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.