Calvin and Hobbes

Ok. After reading my last post ... I had to find some Calvin and Hobbes to post. So here it goes. This is something my sister and I would have done when we were kids.

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Thoughts from the Mind of Mom

I love reading Stone Soup. It's a comic strip I can really realte to. (When I'm in a really good mood and feeling goofy - Calvin and Hobbes are the way to go. But I digress .....). So I'm reading the comics this morning, and this strip struck me as a conversation piece.

I was reading something the other day that said we were harming our children by trying to be so clean. By not exposing them to 'minor' bacteria, they weren't able to build up any kind of resistance, so when they did come down with something, it really hit them hard. There was a lady on the news the other day as well, that washes down her whole house - everyday - with bleach. They do not touch a shopping cart or anything until she has wiped it down, they do not open doors unless they wear gloves, etc. I think its a little extreme. Of course, her and her kids have never been sick. Not once. Is she setting herself up for something bad down the road ?? Who knows.

You may wonder where this whole thing came from. I don't know. It's just one of those things that comes to mind from time to time, that you just have to run with.

Hey, on a totally different subject .... There's a Delcor truck out in our parking lot. Delcor is one of our service providers at work. They do painting, and ceramic tile installs for us. I'm tempted to go downstairs and introduce myself, and watch them work. LOL. Man I am soooooooo going to have to be re-trained when I go back. All this relaxation is hard to take. And if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you .....

Game 4 of the Oilers-Detroit series goes tonight! I'll have to flip between that and Survivor. I wouldn't say I'm a reality junkie, but I like Survivor, the Amazing Race and the Apprentice to name a few.

The Playoffs are HERE !

Wow ! What an amazing hockey game last night. Yes I had to stay up until 12:15 am to watch it but it was sooooooooo Worth it! The Oilers beat the Red Wings by a score of 4-3 in Double OT. I thought the Oilers had it in the bag in the third period, but the Red Wings managed to tie the score just near the end of regulation time.

It was end to end hockey all night, and I have to say, I couldn't turn it off. Andy and the kids went to bed just after 10, but I had to watch until the end. It was almost over when Williams put the puck in the net, thank god it was disallowed because the net came off its moorings at the same time. It would be hard to go back to Detroit 2-2 or even worse down 3-1.

The Oilers play again tomorrow night, puck drops at 7:30, so you know where to find me. Glued to my TV. Literally. I picked the Oilers to win in the first round for the Hockey Pool I'm in. I have 4 entries in though, and most of my other picks are doing pretty good too. I'll update that score after the first round. Go Oilers !!

I am my Mother's Daughter ...

My mom is the pack rat QUEEN. I have discovered, to my eternal shame, that I share this quality with her. Shoot me. Shoot me now.

Man do I have a lot of crap around the house! I have cleared out quite a bit this week, and have more to go. A few bags of clothes and trips to goodwill later, I have discovered that I have a closet! Wow! And now that I have organized it somewhat, I actually have room to store stuff ! I mean store more stuff. Because as a pack-rat (or daughter thereof ...) that's what I do. I store stuff. I'll never wear it again, and I will probably never use it EVER, but I'm going to store it because, and I quote, "You never know when It will come in handy." End Quote.

So, on a lighter note, the lady down the hall is away this week and I'm cat-sitting for her. This is a picture of her cat, Molly. Isn't she beautiful ?? She purrs when you feed her, and she came over today for a play-date with Artemis. They sat 5 feet apart and looked at each other for an hour, before I took her home. It was a typical first date.

It's funny, but when you look at this picture she has that "don't mess with me" look on her face. She's really a good cat. I pop over in the evening and make sure she's got something in her dish before bed, and I take out her brush and give her a quick once-over. She loves it as much as I do. Artemis doesn't like to be brushed at all. Must be a guy thing.