Why can't I ever get this done on Friday???
1. The dog "disappeared" one of my shoes and it still hasn't turned up. I really thought it was out there under all the leaves, but I raked them on Friday and...no shoe. I guess she could have hidden it somewhere else out there, but it definitely isn't in the house. How does a shoe just disappear? And it is a NICE, comfy, warm shoe that I would really like to find. Dang dog.
2. We went up to the game on Saturday and I was very worried about it. They were saying a number of protests would be taking place, plus news vans all over the place, plus alcohol and high emotions...could have been a bad combo. But it wasn't. It was calm, and quiet, and subdued. The weather was gorgeous - 50 and sunny. The stadium was full - highest attendance of the season. And the crowd was - LOUD and proud of our team and our (by degree or by adoption) University. I think all the angry trouble makers must have sold their tickets to people who wanted to come and support the kids on the field. Before the game (Lee Corso's ignorant (ill-timed? call me cynical, but I doubt it) comment can't even put a damper on it), the team walked out. They didn't run. They walked out arm in arm. This was one of the most unusual and moving things I have ever seen in football. And then? Then the Nebraska team and coaches walked out towards the middle of the field and met the Penn State team and coaches and about 150 former players who were on the sideline for the game and guess what they did next? Nope, they didn't fight and turn over news vans...they knelt down and they prayed. Together. At a football game. On national television. Quick! Someone call the ACLU! And (though you can't tell it from this footage) the stadium was totally quiet. People were crying. It was the coolest thing I have every seen at a game. ESPN, no doubt had cut to a commercial so the assortment of wife/girlfriend beating, statutory rapist commentators they have passing judgment on everyone else didn't have to worry about what hypocritical thing to say next (glass houses, ESPN, etc.). Then the prayer ended and the game was played and the kids couldn't pull it out but managed to put a pretty brave face on what has been a pretty crappy week for them and kept NE from beating the spread.
3. As nice as Saturday was, we spent entirely too much time sitting and my back is not happy about it. It took 5 HOURS to get there on Saturday. Part of that was just horrid traffic up over Seven Mountains, but part of that was...um...forgetting the tickets and parking pass and having to go back for them. Luckily B realized it when we were about to get on the turn pike so we were able to just turn around and go back and leave again an hour after we had originally left! Oops. Pippi went with us and she wasn't overly thrilled about being in her crate for so many hours when her people were right next to her.
4. We tagged our Christmas tree yesterday after church. It wasn't quite as warm as last year but it was pretty toasty out. Hopefully it will be cooler when we cut the darn thing down. We may have found it in record time this year...which makes me think someone replaced my husband with someone more reasonable...and were on our way to my parents to rake leaves in less than 45 minutes! It is so much less stressful to tag the tree ahead of time. And if you wonder why picking a Christmas tree is stressful, try going with B when it is 20 degrees and you are tramping around in 1 foot of snow for 1.5 hours with a toddler in a snowsuit.
5. Today a woman at the gym was absolutely inconsolable while she was swimming. When I encounter someone who is upset, I will generally ask if the person is okay (which on further consideration is a stupid question since if she/he is crying she/he is obviously NOT okay) or if I can help or do something. That pretty much covers just about any scenario and worked just fine today when the young lady in the lane next to me was crying while she swam. The man on the other side of me was very concerned and kept stopping to tell me to keep an eye on her. I finally got to ask her if she was okay (no, you idiot) and she assured me that she was and that there was nothing I could do. She avoided being stopped at the same end at the same time as me after that. So that gentle questioning thing is appropriate is almost all situations...but what's the protocol when you are naked and the person in the shower next to you is sobbing? I rinsed my hair while praying for her, turned off the water, wrapped myself in a towel and stood outside her shower. "I want to respect your privacy but please, is there something I can do to help you?" Silence...and the sobbing suddenly stopped. About that time the girl from the front desk came in (someone else had gone out and gotten her) and asked "Anne" if she was okay. Anne threw open the curtain and turned off the water to see Nicki and a naked stranger standing there but didn't answer. I grabbed my stuff and went to my locker to put on some clothes. Nicki got Anne to speak to her but all she would say is that it is "personal." She came out while I was still getting dressed but wouldn't make eye contact and quickly grabbed her clothes and disappeared to get dressed. She didn't come out until I left and then I saw her standing on the curb while I drove away. Nicki told me that Anne cries a lot while she is working out or getting dressed.
I wish I could have done/said something more but Anne seemed to just shut down when she realized anyone had noticed her crying. I didn't notice any bruises or anything while she was swimming or getting her stuff. She is REALLY thin though. So all I can do is pray for her and ask others to do the same.
6. (knocking on wood) I haven't had a migraine in 2 weeks. TWO WEEKS! Why? Could be the chiropractor snapping my neck into position. Could be the magnesium supplements. Could be the change in the weather Could be the fact that I stopped taking my BCPs for the time being. Could be a combo of the above. Regardless, I am very happy about it. As for the not taking the BCPs...I'm not sure that's going to work for more than a month or two before the crazy train comes and tries to carry me away again. PMDD SUCKS, people, and except for the migraines (minor detail) Yaz is a freaking miracle drug. Maybe I can stop the BCPs at the end of the summer when the weather is triggering so many headaches as it is and start them back up in the fall when the barometric pressure settles a bit. We'll see.
[editted at 8:00pm to add...I spoke too soon. For some reason having 13 kids in one frigging lane tonight stressed me out enough that I got a migraine tonight. Drat]
7. I'm trying to convince B that we need another dog...he's not going for it. Huh.
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