“WE TEXANS MUST DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES”

Gubernatorial Candidate Debra Medina's We Texans campaign is looking for volunteers to help with petitions for several ballot initiatives.

These ballot initiatives will help We Texans bring about a restoration of accountability in government and the creation of new tethers insuring our elected officials serve the people - to allow Texas to remain strong, free and prosperous.

Would you be interested in helping out with this revolutionary effort to preserve our republican form of government?

Please contact me at toni_marek@yahoo.com

An Explanation:

Our elected officials are unaccountable and the voices of We the People seem to carry little weight. There are vehicles by which we can restrain our government and restore it to proper constitutional boundaries. We Texans need to use them!

We must do more than simply vote every two years for candidates who, after being elected, seem to forget the very principles that gained our trust in the first place.

All political power is inherent in the people. The Freedom of Assembly protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees more than the freedom of speech or the right to gather to stage protests or rallies. It guarantees more than the forming of political parties. It guarantees that we have a mechanism to effectively have our grievances redressed. A political party has the power to set the standards for whom it will allow to be placed on a ballot under its name, and We Texans as the members of the party have the power to determine what those standards are. This authority of the people is not often discussed by the party leadership and current elected officials who prefer to maintain the status quo, but it is real and it is powerful when used.

Our nation's founders certainly understood this power:

"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. … when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." - Declaration of Independence 1776

And the courts continue to uphold it to this day:

"... the Court has recognized that the First Amendment protects the freedom to join together in furtherance of common political beliefs, … which necessarily presupposes the freedom to identify the people who constitute the association, and to limit the association to those people only, … That is to say, a corollary of the right to associate is the right not to associate..." California Democratic Party, et al. v. Jones, et al., Decision No. 99-401, decided June 26, 2000 United States Supreme Court

This election cycle, let's use these powers and demand that candidates seeking to run for office in the Republican Party's Primary do more than just take our money and ask for our vote. The Ballot Petition Drive is one step in a multi-step process to make Republican Candidates accountable to generally ignored positions of the Republican Platform.

What will the petitions do? We Texans will

1. Demand that the party require every candidate to disclose their position on every plank of the platform: support, oppose, or other--i.e., an unequivocal record of where the candidates stands;

2. Demand that the party impose unilateral term limits on the eligibility of candidates seeking the Republican Party Nomination for office, e.g., State Representatives to three consecutive terms etc.;

3. Demand that the party have every candidate sign a pledge of support for certain core issues, such as state sovereignty, property rights, fiscal conservatism, and the right to Life.

Establishing new guards of accountability will not be a simple task, and this is only the first step. Signing these petitions and asking others to do the same will send a message to the party that We the People will not accept more of the same. But to ensure the party listens, we must get involved in the convention process and become party delegates ourselves and make our voices, in addition to our vote, heard. Plan now on attending your precinct convention and working and fighting to be a delegate to your County or Senatorial District Convention, and from there to the State Convention. Delegates supporting these principles were nearly 40% of the vote at the last State Convention and your participation WILL make the difference. More information on how to join us will be coming as this project progresses. For now, sign the petitions, ask everyone you know to do the same, and work to stay informed.

The problems in the political system are pervasive, so the clean-up starts with honest new blood, new troops maintaining their integrity, willing to do what is necessary to restore the forms of our Republican Party and erect new guards for our future security.

Nothing is gained by complaining and then watching our State and Nation fall into disrepair. Now we can do more than talk the talk, We Texans can stand up and fix it.

FIRST we must clean our own house and clear out the unethical actions from within our own party. Join us on the path to restore our republic!

http://www.medinafortexas.com/initiatives.php

Have you seen the Issues Section of the Medina Campaign Site?

http://www.MedinaForTexas.com/issues.php

Before I delve into this story, let me explain the letters in place of names.

I posted a seemingly innocent blog one day about something or the other and thought nothing of it. Later that day, my husband called me and instructed me to never use his name again in my blogs.

Apparently, I used a “pet name” for my husband in the blog entry, without thinking, and someone he worked with read the blog. You can only guess what happened after that.

So that, folks, is why I now use letters in place of names in my blogs.

