What happened the year you were born?

In 1962 (the year you were born)

John F. Kennedy is president of the US John Glenn becomes the first American in orbit when he circles the earth three times in the Mercury capsule Friendship 7 Cuban Missile Crisis occurs when Soviet offensive missile build-up is discovered Cuban Missile Crisis is averted when President Kennedy and Soviet premiere Krushchev agree to remove missiles Maryiln Monroe is found dead in her Los Angeles home The drug thalidomide is recalled when it becomes linked with severe birth defects in thousands of children worldwide Pantyhose becomes available for sale in U.S. department stores Jim Carrey, Sheryl Crow, Jon Bon Jovi and Tom Cruise are born New York Yankees win the World Series Green Bay Packers win the NFL championship Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley cup Lawrence of Arabia wins the Oscar for best picture The Beatles release their first recording: the single "Love Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You" Johnny Carson debuts as host of The Tonight Show

What Happened the Year You Were Born?

What's your wrestler name?

Your Wrestler Name Is...

Baby Doll Blondzilla

What's Your Wrestler Name?

~*~*~* HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY TO MY BIG GUY *~*~*~

My big boy turned 7 today. Where does time go? Of course my biggest boy will turn 24 in March.....so why is 7 freaking me out anyway?

I remember waking up 7 years ago, feeling a bit crampy and achy. Told dh to stay home (it was a Wednesday), but he needed to go to work. At 9:00am I called him and said it was time to head to the hospital (and I added "I told you to stay home!"). Alex was born at 7:41pm. Little did we know what was in store for us. We had almost 12 hours without down syndrome, without fears, without that just punched in the gut feeling. Boy I remember vividly feeling and agonizing over the "time before" and the "time after" the diagnosis. That line was so distinct. Of course as you veteran parents know, those feelings don't last long and soon down syndrome becomes the norm (wouldn't the normal people laugh at us, thinking down syndrome was the norm, wouldn't that rock their little world? LOL).

Alex is ornery as all get out, he gets that from his dad. His smile is contagious and he has a wicked sense of humor (not many of us find pooping in the tub hysterical). Everyone he meets falls in love with him. I would have never told you that I had met anyone with an old soul... until Alex.

We don't know how long we'll have him....but we sure are gonna enjoy the time we do!

Happy Birthday Little Boy!!!! Mommy and Daddy love you!

The Short Bus

My son rides the “short bus” to and from school everyday. Each and every child on that short bus didn’t ask to be on it. I bet a lot of parents with children on the short bus wish there was never a need for a short bus.

What that short bus does provide is an opportunity for children such as my son to go to school everyday, safely. It gives them a chance to learn and grow and participate in the world just like all the other children. What that provides to children who ride the “long bus” is opportunity to learn tolerance, exceptance, respect and dignity.

A short bus should never be a vehicle for intolerance and ridicule. It’s not an opportunity to laugh and snicker and make yourself feel better about yourself by belittling others.

So the next time someone finds it funny to tell you that you ride the short bus or that you’re a retard, stop and think about those children who are on that short bus and need that short bus, whose lives are enriched by traveling on that short bus each day. Take the opportunity to educate that person about what life really means when you ride the short bus. It takes more strength, determination and will to get on that short bus, than it will ever take to board a long bus.

If you would like to discuss further what it means to ride the short bus, I would be happy to discuss that with you. If you would like to discuss what it means to be developmentally delayed (retarded is so outdated) I would also be happy to discuss that with you.

I love Nebraska

Seriously. Our state is trying to decide whether we change our state song or not. Here is the lead contender for new song.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=P7bzaD6G4vE


I'm sorry you must suffer thru the song, but the COMMENTS are well worth it!!! Please read. It's how most of us feel about the disaster above.

Those of you who live in Nebraska, please write your state senator and just say NO to crack.... errrr.... to Ginger! For those of you outside of Nebraska (and all you Canadians) enjoy a good laugh at our expense!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

Bleeeeech. Snow. Seven inches of it. Somebody please remind me why I live in the midwest? ohhhh yeah... because of the great weather!

