Black Monday

What a day today has been....

I am not quite sure our country is going to make it through these tough economic times.

I realize that we have a very complex situation facing us right now - but as most business people tell you (and I don't care what anyone says - this country is a business) bad debts MUST be written off. You can NOT move forward until they have been written off and reconciled. Only then can you begin with a clear slate. Much like a bankruptcy allows you to "write off" the bad - this bailout plan would have helped us do that. Even with the House's approval, our economy wouldn't have been able to "bounce" back immediately. It would have taken us some time to begin building better foundations up which to build again.

Just today - the DOW, at the end of the day, had dropped 778 points....that's even lower than the day we were attacked by Al Quaida....How can that be?? Are we seriously so STUPID that we have OURSELVES allowed this to happen??

I read today that the worlds largest Chevrolet dealership is closing all 13 of their stores as a result of the "Credit Crisis and Record Fuel Prices". That's nice. With the country facing such dire circumstances - even the price of oil has dropped $10 to $95.50 - due to weak demand.

What the heck did they think was going to happen? Did they think that they could continue having gas be close to $4.50 a gallon and people were going to continue to drive their cars and take vacations?? WAKE UP! More people are allowing their homes to go into foreclosure than ever before....More people are filing bankruptcy than ever before.....AND more large financial institutions are having to be purchased to save themselves from certain doom.

We have serious problems to solve and we need serious men and woman to solve them.

Welcome baby Lane

It's a beautiful day! A most perfect second day in the life of Lane, my friend Lori's new nephew. He made his grand entrance into this world last night. He is a healthy 7 pounds 11 oz.

The little bugger had his cord wrapped around his neck, not once, not twice, but three times!! Go big or go home, huh little guy?!! I am so excited that both mom and baby are doing well.

It still amazes me that with all that can go wrong in a pregnancy and birth - that there are so many healthy babies born every day.

It is a beautiful day indeed!

Prayers for a little boy

So my friend Lori is going to be an aunt. There is one small problem - her new little nephew got a little bit wild in utero and managed to get his umbillical cord wrapped around his neck a few times.

At last report - he was still hanging in there and his mom was getting induced so he could make his appearance. I prayed all night long. First thing this morning when I woke up - I fired off a text message to see if everything was still going well. Seems to be - but I will keep praying anyway. A few extra prayers never hurt anyone.

Here's to you little man - hang in there. And no more jump-roping until you're older!

Will I ever understand the innerworkings of the male mind?

I have just discovered that my husband is a jealous person. You'd think that after almost a year of marriage I would have caught that....

This weekend was rather eye opening - and disappointing.

My son plays football. His team has 3 coaches. One of the coaches reminds me of my ex-husband in almost every way. I have never mentioned that to anyone, so it doesn't seem as though that should be the cause of this little flare up. The head coach is not attractive, but he has incredible legs. :) Now that, I have mentioned.

Anyway, over the weekend there were several comments made about this one coach - the one that reminds me of Eddie. Comments like, "you always want to get to the games early, why?" or "why did you have to ask that coach to fix the chip strap? You could have asked the other ones." or the one that sent me over the edge "So why didn't you answer your phone? Were you busy visiting with your coach?"

That last one was all I could take. First of all, they aren't my coaches. Secondly, I have never "visited" with any of the coaches. I kind of read him the riot act for giving me a hard time about it. I asked him what his deal was with that one coach, and all he could say is "I don't know, he just seems "clingy"." I don't even know what to think about it - but I am seriously irritated over it. It probably seems like no big deal to most, but I have had enough of that crap from my first marriage to last a life time.

How do you deal with such a situation?

When he's gone

My husband has been out of town now since Monday. He should be home tonight, so it hasn't been all that long that he has been gone. I feel like I have a gaping hole inside of me right now. We are still considered "newlyweds" so I suppose that might be part of it I guess. Still, I think it's more than that.

My first marriage was to a US Marine. He was deployed to Iraq while I was pregnant with our second son. He was gone for 4 months and I never felt the way I feel right now. I guess there is definitely something to be said for finding your soul mate.

I can't wait to see him tonight.