And last night we had water games with the youth. We were one short to have equal teams so I got to join in the fun!
And one last picture....my sweetheart with the tomato crop!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The start of All-stars
We WON!!! 14-4 against the west. How is that for excitement.....The East beats the West! We play again tonight. I just had to share this picture. It is the only one I got as he does not appreciate pictures like his momma does....
And last night we had water games with the youth. We were one short to have equal teams so I got to join in the fun!
And one last picture....my sweetheart with the tomato crop!
And last night we had water games with the youth. We were one short to have equal teams so I got to join in the fun!
And one last picture....my sweetheart with the tomato crop!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Mother of Year???? I don't think so
So, my 14yo has made the All-Star Team! Woohoo!
He has made a comment during the last couple of weeks of the regular season about his cleats being a little tight. I am thinking that we will have to buy a new pair for the fall season. When he came off the field for practice last night, he showed me his blisters on his toes that were caused by taking his socks off because they made his shoes too tight.
I am thinking "WHAT??? You just said they were a little tight two weeks ago!"
So off to the store today to buy new cleats so he will have them for the first game tonight.
He has been wearing a size 9 or 9.5 so I ask the kid in the store for a 10.5.... I am thinking that will give a little growing room. The kid comes back and they don't have a 10.5 but they do have an 11 and an 11.5
Drew puts the 11 on his foot. I am thinking "growing room". His toe is smushed into the end of the shoe. The 11.5 is a little better but still tight.
WHAT????!!!!! You have been wearing a 9!!!!!
They are out of size 12-14. So, off we go to another store and ask for a 12. They also are out of size 12 but they have a 12.5 we can try. I am thinking, "okay, if it just happens to not be too long we will go ahead and get it and he can just wear one of his regular socks under the baseball sock to make up for the difference in size"
I should not have even bothered having that thought. The 12.5 fits. Yep, that's right, it fits!
My poor baby has been wearing a 9 all season and is now in a 12.5.......
Now I know what "a little tight" really means!!!!!
The good news: I didn't buy a 10 AND 11 to get him through the season!?!
He has made a comment during the last couple of weeks of the regular season about his cleats being a little tight. I am thinking that we will have to buy a new pair for the fall season. When he came off the field for practice last night, he showed me his blisters on his toes that were caused by taking his socks off because they made his shoes too tight.
I am thinking "WHAT??? You just said they were a little tight two weeks ago!"
So off to the store today to buy new cleats so he will have them for the first game tonight.
He has been wearing a size 9 or 9.5 so I ask the kid in the store for a 10.5.... I am thinking that will give a little growing room. The kid comes back and they don't have a 10.5 but they do have an 11 and an 11.5
Drew puts the 11 on his foot. I am thinking "growing room". His toe is smushed into the end of the shoe. The 11.5 is a little better but still tight.
WHAT????!!!!! You have been wearing a 9!!!!!
They are out of size 12-14. So, off we go to another store and ask for a 12. They also are out of size 12 but they have a 12.5 we can try. I am thinking, "okay, if it just happens to not be too long we will go ahead and get it and he can just wear one of his regular socks under the baseball sock to make up for the difference in size"
I should not have even bothered having that thought. The 12.5 fits. Yep, that's right, it fits!
My poor baby has been wearing a 9 all season and is now in a 12.5.......
Now I know what "a little tight" really means!!!!!
The good news: I didn't buy a 10 AND 11 to get him through the season!?!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
My kid's comments crack me up....
In the car the other night with 5 kids.....
It was late, they were grouchy, I was tired, we were headed home.....
They kept fighting and arguing until I had finally had enough! I spoke in my most authoritative car voice....."The next one who yells or touches another person in this car will NOT go swimming tomorrow. You WILL go to the lake with us but you WILL SIT on the picnic table and NOT get in the water. You WILL NOT EVEN be allowed to wear your swimsuit!" Should've stopped while I was ahead before the swimsuit comment as my 5 year immediately said "Oh....so we will be sitting there naked, huh"
Yep.....all anger got pushed out by the laughter.
It was late, they were grouchy, I was tired, we were headed home.....
