THERE ARE NO WORDS...(shaking head)

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HOLLYWOOD HERE SHE COMES

RYAN IN ACTION

PRINCESS GRACIE

USED UP ANOTHER OF MY 9 LIVES

Sally Levine was almost a distant memory. Friday night after work, I went out with a few of my friends Tracy and Michele. We left Michele's car in the parking lot and took mine. As we were driving back about midnight to get her car, we were almost in an accident on the highway going 70 mph. It all happened so fast it was a blur but this is how it happened to the best of my recollection. There was a pretty good amount of cars on the road at the time. We were in the middle lane and I had a tractor trailer to my right and a motorcycle and a car in front of the motorcycle to my left as well as a fair amount cars behind me, but at a little of a distance I think. The car in front of the motorcycle lost control somehow crossed over into the HOV lane, and crashed into the median, bounced off the jersey barrier then skidded sideways completely across oncoming traffic right in front of the motorcycle, us, and the tractor trailer. The tractor trailer then came into my lane, nearly missing us, to avoid hitting the skidding car. So I got pinched out and was trying to avoid hitting both the motorcycle, trailer, and the car. By the grace of God, no one hit me. It looked to us as if the motorcycle got hit, because he too skidded in front of us and the truck. The car that caused it all slammed into the guardrail in the breakdown lane which was actually a jersey barrier as well.As this is all happening, I do the protective mommy thing where I fling my arm across Michele as if Im going to save her from reeling out the windshield. Only her boobs got in the way which gave us a good laugh afterword. LOL. They were both pretty calm, which was good because if they started freaking out or screaming I probably would have killed us all. Oh, did I mention this took place on a bridge over the Farmington River? So Scary. Tires squealing, the smell of rubber burning, smoke, slamming on the breaks. Ugh, I was so shaken. We all were. The truck continued driving. So he must not have hit anything. Thank God that guy knew how to handle a situation like that. He could have easily lost control and plowed into the motorcycle or us leaving 8 children (between the 3 of us) motherless. I drove back by and it didn't seem like anyone was hurt, there was only 1 cop their and no ambulance. We had called 911. The car was pretty smashed up and sitting in the middle of the right lane, but the 2 occupants were outside of it. That was a huge relief. I do not want to witness someone dying (again). The motorcycle was no where to be found. He must have made it unscathed. That is a damn miracle.
I couldn't sleep that night. Up till 4 AM. (then up with Grace at 5:30, UGH). I had all these "what ifs" running through my head. What if the last conversation I have on eath was that about some crazy ass girl we work with. What a waste that would have been. Regrets, Ive had a few...What if the last human I touch is Michele's boob (hahaha). What if I made one sudden move in either direction and we could all be mince meat right now. Ive been in my share of accidents in my day and the worst thing is hearing the tires squeal knowing that impact is coming and theres nothing you can do about it but hold on and wait to be hit. And its always happening in slow motion. Ive not forgotten that sound and feeling from my accident in 1992. It haunts me. Since I have been in 3 accidents and all hit from behind, (none were my fault by the way) whenever I hear tires squealing or if I ever have to stop quick, I immediatly look in my rear view to see if anythings going to slam into me. I do it without thinking now. I think I used up another of my 9 lives that night. Thank God im here to tell you about it. We defiantly had angles among us.

HAPPY GIRL! I LOVE WHEN DADDY SINGS TO ME!

WHY IS DADDY SLOWING THE SONG DOWN?

WHY ISNT DADDY SINGING ANYMORE?

ZACHARY THE GREAT

So its been a while since my last post. Been really busy around the Levine household. Im really sorry to all of my friends and family that I have been ignoring latley. Lots to blog about Zachary this time. He's been out of school since June 16th. Its been nice having him home and spending time with him. The sleeping till noon and being up when I get home from work at 1130pm is getting a little old. Thats to be expected at times I guess, but Im not having it everyday. The other day he went for his yearly eye exam and to get a new pair of glasess. Those come in next week. But he is also going to try contacts. Which is huge for him. Better to get them now before the start of 8th grade so that if he likes them he will already be used to them before high school.......SCREEECH! Did I just say high school and Zachary in the same sentence? OMG Im going to have a panic attack. How does a 4 year old go to high school? Its really painful for me to admit this, but he is officially taller than me. Every year since we moved here we measure him. Once on his birthday and then 6 months later on June 25th. He and Steve have been rubbing it in for a while now about him being taller but Ive been able to brush it off since it wasnt official. We were about the same height on his 12th birthday. But since then he has been saying things like "Dont make me come down there"....in reference to my height. So we measure him and then they made me get measured too. I went kicking and screaming. Had them fooled for a moment as I stood on my tippys hoping no one would notice. Ah, it was a sad day for Mom.

