Iiiiii’mm sooooooo c-c-c-cold.
Brr baby, brr!
The temps have been brutal all this week but what’s made it infinitely worse is the wind. I’ve been putting off getting gas in my car for the last few days but finally couldn’t hold out any longer. I think my face was permanently frozen when I jumped back in and cranked up the heat. Who needs botox!!??
I went to the dentist yesterday, which is always a pain but I’ll admit I feel better when I walk out knowing I got a thumbs up on cavaties for the next 6 months and my teeth are feeling smooth and shiny. I had to leave work a bit early to make the last appointment of the day – so I rushed over – only to have to sit and wait 15 minutes before they’re ready for me. Ugh. Then they ran out of time and didn’t have anyone available to chart my gums – so they did some quick checks and gave me a $10 gas card. *rolls eyes*
Mom and Dad drove Alex down to Madison yesterday for his WI send-off. The local news was there along with U.S. Olympic speedskater Casey FitzRandolph and Department of Corrections Secretary, Ed Wall.
The news blurb was so cute – and they have a quick segment with Alex. I have to admit, every time I watch anything on TV I start crying. It’s so overwhelming and I’m super proud of him. It’s surreal seeing your family on television!
You can catch the 30 second news clip below:
Alex at Special Olympics WI Send Off
Opening ceremonies are on Tuesday. I’m a nervous nellie over here waiting. 
Last night was super-quick dinner eats since I had to dash home from the dentist (slipping a bit on the on-ramp and almost freaking out, EEEK!!!) and get some food ready before class. We’ve found some decent organic dinner sausages that are perfect pan-fried with some veggies.
Class again tonight and then we coast on into the weekend. Nothing too crazy planned – I am dropping off my old camera so the parents will each have one to bring with and Ben’s donating his noise-cancelling headphones for the trip too. I have a facial tomorrow, which should be fun and hopefully not leave me battered and brusied the way my massage did. Can you believe I’m STILL bruised, swollen, and tender on my arm?
67 days until April 1. Hang in there folks. Winter will be over before we know it (we hope!).
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Those organic sausages look so good! Easy and healthy!
Super easy – just what I need on a busy school night!
Girl, I honestly teared up at Alex! He is so freaking proud, and with reason! So exciting!! Please, please keep me updated!!
I’m such a proud older sister. Definitely will keep all posted.
My birthday is in the middle of April, and there have been many years where there was still snow on the ground or it was cold…
I think you have to push the warm up date until at least the middle of May, since you never know with the crazy Wisconsin weather.
May? OMG I don’t know if I can make it that long. At least, come April, the days are longer, the nights are warmer and stuff is “generally” starting to melt. Heck, can we get more 80 degree days in march like last year please??
I agree – 80 degrees in March is wonderful! My daughter was born at the end of March 2011, and there was a blizzard. Last year for her birthday, we were all outside in tank tops. It was wonderful! Would love for that to happen again!
Good luck Alex!! Ali, please keep us updated.
Absolutely!
Are the olympics going to be televised at all?
Not that we’ve seen. MAJOR bummer