I have got a traveling case of the Heebie-Jeebies!

Okay, so I know we live in the desert, so it shouldn't be suprising to see one of these here rattlesnakes just mosey-ing across the road. But it is a super-mondo big deal when I just dropped my kid off just a half a mile away!
The other day, the kids found a GIANT brown recluse in the pantry. "Mom there is a spider in the pantry, come down quick!" I came down, and what the freakin' heck! This spider was HUGE, the body was like 1". I am so scared of them, our neighbor, Kyle, almost lost his leg because of a brown recluse bite. I usually spray bugs with Windex, but this jerk of a spider crawled into one of my sweet Jordan's innocent DC shoes, UGH! I had to transport said shoe outside with tongs, and bang it on the table so I could smash it.
When we lived in Idaho, and I was laying in bed, I felt something on my arm, and flung my arm. When I turned on the light, to my horror, it was a hobo spider, the brown recluse' cousin. On the Heebie-Jeebie scale, a ten for sure!
I have recently spied black widows at the perimeter of the house. The best time to spray them is at sunset, when they come out of the cracks. I sware I could her them screaming when I spray them, possible? or is just the heebie-jeebies talking?!
You can't drive around Vail without a major case of the HJ's. I am not sure which is grosser, a real snake crossing the road, or one of the gazillion dead, smushed ones. Bleh!!!!! Do I think lizards are fun and cute? no way. Ladybugs even register at the bottom of the scale for me...
I grew up in Los Angeles County. I had never seen rabbits, snakes, or for goodness sakes, wild pigs.....ever! We just had to steer clear of the crazy guy with mayonaise in his hair that used to bike around the block everyday!

And now I have a case of the phantom heebie-jeebies just writing this!

5th Grade Graduation

Yesterday was 5th grade graduation for Jordan. He looked so cool in his jeans, white shirt and tie (I didn't even have to fight him on it too much) There were some cute speeches given by outgoing students, and the whole thing lasted under an hour, BONUS! Some people go all out with the balloons and flowers, its 5th grade people, not college!
Jordan started the year struggling a bit ( I think the long hours of tackle football contributed to that) but was a straight A student this last report card. He has a good sense of humor, and is very conscious of other people's feelings.
We are very lucky to have him as our 6th grade son!

Representin' (the nineties, that is)

Here is Shayne and his prom date, 1989ish...totally in vogue with their jewel tone color choice...could have gone with fuscia, bright purple, or classic emerald green...make sure the shoes are dyed to match perfectly!


So, obviously I wasn't too concerned about modesty or standards. The dress was everything in sophistication as far as I was concerned, black lace and trimmed in pearls. Don't forget the black velvet high heels, and the nylons with the seam up the back, tres chic! (here is the funny part, I am pretty sure that I fashioned a duct tape bra under there...)


How does one top off said sophisticated look, why, with giant, crunchy hair, of course! Just apply generous handfulls of the cheapest gel you can buy, use a pick to comb through, and use a ginormous thing called a diffuser for an hour while you stand with your head flipped over, fun times!


Me and my best girlfriends for senior prom. Again, in the sophisticated black velvet, with a scarf that draped in the back. We all just thought we were off the hook!


So, I have shown you mine, lets see yours now!

Where do they all go?

I watch TV. gasp! I know there are moms out there who don't seem the need or even want to sit in front of the TV, but I do. At the end of the day, I need a laugh. I need "reality tv" shows that make me feel normal.
So, this last week was the season finale of "Scrubs". I love this show! The main character, JD, isn't coming back, and so they made a "future home movie" reel to end the show. I am loving the song by Peter Gabriel called "Book of Love".
I hate when my shows end, I imagine that Jerry and Elaine are still in his apartment while he eats giant bowls of cereal, and that Ray and Deborah Barone are still picking at each other....
any-hoo, if you love Scrubs or Peter Gabriel, take this for a spin.

Little League

There is nothing "little" about Little League. It is a BIG time commitment for sure, as some weeks we have three games. Jordan seems to like baseball more than he did football, and he is doing well considering he hasn't played since he was 5.
His favorite position is first, and plays left field and third often.
Poor kid, this last game his knuckles got hit by the pitch, but he still managed to get a hit. We are really lucky to be on a team where the coaches are so positive and fun. So, if you call my house and I don't answer, you can bet I am at the ball field!