OK so obviously from my lack of posts I have been a little busy.  The JJ is booming and things couldn’t be better.  Only my blogging is greatly suffering.  Before I go to bed I wanted to make some quick comments on shows.

1) It has been over a year since my beloved Court TV has been turned to SHIT!  I am on central time so I can’t really see any good trials(8-2) and after that they are just a remake of the God Awful FOX channel.  Everything is most daring or bloody beach battles or drunk people gone wild.  FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE, CHRIST ON A BIKE, get this thing back on track.  It is a joke that you put something educational like Forensic Files or Dayle on this site.  It makes me sick.  I find myslef now watching more the Investigative Discovery Channel.  Thank God for that channel.  There is now another channel on Direct that you have to pay for that is something like that but so far there are only 24 episodes and things I don’t care for.  If it was forensic files 24/7I would buy it.  I’ld even take Dateline for Discovery 24/7.  Give me some real life mysteries not drunk people doing stupid stuff.  If I wanted that I would have stayed at home and gone to Windsor!

2)  Lost,  Some have said it has jumped the shark but I would suggest you give this season a second chance.  It has been very interesting even though every time I have tried to watch the season finale or opening show we have lost power.  LOL.  I am caught up now and am very intrigued by Charles Widmore having been on the island.  More great things to come and not much time to talk aobut it now.

3)  Top Chef.  I’m kind of bummed Jeff was voted off.  I liked him.  DOn’t know why, maybe the blonde hair and blue eyes.  Either way I love Fabio and his slaughter of the English language but consistently his food has been lacking flavor(whether salt or seasoning).  I can’t believe Leah is still kicking.  I have been waiting for her to fly for a while.  Good God she is so unimaginitive.  I have been getting great ideas for a catering business.  Any way I see Jaime and Stefan as the two front runners.

4)  Heroes.  I loved this show until last season when I stopped watching.  There was no secret that I was in LOVE with Mohinder.  Then they made him a character I didn’t even notice and then things went downhill from there.  I stopped watching midseason last year.  I have a few episodes taped and may watch them and the pick up with the next arc to see if things have changed.  If you have any input let me know! 

So that is just a little of what I was thinking.  Let me know your thoughts and anything else.  I ill watch Grey’s for a good cry but not too hip on the dead Denny thing other than he is a hot piece.

OK gotta go to bed.  I’ve got TIVO to watch tomorrow!

Warning!  Warning!

Whoa nothing like a winter storm in Texas. I sat in bed and watched the night news and had a good giggle.   The sand trucks were going to have to work in 3 hour shifts and there might be 1/10^th of an inch of ice.  I’m sure everyone back in MI. is laughing, especially the salt truck drivers.  They would love a 3 hour shift.  Round Rock Public Schools even cancelled after school activities yesterday(Tues.) and it hadn’t even rained yet.  Now in fairness they aren’t accustomed to this but a little common sense is all that is needed.  There are some HUGE ramps here (bigger and Higher than the 96 ramp at Southfield Fwy in Michigan).  My mom always gets white knuckles when going over and I have to say that I am not enjoying the scenery when I travel on these ramps either.  I would avoid them all together in this weather.  It isn’t too far out of the way to travel around.

The Jeep was covered in ice this am but nothing different from when you wash your car in Michigan in the winter time and don’t drive around enough until it dries.  You know what I mean….you decide to wash your car on the way home from work at the neighborhood car wash and then 2 minutes later your at home and parked, of course the car doors are going to freeze shut.  Ugh I hated that.  I started driving around with a towel so I could dry the inside of the door before I shut it for the night.  Oh and the frozen key locks.  What a pain in the ass.  How do you get that warm if you can’t even get into the car.  I remember once climbing in through the back door of my car in order to get in the car and start it.  I love my auto start now.  Of course I use it more often for the hot days than the cold days!

They put sand on the streets here which is part of the reason the roads are in such good shape.  I’m pretty sure they use different stuff on the roads here since it is WAY too hot for the Michigan tar and stuff.  I’m not sure if the sand works as much as it makes a nice muddy mess around my classroom and a coating on my car.  At least we don’t have to worry about this kind of thing very often. 

Gregg’s brother came for a visit just in time for our “ice storm.”  We are always saying how nice it is here and he comes on the one freezing and gray day.  It’s back to beautiful blue skies and a high today of 55(now it is wet and sandy).  This weekend it is suppose to be in the 70’s which will be nice since we are taking him to the lake Sunday.  I love it when people come to visit because that means I HAVE to take them out to enjoy the local cuisine.  I see some Rudy’s, Salt Lick, and Chuy’s in my future.  YUMMY

Cooper is crazy good at these video games and computer stuff.  The boy is an addict.  I can barely stay on the road (Mario Kart) and Coop is finishing in first all the time(I’m in 12^th, ahhh last place).  The other day I noticed it was quiet in the game room.  I walked in to see him on my computer.  I didn’t leave a browser open but he managed to get online somehow and get to Playhouse Disney.  He is 3 years old for Pete’s sake.  I’m constantly amazed by him.

Speaking of being amazed, have I mentioned what a great reader Noah is.  I love that he always likes to spell.  Learning has always been a game to him.  He loves to walk around and spell things.  However, I did catch him spelling “s.t.o.o.p.i.d”  Not very nice.  He loves to answer all questions with spelling the answer.  Cute, but not when I am in a hurry. 

I am anxiously awaiting news of an important birth.  I can’t wait to see the puppies!!

AAHHH Friday!  What a great week.   It has been nice here.  Today it is 82 and I am out back watching the golfers blogging.  Nice day!!!  Just said nice shot to a guy.  I never do that.

