3000 Lightning Strikes and Really Sore Biceps

Drove through a cast iron beyotch of a storm on the way home from work tonight. Tops of the storm towers were up to 49,000 feet. (According to WSB meterologist extraordiaire Kirk Melish.) That's pretty dang high. Lightning was striking all around me... the rain was falling in horizontal sheets and the wind was amazing. I said out loud inside my car "Dang." (That's what we southern girls say out loud when something is Most Impressive.)

But I made it home. (Call CNN.)

I considered, briefly, heading to the gym during the enduring monsoon but thought better of it... not only due to the fact that I'd be putting myself in immediate peril, but due to the fact that my body is SHOUTING LOUDLY that it hurts. Yes, I joined a gym last week... YES, I'm working out now and YES I really enjoy it. But my muscles that normally aren't used during my daily Insurance Nerd-SuperGirl duties are muttering and COMPLAINING LOUDLY..

My biceps are bitching.
My quads are quibbling.
My glutes are..... grumbling....

BUT (damnit) I'm going to lose 10 lbs and be less jiggly if it KILLS me (and it just might).
But the lightning won't be killing me. (At least not tonight.)

Long Time No See....

So, it's been 20 zillion years since I've updated this blog. (Well, actually it's only been 4 months, but in Blog Years, that's equal to 20 zillion, give or take.)

What's new with me.... let's see.... WORK keeps me busy... the KIDS keep me busy.... the STUD MUFFIN I married keeps me busy. Just general life stuff, ya know. It's all good though. I have very few complaints. Very few. Still wondering what it would be like to be a tall leggy blonde, but being a petite curvy brunette works just fine. :)

What is new with YOU my peeps?
... enlighten me.

The Funniest Post I've Read in WEEKS...

I really hope Becky doesn't mind my sharing... but she is brilliantly FUNNY...a GREAT mom.... a talented photographer.... has a handsome, funny son... and this post had me almost FALL OUT OF MY CHAIR from laughing! Really!! :)

LOVE IT... I can just SEE these little boys bragging and trying to "one-up" each other... if only they KNEW how grossed out little GIRLS would be! :)

Snow X 3

Tomorrow, March 2, it is supposed to SNOW in Atlanta. Up to 3".
This will be the 3RD snow (measurable snow) we've had this Winter.

Normally it doesn't snow here. Almost ever.
And when it does, it's more like a decorate little thing that goes away.

What the heck?

The snow is supposed to arrive around 9 AM.
RIGHT as we're all arriving at work..... wonderful.

Should be an interesting day....!

"That's Enough"

Excellent message - Economic Gleanings - definitely worth a listen.

So today, we moved into our new office.
Palatial. Swank. Posh.

And hey: my little cubicle is "all that AND a bag of chips".

(insert wry grin here.... )

Some days I really do miss being my own boss and having my own business.... there was so MUCH I loved about being an entrepreneur. But then I remember how absolutely terrifying it was when I went 5 months straight with no income when all my clients, save one, dried up and blew away like so many tumbleweeds....

So I am THANKFUL that I am employed.
And that I have a paycheck, guaranteed, on the 15th and 30th of every month.

And really. Our new office IS really nice. I'm not really sure why being there today underscored what I used to have, and lost, but it did....

Time to go find that Glass Half FULL mentality.... it's around here somewhere...

Real Mission Work

This is yet another reason why I love my church.
We do REAL stuff, in the REAL world.

Today Kevin announced that we as a church have committed to contributing $600K over the next 2 - 3 years to build permanent wells in Mozambique so people can have CLEAN WATER.

CLEAN WATER.... get that? Something you, and I, take totally for granted. I can go to my kitchen tap, turn it on, and not worry about getting sick or DYING from what is in my water. But in parts of Africa more people die from water-borne illnesses than from HIV/AIDS. Horrifying.

I love that 12Stone is doing this.

Above is the video about the issue that Kevin played this morning.

Diva & Ruby in the Snow (Video 2)

Diva & Ruby in the Snow (Video 1)

We got 4" of the snow in the ATL... here's the first video, as the snow was still falling... (and yes, eventually I DID go out and play with them!) :)

Yawn Fest

Vancouver is a beautiful city, and I LOVE the Olympic Games, but I fell asleep on the couch watching the opening ceremonies.....

I guess it was inevitable that, after Beijing, the next city's Opening Ceremonies were going to pale in comparison.

Bring on the ATHLETICS!

Need a Kleenex?

Today when I got home my husband said "Honey, you have to check out this website - I saw it on Fox News!"
Now, normally, I politely ignore what my husband sees on Fox.  I really could care less what Glenn Beck has created for his latest socialist conspiracy diagrams, and, for the record, I think Bill O'Reilly is the biggest pinhead around.

However, curiosity got the better of me when he gave me the full description, so I checked out The Crying Wife for myself. 

I must say, I was intrigued.  It takes a lot to get me to cry at the movies, so to see a grown woman cry at a comedy like "Back to the Future" was strangely fascinating.  And to see a whole website, created by her husband and devoted to her post-movie breakdowns..... strange indeed. 

Here's a video clip.

(In all fairness though... I must say ...  I did cry when we saw "Marley & Me".  The whole fam did.  My husband, me, and our two kids.  If you've ever loved a dog, you cried at that movie.  Hard.) 

Last comment:  it's a bit voyeuristic and exploitative that his husband created this site.... but hey.... every marriage has its quirks, right?

Hamm & Buble

Could Michael Buble POSSIBLY be any cuter? Really.... I think I'm going to have to start stalking him (c'mon Suz... you can join me.... ) :)
I'm sure there are HERDS of middle aged women already stalking him. We'll just add to the ranks. :)

Stand Back! :)

From the Funny Folks at "Engrish"....

Apparently this is an actual sign in a Chinese medical clinic.... clearly, there is something 'lost in translation'.... :)

Need some GOOD Haiti News?

Check it out - this will make you grin, and renew your belief that GOOD people and PRAYER work together to make the impossible POSSIBLE!

http://www.shauninthecity.com/2010/01/twitter-no-red-tape-finding-sanjay-5-neurosurgeons.html

Shaun King does it again - he is truly one of my heroes!