good day

Luke had a horrible day yesterday. This morning when he came down the stairs I asked him if he was going to have a better day today -
Luke: "I'm not going to pee on anyone today. It's going to be a good day!"
We are so proud of him!

injured

I am officially on the 'injured reserved' list. Basically I'm benched for the season. I get so psyched up about playing and just get so hyper that I ALWAYS take it a little too far, a little dangerous and I end up bench warming for the rest of the season.

Currently my hand is stuck in a claw-like pose, my fingers and thumbs are experiencing dull aching. This ache radiates up from my wrist to my right shoulder. Not quite like the 'tennis injury' from last summer. It's totally a different kind of pain. But if you find me in a coma, looking like Night of the Living Dead and I have a claw instead of a right hand, please pry the Mario Brothers DS game out of my disfigured fingers and contact those losers at Nintendo and tell them I would like the last two weeks of my life back!!!

shane mcconkey

I have been debating whether or not to post something on my blog about Shane. He is the son of my dad's girlfriend (basically my step-brother). He is the coolest guy and I had the opportunity to spend time with him and his wife and daughter over the last several years at holidays and family functions. Honestly I didn't realize how much of a celebrity he is in the skiing industry. I just know him as being incredibly warm and fun and a great family guy who adores his wife, Sherry, and daughter, Ayla.
Last week Shane was in Italy filming for a big mountain ski production when he experienced equipment malfunctions and was tragically killed. I feel honored to have known him. My heart is aching for Sherry, Ayla and Glenn right now. Nothing can really prepare you for something like this.
The cool thing about him being such a big shot is that there is tons of video footage out there and photos. He has really left a legacy behind. If you have a chance to check out this website, you should.
http://www.shanemcconkey.org/
It's amazing to see how many lives he's touched. Just Google his name and check out all the youtube stuff.

gifts

A few summers back my friend Kayley gave my boys Moonsand for their birthday. After spending a few weeks trying to clean up the bright orange mess from the cracks in the wood floors, the table, the carpet and the backyard grass I gave Kayley's daughter some lipstick and nail polish for her 3rd birthday. Why is it that we all love to give other people's kids things that we know the parents are going to hate?
I once gave Paige's son a Wiggles t-shirt for his birthday and I'm pretty sure she's still holding a grudge. My aunt Cathy always brings very LOUD toys for my kids - whistles, bike horns, kazoos, singing Christmas penguins - you get the point. The interesting thing is that these kinds of gifts are typically revenge motivated. So tell me what I should be thinking when my mom gave my kids two packages of silky crayons. If you aren't familiar with silky crayons, think lipstick. She might as well have signed my kids up for Avon or Mary Kay. While very fun to play with, silky crayons are greasy and smudgy and sadly do not come out of carpet. The good news is that if any kind of crime goes down in our neighborhood, our house has already been fingerprint dusted. In multicolor.
Hey Mom, I hope you like the puppy I got you for Mother's Day!