Orange Barrel Syndrome

You know; I love this state, but the one thing that I hate more than dealing with stupid people on the expressway is dealing with the idiots and then dodging the orange barrel syndrome! I had to take my girl friend out to Royal Oak for an appointment that she had to keep,and we had snow on the ground from last night and the roads were still a bit icy from the low temperatures. So; off we went going out there we notice that I-75 was going to be closed at a certain point, and naturally we had to take that particular way!!!
So we end up having to go through the down town area not a big deal. We get to the appointment on time and all is well!
Fast forward to the trip home we take the route home that is needed to get home and not noticing the time we get stuck on I-75 which wouldn't be a big deal since we were so close to I-94 ramp, but it seemed like everyone and their brother wanted to get off there!!!! WE SAT THERE FOR 20 minutes before we notice that it's closing in on the time to go and get our son and daughter from their respective schools. Enter panic mode!!!! I call my son's school and get the secretary and let her know that we are running late and we would be there as quickly as possible; then I try calling my daughters school and would n't you believe this I can't get anyone to answer the dang phone. WTF?????
I would think that they would have someone manning the phones since that is a school, what if this was an emergency or some one had to have their child take an alternate means home!!!!! Why do we pay these people to manage our children if they are not doing the job??????
Needless to say; we get off the expressway and drive through the city and basically take the scenic route to get to the schools.
Someone should tell the road commission to be more accomidating to my schedule!!! LOL!!!!!

Whoa Time Flies

Well; It's the time of the year when the trees start to bud,and the flowers start to pop up through the ground...... Oh wait that would be somewhere there is actually warm temperatures.
Yes; this again a typical Michigan season, or lack of you be the judge. I think Mother Nature just wants to keep us under her thumb for a few more months. I wonder if she got up on the wrong side of the bed somewhere!!!!! She is certainly not being to kind to us, and I was looking forward to having a yard to care for again; not this week at least.

Some of you out there were probably thinking I fell off the face of the Earth and I'm happy to say that I have just been getting some stuff done at the house. I had to re-paint some bedrooms and a stairwell because my two boys think that they are the re-incarnation of Da Vinci or maybe Vangot. They are 6(Moose); and 4 (Scooter) and that isn't their real names but only nick names, and they are both very artistic and also rarely listen to their mother or myself. You know the type...... Now Boy's don't do that! And they say, "o.k" TWO seconds later they are doing what we have told them not to do!!!!! GO FIGURE!!!! I was never like that; I swear!!!!! I hope every one enjoyed seeing the upset that I saw coming, but either way it was a GREAT game.

Now; It's time for the playoffs in hockey which, and I'm sorry to say, I haven't seen a game all season.
So; if anyone out there knows who's playing who and where or when. Let me know.

Spring does have it's brighter side however; it's time for Spring camp for the Michigan Wolverines and that other Michigan college team. What's there name............oh yes; the Spartans, and the College Football season is in throwing distance of being here!!!!

I have rambled long enough; so I'll talk more later.