Back to the story:

My husband, B, always cuts my son, L’s, hair.

He gets out the clippers and it doesn’t take more than 10 minutes. No problems ever arise that a lollipop can’t fix.

This time, I wanted something different. My little boy is almost 4 years old and he has always had the same haircut. My husband kept it pretty short and neat, but I wanted to see it a little longer and maybe in a bowl/mushroom type cut. My husband didn’t think it would look good, so I decided to take him to an actual salon.

Since I don’t have a little girl to dress up, I have to “style” my son’s hair. I am a lot better than I used to be. There was a time when I would color coordinate everything he wore down to his diaper.

Seriously…

Anyway, a member of the “mommy group” I belong to told me about a place in town called Tots and Locks. Supposedly, they really cater to the kids and make it an easy experience.

Once upon a time I took L to a “real” salon and promptly left. I guess they don’t teach stylists how to treat children in beauty school.

I ventured to the Tots-N-Locks salon and I have to say, I was very pleased. It looks as if you are walking into a daycare. There were toys in the front area, a large flat screen TV with a movie playing, and another TV to the side with an XBOX attached to it.

In the middle was a mock karaoke stage with a microphone and speakers.

The lady working must have taken extra classes on how to treat kids, because she was really great with L.

She had him hop up into a chair shaped like a car (there was a Hummer next to it) and while she cut his hair, he got to play a video game.

It didn’t take long and it was only $12 after tax.

Since it was such a painless and nice experience, I thought I would add some pictures and information about the salon. Also, it is a small business and customers are customers. I have had SUCH bad experience with customer service in the past years, I decided that maybe I can focus on the positive with my new comeback to the blogs.

I am going to take pictures and write about the good businesses in town, so as to offer an alternative to the places that refuse to treat a customer right or take some kind of pride in their job. Eventually, something has got to give, and in the meantime - these small businesses will get some much needed customers!

Jessica (Montano), thanks for a great experience! My son now has “hair like Harry!”

For those of you not in the know, he means Harry from Spiderman 3, but he can still shoot some mad webs. I can’t explain it, I only live it people.

So - the name of the business is Tots-N-Locks. They are located at 4504 Lilac Lane Suite 3 (across the street from Mac Haik). Their phone number is 570-TOTS (570-8687).

Jessica told me that they do “Diva Parties” for the girls which include mini manicures. Another upside is that they will cut your hair (or do waxing), while your child plays! Once my youngest gets old enough to engage himself with toys by himself for more than a millisecond, I might try it out.

I have to find a new place to get my hair cut. It is a long story for another blog, but the last time I got my hair “trimmed,” the girl at Regis in the Mall cut NINE INCHES off of my hair before I could say “What the??”

Then she got scared and stopped, leaving me with lopsided hair.

I crap you not, people. I will elaborate on another night when it isn’t nearing 1 a.m.

Until then, go take your kid to Tots-N-Locks, and treat yourself to a haircut too!

To any readers I have left: I didn’t forget about the Twizzlers… and I am back.

p.s. - What on earth is the deal with all of this Mingo Mango Major Mom MHS drama? I have been "gone" too long. Maybe I should change the title to "A Post Not About MHS."

Pictures from our adventure...

 

  

   

 

“Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our Armed Forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country.”

- U.S. President Ronald Reagan

"Let it not be said that no one cared, that no one objected once it's realized that our wealth and liberties are in jeopardy" -

 

- Congressman Ron Paul (July 10th, 2003)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H.R. 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 has been passed in the House (Oct. 2007). The bill now goes on to be voted on in the Senate. Once this bill is passed through the Senate, it is signed by the President and it is LAW.

What exactly would this law do though?

Do you support the president? Are you anti-war? Do you want to stand up and protest anything?

Well not anymore – if this bill is passed. You will be considered an extremist for protesting (in ANY form), or otherwise going against your government in any way, on any platform.

Don’t believe me? Again – a direct link to the bill in the House RIGHT NOW.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1955

STOP sitting back and letting the government happen around you.

Want to fight in a war? Want to be in the military?

TOO BAD.

