Memory Lane

So yesterday I was going through old cassette tapes. Yes, I still had them. And I have vehicles old enough to actually have tape players but I've decided to get rid of them. Anyhoo, going through them I was reminded of all the songs I used to love. This was one of my favorites and when I played it for the kids they said it should be my theme song so.....(and just an aside, how did I get such rule abiding children?)

Is Bigger Better?

OK, get your mind out of the gutter. I'm talking family size Everyone should do what they deem best, but don't let your dreams be squashed by 'the norm'.

Menu Monday Again

Breakfasts
cinnamon rolls
french toast
hash browns & canadian bacon
eggs & toast
oatmeal
cereal
ffys


Dinner
Mon-spaghetti & meatballs, hm garlic bread, salad
Tue-corn dogs (fake), hm baked fries, fruit salad
Wed-baked chicken, mashed potatoes, carrots
Thur-tuna casserole, peas
Fri-chili, corn muffins
Sat-chicken tetrazzini, corn
Sun-swiss steak, rice, broccoli

Kinda Late

Mel's first day of preschool on Wednesday.

Just stinkin' cute and playing coy.

Menu Planning Tuesday?

Ok, it's really Tuesday but, it seems like Monday

Breakfasts:
monkey bread
pancakes
sausage&toast
chocolate chip muffins
ffys (fend for your self)
hashbrowns and fruit

Lunch:
sandwiches, leftovers,

Dinners:
Hamburgers, fried potatoes, green beans
pork&noodle casserole, corn
Italian sausage pie, broccoli
cheese pizza
scalloped potatoes, peas&cauliflower
roast, potatoes, carrots

Let Them Eat

CAKE!

Happy First Birthday Sissy Boo!

Double Digits

L hit the big 1-0 yesterday. Double digits!

And to make me feel even more melancholy, Ad took her first shaky steps without hanging on. ~sniff~ My babies are all growing up.

What To Do

Today in the van on the way to the grocery, Mel said "I can spell puppy." Um, right. Sure. Whatever. "Ok, how?"
"P-U-P-P-Y"

Oy, veh! How am I going to keep this child entertained. She can't even start kindergarten until next year. Obviously more TV for this one. Sponge Bob should suck some brains out of her.

The Source of My Pain

The next one takes piano lessons. Or learns to knit.

Good Advice

I'm not much of a rah-rah self improvement type but I liked this from My Super-Charged Life. I know too many adults who haven't got these figured out. Numbers 4,6,10 and 16 I may print on cards to give out. Ok, maybe not, but I'd like to.

I'm OK

I didn't mean to make the last post and then disappear. By Wednesday I felt great, just a little sore. Modern medicine is awesome. I just got busy with trying to fit in lots of fun before the kids returned to school. Yesterday was there first day. I hate they go so early. It's the peak of summer for heaven sake. It's all about the stupid mandated state test. IN, being odd and backward in all we do, gives their test in September. Thus they have to get them back in Aug to try and refresh their tiny memories. Oh, well. Here are the obligatory first day pictures.
Two off to high school. (She is a Jr. He is a fr.)


A 7th, 4th and 2nd grader. Oh, and an extra 7th grader. I've watched her for 6 years and she still catches the bus here.

Just Some Advice

If you have your gall bladder out on Monday, it's better if you don't hit Tuesday at a full run and do everything that you normally do. Just sayin'

Eleven Months

Adeline is 11 months old today~weep~, so in honor of her almost birthday I thought I'd post a little vid of her, um, unique form of locomotion.

Whew

I have a lovely new floor in my upstairs. It no longer reeks of dog (which I don't even have in the house), pee, dust, mites or anything other than a faint chemical scent I'm defining as clean. I even have some of the furniture moved back. More would be moved back but 1) I went through my dd's closet, WITH HER. Two hours of torture people. For both of us 2) I had a Jimmy Buffet party to attend and had to quit cleaning 3) I took E and L to camp today. E is counseling, L is a camper. This necessitated doing much laundry, finding rain ponchos, flash lights, bug spray, etc. Hopefully when I get everything that is going back upstairs in I can post some pictures. I also see a garage sale in my future. How have I birthed pack rats? Me, who keeps not much more than the children?

Back

Vacation was great. So great I really didn't take any pictures. I did get this one of the kids watching a video while waiting for the park to open, because you really should get up at 5:30am when you're on vacation.


I've been crazy busy since we got back. All those clothes, towels and bedding to wash and I've moved every stick of furniture out of the upstairs, ripped up all the 30 year old carpet, swept up 30 years of dust and disintegrated carpet backing and pulled out a gross of carpet tacks. All that in preparation for a new vinyl floor. One that won't absorb pee, vomit or spilled coke. And it's made my living room look so nice.


And of course there is always the need to chase down the little mobile one, the one who figured out how to push open the screen door and escape outside where all the fun is.

R&R

Well, everyone but me will be rested and refreshed. I'll be the way mother's are after driving a 15 passenger van 300 miles full of overly excited kids, spending the day in 95 degree heat valiantly trying not to lose anyone or have them drown, tending to all those who can't sleep because they forgot something vital and repeating the next day. Give me a hotel room, alone, with a cheesecake and a bottle of tequila. I was the only one who voted for that though. Instead we'll be spending the next three days here and sleeping here

We

We are the champions my friend. For the record he had 4 hits and was walked. And he made an amazing catch in the outfield. Not that I'm proud ya' know.

Home

Home from camp with lots of stories to tell.

Nothing Is Safe Anymore

Today the steps, tomorrow Everest

Sum, Sum, Summertime

Splashpark

'Sup

Born into a family of bookworms.