Denver, Denver, Denver *shakes head*

Oh Denver, you never learn! As a former Broncos fan (yes, I was a kid, but still followed the game even then), I can say this is why I left you: You'll never learn! Loyalty means nothing to you. Tebow gave you a dream year then you dumped all over him. Now please don't get me wrong. No one loves Peyton Manning more than me. I've been very up-front and honest from the start about that. Ever since that MNF game against Tampa Bay in 2003, when Peyton lead the Colts in the last 5 minutes of the game from a 3 TD deficit to win, I have followed his career very closely. I've been reading a lot on these recent developments, and one author in particular, Mark Kriegel has an obvious dislike for Manning. To sum up Mr. Kriegel's opinion, he thinks Peyton is an old, spoiled-brat princess QB who is money hungry. There are quite a few, to my surprise, who feel the same way. In my view, Peyton saved the Colts a whole lotta mullah when he didn't re-sign with the Colts. That freed up a lot of cash for Irsey to play with. Peyton was pretty vocal in his desire to play for the Colts and remain in Indy. Irsey saw a crack in the door and foolishly opened it wide. Peyton is a gamble as far as his longevity's to play, I understand that. All it could take is one bad hit and he's done. But, BUT this is Peyton Manning! To have him donning your colors is a blessing! He is master of the game (tho his obvious weakness is playoffs). To have him sitting on the sidelines would be good enough. Peyton is a competitor, tho, naturally he wants to play. But, Irsey, has to look to the future, and I guess for whatever reason, he didn't see having Peyton on his sidelines make sense. So let the negotiations begin! In walks, Miami, Arizona, San Fran, Denver... the list grew. They all, rightly so, want Peyton. Peyton went for Denver. I'm not sure what he's seeing in Denver. Frankly, San Fran was his best opportunity at a Super Bowl. Tho, I understand Denver may sign Jeff Saturday and Dallas Clark from Indy also. This may help Denver, but their defense needs work, too. But I really have to lose what little remaining respect I had for John Elway. He went from wanting to work with Tebow to kicking him to the curb awfully quick. Elway's in this for instant gratification and he will pay for this. He was very critical of Tebow at the beginning of the year. As the year went on, he hopped on the Tebow train faster than most did. He then closed the season saying Tebow was the man and he would work with him to make him great. Now, if Peyton Manning was banging down my door, I'd sure jump at the opportunity to have him on board. However, I would not throw my other players under the bus, esp. after stating how making them #1 was my first priority. John Elway looks like a donkey's bottom. He'll pay dearly for it if the Denver fans don't get the excitement and success they did last year. This obvious hate for Tebow is totally uncalled for. He proved he can work hard, work well with others and get the "W". His players respect him, his coaches like him, his fans love him... what is up?! I read that Tebow will most likely be going to the Jets (ugh!) and how they will want him to live in New Jersey to keep him away from the *sinister voice* evils of New York and that "he'll need his hand held here". REALLY?! Because he clearly led a life of debauchery in Denver and Florida and everywhere else he's been. It all comes down to this: the media (cuz this is where these ridiculous stories originate) are waiting for Tebow to stumble and fall, so they can "drive by" and "shoot" Tebow while he's down. "See we told you he's a fraud" they'll mock. But, I'm off topic. Tebow isn't a conventional QB. Who is? Brady? Manning? Favre? McNabb? Montana? Moon? Young? Elway?... sheesh I could go on and on. All these QBs have different styles, different strengths, different ways of getting the "W". Tebow is no different. "Well, his passing ratio is low and he is totally inconsistent throughout the game" So? Was this not his first year starting? Of course he's gonna have pretty low stats... he's not Hercules! For crying out loud, people! He's the model citizen, so he should be a model QB too?! Knock it off. Give him a chance. He's proved his work ethic and willingness to learn and GET BETTER! Give him the chance and I'm sure he'll prove a lot of nay-sayers wrong. But, Elway listened to the pathetic media, and dropped the guy like last years fashion line. I'm so glad to see Manning get a chance to play again and I really hope he does well and proves Irsey a moron. I hope Tebow does the same to Elway. What a great team Manning and Tebow could've been and Elway could've shown Irsey what loyalty is. But, no. Time will tell if these decisions will haunt the guys in the suits and prove their disloyalty towards their players. I could never be a Denver Donkey fan now, and it'll pain me to see see Manning in that ugly orange uniform! As well as Tebow playing for hot-head Rex Ryan... oi!

