It's been awhile since I've posted anything. I haven't been very superheroie lately (I'm sure that's not a word...). Just trying to maintain. I'd like to start back being a superhero so stay tuned - same bat time, same bat channel.

Day 50-54

Well, I performed a superhero deed to (day 54). I wasn't expecting it. An older gentleman flagged me down as I was heading home from picking up my daughters from swim practice. There was another older lady across the road that needed to use a phone because her car broke down. Of course, I pulled over and dialed the number for the lady and gave her the phone. She was unable to reach her sister so I kept trying. In the meantime, a couple pulled up behind us asking if we needed help. I explained that her car quit in the middle of the road. They pulled over to assist. Still no luck. I called my husband to come and help. In the meantime, another couple pulled over to assist. We got in touch with her sister and they were also coming to help. The dear older woman was a diabetic and not feeling to well. She had a cell phone, but it was not with her. She also had diabetic medicine, but it was not with her. The first couple was going to take her home and my husband and I were going to stay at her car until her sister and nephew came. All the men that had pulled over pushed her car off to the side. Well, about the time she was getting in the car, her relatives pulled up. She hugged us all. I'm finding out that there are more and more superheros in this world that I didn't know existed.

Day 45-49

Not much going on in the way of superhero stuff. I'm pretty much at home all the time. I did answer the phone the other day to talk to someone that I knew would talk for awhile and I really didn't feel like talking. That was a superhero deed - they really needed to talk to someone. You see, I'm not one of those women that like to talk on the phone all the time.

I also mopped my floor - probably not a good idea. I've been a little moody these past two days, not sure why. Maybe because my uterus is gone? Nope, don't think so. I want to be well again. I can't imagine being in shape and being able to exercise. I hope that I can.

Guys, help me - I'm 42 and not sure about my life. I'm a little depressed right now. What I mean by that is I'm wanting to really do something amazing with my life. I want to be an amazing person.

Day 40, 41, 42, 43, 44

Sorry for not posting. You can't do too many superhero things while lying in bed all day. There have been many, many superheros to visit my house this week. They are:

• my 2 dear friends from high school who brought us a casserole
• my dear exfather-in-law and his beautiful wife who brought us apple pie, cornbread, cabbage, macaroni and cheese, and rotisserie (spelling??) chicken
• my 5th grade teaching team who brought us chicken tenders, potato wedges, broccoli salad, bread, and a cookie cake (for my birthday)
• my dear 2nd mom who brought us 2 pizzas, a pack of Oreos, and drinks
• my dear counselor at school who brought us a roast
• my dear friend and her daughter who brought us 3 different packs of Oreos

If you haven't figured it out yet, I love Oreo's. I turned 42 this week. There are so many superheros in my life. Oh, and my oldest daughter made me cupcakes for my birthday.

Day 39, 6:29

I had my first adventure out to a doctor's appointment since my surgery. I could have been a superhero today, but I decided not to. There was a lovely old gentleman in front of us in the office. His daughter, I'm assuming, signed him in. First let me say, I don't know where this man got his outfit and I'll try to explain it. It was brown and blue plaid (big plaids, not small) and almost looked like a prison suit - just the wrong colors. He also had on a hat with plaids, but different plaids. Going in, I wanted to laugh (sorry, I'm a superhero, but human also). Well, after his daughter turns around, she can't find him. She's going, "Where did he go? Did he go back?" She really is about to panic. I see the gentlemen sitting down, but I can't tell her because I know that I will laugh and it will really hurt if I laugh (I'm still in a lot of pain). So, I didn't tell her. She finally sees him and says, "Oh, there you are. You blended in with the couch."

Day 37 & 38

Nothing.

Day 36

This is the next day for Day 36. I don't feel good at all. I'm sorry; I've been on so much pain medication that I can't remember if there was a superhero deed yesterday. I'll think about it today.

Day 35, 8:26 AM

I can't remember what I've posted over the past couple of days. Lots of pain and lots of pain medication. I can't sleep on my back and the other night, sleeping on my side caused a lot of pain. This has been a very long, painful experience. Hopefully only a few more days of hurting.

My superhero powers did not lie in my uterus. I just performed a superhero deed. The straps on my daughters dress that she is wearing to the 8th grade formal tomorrow night needed to be tacked up. Who to the rescue? Yep, you're right, me. I feel relieved. Where's my cape??

