RIP Mr. Wildcat. It’s a sad day for UK fans.
The rumor/news is that he had a tumor on his spine that bled uncontrollably after his fall. So maybe, in a strange way, it’s a blessing that it was quick and not after chemo, etc.
Regardless, RIP Bill. We’ll miss you.
It’s a sad time in the Bluegrass, in a sense. Yes, the Cats lost. Yes, it was the first time since 1987 that Kentucky lost in the first round of the tournament. Yes, Marquette beat us AGAIN. Yes, Duke somehow (cough, cough, paying off the refs) squeaked by a victory against Belmont. Sad times, indeed.
However, considering that 2 months ago, a bid to the tournament looked like a longer shot than Mark Coury and Jared Carter scoring some points, it’s a victory that we made it in. For that reason, I’m proud of our Cats. They played with heart this season and showed the naysayers that they were Kentucky Wildcats. The turn around of Joe Crawford has been amazing to watch. Ramel Bradley truly matured as a player this past year. And, some other players (Harris, Porter, Stevenson to name a few) stepped up when their teammates became injured. This team played with grit, heart, gumption, pride, and guts. There is no doubt in my mind that these young men knew what it meant to wear the blue jersey and play in Rupp.
Bravo Cats. Bravo.
So let’s all give a HUGE “Hooray!” that UK is in the tournament. It was a stressful evening last Sunday in the Elliott household, especially when UK wasn’t announced until 25 minutes into the program – Jeez! Now, we can all breathe until Thursday, which is entitled “The Least Productive Work Day In Kentucky.” C’mon Cats – beat Marquette! Beat them for Keith Bogans and for revenge!
Now that the important stuff is out of the way, let’s continue:
The last week in our house has been absolutely awful. Starting Monday evening last week, Matt went to the doctor with what he thought was a sinus infection but actually was the flu. After hearing that news, I kind of freaked out so I went to the doctor on Tuesday and although I tested negative for the flu *big sigh of relief* I had a sinus infection. Then, I took Lexie to the doctor and she had double ear infections. GREAT. Then, on Thursday, Matt went back to the doctor and was diagnosed with a bad sinus infection. We had 5 different prescriptions floating around our house. Lexie is on the “pink medicine” (amoxicillin), which brings back all kinds of bad memories for me. Doesn’t everyone had bad memories of that medicine? Supposed to taste like bubblegum – yeah, right. Anyway, I didn’t start feeling really bad until Thursday, so Thursday through Sunday we were all stuck in the house. FUN. I am so glad we’re all on the mend, although Lexie is still pulling at her ears. If she doesn’t seem to improve by Friday, she’ll have to go back to the doctor.
Lexie has made some small steps in her language development. She’s starting to use “yeah” and “no,” which makes things so much easier in our house. I spoke with Jessica’s mom (thanks Jess), who is a speech pathologist, and she was reassuring. If Lexie doesn’t have more improvement in the next couple of months, I’m going to call Sharon back and hopefully set up an evaluation.
On the job front, things are moving kind of quickly now. I went searching yesterday for my certificate showing my full certification – that I had completed a 4 year degree and my KTIP. I couldn’t find it, so I rapidly got everything I needed together and mailed off the form to get a duplicate of my certificate from Frankfort, so I can turn right around and mail it back to Frankfort, probably to a lady down the hall from the place I got the duplicate from. Makes perfect sense. I hate Frankfort bullshit like that. Anyway, as soon as my paperwork is in order, I can take the orientation test online (after I look over the 200+ page packet) and then do the face-to-face orientation. Hopefully this will get done by March 25th *crossing my fingers* and I can start work soon after that. I am hoping to be working by April 1st.
I came to the conclusion a couple of nights ago that I want another baby. I mean, I always knew I wanted another one, but I am enjoying Lexie so much that I didn’t know if I was willing to split my affection and time with another baby. Then, I started thinking about newborns and babies and that precious time at the first beginning and I started getting that feeling. The same feeling I had before I got pregnant with Lexie. The physical and emotional yearning for a baby – the whole nine yards – the pregnancy, the baby, completing our family. Unfortunately, right now is not a great time for me to get pregnant but hopefully I can around August or September. That would be perfect. The baby would be born May/June. Anyway, so now I’m totally aching for a baby.
On another note, I want a bigger house. Period.
And, I really wish Spring would hurry up and come. I’m ready for the cold weather to go away!