Football Frenzy

I'm so excited I could POP! HUGE football game tonight and the whole place is buzzing. If you don't know what I'm talking about you don't live in Tampa or you live under a rock. Tonight will be the biggest (in my opinion) football game the USF Bulls have ever had and the eyes of the nation are on them. I'm going to be glued to the TV tonight.

Speaking of the campus, changes are coming statewide as a result of the tragedy of Rachels death. It's always a two edge sword when good comes out of someone dying. Her death may save lives by urging kids to get the shot but I'm sure Rachels folks would rather have their daughter back.

TV last night was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! I was so glad to finally see CSI-Vegas. GREAT show!!!! ER was a wild ride as always. Believe it or not we didn't watch GREYS and realized at one point that the DVR light wasn't on as it should have been. We quickly reset the recorder and it looks like we may have only missed taping a few minutes. I hope so. PLEASE don't tell me what happened unless I find out we missed something important. We did watch CANE, CSI-NY & Private Practice last night while waiting for CSI-Vegas to come on. Loved Private Practice and always love any CSI (except for Miami) so was happy to see them. I really wasn't interested in CANE but we watched and it was OK. I'm not really sure I will put it on my MUST SEE schedule(Sorry Kip). We will be taping the Friday night shows since we will be watching the football game. Looking forward to GHOST W, Numb3rs and Friday Night Lights (finally on Friday night!).

Big party at work so I didn't get a chance to say hello yesterday. How ya been?? Any plans for the weekend? Lot's of people are going to be at the "MS Crop" but I'm gonna do family stuff & stay close to home. Hope you all have a fabulous weekend.

Til later..................

Need a laugh-post#2

I figured we could all use a laugh so I'm sharing a joke a friend of mine just forwarded me (thanks Alicia).........enjoy!


BLOND VS ALLIGATOR

Young blond woman was driving through the Florida Everglades while on vacation. She wanted to take home a pair of genuine alligator shoes in the worst way, but was very reluctant to pay the high prices the local vendors were asking.

After becoming very frustrated with the attitude of one of the shopkeepers, the young blond declared, "Well then, maybe I'll just go out and catch my own alligator and get a pair of shoes for free!"

The shopkeeper said with a sly smile, "Well little lady, why don't you go on and give it a try?"

The blond headed off to the swamp, determined to catch an alligator.

Later in the day, as the shopkeeper is driving home, he spots the same young woman standing waist deep in the murky water, shotgun in hand. As he grinds his car to a stop, he sees a huge 9-foot gator swimming rapidly toward her. With lightning reflexes, the blond takes aim, shoots the creature and hauls it up onto the slippery bank. Nearby were 7 more dead gators, all lying belly up.

The shopkeeper stood on the bank, watching in silent amazement. The blond struggles mightily and manages to flip the gator onto its back.

Rolling her eyes heavenward, she screams in frustration:



wait for it.....



"SHOOT! THIS ONES BAREFOOT, TOO!"

Til later....................

Half way there-post#1 **EDITED

I'm torn between wanting time to stand still and wanting it to hurry and be the weekend. Can you believe it was down to 3 months until Christmas yesterday? WOW. Where has the year gone?

UPDATE: My DS started running a fever last night. They warned us it could happen. He is still a little bit hot this morning so we are keeping him home as a precaution. My DH is home so he can keep an eye on him. DS complained about his arm being sore & stiff yesterday but he is a drama queen about shots so we can't really know for sure. The sight looked ok so we'll just continue to monitor him. Haven't heard from DD about yesterday so not sure still if she went. My DS is supposed to have dinner with her tonight. Hope he is feeling up to it.

Lets talk about something pleasant for a moment....the new TV SEASON. With all the stuff going on we haven't mentioned the new shows starting. My DVR is running over time again & we have a list full already.

I was SO excited to have Prison Break back. OMG. If I found myself in that place I think I would have to go to my happy place & stay there. I can't imagine living in those conditions. Poor Michael having to wear long sleeves in that heat so no one sees his Tats. ARG!!

HEROS...........good stuff. New Stuff. Not loving Nathans beard but glad to see Peter has cut his hair. LOL.

Bones was back last night. Love them! Was shocked to see Hodgins with short hair. Looks a 10000 % better. I was glad to see Zack back but was sad that he was so upset he couldn't stay in Iraq. ZACK..Bones needs you more!!

HOUSE.............................WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Can you tell we love that show? I was so glad to have his witt/humor back in my life. Can't wait till next week to see how the Survivor meets Apprentice part of the show works. Looks like he'll have LOTS of people to hassle. It was very sad though when he figured out that the patient wasn't who they thought she was. That was straight out of the headlines from last year and just as heartbreaking. LOVE HOUSE!!!!!!!

More new stuff tonight. LOVE IT.

What was your favorite new show..what are you looking forward to? Me...can't wait for CSI-Vegas & Greys tomorrow.

Til later..................

**3 :30 pm..Update..my DS's fever broke about mid day and seems to be feeling fine now. Spoke with my DD and she DID go to Jax yesterday. She said she was very glad she did as she feels a bit better now but still not ready to talk about things. I heard the bus got pulled over on the way back from Jax last night but didn't think I'd better ask about that today..maybe one day.

Still in shock

I wrote a very good post to update everyone but apparently it did not get saved and my computer farted. I do not have the energy to redo it. Sorry. Here is the short version .

