clean up time

its Thursday morning and im laying in bed...i need to get up and clean...but im sleepy and my body is achy from yesterday's practice...ive just read through all my favorite sites...myspace...my yahoo email account...http://www.prevuze.blogspot.com/
its a days of our lives site for reading all the episodes of days...its awesome...im addicted and i cant go through my day without it...the local newspaper online...and of course my bank account...blah...now for some coffee...and to face the day and heathens...

Robot Mama

Today was slow...and draining...the children seemed to be possessed as if overcome by demons...but i somehow managed to get through the whole day...alex is transitioning, once again, through another round of meds...this week he will be administered another EEG...hopefully we get more info about the possible seizures...reese and sierra are doing well...sierra and reese are cut from the same cloth...they awake full of sunshine and are just bouncy and full of life...containing them is a full time job...i havent been sleeping very well lately so i had decided to just take it really slow today...i did accomplish a lot...and spent quality time with my lil guys...also Joanna...aka..loca mafiosa...beloved teammate...sold me her digital camera so now i can delight you with pics of my very own...

So you wanna be a Rollergirl?

So as you may already know, I skate on a roller derby team in Fayetteville, North Carolina. I haven't ever gone into great detail about it. Mainly because no one has ever asked me to and secondly because my actions may incriminate me.

I think this article in "Smart News" articulated it correctly when they stated that "...the allure of roller derby is the rock-star attitude of its players....rollergirls look the part...wild makeup, fishnets and tattos. Off the rink most of us are pretty down to earth"...fairly....closely....as long as they don't give us all a mental evaluation.

I mean seriously...who rolls around a track knockin' and hitting other chicks down...and by chicks i completely mean bitches...and by bitches i mean the other team....because they are by no means your friends when they put their skates on...off the track we are all sweet as pie to each other...thats an overstatement...but I have made some really good friends...if you put your ego aside and try to learn from each other...team mate or opponents...

Rogue Rollergirls and Richmond Derby Demons at the AfterParty at Coaches, Fayetteville, NC

I was watching a movie trailer for the movie "Roller Con". Its a roller derby convention that hundreds of women attend every year to learn more about the sport. One girl states that she loves roller derby because everywhere she goes she is surrounded by the biggest girl gang...and its true...

At least our League is tight...we truly want to see each other succeed and want the best for our team...its the completion of our first year...and lots of girls have come and gone...i know a few of you have enjoyed checking out the pics on the websites...myspace and whatnot...there are lots of good times...please continue to do so and leave comments!....we spend a lot of our time for this league....all volunteered...no one gets paid...although it would definately be a boost to our egos if we did!!...

All these girls put their hearts into this sport...we purchase our own gear, volunteer our time to make appearances, fundraisers, and travel across the country for the sheer joy of performing and the sport of it all...for the hugs and bruises!! enjoy!!

Stop and Smell the Summer...I think it was the 4th of July

So as i sit and write this...its been stormy most of the afternoon...muggy and thundering...mixed with sprinkles....but the last few days and nights can only be described as typical summer weather...warm...insect filled...the volley of children's manic laughter echoing through the neighborhood...and i realized that i have yet to really enjoy it...but even so...now there is no excuse...and what better excuse to get your butts out of the house than the 4th of july...

i spent mine mostly outside...my friend and i got our kids together...i lovingly poured baby oil all over our slip and slide and let them kids have at it...aaahhhh....i can still hear their squeals of delight...as they overran the slide and rolled down the bottom of the hill into the woodline...what joy...they ran and chased each other with water balloons....and then we had bbq...nummy...and cookies and watermelon and such...and we brought out the fireworks....what 4th of july day would be complete without it?...did you ever stack up all the snakes on top of each other to see what would happen?...not much happens...but it does similate a really cool looking 5 headed snake depending on how many you use...fun enough to impress kids...we were having a gay ol time...till the po-po showed up...im sure one of the neighbors rained on our parade... thats ok i was holding the 2 foot sparklers and made like thats all that was left...and so...they left...and we proceeded to the backyard and began to set the rest of our loot off...what joy!...

after all that we drove close to iron mike...he's this big memorial statue of a______??...guess??..a soldier...theres this circular drive around him...but we didnt actually go there we just wanted to get as close to there as possible because thats where the fireworks were going to be set off...at the soccer field...so we parked by the old dmv...and waited...well i guess i should have checked to see what time it actually started...waiting with 6 kids and no bathroom could really cramp your style...if you know what i mean...after about 45 mins of endless complaining, wiggling from children (did i mention they were sitting on top of my rodeo?); a small boy, a coke can, and possible indecent exposure,...the fireworks literally started with a bang...this is the closest i have ever gotten to fireworks in my life...they exploded above our heads....over and over and over again...i began to understand why they use the fireworks analogy with sex...i kept finding myself...ooooohing and aaaahhhhing...at the ginormous size of those colorful mushroom....clouds...for lack of a better description...im seriously not trying to be tacky here...but seriously...they were huge....one after another....just falling all over us...you could see the glitter tails just tittering to land...all i could say was wow....wow...over and over again....i was euphoric...

we all agreed it was the best ever...with the exception of one thing...drew wasnt there...but next year...i'll have to take him so he can see for himself...it was just so awesome...and yeah it took us forever to get home in what should have just been about a 5 min drive...but it was so worth it...and i made all the naggy children apologize for their incessant whining...and they did....happily...

Early Morning Ramblings...

Im so excited...today is the first day of my semi-anonymous blogging experience...and i feel free as a bird...or what not...the house is very quiet...and i'm listening to old school Bon Jovi...he's bellowing out "Dead or Alive"...the tv is quietly muttering Lifetime channel nonsense...and now that i have updated my myspace and begun this blog...i feel satisfied...until tomorrow!
Sophia!