H.R. 393: (Universal National Service Act of 2007) is in legislation as we speak. It is proposing the requirement that all residents in the United States aged between 18 and 42 carry out national service, and be available for conscription during wartime. It would allow no deferments after age 20. One other thing…

ALL residents, male and female, MUST register for selective service at the age of 18. Wonderful!

What does this mean to you?

If this bill is passed, you or your children will be drafted for a period of at least two years. Period.

I am a veteran of the Army, I served my 8 years, and I did all of that at my own free will. I, as a former member of the military absolutely think this is the worst piece of legislation I have ever seen. Is this bill even being taken seriously?

Evidently it was serious enough to be introduced to the United States House of Representatives on January 10, 2007. The bill has also been referred to three different committees and subcommittees.

Still second guessing me? Here is the direct link to the bill that is in Congress RIGHT NOW.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-393

This is not some crazy email that is going around, this is the real deal. This is your government. The people who can make this bill happen are the people YOU vote for.

Wake up. Educate yourself. Be Heard.

VOTE.

Your rights are being stripped away right from underneath your nose.

Don’t disregard this as propaganda when it is in black and white on a desk in Washington right now, being reviewed and ready to be voted on. Don’t believe what the mainstream media is telling you. The time to take responsibility and take back your freedoms is now.

If you sit back, and watch this happen, how will you feel when your baby or grandchild turns 18 and is required to serve in the military or possibly a war?

Today Bush held a press conference while in the Mideast. He said “Iran is a threat to world peace.”

McCain just “won” New Hampshire and the media is painting him to be the next Republican candidate. At a recent rally, McCain said “it would be fine with him if we were (in Iraq) for another 100 years.”

If these are the kind of people kept in office, this bill will happen, we will keep occupying other countries, and your children and grandchildren will be fighting wars you didn’t try to stop.

Take a stand now – before it’s too late.

Have a say, or someday sooner than later – you won’t have that option anymore.

My 2007 Awards

DRINKING BUDDY OF THE YEAR:

Hahaha.... I would have to say my “fam by marriage” - those are the only people I have really "drank" with this year lol.

Amy – erm…(Blake’s) cousin… mine by marriage. (‘Tis a twisted loop).

 

 

 

 

Kristin – Sista-in-law

 

 

 

 

LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD:

Who else but my Bull Frog...

Christina

 

 

 

 

NEWCOMER AWARD - COOLEST NEWEST FRIEND?

Katherine – too bad she lives so.freakin.far.away. : (

HIGH POINT OF THE YEAR?

The newest edition: Aidan

LOW POINT OF THE YEAR?

Being pregnant and breastfeeding for the ENTIRE YEAR. When will my body be mine again???

BEST HOLIDAY?

Christmas - Mainly because we celebrate it about a gazillion times between both our families!

YOUR SONG FOR 2007?

So many to choose from... but right now:

Say It Again by Natasha Bedingfield

MOVIE FOR 2007?

Again - so many! August Rush, Enchanted, Waitress, Knocked Up

WHO DID YOU SPEND VALENTINES WITH?

All my boys... well Aidan was still in my tummy...

BEST RELATIONSHIP?

My momma... It is true you get along better as you get older!

WHAT WERE YOU FOR HALLOWEEN?

a mommy

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR?

TEJAS! Ok.. I couldn't resist. Seriously though - La Tejanita has SERIOUSLY upped its game this year. SERIOUSLY.

KISS OF THE YEAR?

The best kiss EVAR: The one Blake gave me as he held my hand as I freaked out on the table in the OR moments before giving birth. Does a C-Section count as "giving birth?"

BEST DECISION MADE THIS YEAR?

To support RON PAUL. Joking aside, watch this and tell me it doesn't spark a little bit of interest...

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR?

Spend more time with all of my boys doing something other than housework...

Set aside quality "me" time at least once a week...

Take one class at VC...

Vote for Ron Paul.

MOST STUPID IDEA WHEN DRUNK?

I can't remember the last time I got drunk...

TV SHOW OF THE YEAR?

What else???

Ok... other than the OBVIOUS *GREY'S ANATOMY* here are a few more that caught me...

MOST LOYAL FRIEND?

Who else? Christina

BIGGEST CHANGE OF THE YEAR?

