Sign my petition to get josiejunk to start blogging again!

PS - Josie is not lame, she's the coolest!

  Ah, ha!  Now that I have your attention, please bombard josiejunk  with requests to resume her blog.  I've got nothing to read anymore...  I know the real reason she's abandoned her blog - WEBKINZ!

Ugh.  My house is a disaster zone.  And now josiejunk has gone AWOL, so what am I suppossed to read for entertainment?  Guess I've got to get my butt up off the couch and pick up the house because I'm having a bunch of people over for Alex's 3rd Birthday party on Saturday.

My house is literally torn apart.  Our kitchen is still under construction (as it has been since December) I still have no oven or stove, and no countertops.

There are boxes everywhere, with stuff packed away.  Our office furniture gets redelivered today, since the office is finally finished with the renovations - yippee! 

It seems as if I clean this house every day, and then it just gets messy again. 

Now I must go to the party store to get grab bags, party stuff, etc., etc.  The fun never ends!! 

Bob & Weave. That's the name I've given to josiejunk's two fish that have had their fins eaten away by the other fish in the tank. I seriously don't know how those fish swim without any side or tail fins. Anyway, I tried to get some photos of them to post, but they kept bobbing and weaving, so no shot was really clear. I did manage to get a couple though so make your own call.

Anyway, we went over to Josie and Garrett's house for dinner last night. We got there early, so Garrett and Mike could go to the car show they have every Saturday in a local strip mall parking lot. People bring their muscle cars (Cameros, Corvettes, Shelbys, etc.) to show in the parking lot, and people come and look at the cars. Except that yesterday it was 97 degrees and an asphalt parking lot was not where I would have chosen to be. So the guys loaded up the kiddies - Sarah was in her super-duper Wonder Woman costume for the outing - and went to the show. Josie and I stayed at home in the air conditioning and were like a couple of hens catching up on gossip and drinking some fabo white wine she brought back from her trip to San Louis Obispo.

When the guys got back we grilled up some steaks, asparagus, green beans and fresh baked bread. Yummy.

Damn if I didn't have my own Rascal scooter sighting today after reading lizardbeth's post.  After we had dropped the boys off at josiejunk's house to go to the Suns-Spurs playoff games, we spotted a rather large woman 'driving' down the sidewalk, doing about 15mph on her rascal.  I pointed her out to Mike - she was looking rather disheveled, with a small US flag attached to her scooter, jamming out to whatever was playing on her walkman or mp3 player.  We were at a stoplight, right before getting on the freeway to go downtown.  I'm not the only one who noticed her, as we heard the people next to us shout 'hey look at that woman on her scooter!'  I should have taken a picture.

And yes, the Suns lost in a blowout.

I just had to post a link to this article on MSNBC.com

Scientists decode brain farts

Gosh, it has been forever since I've actually had something to write about.  Lots has happened since my last entry.  I had my second son in March and we named him Colin.  Thanks for all the name suggestions from my last post! 

I've been dealing with the complete loss of my kitchen since late December - the dishwasher leaked and ruined all the cabinets; leaked through the wall and into the office in the next room, ruining the walls, carpet, and furniture.  I'm hoping it will be done in a month - I've been washing dishes and bottles in my laundry room sink; I have no oven or stove either.

I also finally was able to see Michael Moore's movie "Sicko".  I know people either like him or hate him, but every American should see this movie.  It will make you really think about our current health care system, and what needs to be done about it.  If the current system is still in place by the time my husband and I retire, I really worry about our ability to be able to pay for premiums, and get full coverage for any preexisting conditions we might have at that time.

A socialized medical system is actually not a bad idea.  When we were in Australia for our honeymoon, we asked our wine tour guide about the medical system in Australia and he loved it.  Every citizen has government healthcare (paid by taxes).  Canada, the U.K., France and even Cuba has universal free healthcare (they do pay for it with taxes, but no one is turned away for their inability to pay). 

Some people may be of the opinion that 'Oh, I'm healthy, why would I want to be taxed to pay for universal healthcare?  Why should I pay for other people's medical care?'  Well, you never know if you will be struck with a catastrophic illness (e.g., cancer, massive heart attack), or sustain massive brain injuries from a car accident, which would leave you needing life-long medical care - which under our current system would bankrupt most Americans.  Or if you have a child born who needs life-long medial care.  It's a gamble with a privatized system - especially if you are denied coverage by your insurer for whatever reason.

Since this is an election year, all the presidential candidates are touting their solution to the healthcare mess.  I encourage you all to check out their proposals prior to the November General Elections.  Here are the links to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain's websites.