I am so glad to not be in my 20s any longer with all of the melodrama & intrigue is entailed, of my own making most of the time but drama nonetheless.
I am glad to have a great child & be happily married..well mostly happily married can you be truly happily married to a man that drives you crazy? Seriously he has dishwasher issues usually he empties the dishwasher just enough so he can fill it back up with the dirty dishes in the sink and then reruns the entire dishwasher. Of course he knows it drives me up the wall which is why he continues on this evil path. However even when he does empty the dishwasher he puts things in the wrong place-our kitchen is not that large or complex...
Never stores plastic lids with the correct bowls and is the first to complain about the number of mismatched items we have..
Mark my words if we split the divorce papers will read irreconcilable dish washing
Friday, April 18, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
play ball...finally
C got his first game in at last yesterday. He missed the first 3 games with the nutty weather, make-up games and the busy first communion weekend we are lucky it has only been 3 games. He did very well got a base hit first at bat, struck out the second time but considering they have not had a practice in about 3 weeks I was proud-he on the other hand teared up-not full on tears but those eyes got big & watery. The coaches are great told him what he was doing wrong and I pointed out that even the major leaguers strike out sometimes which seemed to settle him a bit. He also played catcher the entire game and did well but complained his knees were starting to hurt towards the end. The Pirates did win 15-14!
it may be all for naught though as he has recently decided on a wrestling career when he grows up...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
joining the club
my brother has started a blog! And actually he pointed out to me this weekend that he did have a blog about 9 years ago before they were even called blogs but I am taking credit for goading him in to starting another now. He is as snarky as I so please give him a read! You can get the Outback story there now..
He left out the part that I had done the whole call ahead seating thing but we were still stuck waiting an hour although were repeatedly assured is was only 15 minutes... no really 15 minutes from now..no now..
we had 3 kids well behaved kids but come on an hour... I started to misbehave
he also did not delve into his utter abhorrence of broccoli no really it's his kryptonite..
He left out the part that I had done the whole call ahead seating thing but we were still stuck waiting an hour although were repeatedly assured is was only 15 minutes... no really 15 minutes from now..no now..
we had 3 kids well behaved kids but come on an hour... I started to misbehave
he also did not delve into his utter abhorrence of broccoli no really it's his kryptonite..
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
catching up
not only do I have to catch up writing my blog but reading my favorite blogs as well!!!
all while trying to catch up here at work-maybe I need to take a 2 hour lunch break agaain....
all while trying to catch up here at work-maybe I need to take a 2 hour lunch break agaain....
fabulous fun four day first communion weekend
this will be the highlight reel of sorts I have way too much to write about this weekend-if only my brother could have fixed my computer.....
just kidding! on a lucky & happy note Mom & Dad have an older laptop they are going to send us after my brother cleans it up-it's good to have a computer geek in the family!
so grab a cup of coffee pull up a chair & smoke 'em if ya got 'em
Friday-much cleaning in the a.m. and the harsh realization I have turned into my mother-pack rat disease runs in the family and I have vowed to stop the madness. Next month we get a dumpster toss bunches of stuff and the rest goes to Goodwill I am not even going to try a garage sale or it will sit collecting more dust.
Family all in town by late afternoon we hung out a bit, Oscar got groomed and yet another gay bandanna was bestowed upon him. Took entire group(minus Oscar) to Sam & Andy's a little K-town tradition for supper the Vol burger a big hit as was the chocolate creme pie. My mom & SIL have me thinking I need to get a BLT next time they looked yummy as well.
Saturday-Cracker Barrel for breakfast, much food consumed. C had to go to first communion practice for an hour not really quite sure what was practiced as I ran to the store to get party stuff for the big day. My dad & brother went off to Turkey Creek to hang out & have male bonding, my mom read and napped, D had a friend in from out of town and he was given a day pass to go do boy stuff as well. SIL & I clearly gluttons for punishment took the 3 kids down to Portrait Innovations to get a cousin pic taken, the last one was almost 2 years ago so it was over due. It is a good thing we do, it means lots to my parents and the 3 kids are cute together but let me tell you I think I would rather have a kick in the teeth next time. They are older now 9-7 & 6 but they are still KIDS and it was work wrangling them to behave while we waited-why do they not have more than 2 studios really? then the actual photos were exhausting as well plus I never noticed the youngest never smiles she has that whole pouting thing down-look for her on the runways let me tell you! Luckily D was in the are so we did not have to wait the 45 minutes for the photos to be finished.
Then the mass exodus to Outback for dinner-10 of us. For now let's just say Outback had an off night in their kitchen so my mom did not have to use her gift certificates. It really deserves a blog onto itself. So watch for that one soon!
