When Injuries Happen...

Written by Ivy | 29 May 2010

On Friday, I ended up in the ER. As many of you know I've been having issues with my wrist. Issues I first noticed during the grueling push-ups of P90X. Until Friday, I was able to use my hand with the aide of a brace. When I went to bed on Thursday, my hand was throbbing. I had spent the day cleaning out the cabinets in the kitchen and getting the room ready to remodel. When I woke up on Friday, I couldn't even move my fingers.

The diagnosis? A severe case of tendonitis.

So as I sit here typing with one and half hands, I have to be thankful that I have use of half of my right hand. That's a huge improvement! A week without the use of my right hand has been interesting to say the least. I never realized how useless my left hand is. Lol.

So I'm starting my WTF Weekend a bit early with this funny video I found on YouTube a few years ago. Ever wondered what a song would sound like if the music video actually told the story? Well check out the literal version of the MTV Video "Take On Me."

Ode to the T-Shirt Launcher Inventor

Written by Ivy | 22 May 2010

Say What? Parents Edition

Written by Ivy | 15 May 2010

Regretfully this will be the last action you'll see from me for a few days. The charger for my laptop fell victim to a toddler tantrum and now doesn't work. So with only 3 minutes left of power, there is no time to waste.

This is a list of sick notes written by parents for their children... oh my...

• My son is under a doctor's care and should not take PE today. Please execute him.
• Please excuse Amanda for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot.
• Dear school: please excuse John being absent on Jan 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and also 33.
• Please excuse Gloria from Jim today. She is administrating.
• Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip.
• John has been absent because he had two teeth taken out of his face.
• Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football. He was hurt in the growing part.
• Megan could not come to school today because she has been bothered by very close veins.
• Chris will not be in school because he has an acre in his side.
• Please excuse Ray Friday from school. He has very loose vowels.
• Please excuse Pedro from being absent yesterday. He had diahre dyrea direathe the sh**s.
• Please excuse Tommy for being absent yesterday. He had diarrhea, and his boots leak.
• Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his bust.
• Please excuse Jimmy for being. It was his father's fault.
• I kept Billie home because she had to go Christmas shopping because I don't know what size she wears.
• Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday. We thought it was Sunday.
• Sally won't be in school a week from Friday. We have to attend her funeral.
• My daughter was absent yesterday because she was tired. She spent a weekend with the marines.
• Please excuse Jason for being absent yesterday. He had a cold and could not breed well.
• Please excuse Mary for being absent yesterday. She was in bed with gramps.
• Gloria was absent yesterday as she was having a gangover.
• Please excuse Brenda. She has been sick and under the doctor.
• Tina was absent December 11-16, because she had a fever, sore throat, headache, and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick, fever, and sore throat. Her brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I wasn't the best either, sore throat and fever. There must be something going around, her father even got hot last night.

Ten Signs You're Living in 2010

Written by Ivy | 01 April 2010

It's a well-known fact that I hate forwards, in fact rarely will I even open them because I don't want to be sucked in by the forward monster of doom... you know the one that foreshadows dark events like "someone you love will lose their right arm while trying to stand on one foot at the supermarket and a ghost of Christmas past will come out of the nowhere and knock them over."

But this is one I'm glad I opened, and of course I added my own little spin to the list.

THE TOP SIGNS YOU'RE OFFICIALLY LIVING IN 2010...

1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave. Or when checking out in Walmart. I entered my voicemail password as my pin number for my debit card. It took me three times of entering it to realize why it wasn't working.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years. Real cards? They make Solitaire cards :)

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three. Not to mention at least two emails per person and instant iPhone access to Facebook and IM.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you. I'm actually guilty of emailing, texting, instant messaging and hopping on Ventrilo to get a hold of people in my own house.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have  e-mail addresses. I'm even worse than that, if they don't have a blog or a Facebook account, then it's impossible for me to keep in touch. I try, but I fail.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen. I don't know about this one, I DVR everything and skip the commercials, but I can tell you I usually support the businesses with websites and Facebook pages over the ones without.

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it. I've never been without a cell phone as an adult, but I can tell you I'm now more upset about not having instant access to my email and Facebook when I forget my phone than the actual phone itself.

9. You get up in the morning and go online before getting your coffee. I rarely remember logging on, that's how early I get on the computer. I'm still asleep!

10. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. I just love the visual of this one.

Happy Thursday everyone!