Great baseball weekend...didn't come out with a win but Rich made it all worth it. Most of the team gave about NO effort in the field. My Rich never gave up nor hung his head. Rich ended his season 6-5. Not a losing season, but not the perfect season we had last spring.
As for Kiley, we had Storri watch her. They enjoyed their time together. We picked up subs and had dinner with them. I love we have dinner at least once a week with them. And love it more when it happens more than once!
Gearing up for the LAST WEEK of school! What a year!
31 May 2009
29 May 2009
School is nearly out! Lotsa updates!!
Friday, 29-May
Well...today I let Rich know...IT IS HIS LAST FRIDAY TO BE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!!! (Lord willing...). He got his official paper saying he recieved COMMENDED on his Science TAKS test. He has worked hard all year studying his science. We would copy his book by chapter so he didnt have to wag it home everynight. He totally deserved it and we are so happy for him. He actually found out 18-May, I think, but we got the paper today!!!
Kiley's little face is starting to peel. That nasty, thick dark peel. Lucky for her, she is still as tan underneath so she won't be spotty!
Thursday, 28-May
Mike took the day off to go to Rich's field day...since it is his last one we'll be allowed to go to. Mike had fun and got to visit with Kiley a little bit as well. At one point Rich's teacher let Mike know he needed to go to the cafeteria to check on her. Can you say DRAMA QUEEN!?!?!?!
WE PAID OUR LAST YMCA $55 for the school year!!! We get to save $220 for 2 1/2 months.
At work today An called to let me know mom's angiogram/catheterization is set up for next Friday morning.
Rich had a game tonight. They played awesome. He was in on some GREAT plays as well! Very fun to watch when you are winning.
Afterwards we met up with Tricia and family for dinner at Jimmy's! YUM-O!
Wednesday, 27-May
Today was Kiley's field day. Since they split field day up among the grades, I took Kiley's day off and Mike is taking Rich's day off work. First graders still wear you out! Rich and most of the 5th graders came and helped out during field day so we go to see Rich, too. After the festivities were over, Kiley and I snuck out of school and came home to nap (me) / watch tv (Ki).
We had 'Pa's Special' for dinner tonight. Kiley out of NOWHERE proclaimed that Pa had been gone 8 weeks and he has to come back NOW! We have missed him being around here since he is working out of town. I think we are all ready for him to come back!
Tuesday, 26-May
Back to school and work with our sunburns! OUCH!!! We were all slow moving. We are all ready for school to be out. A break from the hustle and bustle we have done the last 9 months.
Kiley is looking forward to field day tomorrow.
She had a game tonight. I didn't get to see all of it, but we ended up losing in the end. Bummer! It is a team we have beaten once already....double bummer.
Monday, 25-May Memorial Day 2009
The last few years we have gone over to Aunt Reda's and Uncle Billy's and cooked out and swam. This year was no different...except An and her family joined us with Kae bringing a friend and Storri, too. Jason and Erin and the girls joined us. Bertie loves her Aunt Jenny and let me take her around the pool. Belle wasn't so in to the water. Levi didn't like it until Aunt Ninny jumped in and then he wanted to. At least it got him in the water. It was a great day and we all had fun. It was nice and warm out, pool was cool, and we all got our 1st sunburns of the year. :) Grand!
Sunday, 24-May
More painting on the house. Finished all he could reach...I think. Not sure! I ended up leaving and going to Tricia's to visit since Andy and family were up.
Saturday, 23-May
Mike started painting the trim on the house. Hopefully it will last a few years!!! Now we need to get that deck top cut off and the storage building painted. Erin, the girls, and I set out for shopping. I forgot what it was like to shop with 2 little ones. Erin is such a trooper! I had a great day spending it with them. Even though we didn't really find what we were looking for...bottle caps! Erin bought or was given some cute frames with the girls' names on them. I'd love to duplicate them and give as gifts. Just gotta find those caps!
Friday, 22-May
He lugged his big project into school this morning, but didn't have time to make his presentation on PA. He'll have to wait til Tuesday.
Thursday, 21-May
Met Tricia and family in town for some good ole Mexican food! Rich has a game AND Kiley has a game........same start time! Lucky for us Kiley's started right on time and Rich's started about 20 minutes late! Kiley's team won and I flew over to the baseball fields (not literally...I drove the posted speed limit...you know I'm on probation for my speeding ticket....). Rich's team WON! Gotta love a double win! Rich played a great game defensively! He has got to get that bat going!!!
Tuesday, 19-May
Today is the day of the Math retest. He seems so confident he did well on it. Makes me feel a little better..but I won't feel good until I get the results of 'met standard'.
