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Yesterday morning Scott decided to go outside before the bus came to get some fresh air and calm his nerves a bit.  It was pretty cold out so he put on a hat and gloves and then grabbed his basketball.  As I was prodding Jane, aka The Dawdler, to get ready in time for the bus pick-up, Scott came barging back into the house.

"Mommy!  You know how on TV they say, 'Call your doctor if you experience a sudden drop in blood pressure'?  Well, I think that's happening to me, because my face is all red and I feel like the blood is dropping out of it!"

I tried to keep a straight face, knowing exactly where he heard "that" on TV.

"Oh, no, you're fine.  You just feel that way because it is so cold outside.  That TV commercial is talking about something that would happen to a grown up if they took that medicine."

With that he calmed down, grabbed his backpack, and ran outside to catch the bus.

And I was left to wonder if tomorrow he'd ask:

"Mommy!  You know how on TV they say to call your doctor if you experience an erection lasting for more than four hours?"

Anyone who watches sports with their child will know what I am talking about here and how completely annoying it is to be inundated with these commercials.  I understand that the advertising dollars are lucrative, but wouldn't it be great if you could enjoy sports with children without having to feel like they see so much inappropriate garbage?  Cialis, Viagra, beer commercials, violent movie previews, news of sports stars being charged for sexual assault, the list goes on and on.  Matt and I have wondered why ESPN can't just have an ESPN For Kids station, I'd even pay for it, like I do for HBO, where parents would know that their kids, who love to watch sports, could view safely.  Now how do I make that happen before my kid starts asking me about Erectile Dysfunction?

*** Oh, and as another aside, "Viagra" doesn't even come up on spell check because apparently it is so well known that it is in dictionary! 

Oops!... I Did it Again

I just got off the phone with my at-one-time Professional Organizer cousin.  We were catching up and discussing the things we wanted to accomplish in 2010.  As I was complaining about not blogging and how on earth have I not posted anything in so long, I received a second message from the very kind and understanding Skye, a BlogHer Ads editor.  She informed me that they were, in fact, going to close my account with them, because, even though I have promised over and over that I will begin blogging again with some consistency, the truth is, I haven't.

So, my wise (and whip cracking) cousin, told me to write something right this very second.  I immediately felt panicked.  What could I say after such a long absence?  Don't I have to explain?  What about all the things that have happened?

But, NO, she said.  Just do it.  No big pressure, nothing complicated.  You owe it to yourself.  Start somewhere.

But what about the holiday decorations that need to be put away?  I have to shovel the two inches of snow that fell last night.  And take a shower.  What am I going to make for dinner?

Do I even remember how to type?  Or how to post?

Turns out I do. 

I am jumping back in.  Cross your fingers for me.  She told me to start today.

And so I have.