Edit 3; *sniff sniff* Well crap..!! Guess we’ll look for some wins when they bring it home to the Saddle Dome (catch my rhyme?) for Tuesday’s game!
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Edit 2; Yay, Calgary scored.. we’re on the board and the Flames seem to be playing better now!!!!!! I hope it continues like that!
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Edit; Intermission. The first period is over and we’re down 2 - 0. Bah! Penalties, penalties! I hope they can get it pulled together and come out with the win.
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In just under an hour, the Calgary Flames and Detroit Redwings game will get underway!! It’s game two! The Redwings won game one, 4 - 1, but today, the win is ours! *crossing fingers & eyes*

I’ve never enjoyed a single sport as much as I do hockey and never loved a team (other than the Georgia Southern Eagles football team) as much as I do the Calgary Flames. I may not have been born and raised in Calgary, Canada period.. but I’m just as much a fan as any other!

I love watching Jarome Iginla on the ice, he’s been the captain since 2003 I believe! Their goalie, Kiprusoff is amazing. You should see some of the saves he’s made and makes!

When I was a bit younger and still in high school, I remember my dad flipping to a hockey game and all I could think was “What a silly sport.. Men chasing a little black thing on skates!!”.. My, my how my opinion has changed! I get a rush watching them, like I’m one of the team. Silly, I know but haven’t most die-hard fans of any sport felt like that? I may be female, but I also enjoy the aggressiveness of the sport.. like when the brawls break out! lol

Jo joined this thing at work, where he pays $1 a paycheck, and he gets chances to win all kinds of things.. including FLAMES tickets! He told his boss that if he didn’t sign up for this and I found out, he’d never hear the end of it! He’s right and he’d probably be in the doghouse (or storage room I should say)! I am hoping that they do this with some playoff tickets and Jo’s able to score them for us. I’d love to see any game live but especially a playoff game!

I bet 17th Ave is hopping right about now. A part of me wishes I could partake in this “The Red Mile” thing or check out the new “Flames Central”.. but the more sane part of my brain says “Are you nuts??!!”.. I can only imagine the crowd! I’m sure most are out to support their love for the team but some people just can’t help but cause trouble! They had some problems with vandalism and such in the past on “The Red Mile” and have decided to enforce a “bad behavior law” (or clause? something, anyway). Spitting is even considered bad behavior, which even if it were not.. how gross! lol Hopefully with the increased law enforcement, things won’t get out of hand!

With that.. all I have to say is Iggy Iggy Iggy.. Oi Oi Oi! ;]

I’m going to grab some snacks and a drink and relax a bit before the game! I skipped breakfast so I could snack, since I’m bad about snacking during movies/tv shows/hockey games!

I can’t believe I’ve blogged three days in a row! Go me! :]

Brandon? Are you kidding me? Sure, he forgot some of the words. Uhm, hello, cough Haley anyone??!! I’m sorry if you’re a fan but the girl just isn’t stacking up to the rest at all! I thought Brandon was a heck-of-a-lot better than Haley!! She wasn’t even in the bottom three!!! I don’t understand why she’s still in this competition! She’s got a pretty face, I’ll give her that.. but modeling would certainly go better for her! If she isn’t voted off next, I’m going to start to think this entire thing is rigged from the beginning (which I guess could be true either way lol)!! Sanjaya would’ve even been a better vote tonight.. I think America hath made a boo boo!!

I really hope Jordin wins! She’s adorable and has an awesome voice! I guess I should keep my Georgia loyalty up and say Stephanie is my favorite but I’d rather be honest! tehe! She can sing, but Jordin just has a spark!!

I am so exhausted, without much reason at all! I’ve done a whole lot of nothing today. Maybe I’m tired from being tired, I don’t know. I’ve slept / rested for the last couple of days. I’m starting to feel a lot better though, so the rest must’ve worked some magic!

I’ve been playing around with my theme(s). I’ve updated this one and altered 2 others like it! Now if I could find a theme switcher that works with the latest version of wordpress (2.1.2). Ergh. Every single one I’ve tried, messes up! I think I’m going to add a flickr feed to them too, hopefully that won’t turn out like the theme switcher thing. Speaking of, does anyone know of a theme switcher that will work with 2.1.2?? I’ve googled with no luck.

Funny thing(s); I was browsing through stats for herbrokentoy.com tonight and noticed a google search for “foot fetish”. OMG. Hahaha! I have no idea how “foot fetish” relates to my photography, at all! Weird!

Another funny thing; My dad is on this scuba diving kick. He’s 63 years old with heart problems. I’m very surprised his cardiologist gave the ok for it honestly. Anyway. So he’s really into this scuba diving, which is cool.. whatever floats his boat. He has his first lesson somewhere in Florida this weekend and his second lesson next weekend. He purchased some of his gear today. I was supposed to go with him but I was still running a fever this morning, so I opted out. He bought his wet suit, goggles, fins, booties and snorkel. After he got back from the wellness center (he jogs / works out and does water aerobics), he decided to try on some of his gear for us. He slid his booties on first and I couldn’t resist asking “Are you going to be diving in the tub tonight?”.. For those who don’t know, we pick on my dad A LOT. He knows we do it in fun and not in a rude way.. so after he tries on the booties, he slips the fins on. I couldn’t help but think of how ridiculous my dad looked at that exact moment. It was like Ronald McDonald fins!! His next item was the goggles. The second he turned to me and Jo, we both looked at each other and burst into laughter!! I started imagining my dad under water, during his scuba lessons and wondering what the fish were going to think of this “character”. Hahaha! I can honestly say, I’ve never laughed so hard at my dad in my entire life! I’m happy he’s doing something he will likely enjoy but I can’t help but laugh at his attire!

