I love GSN

I never really understood the point of GSN....until now. I mean, really, who wants to watch re-runs of people screaming, "No Whammies"? But, I've finally realized the beauty of GSN. On July 11, they started airing The Amazing Race, from the VERY beginning. The first episode of Season 1. And they're showing all of them....in a row! It's awesome! One episode per night. Chris and I are in heaven. They had a casting call here, and he refused to go with me. Stinker. Says he likes watching it. I'm DYING to be on it. Mark my word.....one day. But for now, I'll be content watching reruns...a new one every night. Rockin'! Thank goodness for Tivo!!!

By the way, do you think Phil's had work done? Not that it really matters, 'cuz, why not? But what do you think? Check out his eyes. His lids seemed heavier in the early seasons. Chris totally disagreed with me at first, but tonight, out of nowhere, he said he thought maybe Phil's eyes looked lighter.

My Son, the Genius

Remember, our children are of the four-legged variety. Nevertheless, my son, Scooby The Magnificent, is a genius! I’ve been taking cough syrup to help me recover from my bout with bronchitis. This cough syrup just so happens to be a narcotic. Cracks me up! Yes, I’m taking narcotics. Who knew a little Codeine tastes so darn bad? Well it does. Ick. I even questioned taking it, it is so bad. Thank goodness for Chris. He comes up with the craziest little tidbits. Who knew a peanut butter chaser would do the trick? Chris did!! His grandmother was a nurse, and when he was little, she would have him eat peanut butter after taking cough syrup to get rid of the taste. I never would have though of this on my own, but boy did it do the trick!

Enter the brilliant Scooby. I had some extra PB on my spoon one night, and thought I’d be a good mom and share. The puppies love PB, so this was a win-win, right? Nope, not for Scooby. Like me, Scooby has allergy problems, and he has to take Benadryl. Instead of using one of those handy-dandy puppy shoot-it-in-their-mouth thingies, he uses a regular spoon. When Scoob caught sight of my spoon with the PB on it, he said, “No Way!” turned around and hightailed it into the other room. Only after he peeked back and saw Mimi going to town did he come back and check it out. It took another couple of times of me sharing my PB spoon with them before he was totally comfy with licking it. I love my genius Scooby!

If you’re ever in the market for a dog, I highly recommend a Scottie. They’re geniuses!!

A special kind of souvenir

I came home from Ukraine with bronchitis. I can't believe it! I've never had bronchitis before, but here I am. I got a little tickle in my throat my last couple of days in Kiev. I was in this internet cafe for a couple of hours my last two nights, and it was like 300 years old with NO ventilation, lots of mustiness/mildew, cig. smoke, and stinky non-deoderant using boys.

By the time I got off the shuttle from JFK into Manhattan (I had to spend the night there and then fly out of Newark the next afternoon...needless to say, I did a little shopping), I was losing my voice. Two days later, it was gone completely. I finally started getting better, but not fast enough, and my chest really hurt.

So, Tuesday night we went to the urgent care place. I told Chris that I wouldn't wait if there were more than 2 people in the waiting room. There wasn't a soul! So, a half an hour later, I've been diagnosed with bronchitis and am sent on my merry way with perscriptions for antibiotics and a cough syrup that's a narcotic. I'm only allowed to take it when I'm at home. Funny, huh? It's amazing how this is taking the energy out of me. I've been lying on the couch for days now and get dizzy if I'm up for too long. The marathon training has had to take a back seat. Thank goodness I have puppies who like to cuddle and a mom and husband who will bring me lunch!!  I've started a new love affair with Panera Bread's (I still call it St. Louis Bread) chicken noodle soup. Mmmmm...yum.

greetings from Ukraine

t nSo, I'm in Ukraine right now, and it's just crazy! I love it! I'd come back in a heartbeat. My mom's friend, Sam, is adopting a child, so I came to help. We spent a couple of days in Kiev, but now we are in a smaller town called Zhytomyr (about 300,000 Kiev is about 7 million...who knew?) where the child is in an orphanage (they call it a baby house...the children stay there until they are three). Kiev is wonderful and I'll be glad to go back there to see some more things and take some more pictures, but I'm really glad we came to Zhytomyr. In Kiev, you see all of the fabulous things of Ukraine, but in Zhtyomyr you see how the people really live. Boy, do you see.