They kept fighting and arguing until I had finally had enough! I spoke in my most authoritative car voice....."The next one who yells or touches another person in this car will NOT go swimming tomorrow. You WILL go to the lake with us but you WILL SIT on the picnic table and NOT get in the water. You WILL NOT EVEN be allowed to wear your swimsuit!" Should've stopped while I was ahead before the swimsuit comment as my 5 year immediately said "Oh....so we will be sitting there naked, huh"
Yep.....all anger got pushed out by the laughter.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Where did I come from???
I never did get around to giving an background info on me when I started this blog so here goes.
Where did I come from?
I come from a Grandfather born in Oklahoma territory who was the son of a very strong women. She must have been....the only pictures of her husband, he is cleaning his gun and has jug of "something" beside him! She also helped to raise my dad as his mother passed away when he was very young.
My mother was born and raised in Arkansas (we always teased her about wearing shoes). She had 2 sisters and 2 brothers and amazingly enough all of the girls ended up in Texas.
My Dad was in the army when he was "assigned" to my mother by the general. She kind of requested him. The first night they went out, she wasn't really sure what his name was but knew he was nice and good-looking. They never looked back. They were married and Dad was transferred to Pennsylvania where my sister was born.....Skookelhaven (that is not spelled right) is where she was born. Soon after dad was transferred to New York for six months and the on to Taiwan. (this is where the story gets good!)
My parents spent 2+ years in Taipei, Taiwan. Mom and dad lived next door to the same neighbors they had in New York. I was born on the U.S. Army base in Taiwan. We stayed there until I was about one. We have all kinds of cool stuff from being over there. Just imagine the plane trip back to the states.....17 hours with a 1yo and a 2.5 yo!
As I grew older I realized that not only was I born in Taiwan.....I was "Made in Taiwan"..... My husband used to tell me he wanted a tattoo. I always said fine as long as you don't mind me having "made in Taiwan" tattoo'd on my...... Needless to say, he does not have a tattoo! LOL!
From there we moved to Virginia while dad worked in Washington D.C.. We were there probably 3 years. I do remember things from Virginia....like the time I climbed all the way to the top of the apple tree in the back yard and Mom had to call the firemen to come get me.....something about little limbs.....I was having fun!
From Virginia we moved to Alaska. Wow! Is it ever beautiful there! We got to see the Northern Lights. Dad got his pilot's license and would fly to the Kenai Peninsula fro lunch..... If you have ever wondered, moose do run across the tundra! We lived on base and there was empty land behind our house. During the spring we had to watch out for moose and we could only go in the little woods as there were bears in the big woods. Sometimes we had to stay on the school bus due to a bear alert or a moose alert. That just meant one or the other was wandering around the neighborhood.
After 20 years and 8 months in the army, Dad retired and we moved to Texas. His dad lived here and he wanted us to have the opportunity to get to know him. My dad made an awesome choice!
I will add more of my adventures in Alaska (there are many) and I really like to think about it especially when it is 100 degrees here. Always helps to think about snow.......
Where did I come from?
I come from a Grandfather born in Oklahoma territory who was the son of a very strong women. She must have been....the only pictures of her husband, he is cleaning his gun and has jug of "something" beside him! She also helped to raise my dad as his mother passed away when he was very young.
My mother was born and raised in Arkansas (we always teased her about wearing shoes). She had 2 sisters and 2 brothers and amazingly enough all of the girls ended up in Texas.
My Dad was in the army when he was "assigned" to my mother by the general. She kind of requested him. The first night they went out, she wasn't really sure what his name was but knew he was nice and good-looking. They never looked back. They were married and Dad was transferred to Pennsylvania where my sister was born.....Skookelhaven (that is not spelled right) is where she was born. Soon after dad was transferred to New York for six months and the on to Taiwan. (this is where the story gets good!)
My parents spent 2+ years in Taipei, Taiwan. Mom and dad lived next door to the same neighbors they had in New York. I was born on the U.S. Army base in Taiwan. We stayed there until I was about one. We have all kinds of cool stuff from being over there. Just imagine the plane trip back to the states.....17 hours with a 1yo and a 2.5 yo!
