Tomorrow is an exciting day for me. We are headed to a varsity football game about two hours northwest of home and meeting us there, because it’s close to his school, is Kevin. Not only that, but Kevin is coming home with us for the weekend AND Kait will be here, too. This means that...
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Last night I went to bed early so I knew that when Darren woke me up, it would not be good news. “Neen… Bobo is dead.” My first thought was “oh no!” My second thought was “OMG, poor Kevin!” My third thought was “Holy crap, the Internet is going to think *I* did it!” I...
We had our homecoming game tonight (it was a mild 51 degrees) and despite a close loss, some people had a blast. By the way, in previous years I would see boys doing this and think, “What kind of parents let their kids DO this?” and now I know.. Parents just like me.
We have raised the kids to be independent and self sufficient but this evening takes it to a whole new level. Look what I discovered via Facebook: Isaiah [my kid]: Just cut my hair. Arieanna: Cool post a pic Jennine [me]: WHAT? Jami: ?^ hahaha He was supposed to shower and go to bed. Guess...
Oh there are days when if I could trade places with any television character, I would!! Except for Dwight Schrute. I’d hate to be him even on my worst days. We have mice in our house. I’m not sure how many but if you see one you can assume that there are three trillion, which I...
A friend of mine is feeling a bit burned out from her job. I’m thinking that this post will be good for her sole. Hang in there, Michele. The weekend is almost here.
Isaiah got an interception and ran 65 yards for a touchdown. And then my heart burst with pride. I totally co-created him!
Wish I could say I was surprised by this scene. Elly reads in the most unusual places, in the most unusual ways. She reads in trees, at exciting wrestling meets, in the car, on the bus, in the grocery store and even during meals. She’s the poster girl for Bookworms every where.
Kait and Chris bought a house together. Their wedding is on June 4, 2011. I am so thrilled for her and at the same time, I’m going to miss my little girl, my firstborn child and my friend.
Trust me when I say that no amount of begging, pleading or bribing could have made Logan and Dan wear a dress shirt and tie to school but it’s Homecoming Week and today is “Class it up” day. They asked me if they could wear this to school. You could have knocked me over with...
When Elly got home from school today I asked her to put her homework down for a few minutes to rub a painful muscle in my back. She’s pretty strong for an eleven year old and so I complimented her strength. “Mom, if you want a really good back rub, you should get me a...
I found out on Friday that my 14 year old son, Logan, has been working at a job for the last month. I had no idea. While I assumed he was on Facebook or on his coyote hunting message boards or googling images of Miley Cyrus on a stripper pole, he was actually researching a...
The kid is a beast. He scored four touchdowns in the first scrimmage of the year. The other team didn’t score at all. Luckily for you, Internet, I’m too tired to properly brag so I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. And Isaiah? Uff da. You made your parents proud!
Weekday mornings in this house are insane. It’s not that the kids are tired or crabby when they get up from school. It’s that they have recharged their sarcasm batteries during their sleep and are chomping at the bit to tease me unmercifully before leaving for school. It’s their way of making sure I won’t...
I remember the days when my boys reached up for their dad’s hand. Those days are long gone and I miss them. Enjoy it, PK.
I know it’s not exactly normal for a middle aged woman to get her undies in a bunch about a video game but I fell in love with Halo a couple years ago, so when REACH was announced last year, I began the countdown. Reach was released today and my geeky self couldn’t be more...
It’s not very often that the baby of this family gets to shine in athletics since he’s still in elementary school, and lives in the shadows of his older brothers, but this year is different. Nathanael, aka Scooter, is motivated. He’s working hard and making a name for himself. Well, kind of. When we asked...
Kevin cracked me up today with his attempt at Parkour. It reminded me of this: The Office: parkour from Cris Castillo on Vimeo.
Oddly enough, this is exactly how I eat a chocolate bar.
Drew Brees, QB New Orleans Saints. Brett Favre, QB Minnesota Vikings. I like the Minnesota Vikings football team just fine. You won’t see me at games with my face painted purple and gold but I tend to cheer for the hometown team just like everyone else. And, like many women, I make game predictions based...
Poor McGee has to be put in his kennel in the morning so that he doesn’t follow the kids down to the bus stop like Walter has in the past. Never once did I think the chickens would start following the kids down the long driveway! Ahhh…country life.