Just Another Monday

It's Monday. It's raining. It's cold. Football season is officially over and I'm already suffering withdrawl. Yeah, I'm that big of a fanatic. The next 6 months are going to be VERY LONG! Nothing important to really talk about but have some random thoughts.

• I know you shouldn't really self-diagnose yourself on anything. However, I have felt like crap for over a week now and just didn't want to go to the doctor. Not cold like symptoms. It's been nausea, burping, feeling pretty bloated, a burning sensation in my abdomen. I've been waking up with a slight sore throat. I notice it more when I yawn. At first I thought it was IBS but after talking to a friend and my cousin, both of whom have IBS that was nixed out. Then I thought maybe I have an ulcer because I've been sort of stressed out - trying to finish up my classes, finish getting this house in order, anxious for friends who are next in line for referrals, waiting to hear if the CC.AA is going to assign our agency some SN kids and worrying about what I'm going to do if we get a referral soon...Well, symptoms didn't match ulcer either. I don't know what made me think about it but I looked at symptoms for acid reflux. Sure enough, I had about 70% of the symptoms. Went to the drugstore to buy Rol.aids. It's going to take several doses but I'm already feeling better.

• What was up with the ads during the Super Bowl yesterday??? I was massively disappointed. There were a few I liked - the Dor.itos one with the crystal ball was probably my favorite. I also really liked the C.oke one with all the bugs hauling off the bottle for themselves. But beyond that, none of the rest really did anything for me. Maybe I'm weird. The game wasn't all that great either. I had hoped the red team would've pulled it out but they lost.
  

• I have always had a love/hate relationship with makeup. I love it because I love the way it makes me feel when I have it on. I'm girly what can I say. My hate is how within 20 minutes my face is shiny, feels oily and makes me look like I'm wearing it. Not to mention the fact that I can tell I'm wearing it. Then I found this. OMG!!! My sister and my mom use it and rave about it but I was like, yeah right. Makeup just never works for me the way I want it to. So while I was at home over Christmas my sister insisted on putting it on me. I can't say how much I love this stuff. I don't feel like I'm ever wearing makeup and my face doesn't get shiny with this stuff. Love it!!! Already said that didn't I?
  

• I so don't enjoy taking Eriks to karate anymore. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that none of the other parents talk to me. It might have something to do with the fact that EVERYTHING is done differently here. It also has probably something to do with the fact that the owner and head instructor is young enough to be Lane's son. The kid (and yes he's a kid) just turned 21 last week. He's just barely legal!! He doesn't do a bad job instructing the adults, however, he just doesn't have the experience he needs with kids. I do however love taking Eriks to gymnastics. Partly because it's fun to watch him and because it's fun to watch the teen girls who have been doing it for a long time do floor exercises like tumbling, back handsprings, etc.

• We sealed our son's academic fate on Saturday when we sent his application in for private school. Please don't think of us as snobs cause we're not. We just have a firm belief that prayer and religious education is just as important in school as all the other stuff. I spent 80% of my educational career in private school and loved it. I read books in 6th & 7th grade that I read again when I transferred from private HS to public. I forgot to add this to my things that have stressed me out in recent weeks. He has to test in a few weeks and after that we find out if he's made it in. Keep your fingers crossed that he gets in.
  

I know I had more ramblings but between playing a few games of Trou.ble, making a Dr's appointment, I've forgotten some of it.