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April 5, 2006
Pride comes before the jacked up leg fall

The boys are on day 3 of their TWO WEEK spring break.

Spring Break. More like Spring HELL.

Infact, I propose that all school related breaks be renamed with the ending "Hell". Winter Hell. Spring Hell. Summer Hell.

Don't get me wrong, I love spending time with my children (Ok and? I LOVE sleeping in.) but, what I do not love is The Fighting that goes on in this house when they are home from school. It's constant. It's never ending. It's all of the damn time.

I've decided to take them bowling after lunch because I'd much rather be stuck in a foul smelling, noisy, bowling alley than listen to one more "I'M TELLING YOU CALLED ME A BUTTHOLE!!!"

I'd like to state right now, for the record, that I will be The Winner. STRIKE!

Moving along.

In "What did Y 'Google' today" news...

Symptoms of a pulled Hamstring.

Because, dudes, I think I have a pulled, quite possibly torn hamstring.

Guess HOW I pulled it?

Doing THE MONKEY! I'm completely serious. In a way, I kind of deserved to get hurt because, I aint even gonna lie, I was totally showing off in dance class.

I couldn't help it. The instructor kept singling me out "VEDY GOOD EVAN! BEAUTIFUL!" And, like, I get this burst of confidence and felt very, I don't know, "Flashdance-ish", so I started busting out the moves a little faster and thrusting my hips a little harder and snapping my fingers a little louder and when the time came to do "The Turn" that only I could do (because no one else in the class could "get it." *SNAPS*) The false confidence took over and I tried to "break it down" funkay style. OH MY GOD THE PAIN. I swear, I felt something rip down the back of my thighs and as much as I wanted to fall to the floor in pain, I fought it because HAHA I was showing off and how stupid would I look suddenly falling INJURED to the ground? I could just hear the taunts "You got served!" So, instead, I did this Funkay lil' "I'm injured but I'll be damned if you know it" Hop and pretended I needed a "water break."


Oh man. It hurt. It hurt so bad. But I finished the class. Because, I'm HARD CORE, people. (And, also, CERAAAZY COMPETITIVE. Like, I would sell out my own husband to win Taboo, ceraaazy.)

It's two days later and it still hurts like a mofo. I suppose if I rest for a few days, it'll heal up just fine, but HELL TO THE NO on that. There are bowling balls that need to be thrown, strikes to be made and tonight? There are Monkey Moves to be executed.

I'll just be more careful when lavished with Aerobic Instructor Praise not to get all Cocky.

Posted by Y at April 5, 2006 10:45 AM
Comments

What is this two week spring break you speak of? What happend to one week?!?!

Your talking about the dance classes makes me want to take one. But...I'm really uncoordinated and I'd feel like a spaz and a nerd and I'm sure I'd just quit. See...defeated before I even start.

Posted by: Itchy at April 5, 2006 11:52 AM

My kid's school has 2 spring breaks...thankfully, they're like 6 weeks apart. He'll be out at the end of the month, and I'm already dreading it. The fights are never ending. I'll give you credit for taking them all somewhere at once. Generally, only one kid gets to do something at a time around here. I just can't handle the fighting in public (mostly because I can't yell. haha)
In time, your leg will heal. It might be purple and green or something for a while, but eventually it'll be all right. Once I almost broke my ankle on one of those step-aerobic step thingies. I couldn't walk on it for like a week, but then it got better. I've also sworn off the step aerobics.

Posted by: NinaKaye at April 5, 2006 12:00 PM

Yvonne - you seriously should have your own TV show. Or at least have cameras follow you around. Something!

Posted by: Amy at April 5, 2006 12:36 PM

I would love to see "The Monkey" because i have no clue what that is.........

Our kids only get one week spring break!

Posted by: Heatherg at April 5, 2006 12:45 PM

Could you take a pic of you doing the Monkey? Oh please please pretty please! Only after you have recovered of course. ;)

Yesterday's pic was beautiful!