Aidan

BIGGEST DOUCHEBAG AWARD?

I second Katherine on this. I am so over this Writer's Strike. Freaking figure it out. Heroes is OVER ... Grey's has like one episode left before it ends...

WAKE UP ABC (and the others) *WE* - the viewers - are the ones keeping you afloat. FIGURE IT OUT.

NEW YEAR RESOLUTION?

Wean Aidan in March and let loose of about half of my body weight. You laugh now... but just you wait (weight).

I didn’t disappear. I promise.

I have a 5 month old baby who demands I am attached to him every.second.of.the.day.

I am still nursing, so I can understand his attachment, but I am not saying it isn’t a little (searching for the right word…) frustrating. This is where you all give me suggestions and/or your sympathies when you tell me it will last until I wean him.

My first son just stopped wanting to nurse around 3 months. My youngest has decided he is going to nurse forever. And ever. Amen.

Anyhow, I am at an impasse. I don’t want to stop nursing, but it is so bad that I really cannot go anywhere for a long period of time without a call from home saying the baby is inconsolable. I love him to death, but something has got to give.

I put him on a blanket to play or in his walker, and as soon as I am out of his direct line of sight, the screaming starts. I keep telling myself that in the grand scheme of things (and his life) this time that I am spending with him is only a very small percentage of his lifetime. It is worth it.

On a happier note, I have started working out. I joined the Citizens Healthplex a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely LOVE it. I couldn’t say anything bad about it if I tried (and you all know how I speak my mind on these matters). It is a really nice place, and the staff is amazing.

My primary goal is to lose … a lot of weight. I told my husband that when I got within 20 pounds of my target weight, I would tell him what my starting weight was. I have always weighed more than I looked. Even when I was the ever elusive size 5 (for all of one year), I would still tell people what I weighed and they wouldn’t believe me. I must have heavy bones.

Is that possible?

Regardless, I am overweight now – so having heavy bones is neither here nor there.

So, I want to work out every day and hit my target weight (which is extremely realistic for me). I don’t want to be bone thin, and I don’t want to be overweight. I just want average. Average is a good thing to shoot for when you are on the far side of beyond normal.

I have worked out almost everyday and even tried a Zumba class. If I had one word to describe it, I would choose: INSANE. This is my blog though, and I can use a lot of words to explain it.

INSANE.

INSANE.

INSANE.

INSANE.

It was definitely a work out, and I plan on doing the Wednesday (6:15) class from now on. It is to be a beginner's class from now on (on that day only) and I would highly recommend it if you aren’t coordinated (read: like me). I looked like a complete moron bouncing around breathing erratically. Seriously.

It is safe to assume that I will still look like an uncoordinated moron next Wednesday as well. Hopefully, I will get the hang of it and I can start focusing on the whole not passing out thing.

Seriously, it was so much fun to work out that much, and have it be fun.

All in all – the Healthplex gets a 10 in my book. As for Johnny Carino’s (or is it just Carino’s now), the jury is out for deliberation. I had a really bad experience there Tuesday night and called the main office in Austin. The woman who helped me was so unbelievably nice and helpful and is still having more people call me tomorrow to talk about what happened. Once all of that is cleared up, I will share all of the sordid details. And sordid it was…

So – if you are looking for a place to workout, try the Healthplex. I was really surprised at how much I ended up liking it. You get to meet with a fitness specialist and all that jazz. The only bad thing about all of this working out is that I am pretty sure I am not allowed to eat massive amounts of Twizzlers anymore.

Until next time… find me an answer to this million dollar question: Do they make Diet Twizzlers?

I know. It has been forever since I commented/blogged. Even though it is a generic reason, it is still the only reason I have: I have been so busy.

Not just your average busy, I mean the kind of busy where you forget to eat sometimes.

I am happy to report that my baby, who is four month old on July 19^th has not been deprived of eating. He is now 17 pounds.

Seriously.

I am pretty positive that my breast milk has superpowers because the same thing happened to my other child. Well, he was also 9 pounds when he was born. That may have had something to do with him being 20 pounds by the time he was 6 months old.

