The sickness has set in...

Ugh.

My boy and I are sick. He's had a runny nose for a couple of weeks that has "gone green", and not in a good way! He's also had this gross cough for a week or so that has motivated us to call the doctor and take him in this afternoon. It probably will be something that just has to run its course (and, really, I hope that's what it is because we don't want it to be something more severe), but sometimes you just need the doc to check out your kid, you know? Kind of like an official, "You're Doing It Right!" stamp of approval!

In the last 2 days, I have developed the stuffy head/runny nose/sneeze kind of thing that I always enjoy. So far, I'm managing to avoid the coughs, which I hate THE MOST!! I'm going to try to head this one off because I'm too busy to be sick, people! Sick + moving + work + toddler = BAD COMBINATION!

Stay healthy!

I'm thinking...

I'm trying to think of something good to write. I feel as though I've inundated you all (that's right, all 3 of you who read this!) with lots of house talk lately. I can't help it, it's the big topic of our lives for a while! We're getting close, though. We went couch and TV shopping this weekend. Couch shopping is hard, though! I wish all the places that sold couches could be in one giant warehouse, and then I could pick out the ones we like and sit them side by side so that we could more easily compare! Unfortunately, I don't think that's going to happen, so it's back to the ol' memory way. It's tough to pick something when there are so many nice options! Hopefully, I'll be able to do some internet looking, too, and that will be able to help us make some decisions.

As far as TVs go, I think we know what we are wanting on that front. This is really Nick's domain, as I don't care all that much. Don't get me wrong...I LOVE TV!! Please reference my 90210 posts below for evidence on this. However, I would be okay watching a much smaller TV than my husband. Since it's more important to him (and since, let's be honest, I'll probably end up having more input on the couches), let's give him this one! As my sister once said, "Let the guy get whatever TV he wants (within reason) and then he'll shut up about it!"

Hear, hear!

Home Inspections...So Far, So Good

Yes. So far, no major issues with the home inspections on either our house or our new house. Our new house is great. Only a minor thing -- needs a new electrical outlet upstairs in a bathroom -- and a carbon monoxide detector needs to be hung up downstairs. Otherwise, everything looks great. The A/C is pretty old, but we have a home warranty that we get for a year from the sellers that will cover it if it poops out. Also, we can continue the warranty at a fairly manageable cost if the A/C doesn't kick the bucket within the first year.

As far as our current house goes, I think things look okay. Jean was there for a few minutes while the inspector was there today and he only pointed out one thing to her. Apparently, the pipe that runs from the A/C to the drain was missing. An easy fix, I've been told by Dad. I told Nick, and he said, "You mean that pipe that Danny and I broke while putting in the new water heater?" Oh yeah! That one! I guess that could have been fixed a while ago, huh? Hey, if that's the main problem, we'll be good! We also need to hang up our carbon monoxide detector. We have one, it's just not up on the wall. The inspector has to come back later to inspect outside because it's so rainy today, but I'm crossing my fingers that everything looks okay!

We're getting closer...

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Exercise = BAD!!!

My poor boy bumped his head last night in a big way! He was standing up on our recliner (yes, I know, not the safest of all things to do!) and Nick and I were BOTH standing right there. Nick tossed a t-shirt at Austin and, after it landed on his head, he laughed and went to move it or throw it down or something. This motion apparently got him off balance and he fell BACKWARDS OVER THE ARM OF THE RECLINER!!!! I saw this almost in slow motion and tried to grab for him, but just didn't get there fast enough! He totally whacked the back/side of his lower head area on the freaking foot pedal of our elliptical machine! Damn that thing!!! I knew exercise was bad for you!!

Luckily, Nick is an EMT. Unfortunately, Nick also freaked out and started YELLING, "Sh*t! F*ck!" This did not help the situation regain any sort of calm. I picked up our boy and held him while he cried -- so sad! Nick got it together and started checking Austin's noggin out. It was red but not overwhelmingly bumpy. Nick got an ice pack and tried to put it on Austin's head, which did not go over very well. Later, though, the ice pack was on the floor for a minute and Austin did go grab it and put it up on his head/neck while saying, "Ow!" in his little baby voice!!! My boy!!!

I did my part and ran him through my own version of a neurological test by asking him all the things he knows. He successfully identified all body parts that he can identify, said all the animal sounds he knows, and pointed out Mama and Daddy and Kitty. Whew! Crisis averted!