Posted by: Kay at April 5, 2006 12:52 PM

I hope your hamstrings are okay .... and I'm sorry you got hurt ..... but DAMN girl .... you are hilarious.

First time I smiled all friggin day !!!!!

Posted by: LC at April 5, 2006 1:29 PM

First, I second your motion for Holiday Hell.
Cause...blah...I can't it either....gee I can't WAIT for summer hell. :twitches:

Second...did you finish your show offy dance? Cause if you did? I LOVE YOU. Heh

Posted by: Pamalamadingdong at April 5, 2006 1:45 PM

I am so with you on the hell of spring break. Thank God we only get one week, or my kids might be dead, because they'd kill each other. Already today, the 10 (yes 10) year old BIT the 4 year old on the arm. WTF?

Posted by: baseballmom at April 5, 2006 11:27 PM

Jesus I hurt reading your stuff....my God I cannot imagine what it is like to hear the stories you share in person!!!! Keep up the entertainment!

Posted by: Jerri Ann at April 6, 2006 12:40 AM

We homeschool, so there is no such thing as a spring break. We do year-long drudgery, children slaving over hot books, frantically trying to absorb all the knowledge before...well, before...well, before SOMETHING I'm sure, because why else are we doing that?!

But seriously, as a former sub-teacher, and daughter of a kindergarten teacher, I've always heard its called spring/fall "Break" because it gives the TEACHERS a break. Not. The. Parents. The teachers. So they don't kill your precious offspring.

So anyway, I'd be calling some local churches, especially if you live near/in the ghetto, like we did for a while. There's always some type of free camp/VBS stuff going on at the community centers & churches. Excellent choice.

P.S. (The year long drudgery at home with the parents? Excellent way to make sure your kids move out when they turn 18. No 30 year olds living in the basement for me!)

Posted by: Me at April 6, 2006 6:40 AM

Be sure to ice it on and off ~ 10 minutes in a time a few times a day!

Posted by: Nicole at April 6, 2006 7:05 AM

2 weeks is a VERY long spring break... good luck with that!

hope the hamstring is ok... cuz, ouch!

Posted by: Kristin at April 6, 2006 8:13 AM

OUCH! My husband did much the same thing a couple of weeks ago. We were dancing to the band that my brother roadies for, and my husband decided to show us all what hot shit he was, and started doing splits. At least you looked cool when you injured yourself. I finally had to stop him, because besides the embarrassment factor, he was tripping people with his long legs. Unfortunately for him, he was also pretty tipsy while doing splits, and didn't realize how badly his hamstring had torn until he tried to move his leg the next morning...

Posted by: Jessica at April 6, 2006 8:56 AM

Hee. You pulled your hams.

Posted by: Amalah at April 6, 2006 11:12 AM

You wish you could pull my hams.

Posted by: Y at April 6, 2006 1:02 PM

See, if you stuck with just doing "The Lion," then you wouldn't do things like pull your hamstring.

Or break your toe.

Posted by: mikey at April 6, 2006 3:00 PM

Props to you for bustin' a move through the pain. I would have done the exact same thing. I hate being embarassed. Can you go around now telling everyone you know that you have a GROIN injury?? What is a ham string?? God, now I'm hungry.

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My name is Y, but you can call me "Jesse's girl." I am an Aerobic Dancer and have mastered many moves, but the one I am the most proud of is "The Monkey." I have three kids. ALL FROM THE SAME DAD (Because, did you know someone actually asked me that question?) A 15 year old son, a 11 year old son and a 4 year old daughter who was not planned but who is loved more than words could ever express. I am addicted to Starbucks, reality TV and to getting really good deals through coupons and "club member" savings (Please, respect The Costco Card.) I am extremely competive and if you don't believe me, just ask my husband about the time I sold him out to win a game of Taboo. If you're waiting for the part where I speak of my love for walks on the beach or slow dancing in the rain, you're going to be disappointed because my idea of a good time usually involves things like "burping contests" and "doing The Worm".

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