He was a rather chunky baby, but he stayed 20 pounds until he was about a year and half old. Once he developed his escaping skills, he stopped gaining weight. I guess when all you can do is slobber and “goo”, you whole life is eating.

Anyway, back to the whole busy thing. In addition to my kids keeping me on the crazy side, my family has been sick for what seems like eons. It started with a little bug and turned into weeks. I made it through without getting anything that my kids and husband passed around to each other. I am breastfeeding though, and well you already know about the superpowers that stuff contains.

After all of that, I am starting to feel like the woman on the Suave commercial. She is all nice looking and then she has kids and she gets all frazzled and run down looking. Then in the end she used Suave and she is a super model again. Well, that part hasn’t happened to me yet. I suspect it won’t until I actually buy that shampoo.

Of course that would mean I would have to actually have time to go to the store and to that section of Wal-Mart. When I get a chance to go to the store, I do not go in the “left” side of Wal-Mart. Why can’t they put toys on the other side? Or Shampoo on the food side?

For some reason my son (the 3 year old) has decided that he must own every single superhero that they sell in Wal-Mart. I cannot even begin to explain the fascination he has with Spiderman. He fell down one day and came to me crying, telling me that his webshooter was broken.

Seriously.

Then he got on a Power Ranger crusade and ran around shooting red and blue magic all over the house with his “swords” (swords = anything long and straight … spoons… sticks… toothbrushes…).

It is even more exciting when the two are combined. You haven’t seen it all until your son is running around shooting webs from one hand and throwing red magic from his Spiderman toothbrush sword with the other hand.

It is even better when he “plays” with his baby brother. Baby is sitting in the Bumbo seat, with some sort of makeshift sword, and Brother is in front of him throwing webs and magic. It is all too much excitement for me. Maybe I should being my blow dryer and makeup into the living room and make myself into the Suave supermodel while they are playing.

So – that is how busy I have been. I promise that in the coming months, probably after summer, I will start posting more often. I just never realized how busy I would be with a baby and a superhero.

It isn’t all that bad though, I recently got Direct TV DVR (for free ::gasp::).

I have been asking DVR for a while now, and even with all of my nagging – ahem – I mean asking, my husband still didn’t see a “need” for it. I tried to explain that it was an absolute necessity but he wasn’t budging. It would cost us upwards of $150 and an extra $10 a month added to the monthly bill after all was said and done. He finally said that Dish Network was offering some kind of promo where you get free DVR and told me to check it out.

Well Dish Network does not have the Oxygen Channel or the PBS Kids Sprout Channel. You don’t know hell until you don’t have “Prout” on your TV. So, I was faced with a dilemma. I could get DVR, but I would have to listen to endless crying about not having “Prout,” and I would not get to see “Fight Girls,” “The Bad Girls Club,” or replays of “The Tyra Banks Show.”

In the end, I decided it just wasn’t worth it. During all of that thinking though, I got to wondering why wasn’t there any kind of special promotion for being a loyal customer to Direct TV. Or… is there?

::light bulb moment::

I called Direct TV and politely explained that we have been loyal customers for nearly 8 years and were never late (that automatic bill pay). I told them that Dish Network has been sending me a lot of appealing offers, and I wanted to switch, but decided to call Direct TV and see if they could offer me something to stay, since Dish Network was so appealing (NOT).

The man put me on hold for a few minutes and came back offering me free (read: FREE) DVR and $10 off of my monthly programming package (total plus 250 or something) for an entire year.

Of course when I my husband came home I told him that I had saved us about $270 and threw him the latest Zale’s flyer.

Ahh… the trials and tribulations of being a housewife….

Until next time, don’t forget that even Twizzlers can be swords (my son LOVES Twizzlers.)

I am not dead physically.

Mentally dead is a whole other story.

For those of you not in the know, having a baby kind of puts you on Planet Looney for a few weeks. Also, if you exclusively breastfeed your child, you are automatically promoted to President of Planet Looney.

You read all of this stuff about how having a baby is this huge joy. Music rings from the heavens, a ray of light shines over the scenario, and everyone “oohs” and “ahhhs.” I want to know who actually experienced this.

Seriously.

