No longer M.I.A.

Yes, I'm here. Wow, I can't believe so much time has passed since my last post!

I'm over the flu, thankfully, but now I'm trying desperately to get rid of my cough and lack of a voice. John also caught my bug, which he didn't let me live down! I certainly want to be better this week, as there is a HUGE tournament at GLHS this Friday and Saturday, and then Mom and I are headed to PA to see my Grandparents, Uncle & Aunt, and Cousins (and their families) for three days.

Tuesday night I went to see Spring Awakening. WOW. That is really all I can say about the show. WOW. I didn't know much about it before attending. Thankfully some people did warn me about how...graphic...it was, and had they not, I think I might have felt differently about the show afterward. I LOVED the music and I can't wait for the Broadway recorded soundtrack to get here (I finally ordered it...thanks Ed & Rozann for the gift card which helped me get it!). I think if the show comes to town again, I will probably go.

Friday and Saturday I was in NW Ohio for Little tournament for Speech and Debate. This tournament is the qualifying event for the state tournament in March. At this tournament eight boys qualified to attend the state tournament. There are also two other boys who have already qualified. So, it is Lyle, 10 boys, and ME going to state's! We don't have many girls on the team, and unfortunately none of them made it. :-(

Otherwise, not much is going on. I had a nice Thursday, being able to spend time with Colleen, Tom, Mom, and Dad. John wasn't able to join us for Colleen's birthday dinner, so I went anyway and still had a nice time.

This week is going to be BUSY. Monday is parent/teacher conferences. Thursday will be busy preparing for the tournament. Friday I have a sub but will be in and out of the building all day, preparing for the tournament which starts that day at 4 P.M. Then Sunday Mom and I are off to PA.

Lastly, as this is MY blog, I'd like to make a comment about the Octuplet mom. First, I must admit that the media is driving me NUTS with their incorrect terminology. Every time I hear a news report I find myself yelling at the reporters. DOCTOR'S CANNOT IMPLANT EMBRYOS!!!!!! If that were the case, then the success rate for IVF would be something like 95 to 98%. The correct terminology is TRANSFERRING EMBRYOS. Now, as for the ethics of it...I don't think it is right for the mother to have been allowed to put back six embryos, considering her age and the amount of children already in her home. The woman is a selfish person. I want children too, but you don't see me asking my doctor to put back six embryo's just to try to get a girl! Give me a break! Her doctor needs to be punished, even if he DID advise her of the risks. He should NOT have put her into that position! I unfortunately also think that this is going to damage the public's view of IVF even more. I don't know why, exactly, but I feel as if now, because of this woman and doctor, insurance companies are going to cover less infertility treatments than they already do. Any hope I had to get my IVF covered in the near future is now going further down the drain because of this bimbo. Thanks a lot Nadya Suleman!