Random Sunday – Tuesday, Driving, and Life

I know.  It’s actually Tuesday.  And I've been gone a while.  There are several reasons for that.  First, I started my next grad school class and it’s kept me busy.  I also ended up getting a new laptop in here, which is what I write on the most right now, and that is taking me a while to get set up like my old one.  But, I’m back.  Missed it by a little, but it is the third anniversary of my blog as well.  Hopefully soon I can get enough time carved out to give it a little face lift as an anniversary present.

I noticed something today.  People start to drive really dumb as soon as it snows.  Now, in places where snow is fairly infrequent, I would get it.  I would probably be one of those dumb drivers.  But, this is not there.  This is Minnesota.  This is where we were colder than the surface of Mars a week ago and few news outlets even commented on it.  This is where some places in the state have had, literally, 4+ FEET of snow.  Come on, people!  Figure it out!

For some reason, life has been getting away on me a little.  I know.  Before you go pointing out the obvious like I have a 17 month old son, work full time, and go to grad school half time, understand that’s not really what I meant.  I just mean that things are flying by so fast.  There are so many things I want to do and I just haven’t done them yet.  That was what I was getting at in my New Year’s Resolution post.  I want to really live.  I want to do those things.  I want to not have regrets when I look back at my life.  I will work on making this a reality this year.

Random Sunday - Tuesday, Allergies, and Hay Rides

Okay.  I know.  It’s Tuesday.  But, it was nuts on Sunday.  To be honest, I’m struggling some to even remember what all happened on Sunday that meant I didn’t get a chance to post this.  I really don’t remember either.  I know we went to church in the morning.  Then my son and I were at an event for the 150^th Anniversary of the American Civil War.  I went grocery shopping after that.  I think maybe by the time I got to having time to post this I was just plain wiped out.

                             

I am so happy.  My doctor gave me a new med for my allergies.  This year has been just brutal.  I don’t normally have bad allergies, except, like I said, this year has been awful.  But, the new med my doctor gave me has been helping significantly.  As in I get to sleep through the night and not wake up sneezing and unable to breathe.

It was so funny this weekend.  We took my one year old son out to a fall festival.  Free hay rides were a part of that (again, very thankful for that new allergy med).  We took my son on one because he LOVES cars and tractors and trucks and such.  He stood up at the front of the wagon right behind the tractor and watched with eyes as big as saucers.  When the hay ride was over there was no one else in line so the driver turned the tractor off.  My son started to cry a little because he didn’t want the ride to be done!  We appeased him by letting him sit on another (stationary) tractor.  Problem solved.