What about all the crap? If you have not raised a breastfed baby, and are planning to, get ready for the motherload of all crap. Those babies have more poopy diapers in one month than most kids have in their lifetime. My poor husband was not prepared. He thought at first that the baby was ill, as most normal people would think. I quickly assured him that it was highly normal, and since I had chosen to breastfeed, this would be our lives for a while.

Knee deep in poo poo.

He wasn’t thrilled, but who is? Speaking of my husband, no one tell him I am actually speaking of him. He HATES for me to talk about him on my blogs, but I have to say I really did win the lottery with this one. He gets up in the middle of the night to change poo poo, he builds me lots of stuff (fence… swing set… crib….), and he offers to feed the baby. The last part would be a godsend if the baby would give me 3 and half seconds to pump out something for him to feed him.

Anyway, I just want to give a silent shout out to him, because he rocks. *smooches*

SO… other than being completely exhausted and having a baby attached to me 24/7 (EVERYONE needs an Ultimate Baby Wrap), everything is good on Planet Looney.

Of course I can’t resist commenting on Tejas’ 34 demerits in the latest Food Inspection Report. What is the maximum amount of demerits you can even “achieve?” I just don’t understand how people can even stomach walking into that place, much less actually eating the food. I think that it should be mandated that restaurants post the number of demerits they receive on a huge white poster board in black letters on their front door.

I have said before that I am not always negative about my customer service experiences, and I want to give an example of a great eating experience I had this weekend.

My best friend (Christina) came in from Austin this weekend to spend Mother’s Day. (Actually, she FLEW in because she is married to a pilot… la-tee-da.) She wanted to eat out, and I wanted to indulge in some major caloric intake. I have lost 35 pounds since having my baby on March 19^th (brag … brag…), and I have tried to cut back on eating out. I have tried anyway. We both are suckers for Mexican food, so we met at La Tejanita on Sam Houston (across from Memorial High Senior Campus).

Keep in mind that this was Mother’s Day, and the place is usually always packed anyway. I went inside and asked the Manager (owner?) if I could have a table for nine. This would include a small infant and two toddlers, a waitress’ worst nightmare. The manager quickly got us seated, and in a great spot for the two strollers I had in tow.

The waitress got our drinks out quickly, but forgot our queso. I pointed this out to her, but told her it was ok she forgot. A party of 18 people and another party of 10 people came in right about the time we did, so I knew she was busy. She quickly apologized and brought out THREE bowls of queso to us to make up for the slip.

Although the slip up was not affecting her tip, I was happy about the extra queso!

On top of the great service (always full glasses and chips), the food came out a lot faster than any other restaurant on a less busy day, and the food was out of this world.

Seriously.

I eat at Tejanita nearly every Sunday after Mass, and sometimes for lunch or dinner, and I always enjoy my food. The prices are very reasonable (breakfast is just downright dirt cheap) and the people are nice, but this time, the food was just “blow me away good.” They have obviously changed their taco meat (ground beef) recipe. I don’t know what they did, but it is HANDS DOWN the BEST in Victoria.

If you haven’t eaten at Tejanita lately or if you have not been there because of a bad experience, I suggest you try it one more time. They really are worth a second chance – or a first!

Sorry I can’t fill you guys in on more, but my baby is calling as we … er… type. This post actually took me about a week to type.

I wish I was kidding about that...

Until next time, I hope you all had a great Mother’s Day and don’t forget to give some love to theTwizzlers!

Also - Grey's Anatomy's season FINALE is this Thursday!!! No McDreamy for an entire summer!

I will officially be a mother of two on Monday morning. While that may sound oh-so-cute to some of you, to me it just radiates this huge feeling of fear within what is left of my brain. I am going to have TWO children.

In diapers.

Sucking on binkies.

Under the age of 3.

Most likely screaming/crying/crapping at the same time.

Seriously.

Because of the aforementioned screaming/crying/whining/crapping, this will most likely be my last blog for at least 2 weeks. I know I am not the best at updating, but I just wanted to let you all know I am not dead, but will feel like it for another couple of weeks.

I hope nothing super fantastic happens while I am gone. I also wish you all great customer service in my absence. I am sure with two kids (one a screaming infant and the other a screaming toddler) I will have MANY stories to share when I return. Let’s just hope that you read about them here, and not on the news or something.

