we interrupt your regular scheduled program...

sorry friends. i have been missing in action. important things have come up. things like.....say, jaelynn's nintendo ds. she's had it forever, but ive never really paid it any mind. until we were shopping the other day and i found super mario brothers. the NEW super mario brothers. hmmm. i heart video games. i heart wii. i heart all things competitive and challenging. i had to buy it. we got home and like a cop with a radar gun....kelly says 'whatcha playin'? of course. he HAD to rain on my parade. see, kelly hearts video games too. immediately an intense staring contense started across the room. and i won, bc i bought the game. so, all time awake, including on the toilet, aside from caring from the kids, (okay, i admit, sometimes they watch me play-but they LIKE watching me play) has been dedicated to the NEW super mario brothers. i.cant.help.it. im addicted. however, i did pry it away from my hands tonight....*sigh*

so, on my break from the DS, while i was making supper, kelly went outside to let the dog out. he came back in and was like, i just saw something really weird....we have railroad tracks near our back yard that are service tracks to a paper mill, so it only gets used like 1 time a day to a small train to the mill. anyway...our yard is fenced in and he saw a young girl about 11-12 years old wandering on the tracks (which im pretty sure is illegal) with just a shirt, and pants on. no shoes, no socks. no coat, no hat or mittens. now mind you folks. at this time it was about a brisk 30-35 degrees out. and fairly windy. at dusk. okay, young kids tend to be somewhat 'rebelious'-fine, no coat. but NO SHOES OR SOCKS????? kell was stumped. he wasnt sure she didnt have any shoes on, so i said, well maybe you should call the cops, its cold out, and shes pretty young....anway....after supper, we decided to take the kids outside for about 20 minutes to run around. and all the sudden kelly grabs me. 'there she is!' and sure enough, there was the girl. so i slowly walked toward the railroad tracks, she had no idea anyone was 'watching' her, and NOPE no shoes or socks. so kelly just kindly went up to her, not to scare her, and just said, 'hun, are you okay?' and she said 'yeah.' and he said, 'its pretty cold, you should have a coat on, at least some shoes and socks on.' and she just shrugged and kept walking. what do you do???? it was really kind of odd. i was beside myself. she is a young girl, and its like, below freezing out practically. i didnt want to 'scare' her, but i was kind of worried...so i kinda followed her up my driveway-the tracks run along side of them. i watched her continue to walk down the sidewalk, and i called the cops. hey-i am a mom...i had half a mind to follow her home, but i didnt want her to think i was 'stalking' her or going to kidnap her. i also had half a mind to follow her home and ask what the HELL her parents were doing and why they werent a) watching her or b) making sure she was properly dressed for the weather or c) or allowing her to walk alone at dusk-much less on a working raliroad that doesnt use a train horn. aye. about 2 blocks down, i saw her veer off the road and disappear, i am thinking into her house, i hope. the police man stopped at my house and i told him the story, and we were just concerned...etc. and he went down to check it out and make sure she wasnt still wandering around. i hope not..what craziness. no shoes or socks. i still cant get over it. my feet get cold in the house for crying out loud....