Happy birthday, Shosh!

To my sister, Marcia, I hope you know how proud I am of you, how proud I am to be your sister, how wonderful a mom you are to Reagan. I love you and miss you terribly. Hope your birthday is fantastic!!

SIX years already?!

Indeed, today, my little Aria is 6. I still remember her birth day so vividly! What a fun, memorable day. The party planning is coming along; she is so excited to have her friends and Spongebob there (her 2 favorite things)! I say it over and over, but I can't believe she is 6. She really is so grown up: she a wonderful help with her little sister, she is polite, she listens pretty well, she is very loving and thoughtful, and she is doing so well in school. I am so proud of her and glad God gave her to me and her dad!

Happy, happy birthday, Aria Marie!! I love you so very much:)

Where to, Mr. Manning?

Jim Irsay just made a HUGE mistake. Who would willing let go of Peyton Manning?! "It's the business end of football... get used to it" I hear the excuse. Forget that! Peyton put Indy on the map, he brought a franchise to the elite list, he broke numerous records... to have him sitting on the sideline would be a blessing. He could mentor the next in line QB, he'd be an outstanding offensive coach. Plus, he still may be able to play next year. WTF, Irsay?!?!? You are a moron. That and loyalty means apparently nothing to you. Business end! BAH! The best business would be keeping Peyton around, no matter what. Now, Peyton is hot on the market (get the hint, Irsay? Everyone wants him!). He's interviewed in Denver, Arizona, Miami, and I'm sure there's more to come. I read something, hopefully just a rumor, that if Peyton is signed in Denver, the Broncs would let Tebow go. Again, sheer stupidity. I hope that is not true. Tebow proved he's a fighter and willing to improve. Who wouldn't want that to work with? There is just so much wheeling and dealing in the NFL. The days of loyalty and playing for one team for your career are long gone. It's sad to see. I did laugh when I read that if Peyton came to Denver, he could mentor Tebow like Favre did Aaron Rodgers. HA! The whole reason I started disliking Favre is when Rodgers came to town and Brett started whining that it wasn't his job to mentor anyone. (sure it is, Brett. It's like passing down traditions to your kids; unless you don't want them doing anything like you did, teach them everything!) This scenario in Denver would be good, but if the rumor is true, it wouldn't matter. The only thing is, I used to be a Broncos fan before I became a 9ers fan. (ps, I am loyal, and won't switch teams) But if Peyton goes to the Broncos, and Tebow stays... wonder if God is telling me something!

I've HAD it!!!

ENOUGH of the bullying from the left. I'm done. The 3 issues I'm about to dive into are all hot areas of discussion right now, locally and nationally. I'm done with the left and their condescending, holier-than-thou fake disgust over anyone who they view as inept and unqualified just because their views differ from the left. I will start with Kirk Cameron, then one of my favorites, Rush Limbaugh, and end with a more local story, Judge Cebull.

Kirk Cameron has just as much to believe that homosexuality is wrong as a person has the right to believe Big Foot is real. The reason he gets called out is because Hollywood has locked arms on this issue and won't back down. Since Hollywood owns the actors and the cameras and the media, their agenda, their point of view is out there for everyone to see, and ultimately accept. If you don't, you will be chastised, ridiculed, made fun of and even boycotted. I honestly have to say I never had Kirk Cameron poster on my wall as a kid. I'd really have to think hard as to what show it was exactly that made him famous. I am aware that he is very bold in his Christian faith, so he obviously has a bulls eye on his back in Hollywood. It's complete hypocrisy. The typical Hollywood actor will advocate for standing up for yourself, being true to yourself and be proud of who you are, except if you're a Christian. In that case, the typical Hollywood actor criticizes you, is very skeptical of you and frankly thinks you are a crazy, narrow-minded zealot. (Never mind, Scientology, Kaballah or mother earth lovers. YOU all are given the free-pass card cuz you don't align yourself with those crazy Christians!) The one, probably most important detail that these so called progressive thinking actors forget about those crazy Christians is that we believe in something detrimental to our faith: FREE WILL. The gift of eternal life is just that, a GIFT. We can either accept it or deny it. We will answer for those decisions ultimately, but if you want to live a life of sin, a life of denial, YOU CAN! Christians are only trying to live out our faith by practicing what we preach. If the Bible instructs us of something, we are called to live it out, by faith. To be ridiculed for doing something that otherwise would be considered noble is hypocritical. Kirk was put on the spot, he was asked a question, and he answered it honestly. Did he call for all homosexuals to renounce their ways, to covert to Christianity to vote for Romney? Heck no! Was and is this being insinuated by the reporting on this story?! You better believe it!