As I grew older I realized that not only was I born in Taiwan.....I was "Made in Taiwan"..... My husband used to tell me he wanted a tattoo. I always said fine as long as you don't mind me having "made in Taiwan" tattoo'd on my...... Needless to say, he does not have a tattoo! LOL!
From there we moved to Virginia while dad worked in Washington D.C.. We were there probably 3 years. I do remember things from Virginia....like the time I climbed all the way to the top of the apple tree in the back yard and Mom had to call the firemen to come get me.....something about little limbs.....I was having fun!
From Virginia we moved to Alaska. Wow! Is it ever beautiful there! We got to see the Northern Lights. Dad got his pilot's license and would fly to the Kenai Peninsula fro lunch..... If you have ever wondered, moose do run across the tundra! We lived on base and there was empty land behind our house. During the spring we had to watch out for moose and we could only go in the little woods as there were bears in the big woods. Sometimes we had to stay on the school bus due to a bear alert or a moose alert. That just meant one or the other was wandering around the neighborhood.
After 20 years and 8 months in the army, Dad retired and we moved to Texas. His dad lived here and he wanted us to have the opportunity to get to know him. My dad made an awesome choice!
I will add more of my adventures in Alaska (there are many) and I really like to think about it especially when it is 100 degrees here. Always helps to think about snow.......
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Tag! You're it!
Okay, I was tagged and I don't know how to add a link but here goes....
1. What was I doing 10 years ago: I was pregnant (well, with six kids, that's a given) I was pregnant with my 2nd daughter, experiencing the hottest summer I can ever remember with 30 days of temps over 100 and no rain from Feb to Oct. We would sit in the living room under the fan (running full blast - did I mention I was pregnant?) playing cards and board games with my oldest who was 9 and my 2nd oldest who was 4 (made his own rules). And, we did a lot of coloring with my 3rd who was 1.5. Okay so I was actually the one coloring.... We also put up a swing set that took nine hours and believe it or not, it is still in our backyard.
2. Five things on my "to do" list:
Clean out the attached, enclosed, air conditioned garage so we can make it into two bedrooms.
Actually write our summer schedule down.
Actually write the youth summer schedule on my calendar.
Get my appraisal license (yes the market is slow right now but it will come back, it always does)
Enjoy my kids.
3. Snacks I enjoy:
Brownies
Cheese
Snickers
Popcorn (the sweet kind)
Dove chocolate with caramel
4. Things I would do if I were a millionaire:
Build a youth center for my church
Take all my youth on a mission trip
Build a slightly bigger house (5 kids still at home, husband, me....two bathrooms...)
5. Places I have lived:
Taiwan
Virginia
Alaska
Texas
Now, I am tagging you!
1. What was I doing 10 years ago: I was pregnant (well, with six kids, that's a given) I was pregnant with my 2nd daughter, experiencing the hottest summer I can ever remember with 30 days of temps over 100 and no rain from Feb to Oct. We would sit in the living room under the fan (running full blast - did I mention I was pregnant?) playing cards and board games with my oldest who was 9 and my 2nd oldest who was 4 (made his own rules). And, we did a lot of coloring with my 3rd who was 1.5. Okay so I was actually the one coloring.... We also put up a swing set that took nine hours and believe it or not, it is still in our backyard.
2. Five things on my "to do" list:
Clean out the attached, enclosed, air conditioned garage so we can make it into two bedrooms.
Actually write our summer schedule down.
Actually write the youth summer schedule on my calendar.
Get my appraisal license (yes the market is slow right now but it will come back, it always does)
Enjoy my kids.
3. Snacks I enjoy:
Brownies
Cheese
Snickers
Popcorn (the sweet kind)
Dove chocolate with caramel
4. Things I would do if I were a millionaire:
Build a youth center for my church
Take all my youth on a mission trip
Build a slightly bigger house (5 kids still at home, husband, me....two bathrooms...)
5. Places I have lived:
Taiwan
Virginia
Alaska
Texas
Now, I am tagging you!
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