My DD is fine. She is still upset and has asked us to leave her alone & quit talking about it. I will back off but I will not stop worrying. I'm her mom. I will worry with my last breath. So Sue me!

I've been told the funeral for Rachel is today in Jax. It looks like my DD is going but I haven't heard for certain. There is a bus taking a group of the kids so at least she won't be driving. Some of you have asked for the family name so you can add them to your prayer list. Since they have released the information to the media it w/n be speaking out of turn to tell. Her name was Rachel Futterman. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.

I took my DS to get the meningitis shot today. They recommend 11-12 year olds get it. I figured with his chance of contact to college kids through his sister it would be a good idea to get it. My DD will get it as well since the meds she received Saturday were just for the immediate danger/exposure. The doctor said it is amazing how many people have called since the news broke. He said last year at this time he couldn't give them away. I know it wouldn't have helped in this situation but I have to do everything in my power to keep my kids safe. I'ts my job. They can complain all they want.

Til later...................

Have I had a Meningitis Shot? **EDITED

Those were the words my DD asked me last night when she called ..4 days after I'd last heard from her. WHAT?? She said she was on her way to the hospital since she had shared a water bottle with a girl that was now in the ICU with Bacterial Meningitis. OMG!!

Lets just say that the next few hours were a blur as I waited to hear back from her. I questioned myself a thousand times whether I should make the trip to the hospital but she assured me she had a room full of friends with her and so I waited by the phone.

As far as we know she is OK. They gave her an antibiotic and told her to come back if she had any symptoms. A boy that had also been with the girl had to have a spinal tap and we don't know the results yet. There was a small article in the paper this morning but unless you were looking for it you might have missed it.

The thing that amazes me is that they asked everyone that had been in contact with the girl to come forward and be tested or get a preventative treatment...but they didn't give the girls name. I'm sure that the information has spread to the entire student body by now but you would think they would give the name if they expected people to know who they should be concerned about being around. I understand HIPPA , I work for the State of Florida & the Department of Health for goodness sake, but you would think they would worry about the health of the students before worrying so much about the privacy of the girl. Maybe I'm wrong and would feel differently if I was THE girls parents, but I'd also be very upset if something happened to my child because they remained silent and we didn't know she was possibly in danger.

Anyway....how was your Saturday night?

WAY TO GO BULLS......they just showed them ranked at number 18 so we broke the Top 20!!!! Plus the Bucs won again..!!!!! Speaking of which..I'm missing the NASCAR race so will say bye for now.

Don't forget to keep my family (& the families of all the kids involved in the meningitis scare) in your thoughts and prayers over the next few days. It couldn't hurt.

Til later.................

*****We learned alittle after 6pm that the girl has died. Please keep her family in your prayers. I can't imagine what they are going through. As you can imagine my DD is very upset. Three days ago they were laughing and sharing a bottle of water. Tonight one of them is gone and the other one has faced a reality that no one should have to face so young.***9/24/07 the news was still reporting her as alive until 10am this morning when they finally confirmed it. According to my DD she was on life support while they tested her organs to see if she could be a donor. I'm not sure if they found she could be but she did pass away yesterday afternoon as my DD had told us. Thank you for your prayers and thoughts so far. ****

Where's Cheryl?

Thanks for asking. When last we spoke it was my Nephews birthday and now it's Saturday. WOW.

Let's recap:

Work was busy all week.

Tuesday was progress report day and I'm pleased to say that DS is NOT on restriction. LOL. He did quite well with only one grade that could stand some improvements.

I went to a CDD meeting in my subdivision Tuesday night and that pi&&ed me off for several days...don't get me started!! It's amazing though what a little anger and a slow day at work can get you. I filed two HUGE stacks of charts that needed to be put away. I'd been avoiding it for at least two months and I finally did it all. We had big wigs come to the office the next day and I was so happy they couldn't ding me for a huge HIPPA violation and then they never even came around to meet the "peons". Oh well, at least my cubbie is clean and it was so much easier to find something with it filed like it should be.

My FIL had his little procedure on Thursday and other than being a pain in the butt...he seems to have come through it well.

Yesterday I wasn't at work because I was having another scope done. At least this time it was down the throat and so no nasty prep work. They discovered a bit of irritation and took a few biopsies and gave me a prescription. We're not sure that what they saw is the answer for my "pain" but the GI doctor seemed to think it could be. I spent the better part of the afternoon sleeping until my cell phone woke me up & then I remembered Lisa B was on QVC. I only got to watch the final hour and I was a very good girl..no purchases.

Today my DS and I are heading to MOSI to see the Transformer movie on the big IMAX screen. I'm sure I will spend half the time with my eyes closed (remember the Spiderman post?) but he should enjoy it. We are hoping to go on another outing tomorrow but it will depend on how DH feels as we want him to go with us.

Hope you all had a super week. I'm planning on playing with some of my new toys in between the "outings" so we'll see what I might have to share with you soon.

Several events/dr appointments are taking place on Monday so I'm requesting you keep my family in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks!!

Til later...............

The new face of 20

I'm "borrowing" this picture from my sisters blog. This is my nephew & his proud mom on his high school graduation day. Yes, she really is that short! My DS is taller than her now. Happy B-day Cody!