Happy 6th birthday my little giant. I love you.
I must go cry now.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
6
My baby is 6. sniff
You are funny and smart an oh so literal. You are sensitive and love whole heartedly. I wish you love and joy and happiness always. I'll love you forever, I'll love you for always, as long as I'm living my baby you'll be.
Happy 6th birthday my little giant. I love you.
I must go cry now.
Happy 6th birthday my little giant. I love you.
I must go cry now.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Tour mania
So today the Amgen Tour of California rolled through town. It started today in Seaside and was supposed to go down Highway 1, through Cambria and up over Santa Rosa Creek Road (a local favorite road to ride) but due to the never ending slide up there it was routed inland and came through the Salinas/King City area but it still ended in Paso.
I picked Logan up from school so we could bring his Tiger Pounce prize home. He got to pick a prize as he was one of the top fundraisers for his class. He picked out a package of monster trucks where you can move the wheels to all sorts of different positions and the tops trade out. He was pretty stoked. He was a bit bummed the Nerf water gun was no longer available. We then went and got Ronan and headed downtown. They were over the moon to discover there were bounce houses! 3 of them
Waiting in line
One was a huge super slide
One ws an obstacle course. I could only get them at the end as they zoomed through it so fast.
The finish line
Super stoked to be there (NOT) very bummed to not be in the play area.
So they made their own fun. They were cracking the ladies up behind us.
Ta da, super fan.
The helicopter told us they were close by.
And here they come. The dude in green on the left took the stage.
More zooming by. It goes so fast.
More spandex dudes.
Won the stage, now its time for doping control.
Pooped!
I picked Logan up from school so we could bring his Tiger Pounce prize home. He got to pick a prize as he was one of the top fundraisers for his class. He picked out a package of monster trucks where you can move the wheels to all sorts of different positions and the tops trade out. He was pretty stoked. He was a bit bummed the Nerf water gun was no longer available. We then went and got Ronan and headed downtown. They were over the moon to discover there were bounce houses! 3 of them
Waiting in line
Lost Logan at one point. We hiked it back over to the Lifestyle area and I wanted to dump the chairs and fingers and other paraphanalia off at our booth. He was right beside me, Ronan and I stopped and Logan didn't. I look around and he's no where. We finally find him in the park area after only a few minutes thankfully. Yeesh.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Jeepers
Just looked at Logan's Tiger Paws newsletter. Only 21 days of school left. How the heck did that happen?
Next week is teacher appreciation. On Monday we have to bring a personal note to the teacher, Tuesday a flower, Wed a luncheon item, Thursday a classroom supply. Friday they get Starbucks from the PTA.
Then on the 27th the kinders have to wear red for the Dance Academy performance. June 1 is kinder awards. June 13-15 is spirit week (days still to be determined) June 16th is all kinder celebration and June 17th is school play day.
Tomorrow I'm picking him up from school and he gets to go to the Tiger Pounce Treasure Room and pick out a prize. He is super stoked, then we are going to watch the Tour riders come to town.
Next Tuesday is Ronan's fundraiser and Thursday is my quilt group meeting, which I have not gotten any of my blocks ready for. Judd's best friend (I use that term lightly) is coming to town this weekend and we still have to celebrate Mothers Day and Gramma's birthday.
I am so not prepared.
Help....
Please....
Next week is teacher appreciation. On Monday we have to bring a personal note to the teacher, Tuesday a flower, Wed a luncheon item, Thursday a classroom supply. Friday they get Starbucks from the PTA.
Then on the 27th the kinders have to wear red for the Dance Academy performance. June 1 is kinder awards. June 13-15 is spirit week (days still to be determined) June 16th is all kinder celebration and June 17th is school play day.
Tomorrow I'm picking him up from school and he gets to go to the Tiger Pounce Treasure Room and pick out a prize. He is super stoked, then we are going to watch the Tour riders come to town.
Next Tuesday is Ronan's fundraiser and Thursday is my quilt group meeting, which I have not gotten any of my blocks ready for. Judd's best friend (I use that term lightly) is coming to town this weekend and we still have to celebrate Mothers Day and Gramma's birthday.
I am so not prepared.
Help....
Please....
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Whew
So I left Monday to go home for my mom's service. It was weird and sad and all kinds of other things.
