April 2, 2009

Can’t Blog Now…

I’m glued to the MLBN channel.  They’re showing a documentary about the 1982 Brewers.

I’m in Heaven.

I know you think I’m weird, but I love this.

Paul Molitor, Rolly Fingers. Robin Yount.  The old school blue and gold uniforms.  Baseball Heaven.

Bob Uecker’s famous baseball voice!

Yes, I know it’s not normal for pregnant women to like baseball, or baseball history, but I do.

It’s my father’s fault.

When I was growing up, from April until September the Brewers games were always on the radio.  Always.

This is freaking awesome.

(Yes, I’m ready for baseball season!)

January 8, 2009

The Sneeze Factory

It’s Sickness Central here at the DF house.  I think it all began Monday afternoon when I was feeling sort of yucky.  It was like I could feel an impending illness coming on, but it never turned into a full blown thing.  Until yesterday.  Dawson has it, too.

I think it’s a stomach bug because we’ve spent most of our time in the bathroom.  Immodium has helped me, but the little guy doesn’t really understand what’s happening.  Yesterday he clinged to me and cried a lot when he wasn’t awake.  And let me just tell you he didn’t get a lot of sleep.

Dawson insisted on laying next to me on the couch while we watched an Unsolved Mysteries marathon on Spike TV (and we’re watching it again today).  I hadn’t watched that show in so long and the marathon was awesome.  I love seeing all the updates and solved cases.  Dennis Farina is pretty good as host, but I do miss Robert Stack.

In addition to the virus thing, I’ve been sneezing like crazy, but I think it’s allergies (other symptoms include scratchy throat and dry eyes).  I can’t imagine having a cold on top of it all.

I haven’t eaten much the past two days.  What’s the point of eating when my stomach is in protest?  Saltines and 7-Up are doing the trick for both me and Dawson.

Since we’re mostly watching television today, I’ve been surfing the channels and came across an Elvis Presley movie marathon on TCM. I’m waiting for the ones that I don’t already have on VHS to come on TV.  Roustabout starts at 3:30.  Woot!

It’s Elvis’ birthday today.  He’d have been seventy-four years old had he stopped using drugs lived.  I’m a huge Elvis fan and have been since I was little.  My mother and my aunt were mega fans and introduced me to his movies and music at a very young age.

I think I was five years old when Aunt Judy told me he was dead.  I cried for days. Seriously.  He died two years before I was born, and my grandmother thought it was hilarious that I was crying over the man she called “the glorified lounge singer.”  She liked Elvis, but she wasn’t crazy about him like her daughters.  Doug will be totally annoyed when he comes home to find me watching Elvis movies, but I say, I’m not feeling good, so he can buzz off.

In between movies, tv and mothering a sick little boy I’ve tried to read blogs and news stories today.  I haven’t gotten very far, but I’ve got some good links to share:

Dear Brett Favre – Because you know I’m a Packer fan and can’t get enough Favre talk.

Gearing Up For Valentine’s Day - I love the marshmallow pops!  Such a clever idea!

Are You Freakin’ Kidding Me? -  If this happens I will protest.  I don’t think it will, but anything is possible in our country…  and if it does I will march from my home to Washington D.C. and I will do something drastic.  I don’t know what yet…but I sound threatening, yes?

Christina Has a New Look! – And both of her girls are beautiful, dammit!

This sweet bloggy pal o’ mine has big news. – If anyone understands my conception woes, it’s Lisa, and I’m so freaking excited for her.

Enjoy the links!  I’ll be back when I’m feeling much better.

May 20, 2006

The Backyardigans

Dawson loves The Backyardigans on Nick Jr. I have to admit, I love this cartoon just as much as he does. When I hear the opening song for this fantastic, kid-friendly and fun show I sing along with the music. “We’re your backyard friends, The Backyardigans!!” I can’t help it. It’s a catchy tune! “……We’ve got the whole wide world in our yard to exploreWe’ve always find things we’ve never seen beforeThat’s why everyday we’re back for moreWith your friends, The Backyardigans!!!” See? You’re singing it aren’t you?

For those of you who aren’t familiar, The Bakyardigans is an animated musical adventure cartoon on Nick Jr. Every Saturday at 9 a.m. CST, Dawson sits attentively before the television. He awaits for his favorite characters, Pablo (a penguin), Tyrone (a moose), Uniqua (a dinosaur ?), Austin (a kangaroo) and Tasha (a hippo) to dance onto the screen, singing their catchy tunes from many musical genres such as Big Band, Reggae, Rockabilly, Bossa Nova, and Hip-Hop. My favorite episode is when the “kids” were in a Polka band. That just made my day because my family is Polish. Dawson and I were “doing the Wormin’ Polka!”

In each episode of this series, the backyard is transformed into a landscape that is the backdrop for the adventures in the imaginations of these wonderful characters. They travel to Egypt looking for a gift for the Sphinx, they travel the Wild West riding on a raft on the Colorado River, they travel to the Arctic and slide down glaciers and they’ve even played pirates on a treasure hunt! I just love this show. Probably more than my own child!