Sunday-big day arrives! I started making a few things for later in the day plus got a big breakfast organized we managed to get everyone showered & dressed and to the church on time. C looked very sharp in his new suit however I must admit to a twinge or two of jealousy, wishing for a girl when I saw gaggles of them in their pretty white dresses & veils. C would just not even try a dress on for me-damn kid!
Mass ran a wee bit long but went well. My father being a deacon in the Catholic church was on the altar and gave C wine at communion. A special moment and we are lucky my father has performed the weddings of my brother & myself as well as baptised all 3 grand kids. And speaking of weddings D & I celebrated 12 years on sunday. How have I put up with him for so long? It was really a footnote for the day we plan to celebrate this upcoming weekend.
Party went well would have been better had it been warm & sunny but fun was had nonetheless-the cake from VG's was excellent-no Jesus cake but a nice cross decoration, the cupcakes from Magpies were a huge hit, D grilled chicken and I made the usual sides I think everyone had fun and were well fed. It was a run up to the large Memorial Day cookout we normally have which I am already looking forward to!
Monday-C got to stay home from school, he does not see his grandparents often enough so I do not have a problem with a 1 day "skip". We went to Mimi's for breakfast-again much food consumed. Then we just hung out all day it was enjoyable! Dropped the parents at the airport around 5 then back to the humdrum of every day- laundry, dishes, bedtime! The weekend went by much too quickly!!! So there are lots of details and back-stories I will write about later!
just kidding! on a lucky & happy note Mom & Dad have an older laptop they are going to send us after my brother cleans it up-it's good to have a computer geek in the family!
so grab a cup of coffee pull up a chair & smoke 'em if ya got 'em
Friday-much cleaning in the a.m. and the harsh realization I have turned into my mother-pack rat disease runs in the family and I have vowed to stop the madness. Next month we get a dumpster toss bunches of stuff and the rest goes to Goodwill I am not even going to try a garage sale or it will sit collecting more dust.
Family all in town by late afternoon we hung out a bit, Oscar got groomed and yet another gay bandanna was bestowed upon him. Took entire group(minus Oscar) to Sam & Andy's a little K-town tradition for supper the Vol burger a big hit as was the chocolate creme pie. My mom & SIL have me thinking I need to get a BLT next time they looked yummy as well.
Saturday-Cracker Barrel for breakfast, much food consumed. C had to go to first communion practice for an hour not really quite sure what was practiced as I ran to the store to get party stuff for the big day. My dad & brother went off to Turkey Creek to hang out & have male bonding, my mom read and napped, D had a friend in from out of town and he was given a day pass to go do boy stuff as well. SIL & I clearly gluttons for punishment took the 3 kids down to Portrait Innovations to get a cousin pic taken, the last one was almost 2 years ago so it was over due. It is a good thing we do, it means lots to my parents and the 3 kids are cute together but let me tell you I think I would rather have a kick in the teeth next time. They are older now 9-7 & 6 but they are still KIDS and it was work wrangling them to behave while we waited-why do they not have more than 2 studios really? then the actual photos were exhausting as well plus I never noticed the youngest never smiles she has that whole pouting thing down-look for her on the runways let me tell you! Luckily D was in the are so we did not have to wait the 45 minutes for the photos to be finished.
Then the mass exodus to Outback for dinner-10 of us. For now let's just say Outback had an off night in their kitchen so my mom did not have to use her gift certificates. It really deserves a blog onto itself. So watch for that one soon!
Sunday-big day arrives! I started making a few things for later in the day plus got a big breakfast organized we managed to get everyone showered & dressed and to the church on time. C looked very sharp in his new suit however I must admit to a twinge or two of jealousy, wishing for a girl when I saw gaggles of them in their pretty white dresses & veils. C would just not even try a dress on for me-damn kid!
Mass ran a wee bit long but went well. My father being a deacon in the Catholic church was on the altar and gave C wine at communion. A special moment and we are lucky my father has performed the weddings of my brother & myself as well as baptised all 3 grand kids. And speaking of weddings D & I celebrated 12 years on sunday. How have I put up with him for so long? It was really a footnote for the day we plan to celebrate this upcoming weekend.
Party went well would have been better had it been warm & sunny but fun was had nonetheless-the cake from VG's was excellent-no Jesus cake but a nice cross decoration, the cupcakes from Magpies were a huge hit, D grilled chicken and I made the usual sides I think everyone had fun and were well fed. It was a run up to the large Memorial Day cookout we normally have which I am already looking forward to!
Monday-C got to stay home from school, he does not see his grandparents often enough so I do not have a problem with a 1 day "skip". We went to Mimi's for breakfast-again much food consumed. Then we just hung out all day it was enjoyable! Dropped the parents at the airport around 5 then back to the humdrum of every day- laundry, dishes, bedtime! The weekend went by much too quickly!!! So there are lots of details and back-stories I will write about later!
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