Monday, 18-May
Rich found out (not officially on paper!) from his science teacher he made COMMENDED on his TAKS test!! (Later we found out he missed only 3 out of 40 questions!!!).
He has a game tonight, but won't be playing. It is a late game and he has his Math TAKS retest tomorrow. I am praying the Commended on his science will boost his self esteem and really get him to score great on his math TAKS. I'm praying anyway!!!!
His team ended up loosing the game. It was against the 1st place team. Fortunately (being the WANNA WIN MOM I am...) we won't play them again...unless we meet up in the championship game in the end of season tournaments!!!
Sunday, 17-May
Gotta head back home. Rich and Mike have a report, presentation, and visual to finish about Pennsylvania for his Social Studies class.
Saturday, 16-May
We were supposed to have a baseball game.......but the rain came! So we decided to load up and Road Trip! We drove in the rain to Waco. We visited the Dr. Pepper museum and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Both were great places. We packed clothes for overnighting somewhere and ended up at Ma and Pa's house. We enjoyed dinner with them and Bill, Shana, and Weston. The kids were disappointed when we told them we weren't going to hotel, but they sure seemed to forget about it once we got to Hico.
Well...today I let Rich know...IT IS HIS LAST FRIDAY TO BE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!!! (Lord willing...). He got his official paper saying he recieved COMMENDED on his Science TAKS test. He has worked hard all year studying his science. We would copy his book by chapter so he didnt have to wag it home everynight. He totally deserved it and we are so happy for him. He actually found out 18-May, I think, but we got the paper today!!!
Kiley's little face is starting to peel. That nasty, thick dark peel. Lucky for her, she is still as tan underneath so she won't be spotty!
Thursday, 28-May
Mike took the day off to go to Rich's field day...since it is his last one we'll be allowed to go to. Mike had fun and got to visit with Kiley a little bit as well. At one point Rich's teacher let Mike know he needed to go to the cafeteria to check on her. Can you say DRAMA QUEEN!?!?!?!
WE PAID OUR LAST YMCA $55 for the school year!!! We get to save $220 for 2 1/2 months.
At work today An called to let me know mom's angiogram/catheterization is set up for next Friday morning.
Rich had a game tonight. They played awesome. He was in on some GREAT plays as well! Very fun to watch when you are winning.
Afterwards we met up with Tricia and family for dinner at Jimmy's! YUM-O!
Wednesday, 27-May
Today was Kiley's field day. Since they split field day up among the grades, I took Kiley's day off and Mike is taking Rich's day off work. First graders still wear you out! Rich and most of the 5th graders came and helped out during field day so we go to see Rich, too. After the festivities were over, Kiley and I snuck out of school and came home to nap (me) / watch tv (Ki).
We had 'Pa's Special' for dinner tonight. Kiley out of NOWHERE proclaimed that Pa had been gone 8 weeks and he has to come back NOW! We have missed him being around here since he is working out of town. I think we are all ready for him to come back!
Tuesday, 26-May
Back to school and work with our sunburns! OUCH!!! We were all slow moving. We are all ready for school to be out. A break from the hustle and bustle we have done the last 9 months.
Kiley is looking forward to field day tomorrow.
She had a game tonight. I didn't get to see all of it, but we ended up losing in the end. Bummer! It is a team we have beaten once already....double bummer.
Monday, 25-May Memorial Day 2009
The last few years we have gone over to Aunt Reda's and Uncle Billy's and cooked out and swam. This year was no different...except An and her family joined us with Kae bringing a friend and Storri, too. Jason and Erin and the girls joined us. Bertie loves her Aunt Jenny and let me take her around the pool. Belle wasn't so in to the water. Levi didn't like it until Aunt Ninny jumped in and then he wanted to. At least it got him in the water. It was a great day and we all had fun. It was nice and warm out, pool was cool, and we all got our 1st sunburns of the year. :) Grand!
Sunday, 24-May
More painting on the house. Finished all he could reach...I think. Not sure! I ended up leaving and going to Tricia's to visit since Andy and family were up.
Saturday, 23-May
Mike started painting the trim on the house. Hopefully it will last a few years!!! Now we need to get that deck top cut off and the storage building painted. Erin, the girls, and I set out for shopping. I forgot what it was like to shop with 2 little ones. Erin is such a trooper! I had a great day spending it with them. Even though we didn't really find what we were looking for...bottle caps! Erin bought or was given some cute frames with the girls' names on them. I'd love to duplicate them and give as gifts. Just gotta find those caps!
Friday, 22-May
He lugged his big project into school this morning, but didn't have time to make his presentation on PA. He'll have to wait til Tuesday.
