The thigh bone's connected to the knee bone...

No, actually, I am all done learning about bones. This week, I will be working on the muscles of the back of the body. I know all the ones on the front. And no, Tim, I don't need any help finding muscles on a live model. I don't think that's a muscle anyway.

My favorite muscle so far is the orbicularis oculi. Say it a few times, and you'll see what I mean. This is the muscle that goes all the way around your lips and allows you both to kiss and also purse your lips when you suck a lemon (or just want to look prissy).

Still waiting for news about getting into the Nursing Program in the fall. I do, however, get to sign up for the 8-week session of Anatomy II. I am not looking forward to this at all. Anatomy I was a lot of info to process in 16 weeks, and now I'll have half as much time? Oy. Must get caught up on laundry, meals, and toilet cleaning now, as these will not be done for the 8 weeks starting May 1. "What, you want to eat AGAIN?! Can't you see that Mommy's trying to STUDY?! Here, just go play with this role of tape, ok?"

And in the background Cat Stevens is crooning, "The cat's in the cradle with the silver spoon, little boy blue and the man on the moon...when you comin' home mom I don't know when, but we'll get together then, son, you know we'll have a good time then."

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

Today I taught the boys how to make pillowcases. I have been doing a bunch for Cincinnati Children's Hospital, so I asked them if they wanted to learn, too. Being the enlightened, modern men that they are, they agreed.

One day, their wives will be so impressed. I can hear it now: "You can cook? And you know how to do laundry? And you can SEW? Holy crap, I don't even know how to sew!"

So, it will either be a major selling point for them to get hot babes, or it will make the chicks question their masculinity. Hard to say at this juncture. But in the meantime, they will have totally awesome pillowcases to dream on.


Instructions:

Take a one-yard piece of fabric and lay it flat, selvage edges together, right sides together. Run one end through the serger, turn fabric and run long edge through the serger. Trim top with scissors to cut off fringy things. Fold over 1 inch and press to form hem for casing. Fold over 2 inches and press again. Sew with regular sewing machine about 1/4 inch from edge. Turn right side out and voila! You have the pillowcase!

**Note: Make sure the pattern on your fabric looks OK with selvages together. This works best with allover prints.**

How Connected Are They?

Last night, I was putting my two-year-old son to bed. I said prayers with (for) him, and as I was tucking him in, I said, "Joe, one day, you will speak. You will communicate with us, sing, and praise God. Just you wait." With that, he pointed heavenward with a smile on his face, and put his hands together in prayer. Yep, like that, Joe.

Funny how a kid who can't speak somehow manages to communicate his point just right.

Inaugural Post

Welcome to my blog! It is named "Missing Filter" because I am often accused of using my mouth first, then realizing that most people do not blurt out something just because it goes through their mind. Thus, I have concluded that my filter is missing.

This is not always a bad trait; although if I let it go too far, I will be like the crazy lady by my school growing up. We all called her "Scratch". She was always wearing a wool coat, even in the summer, and when you walked by, she was constantly muttering under her breath. I wonder if she ever got busted for a missing filter, too?