Nick also gave him a clean bill of health, and we checked on him multiple times during the evening and night. He seems fine this morning, too, so I think he's okay! Poor guy! I felt like Mother of the Year, though, letting him fall like that! See? Exercise is bad!

The new 90210

Okay, get excited, because here comes another 90210-related post! Last night was the premiere of the new version of 90210. I most certainly did DVR it and watched almost the whole thing, until I fell asleep in the recliner. Here are the highlights:

• You can almost, ALMOST pretend that you're watching a continued version of the original, because you've got Kelly Taylor, Brenda Walsh, and Nat Buccichio (spelling, anyone?) kickin' it old school on the new show. Also, there are some "all grown up" kids from the original on the new version, including Erin Silver and a brief glimpse of Hannah Zuckerman-Vasquez.
• Kudos to the writers for including the line from the teacher regarding Hannah Z-V, "Wow, she looks like she's 30 or something!" because you know Andrea was at least 30 when the original premiered!
• There's the promise of more to be revealed with the whole Kelly-has-a-son storyline. Who is the father? Also, is Brenda staying in town long term?

Some of the things I wasn't in love with:

• Why do all these people who are like 15-16 years old on the show dress and act and look like they're about 28 years old?? I mean, these people look way cooler than I ever did! Let's be honest, they also look cooler than I do now, too!
• Also, we're really going to start Day 1 of school with Ethan getting a BJ in an SUV right in the school parking lot? Come on...that's taking it a little far!
• I felt like there were a couple of things that just came out of nowhere and didn't go anywhere. For example, Annie sneaks out to go to the "not-so-sweet-sixteen" party for Naomi. Her parents realize she's gone and dad goes to try to track her down at the party. Later, she's getting ready to go on a date with a boy from school and calls her mom for permission. There is no mention of the sneaking out. Is she in trouble? Has she been reprimanded? Jim and Cindy Walsh would NEVER have let that behavior fly!! They would have sent Annie directly to Paris for the summer with her best friend as punishment!

We will see about you, new 90210. Can you rise to the challenge of providing entertainment like the original did or will you fizzle out?

90210 -- The Marathon

Oh, what a marathon it was! In case you are unaware, the original Beverly Hills 90210 had a 24 HOUR MARATHON of episodes on yesterday. 24 hours, people!!! That's some good tv! I did not catch all 24 hours of this marathon (my mother just cringed at the thought of me watching 24 hours of tv!), but I did watch a lot of it! Nothing is better than the high school 9-0 episodes on in the background of your day. Nothing.

I have some thoughts about some of the 9-0 episodes, storylines, characters, etc. that I'd like to share here. Some of these came from my sister, too:

• Sometimes, all you need to do to solve racial tensions is DANCE IT OUT while wearing spandex dresses and military boots. Trust me.
• It also helps to have a scrawny white kid rappin' on stage while this DANCE FOR UNITY takes place.
• If you are drunk at prom and you have like 325 friends in your group, don't you think that a few of them could, I don't know, be on the LOOKOUT for Mrs. T so that you don't get caught leaving drunk? Let's plan it out a little better, people!
  
• Okay. Donna Martin got drunk for prom. Now, I'm not a huge stick in the mud, but when the rule says, "Don't get drunk for prom or you won't be allowed to graduate," and then you get drunk for prom, let's not be so haughty and go around the school saying, "Come on! Donna has never done anything wrong! I'm sure they're not going to keep her from graduating just to make her a scapegoat!" I'm talking to you, here, Brandon Walsh!!!
• Also, kids, walking out on finals to make a point? I'm not sure that would really work. But let's say you tried it anyway. And then you and your large, chanting-off-beat crowd did manage to push your way into the school board meeting...don't take that high and mighty tone with Superintendent Ep-HARDT! I would be kind of irratated if this high school senior guy was getting all snotty on my ass if I were the superintendent!
• Are you telling me that in the whole senior class of 1993, Steve Sanders and David Silver were the ONLY PEOPLE with last names starting with "S"? And David Silver actually wasn't even technically in that class! So just one "S" person? Isn't "S" one of the most common name letters?
  
• How in the hell did they get those big ass letters up to the Hollywood sign? I know that got a van, but wouldn't those letters still be enormous? And just those 8 people did all that work? I don't know if I buy that.
• Let's get serious, people. That Erica-Suzanne-Kevin storyline? Annoying!!

That's all for now, but I reserve the right to add to this list in a future post! Tell me some of your favorite 9-0 thoughts!