Let me back up to Fathers Day. Zachary is so thoughtful. He just amazes me sometimes. He decided to gather bricks in the back yard to try and spell out "happy fathers day"...but of course that takes up a lot of room, so it became "Happy F-Day"...adorable. He did this in the middle of the night, when he was supposed to be sleeping. Took him hours. He was probably up till 2am. But who could get mad at that? Steve was so impressed! Then he made Steve breakfast. Scrambled eggs ,toast, bacon and coffee. What a kid huh? We had my father in law over for dinner.

I have to continue my brag. In school Zachary had to take a test called the Degrees of Reading Power (DRP). They are tested in the fall and spring in grades 6,7 and 8. For the second year in a row, not only did Zachary score above average in his grade, but also above average in the district. Cute and smart. Watch out girls! Oh yea, theres a new girlfriend. Her name is Taylor. Thats about all I can get out of him. Im still trying to convince him that Im cool, and he's still not buying it.

Last but not least, I have to tell you about his "senior prom". No, not as in high school like you might be thinking. The explorers put on a senior prom at a local old folks home. It wasn't a nursing home it was more like assisted living. This was not mandatory. He actually signed up voluntarily. And not many people did. He had to dress up in a button down shirt and tie. Oh and he learned to tie the tie himself after about 2 seconds of practice. On the ride over I was completely razzing him all in good fun. He was making it too easy for me. Oh I was bad. He said things like "Can I have a piece of gum?" And I said " Why, you need to have minty fresh breath for your date?" Then I told him to be careful smooching cuz dentures can come out easily. LOL Im mean I know but he was laughing too. Then when we drove in there was an old lady sitting on a bench with a blank stare on her face, and I said "Oh, maybe thats her! Should we pick her up?" Then he told me he was a little nervous, and I said "Its ok to be nervous on your first date honey, should we stop and get a corsage?" Ok, ok, I went to far but I made the kid laugh and thats all that mattered. I was sure to tell him that I was real proud of him and how it probably meant a lot to those seniors who rarely ever get company. Steve was going to text him and ask if he had gotten any numbers yet, but he was able to refrain, unlike myself. I said to Steve "at least we dont have to worry about him going parking in a wheelchair". When he got home, he said he danced with about 10 blue hairds and it wasnt that bad. He said they wernt as old as he thought they would be. I asked him how did he decide who to dance with first? He said he went for the youngest one he saw! LOL That kid cracks me up!

Im just not ready for him to grow up. I know I keep saying that. But contacts, girlfriends, older women (hahaha couldnt resist) driving, surpassing my 5'4, whats next? Slow down kid, Im not ready for you to grow up so fast!

PLEASE PUT HUMPTY DUMPTY BACK TOGETHER AGAIN

As some of you may know, my left knee has been giving me problems since I came home from the hospital with Grace. Its been pretty painful, and not in any one particular spot. For the most part, it just hurts and is achy all the time. I didnt fall, or twist it that I recall, it just started hurting. I kept thinking that maybe it was the pregnancy weight I had gained and I strained it. But I have since lost 34 lbs and its still bothering me. So I finally hesitantly said something to my dr. I say hesitantly because I just keep saying, "this is so stupid, I didnt do anything to it" and I kept waiting for it to get better on its own. So Doc sends me for an MRI and tells me to start physical therapy. I started PT - dont even get me started on that. Went 2x and the (barley legal) guy was a reject who didnt know his ass from his elbow. I decided I wasnt going back there, they wernt helping me feel better anyway, and the damn kid practical called me old. Went and had the MRI and for the first time in ages I was thinking my knee actually feels better than its been, and maybe the MRI isnt going to pick up on the problem. Doc called the next day and said I have a full blown meniscus tear. Lovely. He is sending me to an orthopedic surgeon. In most cases it will require surgery. Im so mad! Who has time for that? Not me, a busy mom of 3 kids including 2 babies, I dont have time to be out of commission! I just want to feel normal again. The 2 back to back pregnancies really took its toll on me and Im trying to get back to normal. I feel like an 80 yr old woman getting out of bed in the morning with all my aches and pains. Im trying to loose all the baby weight, which is not coming off fast enough despite my 34 lb loss already. The pregnancy with Grace skyrocketed my blood pressure and left me with a calcuim defeceny, doing a number on my teeth. So now I practly live between my Dr and my Dentist. Lets not forget the swollen fingers and ankles. As if thats not enough, now Ive got damn knee problems! Of course having my kids is worth all the aches and pains. I love them to the moon. But I just want to feel myself again now that Im not sharing my body with another little person.