Thursday, 21-May
Met Tricia and family in town for some good ole Mexican food! Rich has a game AND Kiley has a game........same start time! Lucky for us Kiley's started right on time and Rich's started about 20 minutes late! Kiley's team won and I flew over to the baseball fields (not literally...I drove the posted speed limit...you know I'm on probation for my speeding ticket....). Rich's team WON! Gotta love a double win! Rich played a great game defensively! He has got to get that bat going!!!
Tuesday, 19-May
Today is the day of the Math retest. He seems so confident he did well on it. Makes me feel a little better..but I won't feel good until I get the results of 'met standard'.
Monday, 18-May
Rich found out (not officially on paper!) from his science teacher he made COMMENDED on his TAKS test!! (Later we found out he missed only 3 out of 40 questions!!!).
He has a game tonight, but won't be playing. It is a late game and he has his Math TAKS retest tomorrow. I am praying the Commended on his science will boost his self esteem and really get him to score great on his math TAKS. I'm praying anyway!!!!
His team ended up loosing the game. It was against the 1st place team. Fortunately (being the WANNA WIN MOM I am...) we won't play them again...unless we meet up in the championship game in the end of season tournaments!!!
Sunday, 17-May
Gotta head back home. Rich and Mike have a report, presentation, and visual to finish about Pennsylvania for his Social Studies class.
Saturday, 16-May
We were supposed to have a baseball game.......but the rain came! So we decided to load up and Road Trip! We drove in the rain to Waco. We visited the Dr. Pepper museum and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Both were great places. We packed clothes for overnighting somewhere and ended up at Ma and Pa's house. We enjoyed dinner with them and Bill, Shana, and Weston. The kids were disappointed when we told them we weren't going to hotel, but they sure seemed to forget about it once we got to Hico.
12 May 2009
Monday 5/11
Grandma flew out this morning. We had a busy, fun visit with her though. Next time we’ll see her will be when we fly up for our summer visit. The countdown is on for the end of school!
Sunday 5/10 MOTHER’S DAY!
I think it means ‘Mother’s Day…In The Kitchen’! I got up at 6 and went to Walmart to get a brisket. Come home and put it on. Kids brought in flowers and Kiley’s stuff she made at school along with some cards for the occasion. Then, Linda and I went back to Walmart later to finish shopping for ‘our’ dinner. I made brisket and she made some yummy roasted garlic/parsley potatoes and we had a salad and bread. YUM! She and I worked in the kitchen forever it seemed. We did get a couple of games of Rumicube in and taught Rich how to play, too! Tricia, Chris, and the kids joined us for dinner. I totally forgot big news..........KILEY LEARNED TO RIDE HER BIKE TODAY!!!! FINALLY!!!! She is a two wheelin', crazy driving girl!
Saturday 5/9
We got up early this morning for more ball! We watched Nicholas’ team play a great game! Then Rich played. FINALLY we are back to a W-I-N! YEAH!!!! WHOOP WHOOP!! He didn’t get a hit this game, but made some fantastic plays at 1st! Good job, Mets!
Michelle’s sister ended up sick and we weren’t able to go over for dinner. They decided we would go to Spring Creek BBQ instead. I was fine with that, but it sure makes me and Rich miss ole Pop Pop! That was his MUST when he came to Texas. There were a few times we had it more than once a visit when they were down. He loved the ribs! Everyone came back to our house afterwards to hang out.
Today is Friday!!!! The day Grandma is coming in. We got an early call that she was on the plane and headed south. I took off early so I could pick the kids up and they could be waiting at the house for her to arrive. We were all excited to see her! Kiley had a game tonight. After a lightening delay we ended up on the losing end of the score. Kiley struck out twice and got an RBI her last at bat when she hit the ball straight down the 1st base line but got out. After the game we all (Uncle Stephen and his family, us, and Grandma) all went back to our house and ordered Pizza Hut (yucky! But I was a good hostess and went with what they wanted!). We were invited over to Stephen and Michelle’s for dinner on Saturday. She is making spaghetti! Guess we’ll take mom out another time to Joe’s…her new favorite place to eat when she is here.
Thursday 5/7
Today was ‘Signs of Appreciation’. I did the ole standby of pens with flowers stuck in a pot. But I did love the mini pinwheels that went perfect with them. I made some way yummy brownies with chocolate chip cookie bars. These were for the specials teachers and Rich’s other 2 teachers. So he had to carry in 6 bags this morning! He was loving me. He’ll be glad to see Teacher Appreciation Week end tomorrow. More baking tonight for tomorrow. Speaking of tomorrow….Grandma Due is coming in for some baseball and softball!
When picking Kiley up from school today she sorta hurt my feelings and made me feel as though I didn’t mean anything to her. So I showed her! I didn’t help her get ready for her game at all….she got in the car with her hair still in the morning’s ponytail and carrying her socks and cleats that she depends on dear ole Mom to put on for her. NOT TODAY! She did convince Aunt Tricia to do her hair but she didn’t have her cute ponytail holder I made for the whole team.