Day 33, 7:33

No superhero deeds today, but I am surrounded by superheros today. Everyone has been here for me. Alex (my oldest daughter) made me toast for breakfast and chicken noodle soup for lunch. If I ask anyone to get me anything - they oblige. Two of my dear friends from high school brought supper over. Superheros everywhere.

Day 33, 7:27

I don't feel well - running a fever. No superhero deeds today. My doctors and nurses were the heros.

Day 32, 7:47

I'm in the hospital, and my uterus is gone. No superhero deeds today - too much pain medication which, by the way, I'm VERY, VERY, VERY grateful for. It's about time for some more.

I saw a superhero on TV, actually on Oprah. It was the guy from Black-eyed Peas. I believe his name is Will, I Am (not quite sure about that). He paid off two families homes - they were about to be foreclosed. This was a wonderful superhero deed. You see, he will be eccentric as a superhero when he gets older - I'll just be the crazy old lady. It's nice to see those kind of superheros in the world. I do what I can, and he did what he could. Are our superhero deeds on the same level???? There's no way that I could do that for someone. If I had the money, I would. I still feel good with my superhero deeds.

I hope the source of my superhero powers was not in my uterus. Too late now. God took care of me today. I was very nervous, and he brought two new people into my life that had connections with people that I know. Two wonderful nurses. One was a friend of a 5th grade math teacher that I work with and the other was the wife of our 8th grade English teacher.

It's time for more pain medication. Catch you tomorrow.

Day 31, 5:46 pm

Today is mother's day so I went to see my mom. I also stopped to see my aunt. She gets lonely sometimes; I miss hanging out with her.

Superhero deeds - folded my daughters clothes. She is old enough to fold them herself, but I did it for her. I also threw away my oldest daughter's trash without complaining.

Tomorrow is my surgery. I'm a little nervous. Also, I've been on the toilet most of the afternoon. I had to drink magnesium citrate to clean me out, and boy has it cleaned me out....

Sure hope my superhero powers are not in my uterus. We cooked out with some friends on Friday - can't remember if I posted that or not. It was a celebration for the removal of the uterus party. Fun.

Day 30, Happy Mothers Day

Day 29

No time posted because it is the next day. I really didn't do any superhero deeds yesterday, but I did meet another superhero. A gentleman approached me yesterday morning while I was about to pay for my coffee. At first I thought he was going to ask me for money so I started thinking about how much I had - only 2 dollars and I had to buy my coffee. I noticed that he had a lottery ticket, so I thought, "Surely he is not going to ask me for money while he is holding a lottery ticket..." I would have given him money or bought him food - I've done that several times for others. That is probably one of my favorite superhero deeds. Anyway, back to the man. He said, "Ma'am where I come from you really shouldn't hold your purse like that. I can see straight in it and see your money." He was right. I explained that I never think about it because I live in such a small town (and I'm a superhero). He explained that he was from New York and that I should really hold my purse close to me. He was right - I thanked him. I wish that I had gotten his name. We superheros have to stick together. Maybe I will run into him again one day.

Day 28, 8:44

Maybe the source of my superhero powers is my uterus. My surgery is Monday, and I am not doing well in the superhero department.

No good deeds today, but I just found out that another teacher that works with me and her fiance are superheros. A couple of weeks ago they were out to eat and noticed some folks with children. The children were going through chemo. The teacher and her fiance paid for their meal. Is that not the best superhero deed ever!!!! I'm so glad to know that I'm not the only superhero in Commerce.

Day 27, 8:53 pm

No superhero deeds today. I was pretty much a 5th grade math teacher, mom, and wife today. I did have a fright, though, and thought I might use my powers. My oldest daughter had some bruises pop up that should not be there. She has low platelets and when they are too low, bruises pop up. She decided to go to the emergency room to have them checked. They turned out to be okay. Thank goodness, but I was ready to back and drive 2 hours to be with her.

While she was at the hospital, she called me several times. One time, she was whispering, "Mom they want me to pee in a cup, and I just peed." (She was in the bathroom) I replied, "You don't have to pee much - just a little." She said, "Oh, I don't have to fill up the cup?"

Why do a lot of my stories have "pee" in them?????