SELECTIVE HEARING WITH THOSE (CUTE) EARS???

Steve came home from work last week all excited telling me at the meeting at work management told them the company was going to give them 5-6 SHARES OF STOCK. He was so flabbergasted because that would be worth over $300. He was like "the company doesnt do stuff like that for us, isnt that awesome?" He has talked about it for a week now. Today, afer the morning meeting, he called to tell me it wasnt 5-6 SHARES OF STOCK. They had passed around sizing sheets for 5-6 PAIRS OF SOCKS! LMAO You can imagine his disappointment. LOL He did get a good laugh at himself though, as did I!

THE BABIES

I WIN! I WIN!

Anyone catch Better Connecticut on Tues? I won tickets to the Tim McGraw concert this weekend! YEAH! Take a look at the video. I had to be the 3rd email into the station who correctly answered the trivia question. (Who is Tim McGraws father). Im now entered in for a chance to win front row seats. They announce that Friday. So tune in and keep your fingers crossed. I have a 1 in 5 chance!
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GREYS ANATOMY

Ive had a request to blog about Greys Anatomy. As you all know Im a Greys freak. As well as a Patrick Dempsey freak :0).
I thought the season finale was weak. It was just another show to me. No huge cliff hangers, no jaw dropping moments. It was pretty predictable. I think I have said that in past years about their finale. So I guess they just dont make a big thing out of it. They should have made the ending better since we were jipped out of new episodes with the writers strike going on.
We all knew Derek and Meredith would end up together. He was meant to be with her (since Im unavailable). So thats no shocker. I like that Meredith had her ah-ha moment but now what? The whole thing with Callie and Erica.. its no big deal. I dont care if they make these two lesbians. Its uninteresting to me because there is NO chemistry there. If you want to make Callie gay, give her some sexy vixen with an edge and soften up Erica by giving her an adopted baby(as the actress herself really just did). I really doubt there going to keep these too as a couple. Its dull. I love that the chief and Adelle are back together. Mark Sloan giving up being a man whore? I hope thats not gonna stick. I dont want to see him all soft and fluffy. I like him slutty just the way he is. I do like the Alex and Rebecca story. I like Alex for his edge but also his soft side. Thats being written well. Does any one else notice that Rebecca never moves her mouth when she talks. Weird. Did Izzy even have a story? I dont remember. Cristina lacked a storyline as well. She stood up to Erica and she is a little bitter about Burke. Big woop. George was barley on the canvas. He's being given another shot to take the test. Is it that easy? Just like that? The chief says ok and thats it, you get out of being an intern? Make him work for it! Drag it out! Give him more story! Have him save Adelles life and prove he is deserving. Or be the one to discover some medical breakthrough. Who cares that he failed by 1 question. He still failed. As for Lexie, I just think shes annoying. I dunno, I guess I cant get past the youtube video from her prior movie where she is kissing her real life brother. Ewww. Shes now tarnished. I cant like her. Its because I love the show so much that I am so critical. I love the characters and I love the actors/actresses they have playing them. (Except Lexie...ewww). I want more George! I want more Mark Sloan sexyness. I want Cristina back to her normal bitchy self not bowing down to Dr Hahns every whim. Thats not Cristina. I want to revisit Izzy and her daughter we know nothing about. Why am I not writing this show and making the big bucks? LOL What are your opionions?

MISSIN MY BOY

Zacharys at the Cape this week with school. Its the first time he has been away from home. I miss him so much! I was actaully a little teary eyed when I dropped him off at school. I hugged him and walked back to my car with my head down so no one would see me. He wasnt allowed to bring his cell phone, and its making me crazy not having any contact with him. I dont want to inturrupt his having fun but it sure would be nice to at least get a text telling me they made it ok and he is safe.

MYSPACE

I finally have a myspace page. I was getting fed up with facebook. Heres my URL if you want to add me as a friend.

www.myspace.com/sallylevine

VERY INTERESTING STUFF

This came to me in an email.In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb."

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Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"....and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S . Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
Coca-Cola was originally green.

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It is impossible to lick your elbow.

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The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:

Alaska

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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)

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The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $ 16,400

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The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour:

61,000

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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.


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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

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The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades - King David

Hearts - Charlemagne

Clubs -Alexander, the Great

Diamonds - Julius Caesar

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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?



A. Their birthplace

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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?



A. Obsession

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Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?



A. One thousand

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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?



A. All were invented by women.

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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

A. Honey

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Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?



A. Father's Day

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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.

When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."

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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.



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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.."



It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"

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Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.

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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
Ive seen it before but always find it interesting.