Why do I like Rush Limbaugh? He is fun to listen to and he articulate what I believe so well. To assume because I listen to him makes me some dummy without a brain is, in fact, something a dummy without a brain would think. Those who say they can't stand him are entitle to think that, however, I would probably be correct in assuming that that person never listened to Rush and is just spouting off whatever MSNBC says. Now, Rush recently has been lambasted with criticism over some things he said about a faux college student TESTIFYING BEFORE CONGRESS over BIRTH CONTROL! (why congress is worried about birth control and not rising gas and food prices is a mystery to me) This *wink,wink* student, Sandra Fluke, is an advocate for women's rights and this is her platform. Considering this is her "area", she is about as clueless as I am about quantum physics. Birth control is covered by most insurances for medical conditions other than birth control. And if your place of employment doesn't cover it, regardless of reason, that issue needs to be taken up with your employer, not the government. The employer decides what is covered and what is not. They make the decision based on what they can afford to cover. Now, birth control is readily and cheaply available. If Ms. Fluke is stating that women going to Georgetown can't afford birth control, how the hell are they affording to get educated in GEORGETOWN? But, how the media is stating that Rush thinks all women on birth control are prostitutes, is something I don't follow at all. I was actually listening to him the day this all started. His point, tho blatantly construded by the media, was this woman was basically complaining to our leaders that she and her friends were so sexually active, they needed help paying for what most of us have to pay for out of pocket anyway. She admitted, without out and out saying it, we are all too busy having sex we can't afford our birth control; we can't work because of all the sex, we can't study because of all the sex... that is pretty much admitting towards slutty tendencies, is it not? She would rather you and me pay for her lack of moral judgement and character, than take responsibility and pony up the cash herself. Now, I agree Rush could've articulated this point a bit better, and he admitted to this in his apology, but when it comes down to it, we are quick to defend a woman who advocates promiscuity at astounding levels or a guy who calls it as he sees it? In my opinion, I'd much rather defend a guy standing up for what is right, than for a someone who is clueless about her cause all the while promoting a dangerous life style at the same time. This is not about birth control. It's about our moral compass. Birth control is just an easy, knee jerk way to get people wound up and cry foul at the first possibility that our rights are being tampered with. When in fact they are, but not by the people being portrayed. When our President pretty much orders an entity to provide something, he is not only totally overstepping his bounds, but he is totally imposing his will over ours.

Judge Cebull is receiving locally what Rush is nationally. Cebull made the mistake of forwarding a joke to some friends and eventually was found and made public. Would I have forwarded this joke, no. No.1 , I read the joke and I didn't get it. Honestly, I didn't understand it! No.2, I don't get stuff like this in my email. However, have I ever shared a joke with someone in the past? Yes. So, I am automatically a racist? Who hasn't heard or told a joke, about females, Huttrites, Indians, people from Joplin, people from Chester, people from North Dakota, people from Mexico, men, whites, blacks? Hmm?? HMM??? Are we all racists? There are quite a few hoity-toity, offended beyond measure who are quick to assemble a lynch mob because they are so superior in their intellect they never have commented an offense as rash as this! The nerve. Never mind the guys 40-plus years of non-partial work. In all of his previous cases, he has shown no tendency of racism EVER. But let's throw that all out the window, because clearly, this man's right to his opinion over shadows his ability to be a fair judge. And I really like how not liking Obama's policies = racism. So much for bringing everyone together! Granted sharing this from his work computer was a lapse in judgement, but again, those who are blameless may cast the first stone. There's a lot of stone throwing, but if we were to apprehend what these holier-than-thou types had to say on their "free time" at work, I wonder if the stones would drop. (for my first witness, I call the "honorable" Bill Maher)

The hypocrisy in the left and the media (can you tell who's who?) is obvious. If you don't agree, I'm sorry, you're one of them, and someone I've had it with.