Kiley had a game tonight and they WON!!!!!! She got some good hits and scored and even caught! I missed it as I was at Rich’s practice (and updating my over due blog!!!!)
Wednesday 5/6
Today was ‘You’re A Star’……I really was proud of myself on this one! I found some star shaped candy dishes at the Dollar Tree, spot glued some ribbon with dangly beads . I was lost as to what to put in them! Then it hit me………STARBURST!!!! Filled them with candy and wrapped them up. Of course Rich is done with carrying gifts in for his teacher. He claims NO ONE ELSE IS! I highly doubt it.
Tuesday 5/5
Teacher Appreciation Week! Today was ‘You’re So Sweet’. Kids took bowls of fruit for their teachers.
Monday 5/4
Teacher Inservice…NO SCHOOL! Kiley spent the night with Tricia last night so she could go to CiCi’s Pizza. Rich didn’t want to spend the night, but ended up calling and asking her to come pick him up anyway to go. Of course he enjoyed it.
Sunday 5/3
Last day of Catechism for the school year and the Crowning of Mary. We had a few pretty roses from our rose bush that Mike cut for the kids to take for the crowning.
Saturday 5/2
We are doubting we have a baseball game due to all the rain we’ve been having and more to come. So we went to the baseball fields early to catch a game or two. Sure enough……rain and no game for us!
Instead, we went to Tricia and Chris’s to hang out for the evening.
Friday 5/1
Kiley had a softball game tonight. According to Mike it was the best he had seen them play. She got a few hits and even scored a time or two. Enjoyed dinner at Whataburger with the Prater Family. It was fun catching up and getting to know them.
Wednesday 4/29
Science TAKS today. Mrs. Villa has Rich very prepared…as long as he tries his best he should do well. He did tell me he fell asleep a couple of hours…not really sure about that.
And yet another day of signing the book… Sometimes she just has a hard time keeping her mouth SHUT.
Tuesday 4/28
Of course not pulling the stick will last forever! It did though until today. Today Kiley decided to spit her highlighter at her friend. Not did she just get her stick pulled, but she also signed the book. All good things must come to an end.
Monday 4/27
Back to school…boring!
Saturday 4/25
Today was softball picture day. Luckily the rain held out! Then on to Rich’s baseball game. He was so excited because he FINALLY got to pitch. I think he was so excited that he sorta forgot that when you pitch, you also have to field the balls hit back at you. GREAT JOB PITCHING. Rich’s first at bat he was hit by the pitch. Ended up losing to the Astros. A little Jimmy’s after the game and all is good!
Friday 4/24
A miracle occurred this day in history! Kiley made her 2nd week in a row not pulling her stick!!! Let’s hope it can last. We were invited to Razoo’s for Chris’ birthday. Enjoyed dinner with the Williams family, Aunt Reda and Uncle Billy, and Uncle Bubba and Aunt Mary. Oh, and a guest appearance by Kay Kay! Mike brought in my 2nd love…my iPhone!!! It only took 2 weeks of absolute begging.
Storri stayed overnight.
Thursday 4/23
OK….I’m guessing not much has happened this week…I’m not remembering much anyway.
Saturday 4/18
No baseball! But we did have a very fun time at the Sock Hop last night. Great family night! We ended up bringing 2 of the neighbor kids as they weren’t going if we didn’t.
Grandma flew out this morning. We had a busy, fun visit with her though. Next time we’ll see her will be when we fly up for our summer visit. The countdown is on for the end of school!
Sunday 5/10 MOTHER’S DAY!
I think it means ‘Mother’s Day…In The Kitchen’! I got up at 6 and went to Walmart to get a brisket. Come home and put it on. Kids brought in flowers and Kiley’s stuff she made at school along with some cards for the occasion. Then, Linda and I went back to Walmart later to finish shopping for ‘our’ dinner. I made brisket and she made some yummy roasted garlic/parsley potatoes and we had a salad and bread. YUM! She and I worked in the kitchen forever it seemed. We did get a couple of games of Rumicube in and taught Rich how to play, too! Tricia, Chris, and the kids joined us for dinner. I totally forgot big news..........KILEY LEARNED TO RIDE HER BIKE TODAY!!!! FINALLY!!!! She is a two wheelin', crazy driving girl!
Saturday 5/9
We got up early this morning for more ball! We watched Nicholas’ team play a great game! Then Rich played. FINALLY we are back to a W-I-N! YEAH!!!! WHOOP WHOOP!! He didn’t get a hit this game, but made some fantastic plays at 1st! Good job, Mets!