Day 26

No time listed because it is the next morning. I took a day off as a superhero. My friends and I got together for dinner and a play. It was a nice time. Superhero stuff was put on hold, but if I had seen an emergency, I'm sure my superhero instincts would have kicked in. I may say that I take a day off, but secretly, I'm always on the lookout.

Good day all!

Day 25, 6:35 PM

Today was Superhero Day! Some good deeds that I feel good about and that made me feel good. First of all, it was really raining this morning so instead of making my middle daughter walk with me in the pouring rain from the car to the school, I dropped her off in the front of the school where she remained completely dry. Yep, good deed :) And, the biggy good deed - today is my mom's birthday. I called her to wish her a happy birthday, but something was still bugging me. That superhero voice inside kept telling me that I really should go and see her. Mom and I don't have that "bond" like other mother/daughters. She wasn't there for me when I was growing up, but, of course, she was 16 when she had me. I have forgiven her, but the bond is still just not there. Anyway, I went and bought her some perfume and a cake. Everybody should have a cake on their birthday. Besides, I am the only one that she has. So, my three daughters and I loaded up with her perfume and cake and went to see her. She was surprised. It felt good. EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A CAKE ON THEIR BIRTHDAY!

Day 24, 8:02 pm

Dress shopping - superhero deeds - yes, dress shopping counts. My middle daughter needed a dress for the "8th grade formal." Why, I don't know. We buy the dress, but then she realizes that her friend has almost the exact same dress, and that is not good - at all. We will try to find another one this week. While we were shopping, we parked along way away from the entrance. Normally, we try to find a spot up close because we are blessed and highly favored by the Lord. But, today we thought we would let someone else have it - superhero deed # 2.

Good day. I love my girls; I love my stepdaughters (even though I don't see them much); I love my dog; I love my husband; I love my God!!!!

Goodnight world. Sleep tight - I'm watching over you all. I still need my cape.

Day 23, 8:58 pm

Day in the life of a superhero - took the kids to the Daisy Festival and bought a funnel cake - OMG. That bad boy was good!!!!! A dear old (not in age) friend of mine was there. It was great to see her. I miss her.

Any deeds besides taking the kids to the Daisy Festival? I don't think so. Oh, I did wipe the seat after I peed - in case a youngster used it after me. We were there to watch my husband play ball also. In addition, my youngest daughter was swinging in the park (after we ate the funnel cake - OMG). She accidentally hit a child when he walked by. She felt bad - my other kids were scared and wanted us to leave before they came looking for us. Well, being the superhero that I am (it may have been more of the mother that I am) saw the boy crying with his mother. I went to check on him - she said he was fine and knew that it was an accident. Poor little thing - he was crying. She said he was being dramatic. My daughter felt bad.

Let's try to all be superheros. I need to step it up a notch and make a deliberate attempt to do one good thing a week without having to look for it. I may have my umph back!

Day 22

Day 22, no time - I'm posting on Day 23 - sorry. We superheros cooked out last night. Kinda late when everyone left. Oh, remember Day 13 where I said my oldest daughter would have skipped it because it was "13". We were talking about it last night, and she said she wouldn't have skipped it, but she would have done Day 14 at the same time. When she read Day 13, she had to read Day 14 at the same time to even it out. I worry about her sometimes.

I was not the superhero on Day 22. I had 3 doctors' appointments to get ready for my surgery. Yes, I took socks, but thankfully didn't need them. Another superhero was in the midst yesterday. From out of nowhere, a sweet, young lady who worked at the hospital told me my hair was pretty. It made me smile. I wonder if she knows she is a superhero - she sure is in my book.

Good day my fellow mankind and any superheros out there!

Day 21, 7:41 pm

I'm pooped. These by day jobs are wearing me out! I just finished my specialist degree at UGA. Presented to my committee at 2:00. Presenting or public speaking does not bother me at all - I get a little nervous, but not much. I'm like - whatever. Today was different. I believe it was because this decided if I graduated or not. I graduated!!!! I can now become a full-time superhero - oh, wait, I have 3 daughters, 2 stepdaughters, a dog, a husband, and a math teaching job. Sorry world. I can't be a superhero fulltime. Maybe when the kids are grown and I retire.

Superhero deeds - 1. Let a car pull out in front of me. This was a superhero deed so don't think that it wasn't. There was a long line at the red light. 2. My middle daughter went with me to present to my committee. When we were walking to the building, I made her walk on the inside away from traffic. She's 13, but she is still a baby - my superhero baby. 3. I let the students in my 5th grade math class finish watching a movie that we had started last week - they thought I was a superhero.