Drive up was smooth. The only place we could find to house us for the week was the Gambi cabins which are old, funky and used to be pretty shabby. When my Dad told me that I was like ehhhhhh. When I checked in I was REALLY scared. The office is dingy, poorly lit and the lady there looked like she hadn't slept in 3 days. I mustered my courage and went to Cabin #5. I approached the door, inserted the key, braced myself and pushed open the door. When nothing scary emerged I sidled a little closer and peeked in. It was in a word funky. It was clean but that would be about the best thing you could say. It had a teeny little kitchen (I should have taken photos) with a sink, a 2 burner stove and little drop leaf table, microwave and coffee pot. The shower would be fantastic for someone about 4' 5" but there was plenty of hot water and they did have nice towels.
Monday I just went over and hung out at the house. Judd called me and asked "what do you put in the boys lunches?" So I told him and then he said "and where do I find that?" Really? I can't believe that just came out of your mouth.
Tuesday we had to go in for Dad's dr appointment and meet with the Chapel to go over the final arrangements. When we were driving in there was a lot of road work being done. I said as an aside " I keep expecting to see Kevin or Gary along the road", when we got to the next road work area there they were! We honked and waved and they kinda sorta waved back with the "who the hell is that" look on their faces. The pastor who did mom's service was actually the same one who did my grandma's. We selected some music and went over what was going on then headed to the florist and to the grocery store.
Wed we went over to my Aunt Rose's to help get everything ready for the get together afterwards. This time when I saw Gary he actually recognized me. Judd and the boys got there around 9pm. He said they did really well. Ronan was VERY happy to see me. He is still my little snuggle bug.
Thursday we went to the service. The boys did really well. I sat them down beforehand and stressed that it was very important that they sit still and not yell and climb all over stuff. There would be a man at the front and he would talk some and they'd play music and a little video and other people would talk, then the man would talk some more and then there would be more music. We would be going to the ranch afterwards and they could run and play and yell all they wanted. Ronan did really well, he was quiet but a little wiggly. Logan, however, had to keep "clearing his voice". We played Enya's "Only Time" and Vince Gill's "Go Rest High" (I thought for sure mom was going to strike us down with lightning for playing that one but she didn't want any service at all so we figured in for a penny in for a pound).
I didn't see many people that were there other than my bestest friends Cass and Vic. There were others there but with trying to corral the boys I just wasn't paying attention. Some of them came out to the ranch so we were able to hang out and chat. It was really nice.
Friday we had a BBQ at dads and they all came over. We laughed and ate and caught up.
The boys also washed my car. They were pretty excited
Then of course they had to do some goofing off in the back of Grandpa's big red truck.
These are size 4 jeans. Baby doesn't have back!
Then they had to go next door and pose on the tractors.
These are my bestest friends. The 4 of us to the left have gone to school from kindergarten to high school graduation. There is very little if anything we don't know about each other. Christine joined us later but is still a very special friend.
Friday James had a baseball game so we went back to the ole alma mater. We got to see another old friend there and catch up.
Saturday during the day there was another service for a local man that was murdered in a home invasion. He was a volunteer firefighter and very active in the community. I did not know him well but knew who we was. Vic and her parents, Cass, Kevin and Christine all went. They said it was very nice and tons of people were there to remember him. Weird that something like that could happen in that little town.
Saturday night we went over to Kevin's (the guy in the pic)to hang out and I'm not sure I've laughed that hard in ages. We traded stories and he told us of some escapades they used to get into and some of their college adventures. I nearly peed myself. We were there till midnight and Logan and his middle girl, Jaiden, played and played and played. Ronan conked out early.
Sunday we went out to breakfast before heading home.
The boy loves his bacon
it was storming when we left and it snowed (well sleet really) on us a little bit. We had periods of heavy downpour, light rain and even some lightning.
Drive up was smooth. The only place we could find to house us for the week was the Gambi cabins which are old, funky and used to be pretty shabby. When my Dad told me that I was like ehhhhhh. When I checked in I was REALLY scared. The office is dingy, poorly lit and the lady there looked like she hadn't slept in 3 days. I mustered my courage and went to Cabin #5. I approached the door, inserted the key, braced myself and pushed open the door. When nothing scary emerged I sidled a little closer and peeked in. It was in a word funky. It was clean but that would be about the best thing you could say. It had a teeny little kitchen (I should have taken photos) with a sink, a 2 burner stove and little drop leaf table, microwave and coffee pot. The shower would be fantastic for someone about 4' 5" but there was plenty of hot water and they did have nice towels.