Michelle’s sister ended up sick and we weren’t able to go over for dinner. They decided we would go to Spring Creek BBQ instead. I was fine with that, but it sure makes me and Rich miss ole Pop Pop! That was his MUST when he came to Texas. There were a few times we had it more than once a visit when they were down. He loved the ribs! Everyone came back to our house afterwards to hang out.
Today is Friday!!!! The day Grandma is coming in. We got an early call that she was on the plane and headed south. I took off early so I could pick the kids up and they could be waiting at the house for her to arrive. We were all excited to see her! Kiley had a game tonight. After a lightening delay we ended up on the losing end of the score. Kiley struck out twice and got an RBI her last at bat when she hit the ball straight down the 1st base line but got out. After the game we all (Uncle Stephen and his family, us, and Grandma) all went back to our house and ordered Pizza Hut (yucky! But I was a good hostess and went with what they wanted!). We were invited over to Stephen and Michelle’s for dinner on Saturday. She is making spaghetti! Guess we’ll take mom out another time to Joe’s…her new favorite place to eat when she is here.
Thursday 5/7
Today was ‘Signs of Appreciation’. I did the ole standby of pens with flowers stuck in a pot. But I did love the mini pinwheels that went perfect with them. I made some way yummy brownies with chocolate chip cookie bars. These were for the specials teachers and Rich’s other 2 teachers. So he had to carry in 6 bags this morning! He was loving me. He’ll be glad to see Teacher Appreciation Week end tomorrow. More baking tonight for tomorrow. Speaking of tomorrow….Grandma Due is coming in for some baseball and softball!
When picking Kiley up from school today she sorta hurt my feelings and made me feel as though I didn’t mean anything to her. So I showed her! I didn’t help her get ready for her game at all….she got in the car with her hair still in the morning’s ponytail and carrying her socks and cleats that she depends on dear ole Mom to put on for her. NOT TODAY! She did convince Aunt Tricia to do her hair but she didn’t have her cute ponytail holder I made for the whole team.
Kiley had a game tonight and they WON!!!!!! She got some good hits and scored and even caught! I missed it as I was at Rich’s practice (and updating my over due blog!!!!)
Wednesday 5/6
Today was ‘You’re A Star’……I really was proud of myself on this one! I found some star shaped candy dishes at the Dollar Tree, spot glued some ribbon with dangly beads . I was lost as to what to put in them! Then it hit me………STARBURST!!!! Filled them with candy and wrapped them up. Of course Rich is done with carrying gifts in for his teacher. He claims NO ONE ELSE IS! I highly doubt it.
Tuesday 5/5
Teacher Appreciation Week! Today was ‘You’re So Sweet’. Kids took bowls of fruit for their teachers.
Monday 5/4
Teacher Inservice…NO SCHOOL! Kiley spent the night with Tricia last night so she could go to CiCi’s Pizza. Rich didn’t want to spend the night, but ended up calling and asking her to come pick him up anyway to go. Of course he enjoyed it.
Sunday 5/3
Last day of Catechism for the school year and the Crowning of Mary. We had a few pretty roses from our rose bush that Mike cut for the kids to take for the crowning.
Saturday 5/2
We are doubting we have a baseball game due to all the rain we’ve been having and more to come. So we went to the baseball fields early to catch a game or two. Sure enough……rain and no game for us!
Instead, we went to Tricia and Chris’s to hang out for the evening.
Friday 5/1
Kiley had a softball game tonight. According to Mike it was the best he had seen them play. She got a few hits and even scored a time or two. Enjoyed dinner at Whataburger with the Prater Family. It was fun catching up and getting to know them.
Wednesday 4/29
Science TAKS today. Mrs. Villa has Rich very prepared…as long as he tries his best he should do well. He did tell me he fell asleep a couple of hours…not really sure about that.
And yet another day of signing the book… Sometimes she just has a hard time keeping her mouth SHUT.
Tuesday 4/28
Of course not pulling the stick will last forever! It did though until today. Today Kiley decided to spit her highlighter at her friend. Not did she just get her stick pulled, but she also signed the book. All good things must come to an end.
Monday 4/27
Back to school…boring!
Saturday 4/25
Today was softball picture day. Luckily the rain held out! Then on to Rich’s baseball game. He was so excited because he FINALLY got to pitch. I think he was so excited that he sorta forgot that when you pitch, you also have to field the balls hit back at you. GREAT JOB PITCHING. Rich’s first at bat he was hit by the pitch. Ended up losing to the Astros. A little Jimmy’s after the game and all is good!