Good day - but pooped. You know, pooped is a great word. I really don't use it enough. Expect to see more pooping in the posts.

Day 20, 7:28 pm

At what point in life do we stop (or I stop) doing stupid things? I'm almost 42 years old and yet today I did something stupid. I won't go into details, but I can't believe how absolutely 21 years old I turned today. Is everyone like that? Does anyone else have stupid moments? I'm not stupid, but every so often I find myself doing stupid things... I'm a superhero - superheros don't do stupid things. Do they?

I'd like to think that my superhero deeds for the day made up for the stupid things I did, but my superhero deeds probably weren't that great to make up for stupid stuff.

Superhero deeds - 1. I chased down a water bottle across a parking lot in the wind that fell out of my car. 2. We had two students run into each other today. One of them had a big gash on his forehead (blood everywhere) - needed stitches. I went by his house to see how he was, but no one was home (at least I don't think they were home - door was closed and it is usually open). Does an attempt to check on him count? Oh, can we go back a few weeks - I did take that same student and his sister to hit golf balls over springbreak.

Lord, please forgive me for my stupidity. We learn from our mistakes, and I did learn from mine today. I hope I've gained a little humility from the situation and anything else you think that I needed to learn from it.

Day 19, 9:16 pm

I need to get excited again about my superhero powers. In the beginning, I thought, "who or what will I save today...." Now, I'm still thinking about it, but probably not with as much "umph." That will change tomorrow, for I am a superhero. I must remember that - I am a superhero, I am a superhero, I am a sleepy superhero right now. Maybe that could be my name - Sleepy Superhero. It sounds good anyway.

Today's deed - I saw that a friend was in distress (read it this morning on Facebook). I offered her some words of encouragement (on Facebook). But then, I ran into her this morning. I made a point to stop and speak to her about her situation. Poor thing. I don't think I solved her problem, but hopefully my ear and shoulder was enough. Good work today, good work.

Day 18 7:59 pm

Superhero deed - I gave my Diet Sprite to my daughter. I really wanted it too. I've thought about it all day.

When I picked up my youngest daughter from school, she started telling me about a dessert she had at lunch and how the other kids were asking for some. I said, "You are a superhero. Why didn't you share?" She replied, "I really wanted it - it was good." Maybe tomorrow for her.

Day 17, 6:27 pm

My day was consumed with my "day" jobs instead of being a superhero. But, I guess that the day jobs have some sort of superhero stuff in them.

Superhero deeds - washed my husband's clothes AND folded them. I put the and in upper caps because I almost didn't - I thought it would be enough just to wash them, but I decided to take it one step further. You see, his mom has cancer and today she wasn't feeling well (has not been feeling well for a few days). He and his sister took her to the hospital. They are keeping her tonight for a blood transfusion. My husband was a superhero today also.

Day 16 6:58 pm

Not much happening in the way of superhero deeds today especially considering that I only left the house once to pay a bill this morning. I've pretty much been the lazy by day job today.

Oh, I did clean up about six eggs this morning that my daughter dropped - not cooked either. Usually I would have told her to clean them up, but I thought, "Well, I am a superhero (a lazy one today, but a superhero)." It was a mess; there were raw eggs on the stove, on the floor. I don't know if you've ever tried to wipe up raw eggs, but they don't soak up really well. They pretty much just keep going in the direction that you are pushing - that's why they ended up on the floor. Oh well. It's clean - that's what counts.

I hope there were some superheros in Mississippi and Alabama today - bad storms went through and they are coming our way. Hope everyone is okay.

Day 15 8:16 pm

My daughter was the superhero today! I picked my youngest daughter (10 years old) up from school. We got in the car, and she said, "I was a superhero today." My DNA has been passed on - I feel good! "Great, sweetie. What did you do?" She said, "I gave some of my cantaloupe to some other kids." WONDERFUL!!!! She is a superhero. I have another superhero power - passing my superhero powers to my kids. I think this is the best power of all!!!!!

Day 14 9:03 pm

I hope my superhero powers were transferred to the students today. They took the math CRCT this morning, most of them said it was easy. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I did say a special prayer for them - I did work my superhero power math butt off this year trying to teach them math. I hope it was enough.

