Finally are you ready for some football....

I know it might seem early but guess what for a family that is die hard football lovers its never too early LOL. Mack's middle school started intramural football this year, and OMG its great. Mack is 5'11' and is 300 lbs at 13 yrs old in 7th grade....are ya all saying college scholarship (well maybe not yet, but fingers crossed).

Mack has played ball before and was sad he couldn't play after our last move so when we got here and they said football was starting he's been so excited. The team did amazing. He has a friend who is also a 7th grader who is 6'2" 295 lbs and a beast on the field. Mack makes us so proud that he is a team leader and did excellent. He missed only one tackle last night. I think as the season goes on and he drops a few more lbs he'll be ready for JV football next year (here in VA 8th graders can play on the JV football team in HS).

So next year I will have a Varsity and JV linemen. That two ball games a week and practice every night with Shayne gone...holy cow. I know we can do it, but I feel bad for the boys that Shayne will be gone, but it'll be fun to keep him updated and overwhelmed with pictures LOL.

Keep check in gang, and I'll keep you updated on how fast these kids grow this year.

I am so MAD

First let me say I did not vote for Obama, and if that makes everyone mad, then don't read my blog today. Second, President of the United States is SUPPOSED to be an office of HONOR (yes, I know there is Clinton and Nixon...but NONE the less HONOR). The President represents the entire country, and his behavior last night on Jay Leno is not just a gaffe to be discussed on television. Its a direct slam to the progress the Special Olympics have made over the years....and to every disabled person out there.

I have a son who was recently dx with Asperger Syndrome (high functioning autism), and I am struggling everyday with the fact his NORMAL isn't societies NORMAL. Ya know for example my two older boys were on wrestling teams and football teams by 6 years old, and my baby boy isn't to that level to even consider something like that. It seems trivial in the overall scheme of things, but some days its hard to know that people will make fun of him or be mean. And last night the President of the United States just proved that my worst fears will come true. How dare a man who worked so hard to get where he has, and overcome that mountains he had too, and to get America to make history and vote in the first African American President, then to make some off the cuff remark about Special Olympics.

Now before you all flip out, know that I'm not naive and a joke is a joke, but as a mom I'm offended, as an American I am repulsed, and my fear is that if he can just say it so quick and w/o thinking then he better use the teleprompter more and what type of person is he REALLY if he just has that type of analogy about things.

I am ashamed of the fact that my son's school has to have Disability Awareness week to create acceptance, and our President just in one fail swoop set this back tons. He needs to stop campaigning, and being a talk show celebrity and get his ass back to Washington and fix SOMETHING.

Now what song is it?

Nope this isn't some mushy "our" song blog. Its about me wanting to kick his butt. See my dear husband is a die hard youtube addict LOL. The other day I was READING the news...yes, reading....we have a game he youtubes, and I turn on the closed captioning and read whatever I wanna watch...it's like time together doing what each of us wants LOL.

None the less, he was playing this song, called Penny on the Floor, and I wasn't paying attention...but apparently my subconscious was since today I was humming it...and I didn't have any darn idea WTH the song was.



I finally figured it out, and looked up the lyrics and now I know the song. I will leave a penny on the floor when he leaves till he comes back. Now what song is buzzing in your head today? Bet you find yourself humming Penny on the Floor before day is out.

Have a great day...spending more time with Shayne before he goes.