Snot.

Naw, I’m not upset.

It’s something I live with.

Every. Single. Day.

I remember clogged sinuses all the way back in middle school. Some 30 years ago.

The problem was so severe that I actually became addicted to nose drops. Getting weaned off that stuff was a nightmare.

Antibiotics, Sudafed, allergy meds, steam and Puffs have all helped me cope.

Now there’s a new tool in my arsenal. And it’s called the neti pot.

I’m not sure I’d heard of the neti pot until a few weeks ago.

One of the guys that sings with me said he bought one at Wal-Mart and was amazed with the results.

So I bought one last weekend and used it for the first time earlier this afternoon.

A strange sensation, to say the least. But my sinuses did open up so we’ll see how it goes over the long haul.

Click here and watch the neti in action.

It can be disturbing. In a funny kind of way.

Have you ever used a neti pot?

Dental crowns and Milk Duds don’t mix.

I just couldn’t resist.

So guess where I’m going tomorrow?!?

A few families who adopted through our agency made the annual trip to Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC today.

It was absolutely gorgeous. Could not have asked for better weather.

The only downside is that the Hendersons had to rush through and leave earlier than usual because I had a concert this evening.

Karys’ preschool class took a field trip to Patterson Farm today.

They were supposed to go back in October but the date was rained out.

I wonder if it was warmer a month ago? It surely was not warm this morning.

One of our intermediate schools hosted a Fall Fiesta this evening. Basically it was a big party for families with children in the ESL (English as a Second Language) curriculum.

Since this was an “international” event, we thought we’d dude up the kiddos in their traditional Chinese outfits purchased during our trip to China in March.

Well, it was a good idea. Too bad we were the only ones to think of it.

So after the kids had their faces painted and we munched down on a pizza dinner, the outfits came off. But not before a couple of other adults took their picture.

Zane and Eliana played in a couple games of pickup basketball.

True to form, Eliana had to get right in the middle of a bunch of boys and duke it out.

I think she forgot what game she was playing, though. There were a couple of times when she tackled an opponent with possession of the ball.

Karys received some help from Zane’s ESL teacher.

Zane had a great time.

On the way home, he said, “That was fun. I want to party again!”

Today is Election Day.

On the local level, our town is electing a Mayor and filling a couple of other positions that, honestly, I know nothing about.

Normally I’m all gung-ho about voting. But today? Meh… not so much.

In fact, I really did not intend to vote until Carmi threw a guilt trip on me.

She felt like it would be a good learning experience for Zane since the people of China don’t have the power to vote as we do here in America.

I think he preferred to stay home and read but hey… if I gotta go, they all gotta go.

At least we got a cool sticker.