Tonight - my middle daughter just found out she didn't make varsity cheerleading. She made JV and competitive. She's upset. I want to take my superhero powers and make it right. I don't want to make it to where she is on the varsity team. I want to make it to where she understands that she WILL survive this, and she WILL have a great time, and she WILL be a better stronger person because of this. It still breaks my superhero mom heart to see my child disappointed.

Good night wonderful world. I'm still here watching over you - well, God is. I'll take care of my family tonight and God will too. I love you God.

Day 13, 7:52 pm

You know, I have a daughter that would have skipped over today as a superhero because it is day 13...

Not I - a superhero never sleeps - they may not have any superhero events that day, but they are always on alert.

Superhero deeds today - wiped the counters off at the store where I buy coffee and held the door open for a lady coming in. She said "thank you" but of course, no thanks are needed - that's my job as a superhero.

Oh, I forgot about one this weekend - I believe it was Sunday. I had to pee really bad and the kids and I were out riding killing time. Well, having to pee really bad, I stopped at Hardee's to use their restroom. When I finished my business, I wiped the seat off (you know adult ladies never sit down on public toilet seats). I was afraid there might be a child come in and sit down without wiping. I don't like stepping in pee at doctor's office on the floor (that's why I carry socks), so I really wouldn't want my child sitting in pee. Read Day 5 if you are unclear on the socks thing - it will make sense then.

Goodnight to all the people in the world. Sleep tight and I'm watching over you (maybe not me, but at least God is - he's better at this job than I am).

Day 12, 6:45 pm

No superhero powers today. We have been given the CRCT to 5th graders. I'm hoping and praying that they had some superhero powers today - I'm really shooting for Thursday during the math portion. Because, I am "SUPER MATH HERO."

Also, that little problem I've been having because I've had 3 kids, seems to be getting worse. My surgery is scheduled for next month. I hope my superhero powers remain intact. Surely, my powers don't lie in my uterus?

Update: Time - 9:45. The dog went out to pee. She decided to roll around in something dead or something that came out of something dead. While I know that most of you say that you had to give her a bath, no, that is not true. She could have stayed outside and enjoyed her new perfume all night. But, no, the superhero in me said to give her a bath (she didn't say it in a nice way to me, but she did say it to me). Dog is clean - Day 12 - done. Oh, the dog got bathed in Gain washing powders - it was that bad.

Day 11, 9:00 pm

My superhero powers are drained. My "working on my specialist degree" by day job is consuming me. Do superheros like to write papers???? I don't think so. No superhero events today - does it count that I bought the cards on day 9, mailed them on day 10, but they didn't go out until day 11 (since yesterday was Sunday). Maybe?

Day 10 - no time

I'm actually posting this on Day 11 - that's why there is no time.

Life as a superhero -- mailed the 2 cards that I bought on Saturday. I figured that I earned 1/2 superhero credit for each card each day. I recycled some cans; I took my daughters to the store to buy some rubberbands that are shaped like animals???? Never heard of such a thing. I let a gentleman pull out in front me. I think that was about it. I'll post Day 11 later tonight.

Day 9, 7:57 pm

Here I come to save the day.....

I let a gentleman out in the road today. Then, I was at Walmart and I didn't let a lady out in front of me. I know that is not the superhero thing to do, but she was pulling out of the gas station part, and I was headed through the red light. She wasn't looking at me, so I would have to get her attention and then I probably would have missed the green light and gotten stopped by the red light. Everybody that lives in Commerce and patrons that Walmart knows that red light. You've got to move when it turns green or you will wait FOREVER. Sorry, superhero powers slipped. What else did I do superhero style? I bought 2 cards to mail - one to a dear previous neighbor who is about 94 years old and the other one for a friend that seems a little sad. I'm also babysitting - got to kiss that precious little baby head (my kryptonite).

Good day in superhero world!

I forgot one (it's day 10 now, but applies to day 9). My oldest step-daughter told us this year that she is gay which is fine with me and her father. We love her; we believe that she is who she is and that being gay is not a choice - it's actually who you are. She went to the prom Saturday with her date. We invited them over to the house so we could make pictures. Actually, we insisted that we make pictures somewhere even if it wasn't at our house. This is new to us, but we want her to always feel welcome and loved. Is this superhero material? (My husband is a superhero too).

