Flu, Super Bowl, and other things...

Well, last week was a very germ filled week in our home! It stared with Hanni and wouldn't end! Gracie got it, Eli got a touch of it, Randy got a touch of it, I got it, mom got a touch of it, and poor Hanni had it until Sat. night. Yes, it was crummy and yucky. The only two people who didn't seem to be touched by the flu were my daddy and Maryjo. Although she did get a horrible headache one night, but I am not sure if she had a touch of the flu or just a headache. Well, Hanni's fever finally broke for good on Saturday night and she got to go back to school today!!!!!!!! She was so excited to be back to her normal self. I am still recovering since I really got it on Saturday and geez it takes alot out of a person!! I feel much better than I did though and have been fever free since Sunday morning. I am so happy that we will be able to get back to normal this week though! I was exhausted by the end of last week from waiting on the kids and cleaning and disinfecting and laundry that by the time I got the flu it was that much harder, I think, on me. So excited to start this week off fresh!

Unfortunately, I didn't get to do my normal fun Super Bowl family party snacks and such, due to us all being sick. We did, however, tune into the game to watch the Packers vs. the Steelers! Wow, what a great game! Esp. the second half!!! Maryjo and I were on the edge of our seats hollering and cheering for the Packers! And yippee, they won!!!! Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a Redskin fan but since Gracie was a baby I have rooted for the Packers. I got into the Packers because of a family member who is from the area and I really looked up to him and loved having something to talk to him about at the time. Over that time I have watched and became a fan of the Packers so I was very proud of the Packers to make it to the Super Bowl and to win was even sweeter for me to see! Unfortunately, I don't see this family member anymore but would have loved to have seen him last night to see his face when his Packers won!!

Do I believe in people jumping on the bandwagon during Bowl games when a team is playing?? Well, not really unless they do nothing but talk trash about a team all the time and then cheer them on during a Bowl game because they think that is who is going to win. I saw alot of that last year. But, there are 32 teams in the NFL and chances are ones favorite team is not going to go to the Super Bowl, so if you truly love football and really love the Super Bowl and everything about it, you will pick a team (even if it is not the team you usually root for)to win. I root for the Redskins all year, but I also like other teams and root for them and if they end up in the playoffs and not my Skins, then I root for them. It is as simple as that. I don't have to talk about a team all the time to be a fan. You don't have to be a fan of just one team. To truly love football you have to love the sport and the players and what is being played not just one team. Yes, everyone has a favorite, but most like other teams too. I have several teams I like and a few that I dislike and a few I could care less about. Is it jumping on the bandwagon just because it is not your favorite team in the Super Bowl that you're rooting for? Only if you trash talk them all year and then root for them that final game cause others around you are. Oh, or if because they are in the Bowl game you go off and buy a million things (not for a party)just because all of a sudden you are a die hard fan! No, I am not a die hard Packers fan, but I am free to cheer them on, and I am free to be happy they won, and yes, I am a fan and have been for years, just not a die hard fan like I am for the Redskins!

Trash talking! I can't stand it! It is tacky! Why do people have to do it? If my team wins I say good game or go "team name". If my team loses I say nothing or good game. I don't like trash talking and I think it is disgusting. Just wanted to put that out there!