When I was growing up and playing with dolls I never named any of them Ralph nor did I ever think I would name my child Ralph. So it is just my luck to have found a Ralph the 3rd and fell in love. Of course when I found out I was pregnant with Ralphie the issue came up again if he was a boy we would have to continue the family name. Jim is the only male in his family. Now mind you 2 living people and 1 dead person shared this name, yet not a damn one went by it. So I insisted that if I had to name my child Ralph.....Ralph he would be. When I I met Ralphie after he was born, the name just suited him. He looks like a Ralphie, not a Ralph quite yet but a Ralphie. Everyone wants to call him R.J. which are his 1st 2 initials. It just sounds so much bigger then my Ralphie. This all leads me to the point of this post. Ralphie cried at preschool the other day because the teacher called him Ralph. He would not tell them why he was upset but let us know the minute he got into the car. We asked him what he wants to be called. He said"My name is Ralphie". Indeed it is

Ps. I don't write much about She who screams alot well because she can read and I do not want to embarrass her, she also won't let me take many pictures of her. I just LOVE teenagers!

A certain National league team, that will henceforth remain nameless lest I jinx them once again, just won the NL Central. I absolutely refuse to let these b@stards suck me in again just to break my heart. But for now I will send up a tentative *YAY* to the universe and never speak of it again. Cause you know There is always a 100 more years to wait for a Championship.

So you would think having 2 kids 10 years apart they would not have much to fight about. Well you like me would be thinking wrong. They fight constantly and to be perfectly honest the 14 year old is sometimes more immature then the 4 year old. She teases him about crying and picks on him constantly. He whispers things like jerk and jackass(yeah I am so proud) in her ear so we can't hear then she starts yelling about what he is saying. I did not think that sibling rivalry would be an issue with so many years between them. Once again I thought wrong. Ralphie had issues with a rare birth defect that was found when he started turning blue at 9 months. He spent a month in the hospital and was in and out for the next 2 years after. I think Riss felt misplaced because so much focus was on him.
I spent 600.00 on her for school clothes and 200.00 on him. Well he got more stuff cause well he doesn't care where his clothes come from and Old Navy is cheaper then Aeropostale and American Eagle. She doesn't care to hear that but said that of course we got him more stuff.
I knew that the chance of them being really close was slim because of the age difference but I also didn't expect them to fight 24-7. I would love to do more things with her but she isn't really into to hanging with her Mom at this point and Ralphie still think I am the shit:) We lost twins in between Rissa & Ralphie and I wonder if they had a sibling closer in age they would fight less. As it is I have 2 only children and sometimes that just sucks!

You would think living in OHIO, you would not feel the affects of a hurricane quite as bad as if you lived in a coastal town or city.
Did I mention I live in Bumfucked Ohio?!?!?!?!? We had winds
up to 80mph and had 2 tree tops fall on our house. Tree tops sounds
so insignificant until you add in the fact our trees are upwards of 100 feet tall. Add to that the power was off for over 24 hours and we actually had to *gasp* talk to each other. Boy I was purty at work this morning curling my hair in my office I cannot imagine living with this shit every year. I don't think warm weather is
worth it.

I was sitting on a patients couch talking to them about their new colostomy. The television was playing in the background. I hear Matt Lauer say something about an airplane flying into the World Trade Center. They said it was probably a commuter plane. In the next instant I watched horrified as another plane hit the WTC. I will never forget each mundane thing I did that day. Innocent things done before I realized we are not safe among our borders. Nothing I would do after would ever be the same.

I am getting fat. I have tried denying it for many months now. Today I could deny it no more. These pants fit me 1 year ago without pocket protrusion. Get me Jenny on the phone and gas up the Wii Fit STAT.

PS Please forgive my wrinkled appearance. I do home health and ride in the damn car all day which seems to give me alot of wrinkles. That's my story anyway.

This is crow I am happy to eat! That being said, I still hate you Angelo.

Can we just pretend for a moment that the Bears actually have a snowballs chance in Hell to beat the Colts. Stop laughing!

Things are not looking good as we go into this 2008 NFL season. We have a swiss cheese O-line, Kyle Orton, and a D that underachieved all pre-season. I am so damn tired of never having a quarterback. I am tired of a Jerry Angelo who wouldn't know a good draft pick if it bit him in his ass. Lets look at his record for Offensive players. Rex Grossman-Bust, Marc Columbo-Plays for the Cowboys, Cedric Benson-Bust. They need to get this jackass out of there.

The Bears are notoriously cheap but yet have one of the largest fans bases in the NFL. Where is all that money going? It is definitely not going to field a good team, but to line the McCaskeys pockets. I am sick to death of paying $100.00 for a ticket to a game and this is the thanks I get........Same old shit different year..................After Further Review.............The Bears Still Suck! Fuck You Jerry Angelo, and Fuck You McCaskeys!

Friday night was spent in the hospital, 1 day of preschool and he has strep throat, a double ear infection, and a sinus infection. I have a feeling there will be many more trips since he is just starting preschool. Thank God he only goes 2 days a week. Ralphie has texture issues and hates medicine with a white hot passion. So if you see a lady walking down the street with a pink stained shirt, say Hello, it is probably me! Thankfully he has started feeling better this morning as evidenced by the photo to the left. Although he is leaving trails of snot all through the house. Yay me! I live like a rock star.

Ralphie is a different sort of child. He has never been away from either one of us for more then a few hours and even those times are *very* few and far between. So today I sent 1 of my babies to High School(she wouldn't let me take her picture) and I sent the other to preschool. I know SWSA will do just fine in high school. She is confident and has a great group of friends. My nerves were for the boy. Ralphie is a great kid with an awesome imagination. Would the teacher understand to pretend to put batteries in him when his ran out? His obsession with robots and acting like a robot who frequently runs out of batteries and needs someone to put some new ones in LOL. Will the teacher "get him"? He has a certain way of doing things and will obsess over something until you address the issue. The whole divert their attention thing I used with my daughter does not work with Ralphie. Will they consider him a problem? Mostly I just want them to see the special little guy that I know. I will pick him up in 1 hour and I cannot wait to hear how his day went!

It's that time of year again. The time for family to come together to berate each other, make fun of each other and show our dysfunctional sides. Yea my friends yesterday was our Fantasy Football Draft. I will leave you with some of the pictures so that you too may revel in the dysfunction that is our family. Enjoy!