Friday 4/24
A miracle occurred this day in history! Kiley made her 2nd week in a row not pulling her stick!!! Let’s hope it can last. We were invited to Razoo’s for Chris’ birthday. Enjoyed dinner with the Williams family, Aunt Reda and Uncle Billy, and Uncle Bubba and Aunt Mary. Oh, and a guest appearance by Kay Kay! Mike brought in my 2nd love…my iPhone!!! It only took 2 weeks of absolute begging.
Storri stayed overnight.
Thursday 4/23
OK….I’m guessing not much has happened this week…I’m not remembering much anyway.
Saturday 4/18
No baseball! But we did have a very fun time at the Sock Hop last night. Great family night! We ended up bringing 2 of the neighbor kids as they weren’t going if we didn’t.
18 April 2009
Saturday...no games
Well, today is Saturday aka BASEBALL DAY! However it has rained a couple of inches the last couple of days...which makes today HOUSE CLEANING SATURDAY! The kids are LOVING me.
We had a great time at the Sock Hop last night. Kiley enjoyed getting dressed up and Rich even got into it by wanting to roll a pack of cigarettes up in his shirt sleeve. It didn't look so great so he ended up taking it out before we left. Oh, and it was just a pack of cards! I saw some there with a box of raisens rolled up in the sleeve. The girls were all dressed differently...some in poodle skirts, some just dressed up, and others in their jeans rolled up with a big white shirt on (Kiley!). As for the boys.....there must have been 100+ boys there with white tshirts and jeans on. A few were dressed like Elvis for the look alike contest. The kids had fun trying to blow a big bubble with 2 pieces of Double Bubble in their mouths. What a job it was just to get the gum soft enough to chew, much less make a bubble out of it. I think we spent about $15 and had a great time from 6:30-8:45. Again...I'll post pictures once I master it.
The 6 weeks ended yesterday...meaning 6 more weeks of school left.
Kiley made Highest Branch in her class. Her teacher even called me at work to let me know how proud she was of Kiley for her much improved behavior at school lately. When Kiley's name was announced on the announcements for Highest Branch in her class Mrs. Clevenland said she stood up and started crying saying her Mom was going to be so proud of her. She is right I was! So, a miracle had occurred. She went all week without pulling her stick. I stopped by and picked up the Mamma Mia soundtrack for her as a treat and we've heard it nearly nonstop since. Even Mike is going around singing "Dancing Queen...". A little scary, I know.
Tonight we are heading over to Tricia's for Storri's birthday celebration. She is so sweet to be 12, but always wanting to make sure Kiley is going to be at her birthday. Last year I threw her a big surprise party. Lots of fun it was!!!
We had a great time at the Sock Hop last night. Kiley enjoyed getting dressed up and Rich even got into it by wanting to roll a pack of cigarettes up in his shirt sleeve. It didn't look so great so he ended up taking it out before we left. Oh, and it was just a pack of cards! I saw some there with a box of raisens rolled up in the sleeve. The girls were all dressed differently...some in poodle skirts, some just dressed up, and others in their jeans rolled up with a big white shirt on (Kiley!). As for the boys.....there must have been 100+ boys there with white tshirts and jeans on. A few were dressed like Elvis for the look alike contest. The kids had fun trying to blow a big bubble with 2 pieces of Double Bubble in their mouths. What a job it was just to get the gum soft enough to chew, much less make a bubble out of it. I think we spent about $15 and had a great time from 6:30-8:45. Again...I'll post pictures once I master it.
The 6 weeks ended yesterday...meaning 6 more weeks of school left.
Kiley made Highest Branch in her class. Her teacher even called me at work to let me know how proud she was of Kiley for her much improved behavior at school lately. When Kiley's name was announced on the announcements for Highest Branch in her class Mrs. Clevenland said she stood up and started crying saying her Mom was going to be so proud of her. She is right I was! So, a miracle had occurred. She went all week without pulling her stick. I stopped by and picked up the Mamma Mia soundtrack for her as a treat and we've heard it nearly nonstop since. Even Mike is going around singing "Dancing Queen...". A little scary, I know.
Tonight we are heading over to Tricia's for Storri's birthday celebration. She is so sweet to be 12, but always wanting to make sure Kiley is going to be at her birthday. Last year I threw her a big surprise party. Lots of fun it was!!!
17 April 2009
Been a Busy Week!
Had great intentions of updating before now....but I'm really needing to figure out posting pictures!
Monday......Back to school! Kids were tired...mom was tired....and even the ole dad was tired! But we survived AND both kids had ball practice.
Tuesday......NOTHING! No games and no practice, just some homework.
Wednesday......NOTHING! Again, no games nor practice. This time we just worked in the yard and did a little ball practice in the yard. Great weather. Kiley and I went for a quick trip around the block.