We went out and made snow angels. Alex finds it extremely hilarious to throw snow at me, so I took the brunt of the snowball fight. It's really not fair for a mommy to wing a huge snowball at a kid who can't really figure out to duck and run!

Remember the good ole days of snow forts and snowball fights at school? And then spending time with the principal after the snowball fights? Your hands and feet were so cold, they actually turned red and numb? Ahhhhh memories......I'm glad I still have some.

I'd still rather be in the Bahamas... but that's just me. Happy Sunday!

Thank God It's Friday!

Yes Praise the Lord. One more day in boredom hell and I would have gone postal.

Met some of my old co-workers from Netshops for lunch. It was fun to see them! I miss working with these guys/gals! One of them is a Canadian. What can I say? I collect canadian friends like some people collect Elvis stamps. I'll probably end up on the "No Fly" list for all of my international connections. You will find a link to her blog here, along with the others, since half of them are - you guessed it - canadian bloggers! Next thing you know, I'll be celebrating Thanksgiving in October!!!

The One Finger Salute Goes Out to.....

Blogger...for performing maintenance at 7:00pm CST yesterday and crashing one of my most interesting, entertaining and heartfelt posts yet. Now no one will know the real me.

Thanks Blogger Team!!!

Holy Snikies Batman!

Seventeen degrees below zero for a windchill!!! This must be some kind of joke? Why just last week, it was 50!!!! Fifty above that is!!!



I made chocolate chip cookies when I got home today (after a hard day's work mind you), nothing like the smell of chocolate chip cookies baking in the winter and hubby had the audacity to say "Look Alex, mommy broke open the tube and made us cookies!" If looks could kill, he'd be taking a dirt nap about now. I'll have you know that I had to STIR the dough, okay not completely from scratch.... but a mix is close enough. Steve - mommy is going to break open the tube - over your head!!!!

Tomorrow morning I go in for a Lasik consult. My eyesight is getting so bad. Going to cash in some stock I've been holding on to. I'd like to not have glasses/contacts for our Disney trip. Wish me luck! The whole laser in the eye thing is making me queasy....

Off to watch the Nanny. I keep hoping this show will rub off me... so far no such luck. I'm still one of "those" moms. *sigh*

Gotta Love Nebraska in Winter

Wednesday it was 50. Today we're lucky if we see 15! And it's snowing. Okay not enough to complain about.... well ok, just enough to complain about. However it sounds like the heavy stuff may miss us! Check in again on Wednesday, it could be 50!!!

Everyone should be excited to know that I have two bathrooms all sparkly clean! A major feat at my house. I promise to torture the first person who dirties one of them!! Don't ask what the other two look like and I won't tell.... kay?

Tried Alex on Focalin today. It's a no go as well. This ends our trial of stimulants. We'll have to get with our ped and discuss anti-psychotic meds. We need to think long and hard about that.

Time to decide what to take out for din din. We have an exciting array of choices including but not limited too: hamburger helper, meatloaf or pork chops. Applebee's we ain't!

Chinese Food

It is possible to eat so much chinese food you feel like vomitting..........

It is also possible to bloat your stomach with so much chinese food you look 6 1/2 months pregnant

I know I will be hungry again in an hour.........

What's better than a new coat or a new pair of shoes?

Alex got both today! His zipper broke on his coat and the velcro on his shoes wasn't sticking anymore... poor kid was walking out of his shoe! LOL



So Alex is now looking ghetto fabulous!

Happy New Year

Can you believe it's 2007? I remember when 1999 was YEARS away! Where does time go?




My dad got his biopsy results back. No cancer! Thank God. Just a lesion and they need to watch it.

Make A Wish has granted Alex's wish to go to Disney World. We don't have dates yet, but probably in the first two weeks of May! He will love it!

My Uncle Jim passed away on January 1. He was 95. We had a nice service for him. Saw lots of family and shared memories. It was a life well lived.