Think ahead for others, please

When will courtesy, even in our own judicial system, exist? I do not mind, really, being selected for a jury pool. I know this is a civic duty and I'm pretty much fine with that. However, when I'm given a WEEK notice, I'm not as understanding. Some of us have to make work arrangements, daycare arrangements and all for perhaps not, as a lot of these trials end up being cancelled. Plus, when I do have to attend, I'm really not being compensated for money lost from not working my job. I think one gets what, $40 a day. Sorry, I make a bit more than that in a day. Aren't most trail dates set months in advance? Getting a weeks notice seems a bit ridiculous if that is the case. In my nursing job, there is me and one other nurse who work. And she works full time at the hospital on top of this job, so her availability to work for me at moments notice is pretty slim. What do I tell my patient if none of us can show up? It's just plain rude to have this kind of a heads up. If anyone who works in a court system somewhere is reading this, here's an FYI fer ya: Consider that the people in the jury pool have jobs, kids, responsibilities outside of what you're doing. Giving us 2, better yet, 3 or 4 weeks notice is MUCHLY appreciated!

My new 10

You all know the pain scale? 0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain... yes? Well, I have found my new 10. Yeeow-zaw! I have had back problems for a while now: degenerative disk disease, mild arthritis... it usually requires a cortisone injection 1 o 2 times a year to be tolerable. It had been almost 100% for quite sometime. In fact the night before my new 10, I remarked how good I had been feeling. I went to bed that night (Wednesday) with a mildly sore back (which is normal for me, esp. after some house cleaning), and thought nothing of it. I got up early Thursday morning and started getting ready. I bent over to pick up some clothes and just like that, I'm in major pain and can't move! Horrible. I was still determined to get ready for work, I thought maybe this would pass, like a cramp does. Not so much. To walk, to stand, to sit, to lay was sheer agony. I honestly was pretty scared. It took one hour for me to dress myself. I managed to get out to our living room and had to sit in the recliner before I passed out from the pain. I could not get up! It was a very dismal feeling. I waited for Tony to get home from work. (fortunately, Aria was at Uncle Dustin and Auntie Kim's house that morning and Taryn was sleeping soundly in her room). Tony got home and i was in a sort of panic: there was no way I could go to work much less get out of that recliner. Tony made a few phone calls for me and then we discussed what to do next. I took a muscle relaxant and would see if that would help while Tony slept. He got in about 3.5 hours of sleep when Dustin showed up to drop off Aria's stuff the the night over with them. Talk about good timing, cuz as he walked in, the school called to tell us to come get Aria from school as she wasn't feeling well. So Dustin, bless his heart, went to Chester to get Aria and Tony helped me get ready to go to the ER. I couldn't stand up straight, and to move was terribly painful. I kept saying I hope I'm not being a baby about this but it's seriously the worst pain I've ever had. We got to the ER. The doc didn't think it was disk related, but ordered x-rays to be sure. If I had symptoms like numbness and such, he would've ordered an MRI, but I didn't have those symptoms. Getting on the x-ray table was rough, but we got it done! The x-rays didn't show much changes from previous ones, but he did not that the normal curve that is in the lower spine on me today was completely straight due to muscle spasms. Yikes! I got Morphine and Toradol IV and that was a bit helpful. Tony remarked that I was catching up to his ER experiences as that is what he gets for kidney stones. Toradol is a great drug. I spent most the day in the chair or up trying to walk around. The doc encouraged me to get up and walk as long as I could tolerate. I've been taking strong pain meds and anti-inflammatories, and it seems to be working, slowly. I woke up Friday morning feeling a bit better. Saturday, if it weren't for my left side feeling so tender, I'd feel pretty good. Once this lets go entirely, I'll be working on getting a strong core and strengthening my back. I will have to be very careful, esp. bending over, and use my legs. Tho, I must add that went I bent over, I was sitting. I do not want to go thru this again! Throwing out your back, as they say, is much more painful than it sounds. It should be called so painful you can't move or do anything for yourself back... or SPYCMODAFYB.

I should add that Tony and Aria were so wonderful to me. They always are, but they went above and beyond! Tony took over in every aspect of the household; from cooking, to cleaning, to baths, he was so helpful. And Aria, my little attentive nurse; she would look at me every so often and say "okay, mom, time to walk again", and she would even try to help me up and let me lean on her shoulder as I shuffled throughout the house! If I asked her to get something for me, she wouldn't even complain or procrastinate! Such a sweet family that I have been blessed with- thanks Lord!