be a blast. We’ll have to plan a trip