Thirty something

Yesterday was my birthday and although Lineman couldn’t be home, I decided to make it a nice day anyway!

I picked up the kids from school and then we went to the ……….

 

Bowling alley!  They have ten lanes there and thankfully the end lanes have bumpers.

We even let Little Man give it a try.  He wears a size 7 and all they had were size 11 shoes, you should have seen him walking in them, it was hysterical!

 

I tried to catch these two in a silhouette, Little Man was happy to let his older brother help him.  Love the “head tilt” my oldest has going on, he did that every time!

 

What a good big brother!

 

The Wild Child did pretty good too, he had lots of fun!

The two older boys had a tie at the end of the game.  I was bummed out because I had some good strikes and spares and then in the 10th frame my thumb got stuck twice.  Still pretty good since I can’t remember the last time I bowled.

Then I went to a cute little store and found myself a pair of sunglasses.  Then we went to eat at a local pizza joint.  They throw the dough up in the air but I never could get a picture.  Then I headed over to DQ and got an ice cream cake. 

I had the boys sing Happy Birthday to me, it was really cute.  I really wish Lineman could have been here but I think it turned out to be a pretty good day.  My SIL sent me that cute little sign and the candy bouquet, gee, you think she knows I like chocolate! Mmmm.  I think I have a little package at the post office from my in-laws I’ll head over and  get it today. 

I also got my birthday present from Lineman, he said I could pick out what I wanted on-line.  Uh, yeah I guess you could say I followed through on that one.  Hello B&H Photo, you are my friend!!!! 

I had LOTS of birthday wishes on FB so that was sweet.  All in all a great day!

Shoot Me! 8 of 52

Just a last minute pick of me and the boys. Can’t forget to get the crazy picture!

Shoot Me! It's time to stop hiding behind that camera of yours. Your family is missing you in the picture. So it's time to post a picture of YOU (yes, you) every Thursday with your child, your spouse, your friend, your dog, or even by yourself. Just get in the picture, you'll be glad you did! And just jump in now with 1 of 52, you can do it!

Fashion Statement

The easy way…

We bought an old snowmobile off tradio a few weeks ago for next to nothing.  Our oldest son calls it “old fashioned”.  Well, perhaps it is but I don’t think he’ll be complaining about it any time soon.  Have a look at our sledding hill.  It’s got to be all of 500 feet long with a few twists and turns.  By far the best sledding hill we’ve ever had! 

The kids fly down to the bottom and wait more than patiently for Lineman to show up. Then Lineman loads up the kids on the biggest sled that’s tied on to the back of the snowmobile.  Then he hauls them up the hill.  He’s got 4 kids with him there, Little Man in the front, the older two and a friend laying down on a sled.  Seriously, does it get any better or easier than that!No sooner does he unhook the kids and they are heading back down the hill…..

Waiting to be picked up!

Lineman to the rescue again!

That old gal may be “old fashioned” but she sure gets the job done!

I think the kids have just as much fun coming up the hill as they do going down.  “Hey kids, you’re on your own for this one, we’re going home!” 

Hoar Frost

No, I haven’t stopped blogging.  No, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth.  I’ve been quite sick and taking care of sick kids.  Good news, I think we are all finally recovering. A few more hoar frost pictures for you to enjoy. This winter we’ve woken up to a hoar frost about 75% of the time.  It usually blows off mid day only to show up again in the morning.  I love it.

Shoot Me! 7 of 52

We are still sick here and on top of that I am now watching two little boys. I didn’t have a picture yet so today I set the camera up on the tripod, used the remote and set a long shutter speed. I was trying to capture the kids in motion while I was motionless. See that red blur? That’s Little Man! I’d like to try the set up again under better conditions.

Shoot Me! It's time to stop hiding behind that camera of yours. Your family is missing you in the picture. So it's time to post a picture of YOU (yes, you) every Thursday with your child, your spouse, your friend, your dog, or even by yourself. Just get in the picture, you'll be glad you did! And just jump in now with 1 of 52, you can do it!

Powdered Sugar

A hoar frost that had been building for nearly a week.  Gorgeous. 

The good news….. and bad

We went to the doctor.  Again.  Our middle son was still struggling very much with his pneumonia so we’ve added a neb to the mix of meds. 

Good news!  It’s helping, all the meds have kicked it and he is recovering.

Bad news!  The other two boys are sick, I have a touch of it, Lineman has a touch of it.  Bad, bad news!  My mom got it really, really bad!  She was so sweet to come visit, lend a hand, and how do we say thank you?  With a bunch of viruses.  I wish we weren’t so good at sharing.  I hope she gets feeling better soon.  And I hope the rest of you are feeling good.  Make it a great Monday.

Be Mine Valentine