Monday I just went over and hung out at the house. Judd called me and asked "what do you put in the boys lunches?" So I told him and then he said "and where do I find that?" Really? I can't believe that just came out of your mouth.
Tuesday we had to go in for Dad's dr appointment and meet with the Chapel to go over the final arrangements. When we were driving in there was a lot of road work being done. I said as an aside " I keep expecting to see Kevin or Gary along the road", when we got to the next road work area there they were! We honked and waved and they kinda sorta waved back with the "who the hell is that" look on their faces. The pastor who did mom's service was actually the same one who did my grandma's. We selected some music and went over what was going on then headed to the florist and to the grocery store.
Wed we went over to my Aunt Rose's to help get everything ready for the get together afterwards. This time when I saw Gary he actually recognized me. Judd and the boys got there around 9pm. He said they did really well. Ronan was VERY happy to see me. He is still my little snuggle bug.
Thursday we went to the service. The boys did really well. I sat them down beforehand and stressed that it was very important that they sit still and not yell and climb all over stuff. There would be a man at the front and he would talk some and they'd play music and a little video and other people would talk, then the man would talk some more and then there would be more music. We would be going to the ranch afterwards and they could run and play and yell all they wanted. Ronan did really well, he was quiet but a little wiggly. Logan, however, had to keep "clearing his voice". We played Enya's "Only Time" and Vince Gill's "Go Rest High" (I thought for sure mom was going to strike us down with lightning for playing that one but she didn't want any service at all so we figured in for a penny in for a pound).
I didn't see many people that were there other than my bestest friends Cass and Vic. There were others there but with trying to corral the boys I just wasn't paying attention. Some of them came out to the ranch so we were able to hang out and chat. It was really nice.
Friday we had a BBQ at dads and they all came over. We laughed and ate and caught up.
The boys also washed my car. They were pretty excited
Saturday night we went over to Kevin's (the guy in the pic)to hang out and I'm not sure I've laughed that hard in ages. We traded stories and he told us of some escapades they used to get into and some of their college adventures. I nearly peed myself. We were there till midnight and Logan and his middle girl, Jaiden, played and played and played. Ronan conked out early.
Sunday we went out to breakfast before heading home.
We got to Paso around 7pm. Had some dinner, returned the rental car and did some quick grocery replenishment. Got home about 9 and headed straight for bed. Monday morning came way too fast.
It was really great being home and seeing Dad and Rose and my nephews and catching up with friends I hadn't seen in years. It just sucky that it was something so sad that got us all together again.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Happy Mother's Day
Your Mother is Always With You – Anonymous
Your mother is always with you...
She's the whisper of the leaves
as you walk down the street.
She's the smell of bleach in
your freshly laundered socks.
She's the cool hand on your
brow when you're not well.
Your mother lives inside
your laughter. She's crystallized
in every tear drop...
She's the place you came from,
your first home.. She's the map you
follow with every step that you take.
She's your first love and your first heart
break....and nothing on earth can separate you.
Not time, Not space...
Not even death....
will ever separate you
from your mother....
You carry her inside of you....
Thanks to all the mom's out there who help me through each day with love, laughter, commiseration, hugs, rants, vents and even alcohol. You ROCK.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
PARTAY
Saturday = Party Day!
I was a little concerned when we showed up as no one was there to let us in. Overall I was not impressed with the party planning or whatever you'd call it. What they told me and what was in their brochures was not close to what we got but everyone had fun so I guess I can't complain too much.
When we finally got in, the boys took off running immediately.
We'd asked for Thomas the Train party theme. Didn't get that in any fashion, neither the colors nor the goody bags (which is part of the party price)
I thought the boys might be worn out by the time the guests arrived they were rampaging so much. This was a particular favoite. You push the wedge up
then run, jump and slide down.
Logan has gained some good climbing skills over spring break.
Doing a little Ninja Warrior walk
Parker biffs
Ronan and his bestie played with this for a while too, getting their wind back I guess.
Logan on the pacman chair
Happy Birthday Ronan!
Ready
Blow!
Oops missed one
Yum!
Bouncing on the big trampoline
Two cool boys
Could they cheese any harder?
Presents!
a Ninja Lego!
I was a little concerned when we showed up as no one was there to let us in. Overall I was not impressed with the party planning or whatever you'd call it. What they told me and what was in their brochures was not close to what we got but everyone had fun so I guess I can't complain too much.
When we finally got in, the boys took off running immediately.
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