There is nothing cuter than little kids playing soccer. The boy started soccer this week. Actually he started last week but I couldn't go to that practice so if I don't see it then it dosen't officially happen. He played TBall this summer but this is so much more to watch. He is only four and has really no idea about how to play the game, TBall or soccer. Soccer, though, is much more fun because even if you don't know how to play the game you get to run around like a crazy person.

Generation X stand up and represent!

It occurred to me yesterday at work that in my work environment I am a dying breed. When I first became a nurse there were a few people my age. Michelle, Allison, Shawna, Tisha, Leah. Slowly but surely they have all left except Allison who I never see. I currently work with people who are either at least ten years older than me or at least 6 years younger than me. Most of them the latter. Don't get me wrong, these are some great people but it'd be nice to have something in common with these people besides work. Someone who watched the Cosby show in real time and not in reruns. Someone who remembers Michael Jacksons real face when he was kinda cool, wore jelly shoes and waaaay to many bracelets!

There will be gas

My husband just called and asked if I had gas in my car. I told him I had put some in yesterday, it wasn't full but it would last for a while. He said that he had just heard from several people that gas prices were going up and that St.Louis was at six dollars a gallon and Olney Illinois was at five dollars a gallon. He wondered if we should fill up? This drives me CRAZY! This what happens every time there is any major issue in the world now. Even if it isn't a major issue, even if someone sneezes gas prices go up. Or, should I say, gas prices are speculated to go up. I did some research and gas is not currently at 5 or 6 dollars a gallon in St. Louis or anywhere else around here. People! calm down there have been problems before there will be problems again. There will be gas.

Star struck

I am probably the most star struck peson I know. I watch too much T.V. I read Star magazine waaay to much. I have been big cities on both coasts. But, sadly, I have never met a real celebrtiy. I have stalked Matt Damon when he was in Decatur, I went to Springfield to see Obama announce his canidacy, I have driven around Champaign looking for the place Michael Jordan was staying while is son was playing basketball...nothing. I haven't been totally unsuccessful I guess. I spoke to Judy Frazier at the Champaign mall once, I and I met Butch the guy from Olney who was on Survivor a few seasons back. I just wonder, though, if maybe I'm trying to hard? The other day I had a potential brush with an important person. My friend Karen got two tickets to see Barack Obama speak in Terre Haute. The first person she asked was our friend Michelle who is a long time crazy democrat. While I guess I would consider myself a democrat Michelle is a die-hard. Anyway, Michelle wasn't home so she left her a message and called Tisha. Tisha couldn't go so Karen was just about to call me when Michelle called her back. So they next morning they headed to Terre Haute. The seats were pretty good but at the end they stood along the fence watitng to maybe get close when what happens???? He comes up to them, talks to them, HUGS THEM!!!! Apparently he smelled very good yet I wouldn't know. My brush with fame was yet again shot down. Maybe someday. For now I will have to be happy with the fact that I touched Butch from survivor.