Next Career – Roller Derby Girl

Last weekend Nick and I went to Roller Derby for the second time.  I have a friend who just started skating in it and she invited us to go and now I am hooked!  I wish I had more time on my hands because I would SOOO lace up my skates and hit the rink!  Think about how much I have always loved roller skating (been doing it since I was 3) and combine that with how much I loved martial arts (beating people up).  In roller derby, I get to roller skate AND rough people up!  I mean… it’s like peanut butter and jelly!  As of now, however, I don’t have the time in my schedule to attend the mandatory practices that would make me a successful roller derby girl.  Boo! :(  On the flip side… I am really thinking of making Roller Derby Girl my Halloween costume.  I have been looking for a reason to buy new roller skates anyway. :)

My son has a small mouth...

It's the one thing he didn't inherit from me! Haha!!  Seriously though, he went to his first orthodontic appointment this week and it appears he will be getting an "expander" put in this month that is basically attached to the roof of his mouth and his two back teeth and once a week we (either his dad or I) will be using a tool of some sort to turn a screw that is going to slowly expand his upper jawline.  The process takes about a year or so and then after that the braces phase of life begins.  The doctor believes he will be in braces for at least 2 1/2 or 3 years.  So that means somewhere in high school he should have a metal free mouth again.  Poor kid.  Oh well... when I was in school, braces were cool... maybe they still are now?  For those curious minds who wonder what in the world the "expander" is... click here!

Look at that... you learned something new today!

A Different Approach

I was told once that my current method of writing here may come off as "bragging" or being self-centered.  Those of you that really know me, know that I would never do it for those reasons... well, sort of maybe.  After all, I do use the blog as a way to communicate what I am up to without having to call or email people individually on a regular basis.  I can do what I am doing now... watching football, waiting on the dinner that I know is going to be delicious to finished being cooked for me, and write at the same time.  So yes, in that way I guess it is a little "selfish".  But nonetheless, I am going to try to switch it up.  I am going to try to use it a little more regularly, with smaller snippets of my days, a little more random writing about things that make me laugh and still try to throw in some updates that I think are important enough to write about.  Hope you all enjoy it.  And maybe some of you will get to know me a little better.  Get to know who I really am on a regular basis.  Not just the girl who swings in to town to visit from time to time.  I sure hope you all like the "me" you come to read about.