Day 8, 8:12 pm

I'm frustrated. Where are my superhero powers. All day, I have played the role of a 5th grade math teacher and a mom of 3 kids (because things won't stay where they are supposed to inside me)...... Yes, I had another doctor's appointment today - I took my socks, but didn't need them.

I want to be a superhero!!!!

Day 7, 8:39 PM

Well, you can tell what kind of day it was yesterday - I actually put Day 5 when in fact it was Day 6 (I went in and corrected it). You see, we had an incident with a student yesterday that threw me off. Can't go into details, but I was a little shaken up about it. I'm getting back my powers today though.

Superhero accounts for today: told the cashier (who is a wonderful person by the way) to keep the change from my coffee and give it to someone that may need it later in the day; picked up trash off the 5th grade hall; asked a student to pick up a piece of metal in the road so no one would get a flat tire from it.

Superhero stuff can't be boring can it. I'm actually excited each morning to think about what powers I can use.... Everyone should be a superhero!

Day 6, Time 20:44

No superhero powers used today. I'm a little disappointed, but I guess that's good because all is good in the world.

Day 5, 20:26

The beginning of my day seemed normal enough. While saying my prayers, I prayed for God to enlarge my territory for his will (for my superhero powers). Little did I know that I should have prayed for a little more on the "mom of three kids by day" side.

Normally, I try to keep these posts short, but this one may be a little lengthy so bare with me - it's not the superhero powers events, but the "I've had 3 kids" by day person in me.

We will begin with the superhero. I was excited to see what powers I would use today, but I had a doctor's appoint to check my bladder (not very superheroe). My day proceeds as normal and I head to my doctor's appoint - but first, I do go into work to cover my morning duties so that no other unfortunate soul would have to endure a gym full of middleschoolers at 7:00 in the morning. As I'm driving to my appointment, I run up on an apparent wreck that had just happened. I am new at this superhero stuff, so my first instinct was - I'm going to be late to my doctor's appointment. How am I going to get around this? But I caught myself - thank goodness. I didn't feel that I should stop, but it was the superhero thing to think about. I assessed the situation and saw that one car had already stopped and then proceeded. After passing by the 2 automobiles, I saw that everyone appeared to be okay. My instincts said it was okay to go. Believe me, if I had felt otherwise or saw that there was danger, I would have stopped. I did question myself for a couple of miles after that, but then reminded myself of a few times (before my superhero job) where I had acted with superhero powers and pulled over on an interstate to assist in a wreck and had called 911 while following a man who was running off the road for several miles. I felt good with my decision, but was I going to use my superhero powers today.

I'm almost to the doctor's office when traffic stops. A nice person in front of me lets a car pull in front of him at an intersection - that was nice, but come on - I might be late. Then before I can pull off, another car pulls up to pull out in the intersection. My thoughts, "Sorry lady. I'm going to be late." But wait, that's not very superhero like, so I let her out. WONDERFUL! I have once again used my superhero powers. I'm off to the doctor... We will continue that part in a minute.

One more superhero story. After the appointment and I'm back at school eating lunch, a student comes to the teacher's desk to ask if we want a cookie. It is quite clear that several 5th grade boys hands have been in that bag of cookies. A few of the teachers say "no thank you." But, I, seeing this as a great superhero moment, say, "Yes my wonderful student. I will take a cookie." He smiled. Of course, I was not going to eat that cookie for you see the cleanest thing in our whole school is the sink in the boys bathroom because they never wash their hands.