Thursday........2 games! Kiley PLAYED second (notice the heavy PLAYED....that is what she mostly did at second.......no plays were made there, but she had some great circles drawn in the dirt). She got 1 hit driving the 4th run of the inning in which is all they allow per inning. I think we were scoreless the first 2 innings, then we started getting our 4 then 4 more. We may have scored another time or two, but ended up losing. Rich...I missed most of his game and we were down when I showed up. Then Ronnie got a HR and a few more runs were scored. Then when our boys took the field, they made some really NOT METS/MUSTANG type plays that literally cost them the game. Ended up losing 5-4, I believe. Either way UGLY! We were staying for the next game, but Rich had homework to finish (subtracting fractions by borrowing from the whole number......I basically had to teach him from home as he didn't get it at school. It takes so long to get the answer, he forgets some major steps like bring down and calculating the whole numbers ~ you know, the easy part!) plus there was some pretty major lightening cancelling the Astros/Cardinals game.
Kiley hasn't had her stick pulled yet this week and has even earned some stars. I have no idea what the stars mean, but this is the first I've heard about them. Should she go all day today (which is a long stretch for her, but she has done well all week!) with leaving her stick in the holder, she'll get a treat. Not sure what it will be, but I've told her it will be something. We have tickets to take the kids to the Sock Hop tonight at school. (Fundraiser of some sort...of course!) Kiley is looking forward to it as she WAS going on a double date (more on that in a minute) and Rich for some reason now WANTS to go. I had already bought him a ticket in case he changed his mind. He was all for going when he thought it was a 5th grade 'dance' and not a school wide family event. Then he wanted nothing to do with it. Now if it is a bust and people see him there, he can say his parents made him come since they were taking his little 1st grade sister!
KILEY SAYS....
OK, on to Kiley's double date. One day this week when I picked her up she was all excited because she had a date for the dance. I was EXTREMELY shocked to say the least! I asked WHO was taking her to the dance. She told me Nicky / Picky was. This is a boy that she calls Picky because he pics at and on her all the time. I reminded her she had just asked the teacher to be moved AWAY from Picky recently. She said, she knows, but now she likes him and he wants to go to the dance with her. So I go along with it. I asked her if he was picking her up and do we even need to go along. She said we HAD to come because parents HAVE to bring their kids and stay. But as soon as we got in the building she would go find Nicky and Hannah. I asked HANNAH? She said that she was going on a DOUBLE DATE. Who knew she knew what a double date was???? She assured me I would love Hannah, she is a nice girl, really smart, blah blah blah. I'm still floored by the double date situation. So, I said who are YOU double dating with. She said (ARE YOU READY FOR THIS....) "Oh, I'm not double dating. Nicky is double dating. He is taking Hannah AND me!" Whew! THAT kind of double dating. I didn't think it was the right time to explain 'two-timing', we'll just leave it at double dating for now.
But it gets better....
Thursday when I picked her up she let me know the double date was off. So, I'm thinking NOW WHAT? I asked her why. Her reply, "Oh, Nicky SO dumped Hannah today. I don't know why, but she is so dumped!". I told her she (Kiley) must be so sad because Hannah is a great girl, blah blah blah and they're friends and she is probably crushed Nicky would DUMP her right before the Sock Hop. Kiley said it was no big deal because she is still going with Nicky!
Should be fun tonight at the Sock Hop! I'll report back with updates after the big Hop! With the whole date situation, I'm sure Daddy is looking forward to it, too!
Monday......Back to school! Kids were tired...mom was tired....and even the ole dad was tired! But we survived AND both kids had ball practice.
Tuesday......NOTHING! No games and no practice, just some homework.
Wednesday......NOTHING! Again, no games nor practice. This time we just worked in the yard and did a little ball practice in the yard. Great weather. Kiley and I went for a quick trip around the block.
Thursday........2 games! Kiley PLAYED second (notice the heavy PLAYED....that is what she mostly did at second.......no plays were made there, but she had some great circles drawn in the dirt). She got 1 hit driving the 4th run of the inning in which is all they allow per inning. I think we were scoreless the first 2 innings, then we started getting our 4 then 4 more. We may have scored another time or two, but ended up losing. Rich...I missed most of his game and we were down when I showed up. Then Ronnie got a HR and a few more runs were scored. Then when our boys took the field, they made some really NOT METS/MUSTANG type plays that literally cost them the game. Ended up losing 5-4, I believe. Either way UGLY! We were staying for the next game, but Rich had homework to finish (subtracting fractions by borrowing from the whole number......I basically had to teach him from home as he didn't get it at school. It takes so long to get the answer, he forgets some major steps like bring down and calculating the whole numbers ~ you know, the easy part!) plus there was some pretty major lightening cancelling the Astros/Cardinals game.