WHat a great week and sad one.  Great week for America!  Not so great for some people in Detroit.  Gregg’s old station is now out of business.  They pulled the plug on Tuesday during the inauguration.  They were hoping no one would notice.  Some great people are out of work now and that is always sad.  Even more so with the way the economy is in Detroit.  Radio is just not a good gig.  Sure it is good when you got it but things change, owners change and tastes change.  My advice to anyone in radio now is…”don’t get used to it, have a back up plan.”  Look at the veteran radio personalities who are now still in their prime(non-retiring age) and have to find work.  Gregg knew back in the wxyt/krk days that things weren’t going to last forever.  He had told me that radio was going to die and syndication, internet and “Bob/Alice” type stations were going to take over.  He was always interested in doing something else be it another job, college or opening a restaurant.  Even though the thought of openning a breakfast place had ALWAYS thrilled me it was just easier to collect the big salaries offered and not think about the future.  I still regret not buying the breakfast place we were talking about.  Once in Philly and seeing how miserable Gregg was I knew we had to make the move.  He dreaded talking about sports again.  So we set forth to open the Jungle Java.  Now in the beginning we were going to open one in Clinton Twp. and I was going to go back to Farmington Public Schools and resume teaching 6th grade math.  Then Gregg got the job here in Austin.  He didn’t want to go back to sports talk but it was an opportunity for us to get out of Detroit once and for all and get started on our dream.  Yeah that hit some bumps when he lost his job and we had to finish the financing without the job.  I’m sure if we would have waited another year we never would have gotten the loan.  But it was well worth the wait.  I love it here and I Love being our own boss and having our destiny in our hands.  Business ownership may not be for everyone but if you are in radio I would recommend that you at least have one back up plan if not a side venture going.  Things won’t last and I know everyone in radio has been unemployed before and knows some of what I say is true.  And with the way the market is going and the direction radio is taking there may not be another job opening once you lose this one.  THINK AHEAD or plan to move a lot(or be a great ass kisser and have no self esteem OR always keep a job while you cut the legs off from those under you ie./ be an executive).

OK enough of that on to sunnier things………TEXAS  LOL

Noah has his first science fair this week.  Kindergarten kids can’t go to regionals but I thought it would be good for Noah to do a project.  and………………..NOAH did his project.  He came up with the idea after searching the web and wrote the whole thing by hand.  Having been a science teacher I know too well how many parents do the project for their kids.  Often I would have to call a student to my desk to have them explain the project(mind you 6th grade) and they couldn’t.  Not only that but often they couldn’t pronounce some of the words on their board nor tell me what the word meant.  So this meant a lot to me to have Noah do his on his own.  Last night was the night when all the boards were on display and it wasn’t surprising to see what I saw.  Clearly parents had helped more than they were suppose to.  However I did learn something.  It is OK for parents to help if they put that in their reference and acknowlegement section.  Next time I will definitely type what Noah dictates to me but it will still look like an age appropriate task.  I had the poor child write everything out on his own and that took more time than coming up with his project and actually doing it.  I am happy to say that although Noah’s board did not look as professional as others he did receive a second place ribbon.  He was happy and I told him he won it all on his own.  This is not to say that other’s did not do their project on their own.  I saw and talked with some of the other kids in all grades and saw the work and effort they did in building their own items.  It was a great night and nice to see all the displays.  Congrats to Colin and Addison and good luck at Regionals(sorry if I missed anyone I didn’t see everyones).

Well another week is done and time to relax.  Couldn’t think of a better way than with a gluten free beer and lime salt so I am off to sit on my back porch, enjoy the weather and sun, and do a crossword…oh then beat the boys in Mario.  Gotta get ready for another busy day at JJ tomorrow!  Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TTFN

OK cheesy opening considering…….

I finally saw the end of las season’s Lost.  I am so happy that at least Desmond and Penny got a nice reunion.  I can’t wait to watch tonight.  I hope they go back to the island tonight.  I don’t want to wait forever.  I wonder what John was doing back and what happened back on the island that was so bad.  I guess we will find out some tonight.  Nice to have that back!

Noah has a second wiggly tooth.  I think the toothfairy may come this weekend.

We have been having a great time with G-ma.  Her timing couldn’t have better.  THe kids had Mon and Fri off and have had tons of fun with her.  Cooper has been asking every day when she is going home and telling her he is going to miss her when she leaves.  Last month when we visited he cried uncontrolably for an hour.  I hope that doesn’t happen this time.

Her timing was good for us at JJ.  It has been going bonkers since Dec..  It was nice not to have the boys around while we were crazy busy.  Part of it was my bad scheduling.  I thought on a day with 70+ weather that no one would come in to play.  I was wrong.  WE had the biggest weekend ever and the next few weeks have even more parties than EVER.  We have been open a little over 6 months now and it is growing daily.  I am still surprised how many people are coming for the first time.  We were a bit apprehensive about opening a buisness in a place that has so many nice weather months a year but that is proving not to be a problem.  I think this is good for the other people thinking of opening a JJ in the Carolinas or Florida.

I had great fun and joy yesterday watching the inauguration.  SSOOOOOOO Happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wa Hoo Hey!  We had a great time last night at our little party.  OMG we have to do that again!  Great fun was had by all.  I could go on and on but instead I have some pictures.  I didn’t get any of the fireworks as I was mostly dodging them.  Nor did I get the giant explosion…..had my fingers firmly place in my ears and that still wasn’t good enough,  No cops so that was good.

OK so the first few pics are of the boys decorating our sorry tree, Noah’s first tooth lass, Cooper dressed for a chilly day, The Round Rock Tower lit up for that Great xmas party they do downtown, and of course the visit with Santa at JJ.  The rest are pictures from the party!!!!!!!!!!!