Okay. Now, I have to tell you the story of what happened at the doctor's office because to truly understand any superhero, you have to understand their "by day" life. My doctor's appointment was to check my bladder - let's just say that after having 3 kids, things are NOT where they are supposed to be. Not thinking, I drink a pretty big cup of coffee on the way there. When the nurse asks for me to come on back and we are in the room, I say that I really have to pee. She proceeds to point to some type of apparatus that looks like it used to belong to my grandmother that has a cup underneath it. She then explains that I will need to use it and then get undressed from the waist down and sit on the table (which by the way has a doggie pad on it). I look at the cup and I can already see the problem - that cup ain't big enough. But I say okay and follow her instructions. I'm sitting on the apparatus using the "cup" and monitoring the amount that goes in. Yep, I was right - that cup ain't big enough. "Well," I think, "I can just cut it off here." I get up to wipe and realize why I'm at the bladder doctor - I can't cut it off that quick anymore. So with my pants down to my knees I scoot over to the sink to grab more papertowels but I suddenly realize there's water on the floor, my panties, and my pants. WAIT, that ain't water. I've just peed from the apparatus to the sink and am pretty sure that I'm still peeing. This ain't good. I scoot, with my pants down to my knees, back to the apparatus. "Please don't overflow, please don't overflow." GREAT - it didn't overflow. But now, I have pee on me, the seat of the apparatus, and the floor. "What do I do? What do I do?" I take off my pants and panties and place then strategically on the chair. I still have on my flip-flops, and I wrap one of the paper blankets around my waist which by the way does not go all the way around. I then get more and more paper towels to clean up the pee off myself, the floor, and the apparatus. "Please don't let her come back in. Please don't let her come back in." After 2 trips to get paper towels, it's all clean. I put on my socks (I always carry socks to any doctor where I might have to get naked from the waist down. I don't want to walk around on the floor barefoot - what if someone peed on it.). I then hop on the table and cover up. DONE. "Oh, shit. I forgot to wash my hands." Here we go again - I hop off the table, scoot to the sink - wash one hand at a time so I can keep the paper blanket around me. "Please don't let her come in. Please don't let her come in." DONE! I hop back on the table. She comes in.

You see - you really needed to know that part of the whole story of the day.

Day: 4 Time: 20:07

Well, I went back to my 5th grade math teacher by day, superhero by night status - Spring Break was over... But, still my keen sense of awareness for the use of my superhero powers were on heightened alert today. There are plenty of kids that need help - would I save the day maybe with a math problem? Nope, it turned out to be a fellow teacher (I wonder if he is superhero by night). Our 8th grade math teacher needed someone to cover his afternoon duty so he could go to a doctor's appointment. I have morning duty this week and almost deleted his e-mail, but then my superhero strength took over, and I replied, "Hello, good friend. I will cover your afternoon duty." He thanked me, but no thanks were needed for I am a superhero - that's my job.

Turned out that there were 3 other teachers (by day) doing duty in the gym so my services were not needed, but I instructed the assistant principal to signal me if there was an emergency for I would be there in a flash!

Day 3: Time 18:33

My superhero powers are drained. I'm not sure what has happened. I was fine yesterday after saving the family from distress, but today, I feel that I am weaker and weaker. My family and I are watching the masters, but I feel that I need to do more. Every superhero needs a break, right? But, I feel that I'm slipping.

I am babysitting my 8-month old cousin - she is precious, but wait - is she the source of my draining superhero powers. It did start yesterday after she came. I felt weaker and weaker during the night every time she cried - but she is so precious; I just want to kiss that head all day and night. I did take her to a family cookout so she could see her grandmother (superhero powers in there somewhere), but still, could it be...

Oh, no. My kryponite is an 8-month old!

Day: 2 Time: 17:50

My life as a superhero started off quietly today. I actually played the role of the 5th grade math teacher by working the gate at the middle school baseball game. It was pretty boring sitting there with nothing to do so I picked up trash - that takes powers, right?

But then, out of no where I spotted a family in distress. The dad was carrying the baby on his shoulders and carrying a folding chair; the mom was pushing the stroller with the diaper bag; and, grandma was carrying another chair plus her belongings. Mom was clearly stressed that dad had the baby on his shoulders and only holding him with one hand. My superpowers kicked in - I immediately rushed to the aid of the dad and took the chair from him. We all walked together to the baseball game until baby and family were secured. I then returned to my role as 5th grade math teacher working the gate at the middle school baseball game.

My work is done today, but if not, I am alert and ready!

Day 1 16:50 EDT

I began my blogging experience as a 40 something year old trying to figure out her life. I've decided to change that to a 40 year old superhero. For the past year or two, I've wanted to be a superhero. So.... starting today, I'm going to use my superhero powers for good. I believe that God gave us all extraordinary abilities. We all have to find out what they are. In fact, I may already possess them. I am, of course, a 5th grade math teacher, a mother, and a wife (I probably should mention that I'm on my 3rd - and last - marriage). Superhero powers are surely found in there somewhere (late showing in the marriages).

Yes, I'm probably going to be that crazy old lady walking around with a cape who thinks she is a superhero. I won't be eccentric because I don't have enough money - I'll just be crazy.

Did I do a good deed today? I bought my kids flip-flops.