I will leave you with one last little tidbit of information I have learned with this pregnancy. I was reading “What To Expect When You Are Expecting” (a pregnancy month-by-month guide for those of you who live under a rock) and there was a Q&A section about pregnancy pains.

One lady wrote to say that it feels as though her baby is going to fall out sometimes. This was near the end of her pregnancy and she was concerned. I chuckled to myself, because I had never felt that feeling with my first pregnancy, and I was about 8 months along and hadn’t felt it with this pregnancy. I was also amused by the lady because it is so completely obvious that your baby is not going to just “fall out.”

So, I kept reading and the doctor who answered her question went on to say (AND I QUOTE), “This is a common pregnancy pain that is caused by your baby ‘dropping’ and the pressure it causes. While it may feel as though your baby is going to fall out, do not worry, because this almost never happens.”

(Now your mouth drops open and I leave this small space for a horrified pause)

I crap you not people.

Number one: why would a book that 99% of pregnant people say this.

Number two: Holy baby falling out Batman! Does that seriously happen?

I went on for another few weeks remembering this, but thankful that I had not yet felt something that horrendous yet.

That is until about 4 days ago. I almost want to wear Depends just to catch the baby, because I know for a fact, with every fiber of my being that my baby WILL fall out.

It feels like he is hanging out waving at the people passing by gaping at my baby hanging out of where he shouldn’t be. There is that much pressure. So, watch the news and read the paper, because I am sure before tomorrow morning, my baby will fall out and KAVU and a reporter for the Advocate will be trailing not far beyond.

Until next time, don’t forget that Twizzlers rock – and please don’t point and laugh at the woman with the baby hanging out of her nether regions.

Yes – another Grey’s Anatomy blog. Who can’t talk about last night? If you are still talking about last night, like I am, get used to talking for another few weeks.

Grey’s Anatomy won’t be back with a new episode until March 15^th.

Seriously.

I am like 8 years pregnant here; I can’t be waiting all those weeks for a new episode. I am scheduled to have my baby on March 19^th, so at least I will get one episode in before I have a baby screaming in my ear and a toddler pulling at my other ear.

I have some juicy spoilers for those of you who like them. Just highlight the text below to find out what is maybe going to happen… possibly.

• Callie is preggers?

• Two interns get drunk and fool around. Peeps are saying it is Izzie and George.

• That Jane Doe Alex is dealing with – get used to her. She is signed on for multiple episodes, and evidently they get pretty close. Also – if you think she has it bad now, just wait… something else happens with/to her.

Even if you aren’t a fan of Grey’s, odds are you already heard the latest news. Kate Walsh (Addison Montgomery) is going to be starring in a possible spin-off of the show. Shonda Rhimes is currently writing a special 2 hour episode in which Addison will leave or consider leaving Seattle Grace.

Taye Diggs is supposed to star along with Hector Elizondo in that episode that will air in May. Evidently, ABC is waiting to see the ratings before deciding upon more episodes. I am all for it. It means that while we wait those 3 long months for the new season of Grey’s, we will have a “Mini-Grey’s” to watch!

As I mentioned before, I am uber pregnant, so don’t look for any posts of substance for a while. With my first pregnancy, I could sleep whenever I wanted. Now, I have a 2 ½ year old running around and my stomach looks like I am housing a beach ball. My back feels like it is breaking... all the time. When I do get to sleep, I can’t because I am getting up every 3 and a half seconds to pee.

I never got the whole “joy of pregnancy” thing. The only joy I ever had was the few days I got to laze around in the hospital and do nothing once I HAD the baby. I didn’t even care that much about the gaping hole they had to cut in me to get the baby out (thanks to the drugs).

So, I will be posting up until I have my baby, just nothing too exciting/serious. That is unless Tejas blows up. I may have to post about that.

Also - can anyone EVER get tired of watching this?

My husband laughed at me for bawling over this. I had to remind him in between sniffles that I have pregnant hormones RAGING through my body. I can do anything right now.

Until next time, eat some Twizzlers for me. I think I overdosed on them last week.