Everyone is in an absolute PANIC over the Swine Flu.  TRUE STORY: Sandy’s sister visited Cancun recently.  She returned with a gift shop T-shirt for my daughter.  Yesterday, she decided she wanted to wear it to school.  I get a call from the school about an hour after I dropped her off letting me know she threw up in class.  So there’s the visual.  A kid wearing a Cancun Mexico t-shirt, puking in a room full of kids!

She’s fine by the way, and no, she DOESN’T have Swine Flu.  That being said, I think I’ll keep her away from any petting zoos for a while.

Chocolate covered bacon.

You’re welcome.

Can you say that the first thing you heard this morning was a conversation on the radio about your sexual organs?

I can!

My junk took the stand this morning with Spezzano and Sandy as the topic of vasectomies was discussed.

We’re expecting our second child.  When it’s all said and done, I will be more than happy with all that we have.  Whether we have a boy or girl, I can say with certainty that I won’t want to add any more kids to our family.  That being said, I’m not sure why I should go in for “the procedure.”

A big part of my hesitation is due to the fact that no one has given me a great reason to get it done.  Sandy’s reasoning?  And I quote…”If I’m going to go through the pain of having two of your kids, it’s the least you can do!”

So, me icing my satchel for a week is her idea of a benefit.  Nice.

My dad had 4 kids in his first marriage.  If he had agreed to getting snipped, I wouldn’t be here today! I’m not saying that I’ll never get it done, but why?  Sell me on the benefit.  To this point, no one has been able to.

I’m listening…

It’s no secret that Sandy has been extra frugal with our spending for the last few weeks.  But I never thought it would come to this.

As you may have read here yesterday, I want to run another marathon.  The Buffalo marathon is in May, and I was itching to run in it.

Quick aside.  You should know that I am very goal oriented.  If presented with a challenge I have to beat it.  I had a blast training for, and running in, the Rochester Marathon a couple of months ago.  Now, I’m on to the next challenge.  Buffalo.

The conversation went like this…

Me: So, I talked with John H. at DFC.  We both thought it would be killer if we ran the Buffalo Marathon in May.

Scrooge:  Yeah, about that.  We need to cut back on how much money you’re spending on you’re races.

Me: *picking my jaw up from the floor* But, it’s all for charity.

Suze Orman: Do you know how much money we spent on races this year?

Me:  Well, I guess while we’re at it, we might as well cancel Christmas too.

That last line didn’t go over very well.  The scene is tense in Grilton, my friends.  Some things I thought about doing in order to cover the exorbitant $40 it would cost to pre-register…

• Lemonade Stand
• Sell my blood
• Start a drug cartel

Any other ideas?  I am so very open to suggestions…

I’m going to do it.  About 2 months after running my first Rochester Marathon, I find myself missing the training that goes with it.  Rather than wait until next September to run another marathon, my fitness guru, John H. from Downtown Fitness Club, has convinced me to do 26.2 in May.  Wish me luck!