Lucky Kids!

We are pretty lucky, fortunate, blessed… call it what you want. The boys have some FABULOUS GRANPARENTS!

Happy Grandparents Day! We love you all!

Friday Photo Flashback

This picture looks like it was taken about '79 or '80. I don't know why I have a football in my hands but I thought it was pretty fitting after yesterday's post about my son signing up for football. I think I was more nervous about him playing tackle football than I am about him riding motorcycles. But, as a mother of three boys, I adapt and am no longer worried about it.

Instead, I need to know if I should paint his number on my face for game days.

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I have to say I really didn't think this day would come.... Football sign-ups. Tackle football. Sure baseball, soccer and maybe basketball. But for some reason football never even crossed my mind. Well, he is all signed up, measured and weighed. And let me tell you, he is seriously excited about this!

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52 Weeks is a year long challenge for YOU to be in a picture once a week for 52 weeks. We are always the ones behind the camera, this is YOUR chance to get out in front and be in the pictures with our family. We are glad you are joining this challenge. More importantly your family will really enjoy having you in the picture. Thanks for playing along! Oh, you can just jump in now with 1 of 52, you're not getting off that easy! Now go take a picture!
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Air

We found a place where we can ride the bikes. But when I say we can ride bikes I really mean everyone else can ride and I’ll do the usual picture taking.

We haven’t ridden as much as we normally do. It’s just been the craziest summer we’ve ever had. Now things are settling down we are getting back to the way it used to be. Ahhh, a sigh and a smile. I’ve waited a long time for things to feel back to normal.

This is normal. Little Man sitting on my bike watching his brothers zoom past and catch… air.

Air. Air is a good thing. Air makes a person feel free. Free from house cleaning, cooking, laundry and dishes. Free from homework, and making beds and cleaning up toys.

Air, yes it’s a good thing.

Juvenile Delinquents

A few nights ago I was just about to fall asleep. It was already very late and I had stayed up way to late as it was. So, just as I was about to arrive at dream land I heard a rustling out my bedroom window.

The rustling continued and then more strange sounds… that strange, unique, yet familiar sound. Deer. Deer right out my bedroom window.

Playing.

The nerve! To be playing right there, running around, playing tag, making those strange noises. I got out of bed to watch these inconsiderate rascals. There wasn’t just one, there were about 5 of these little guys. Trouble always runs in groups I tell ya!

And if it’s bad now, just wait until all the crabapples fall to the ground. Then we are seriously in trouble. It’s like a drug to them! Deer drugs hanging in a tree right out my window. Does that make me an accessory to a crime?

Charge me if you want. They can keep me up at night.

Even if they are a bunch of juvenile delinquents.

Friday Photo Flashback ~ Soccer

Here is something you probably know about me by now…. I love soccer.

I mean I really, really love it. I can't get enough of it. Seriously. It's that bad.

I started playing at age 5 and I would be playing today if there was a team for me! Soccer season just started here for the kids. My middle son will be playing but…*wiping tears*… my oldest son decided he didn’t want to play *bwaaa snort snort*. That’s okay..*snort*…I'll be okay. Really…. *blowing nose*…. I’ll just take it a day at a time and it will be fine. My middle son loves the game as much as I do so I’m thankful I’ll still get my soccer fix.

I think I’ll go juggle the ball now, thank you.

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Okay, I er, um, er.... forgot to get a picture WITH one of the kids this week. But I had my oldest take a picture OF me... so that is going to have to work for this week.

It had been a while but we got the bikes out this week and had an absolute blast!

********************52 Weeks********************

52 Weeks is a year long challenge for YOU to be in a picture once a week for 52 weeks. We are always the ones behind the camera, this is YOUR chance to get out in front and be in the pictures with our family. We are glad you are joining this challenge. More importantly your family will really enjoy having you in the picture. Thanks for playing along! Oh, you can just jump in now with 1 of 52, you're not getting off that easy! Now go take a picture!

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Why?

My middle son said to me as he heading out to the bus this morning, “Mom, I just don’t know why girls have to chase me”.

 

He says he doesn’t like it.

I wonder if that opinion will change later on.

A reason for everything

You know that divider between  your two kitchen sinks?   Did you know that it is slightly lower than the outer edges of the sink?  Did you know there is a very good reason for that?  Did you know I started dish water then walked away to multi task?   Did you know I’m very thankful the water drained into the other side of the sink?

Did you know when you leave the water running like that it makes some AWESOME bubbles?