I think I’m going to go and continue my search for a theme switcher!

Many, many thank yous to Nicole for hosting me! You are a gem and I cannot express my gratitude enough!!!

The run-down of the last couple of weeks; Not much has gone on, really. I’ve been sick, not only with headaches but in the last few days I’ve had symptoms of the flu. I’ve been running a fever since yesterday, aching all over and just have a huge lack in energy.

We went to my Aunt Janice’s house last Tuesday and had lunch with my Uncle Wayne and his wife Denise. When they arrived, Denise’s family (mother, brother and sister) were with them from Battlecreek Michigan! They’d all gone on a little vacation to Jekyll Island! I think this was the first time I’d met any of her relatives, at least that I can recall!

There’s still a lot we have to do before we leave for Calgary. We’d originally planned to leave this past weekend but my mother wanted to throw us a going away party this coming Friday, so we decided to stay one more week. I finally got to spend some time with my sister and the kids yesterday. We all had dinner at my mom’s house last night. I didn’t know they were all going to be there, so I hope they don’t get whatever this is that I have. Bleh.

Living in this house has drained me! There’s constant stress and my dad just has a way of saying or doing things to piss one off, especially me! Sometimes he doesn’t do it intentionally but others, I could swear he does! He’s even started doing little things to his girlfriend, Kim!!

My grandmother has been up and down and in and out of the hospital the last couple of weeks. They think she’s suffering from the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease. She’s very restless at night, suffers from a lot of memory loss and also has hallutionations. She tells us about a “baby” or “children” sleeping in the bed with her, that keeps her up all night. Mama and Tammy will check on her and she’ll just be roaming around the house talking crazy! Some of you have met her and you’ll recall, she’s never been one to swear but last night.. omg! She was so aggitated, we’d hear her say “Son of a b#$%@”! We stayed at my mom’s last night and though I don’t remember hearing her up and about, mama says she was!

Well, I’m going to finish up some stuff and go take a nap! I still have several things to tie up before we leave Saturday!

Check list;

1] New tires
2] Oil change
3] Brakes checked
4] Passport waiting
5] Check prices for flying the cats to Calgary
6] Cash all checks / get money together
7] Sort through belongings in garage
8] Wash / detail truck

I know there’s more but I’m too tired to remember. Pffth!!

Oh, I have a Virb.com account, if you want to add me! :]

Am I the only person looking forward to the new season of Dancing with the stars? Probably!! lol I am looking forward to seeing if “Big Pussy” (from The Soprano’s) Vincent Pastore (sp?) can “shake it”.. Muhammad Ali’s daughter Laila is also one of the “stars”. I wish Emmitt Smith could return. He just had this spark about him and seemed to get the crowd going. It was neat to see him go from a stiff football player to a ballroom dancer!

*shrugs*

Maybe I’m the only one that enjoys the show.. haha!

I think I’ll steer away from my usual everyday entries and write up something different. What, with all the talk on healthcare and blame on fast food companies for obesity. Should make for some good blogging! If you’d like, feel free to skip this entry and read something else.

Where to begin.

I was watching the news and there was this bit about how parents are blaming fast food restaurants for their childrens obesity. Maybe some people agree with them but I find this entire blame game incredibly funny! I mean, how many children can drive themselves to the local McDonalds to pick up a Happy Meal for themselves? I’m certainly not suggesting that these places serve “healthy” foods, in fact.. I think everyone can agree they do not. It seems to me that the problem lies in the hands of the parents that choose to hit up the local fast food places because it’s easier than coming home and cooking up something. That’s not to say I’ve never treated my nephews and niece to a Happy Meal, I have on a couple of occasions but it isn’t something our family has ever made a habbit out of! I just can’t comprehend how some people will blame and point the finger at everyone but themselves!

Now, onto the healthcare!

You all may recall some entries regarding my grandmother before my site took a crap! Well, her hospital bill was over $45k. Then I started to think about how incredibly screwed up our countries health system is. You have things like Medicaid and Medicare, which in my opinion, I feel their benefits should be switched/reversed (ie; Medicare having coverage that Medicaid does). Now, before someone flies off the handle.. I’m not saying that Medicaid shouldn’t exist. Not at all, in fact, I’m glad it does. Especially for children because I think they’re the ones who should be benefiting from it (outside of say, the disabled or women who are pregnant or just gave birth). It seems, however, too many people are on it.. that shouldn’t be which leads to the abuse of the system.

With that, it’s also disgusting to me that there are people who live off of the government, people who are capable of working and supporting themselves and allow those who actually need the system, the resources to do so. I know of a few people doing this (through other friends) and it’s really disturbing to think if I know of a few, just how many are there?!! It’s a shame that hardworking citizens are supporting other people, for no good reason (speaking of those that I personally know of). These people get their rent paid, utilities paid, groceries purchased and in most cases, healthcare provided.. at no expense to them, only to those working and providing the system to them.

Considering there’s an upcoming election, I really hope that some of this becomes a part of the candidate’s platforms (as well as Global Warming)! It’s something that really needs to be looked into and tweaked!

Well, there was quite a bit more I thought I was going to write up but I’ve exhausted myself trying to figure it out. hahaha! Maybe I’ll pick it up where I left off another time! :]