Back on Track

Yes, I'm back at work today and am starting to feel better. You know you're sick when the best looking and smelling food just makes you want to barf. That's where I was yesterday. I'm slowly getting my appetite back, but it's not quite there yet. The Culinary Basics class had some braised veal shanks that they wanted me to try this morning. I took a bite and couldn't handle any more. Usually I'll just chow it down, but I'm not quite up to choking two veal shanks down. I've got some pop and crackers at my desk, so I'm settling for that right now. I hope to enjoy a good meal later this evening.

A quick note to Mama Nabi about all of this flu and sickness stuff since LN is starting her preschool...one of the things that seems to happen with a high frequency is that kids come back from daycare and preschool with all sorts of germs and sickness. Preschool and daycare is a cesspool of germs that kids bathe in and then bring home with them. Then mommy or daddy start feeling ill...and the whole darn household falls into a state of disfunction. This is just a warning kiddo... It's not an "if situation" but just a matter of when LN and you will come down with something. Sorry this isn't something positive...but be ready for it when it comes...

A note on a previous posting...The movie quote on snakes was indeed Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Angie of "Barbed and Wired" (someday, I'll take the time to learn how to link crap up to different websites) answered the question correctly. Hey...when we go down to San Antonio in the future I'll get you a Snickers Bar or an ice cream cone. I'm big on ice cream cones...not just vanilla soft serve, but the real deal with nuts, chocolate, coconut, and a whole bunch of other tastey crap-mmm my appetite must be returning because that sounds really good right now.

I heard something disturbing from the Bun this morning. As I was changing her diaper and getting her dressed, she grinned at me and said "Hi stupid!" I really wasn't sure about what she had said, maybe my ears weren't really in tune with my little girl's words...but then she said it again plain as day..."Hi stupid!" I said in a stern voice..."Sami, we don't say that." To which she responded again with "Hi stupid!" I told her again in no uncertain terms that we don't say those things. She did stop at that time, but the little twinkle in her eye told me that wouldn't be the last time that she blurts those words out. She had said stupid once before and J told me that sometimes I use that word when I'm watching TV or describing someone else when she and I are in the kitchen talking...and little ears are tune in. I guess the bottom line is that I really have to watch what I say...

Is it normal for kids to want to sleep on the floor? Goobs is now wanting to sleep on the floor...I don't get it...maybe it's his inner asian coming out. He'd rather crash on his floor and then come into our room at about 4:00 am for a little snuggle time with his mom and me. Well...I've got somebody crawling up my butt to get something done here...so it's time to check out for the day.