Random Thoughts...

I think Lexington might float away. We have had 2 days of rain, with today's being "intense" at times. I actually delayed my trip to Sam's Club for 3 hours because I knew my cartful of items plus the girls in tow wouldn't stand a chance in the downpour. At school pick up this afternoon I noticed the river by the school is swollen beyond its banks and we have standing water by the side of the house, something this girl from the desert state of Utah rarely saw growing up. The thing that surprised me the most is when Josh asked if they were going to cancel school for rain. That would be a NO Josh. See, we're whimps out here!

I put the girls down for their nap a half an hour ago so I could put away groceries, start homework and clean up my house that looks like it exploded. That is what I SHOULD be doing. Instead here I sit typing, while I can hear the girls up singing and yelling behind a closed door. Not quite the rest I was hoping for. Am I going up to get them, even when they call, "Mom, Mommy!" ? Nope, gotta get something done around here! I'll give them 30 more minutes and then take them out. I don't think that makes me a mean mom. I'm just trying to remain a SANE one.

Ran into various stores today in search of some fun goodies and toys for the kids' Easter baskets. Felt good to find the MUST have items (Webkinz: buy 1 get one 1/2 off, videos $8.88 at Sam's and a used $9.99 PS2 game for Trey- Love great deals!) The bunny around here hides the basket that has been attached to yarn (Rich's mom's tradition) and the kids have to follow their line that criss crosses the house and even goes outside a bit. It's fun, but after 20 minutes of following the trail, they deserve to find more than just some plastic eggs. Plus, after I read about everyone's fun St Patrick's Day traditions and feasts, it seem like I need to make it up to my kids. Rich was on call and I didn't put on green until 2 PM. Party pooper, I know.

The boys school is having another Blue and White day tomorrow to support UK men's basketball team in their first tournament game. They start brainwashing them early around here. I think I'll just pull out my new Stanford shirt and go to lunch with the boys. They probably won't appreciate it since UK would play Stanford if they both win their first game. I don't think UK stands a chance of winning in round one. We'll just wait and see....

Last night as I got into bed, I thought about what my skinny, mini Matt had eaten the last few days. Thankfully Rich grabbed nuggets from Burger King for dinner after baseball, but before that I know he only ate 1/2 a peanut butter sandwich and an 80 calorie Sunny-D for lunch (I was sitting next to him) and swallowed a few bites of a too crunchy for his liking Eggo that morning. To make matters worse, the night before I don't think he ate more than a cookie and some chocolate milk for dinner because Rich was on call and the kids seemed to eat in shifts. I didn't notice until later that he kind of got skipped on the food department. Oops. The kid simply doesn't eat. Why the heck not? Food is our friend fella! No wonder he's skin and bones. But I have figured out how he survives. We go through a huge 2 quart jug of Mrs. Butterworth's syrup every other week. Sad, but true. The boy loves sugar. I guess that is why is he EXTRA sweet inside and out.

I watched my weekly dose of youtube American Idol this morning and checked out Brooke and David A. in ten minutes flat. Too cool. I have to say I LOVE the Beatles. I listened to tapes of them cranked up loud in my little red convertible Geo Tracker in high school. I have all of their songs now on CD. I think they're fantastic. Side note: I also LOVE the Mamas and the Papas too. They were probably #1 on my high school playlist (of course that was BEFORE playlists were invented) followed by Sting, who I adore. Anyway, back to AI. Love Brooke, LOVE Hear Comes the Sun, but wasn't too thrilled with her performance. She knew it too. Thought David did a great job with a Long and Winding Road. He's great.

I HATE Crest kids toothpaste. Sure it keeps their teeth nice a shiny, their breath fresh and hopefully guards them against dreaded cavities, but if I have to wipe dry, crusted blue smear off the cabinets, floor, carpet, walls, bedspreads and today off Brynn's face and hair (nice) one more time I think I may toss the stuff and make them use the spicy white flavor they detest. Maybe...

I had to give a huge shout out to all our fun mail we have gotten recently. The girls are starting to expect presents delivered to our door everyday, but I guess that starts to happen when you have a birthday in less than a week. Thanks to all for the cute cards, holiday packages and thank you notes people sent (my birthday ones are still sitting on my counter- BAD!). Thanks to our parents for the new jackets, Easter goodies, Sunday clothes and our new Stanford gear. So fun to have Rich's parents spend time in SF last week and send some Palo Alto souvenirs our way just in time for the tournament. THANK YOU!

One last thing. What has gotten into news stations these days? I was shocked when I turned on the Today show this morning saw some poor reporter in Missouri (I don't even think he was a meteorologist) not on the banks of a treacherous river, but standing IN the water. Really? Why? It's not like I want to see him swept away by the furious undercurrent as he explains that the river is a bit high. Ah, we know.

Have a great day!!!