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I would like to take a moment and send out a note of gratitude to the makers of Legos, without whom I would not have survived this weekend.

As all of us with children have learned, there are no plans that can not be changed at the last minute. This weekend my son Jake and I were set to "get out of Dodge" for some much needed time with friends at their place in "the country". But 4am Saturday morning Jake woke me with a bout of vomiting that sidelined us instead.

Now I have learned to roll with it like a champ since becoming a mom, but the thought of being stuck in the house all weekend without appropriate provisions or entertainment was daunting.

Luckily my son is a trooper and wasn't down for too long. Saturday was spent sleeping, watching movies and laying low. By Sunday my cabin fever had set in, and I was happy to escape outdoors to shovel the driveway, typically a job I loathe much like going to the dentist or the mechanic.

Jake meanwhile had rediscovered his passion for Legos and spent the day building, creating, and animating elaborate vehicles of all shapes. I too spent many hours on the floor of the playroom digging through the Lego bins looking for just the right piece while my legs and hips cramped. We sang while we worked, a mix of our own silly songs and my endless rounds of Cee-Lo Green's "Forget You" which was stuck in our heads all day.

So the award for most valuable player for the day, goes to those timeless, colorful, plastic blocks, even though I stepped and sat on my share!

Over the Edge!

"The Bachelor" Brad and date Michele
off a skyscraper. She later got the boot!

What have I done???? Well I do claim to be on the "verge" so why not go "over the edge"? Today, I signed up to repel off a 23 story building as part of a fundraiser. Could it be that my addiction to "The Bachelor", and the fact that I am more interested in the adventures he takes these ladies on than who he actually ends up with had anything to do with it? Possibly.

At lunch this week with my Bachelor #2, James, (see previous post) we were talking about my attraction to dangerous activities (partly because I wanted to see if he was game for those kind of things, or would just be watching from the sidelines). Then I realized that although I have been known to bungee jump, para-sail and take flying lessons (well one lesson, then I found out I was pregnant and that was the end of that), its been quite a while since my adrenal glands had a workout.

Today, a friend of mine told me she was going to do this fundraiser adventure and I suddenly found myself signing up to do it with her! I mean I can't talk the talk if I'm not willing to walk the walk right? Of course now I have to strap myself into a harness and hurl myself over the edge of a glass skyscraper with my derriere dangling for the world to see. Maybe that will be incentive to shape up my hindquarters! And it is for charity!

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Well I have dived head first back into the online dating world!

After getting bumped and bruised and beaten up last time, I decided to retire from online dating for a while. I had a great summer and fall filling my free time with things I enjoyed and people I enjoyed. I said yes to any invites I could, volunteered for some fun events, went on weekend getaways with my girlfriends, met new friends, and when all else failed, walked the dog! It was kind of nice to not have to deal with checking my email constantly, trying to squeeze in time to meet this stranger for coffee or sweating over did he like me, or did I like him?

Well this past fall a friend of mine, who really never has trouble meeting people, decided to deflower her online-dating virginity, just for the heck of it. Her first date lasted 22 minutes. From start to finish. 22 minutes. This girl can make friends with anyone and she was so turned off by this guy she left without even finishing her drink! So of course being the curious girl I am, I had to check this guy out. In the process of checking out his online profile, I reactivated mine. Was this a subconscious act that really signified my willingness to get back out there? I don't know. But I was soon back in the throws of it, chatting with strange men with a variety of intentions. After a few unsuccessful coffee dates, I met Bachelor #1, Mike who has turned out to be a great guy. We have dated since late December, seeing each-other whenever our mutually busy schedules allow and he is a solid guy. Sweet, consistent, fun, up for anything, not demanding and cute!

Not long after beginning to date Mike, I had a coffee date with Bachelor #2, James. This guy had sent up a couple of red flags on-line, but I was intrigued (aka a sucker for charm) so I decided to meet him. I was pleasantly surprised to find that he was handsome, funny, smart and interesting. He also made it very clear that he thought I was the cat's meow, which took me aback. James is romantic, affectionate, charming, a gentleman and very open. But I have alarms going off all over the place with this guy! He lives with his mom (for good reason?), is currently not working while going back to to school (full time??), has way too much time on his hands, and has a wide variety of physical limitations (bad back, asthma, etc). He just seems far to eager at this early a stage in what is really still the getting to know each-other phase.

So for now, I am actively dating two men for the first time in my life! Fun? Yes. Nervewracking? Yes. But I am going to go with it and try to trust my instincts while having fun just dating. Who knows when this could happen again????