Kiley hasn't had her stick pulled yet this week and has even earned some stars. I have no idea what the stars mean, but this is the first I've heard about them. Should she go all day today (which is a long stretch for her, but she has done well all week!) with leaving her stick in the holder, she'll get a treat. Not sure what it will be, but I've told her it will be something. We have tickets to take the kids to the Sock Hop tonight at school. (Fundraiser of some sort...of course!) Kiley is looking forward to it as she WAS going on a double date (more on that in a minute) and Rich for some reason now WANTS to go. I had already bought him a ticket in case he changed his mind. He was all for going when he thought it was a 5th grade 'dance' and not a school wide family event. Then he wanted nothing to do with it. Now if it is a bust and people see him there, he can say his parents made him come since they were taking his little 1st grade sister!
KILEY SAYS....
OK, on to Kiley's double date. One day this week when I picked her up she was all excited because she had a date for the dance. I was EXTREMELY shocked to say the least! I asked WHO was taking her to the dance. She told me Nicky / Picky was. This is a boy that she calls Picky because he pics at and on her all the time. I reminded her she had just asked the teacher to be moved AWAY from Picky recently. She said, she knows, but now she likes him and he wants to go to the dance with her. So I go along with it. I asked her if he was picking her up and do we even need to go along. She said we HAD to come because parents HAVE to bring their kids and stay. But as soon as we got in the building she would go find Nicky and Hannah. I asked HANNAH? She said that she was going on a DOUBLE DATE. Who knew she knew what a double date was???? She assured me I would love Hannah, she is a nice girl, really smart, blah blah blah. I'm still floored by the double date situation. So, I said who are YOU double dating with. She said (ARE YOU READY FOR THIS....) "Oh, I'm not double dating. Nicky is double dating. He is taking Hannah AND me!" Whew! THAT kind of double dating. I didn't think it was the right time to explain 'two-timing', we'll just leave it at double dating for now.
But it gets better....
Thursday when I picked her up she let me know the double date was off. So, I'm thinking NOW WHAT? I asked her why. Her reply, "Oh, Nicky SO dumped Hannah today. I don't know why, but she is so dumped!". I told her she (Kiley) must be so sad because Hannah is a great girl, blah blah blah and they're friends and she is probably crushed Nicky would DUMP her right before the Sock Hop. Kiley said it was no big deal because she is still going with Nicky!
Should be fun tonight at the Sock Hop! I'll report back with updates after the big Hop! With the whole date situation, I'm sure Daddy is looking forward to it, too!
12 April 2009
Easter Sunday! Many Blessings!
This morning we all parted ways for the morning to come all together for lunch. Mom, Storri, Kiley, Levi, and Andy's bunch headed out to Church. Shana, Bill, Weston, and Chris headed out to Shana's Church. Mike and Rich made their way to the Catholic Church in Dublin. Daddy, Tricia, and I stayed back to get the food 'blessings' prepared. YUM-O!!!
Kids had 250 eggs to find. Fortunately the weather while it was stormy overnight, turned out to be a beautiful afternoon. Enjoyed every minute of being outside. Some baseball was played, some keep the ball away from the horse next door and the dogs was played, and some good old fashioned mud puddle jumping! Yes, Levi found a great mud puddle to wander through. Weston wasn't too far behind him, but was stopped. Rich and Storri tied for most eggs found with 52 each! God knows they are too competitive, which is why I'm sure He kept it even! Kae was a little upset the younger ones out did her. Love ya Kae! Ak and Kiley weren't too far behind the bigger kids. As for Levi and Weston....they just wanted the goods inside the eggs.
Kiley got Mama Mia in her basked so we started watching it tonight. 2 hour movie, so we'll have to watch the final hour during the week. Seems to be a great movie and Kiley LOVES it. We love watching her facial expressions as she watches and sings the songs. Grandma Due would be so proud of her!
Back to school tomorrow....Only 7 more weeks of school left!!!! :)
OH...and Storri opened her iron this afternoon. Blondie so didn't get the iron joke. But has assured me she knows how to read clothing labels for care.
Kids had 250 eggs to find. Fortunately the weather while it was stormy overnight, turned out to be a beautiful afternoon. Enjoyed every minute of being outside. Some baseball was played, some keep the ball away from the horse next door and the dogs was played, and some good old fashioned mud puddle jumping! Yes, Levi found a great mud puddle to wander through. Weston wasn't too far behind him, but was stopped. Rich and Storri tied for most eggs found with 52 each! God knows they are too competitive, which is why I'm sure He kept it even! Kae was a little upset the younger ones out did her. Love ya Kae! Ak and Kiley weren't too far behind the bigger kids. As for Levi and Weston....they just wanted the goods inside the eggs.
Kiley got Mama Mia in her basked so we started watching it tonight. 2 hour movie, so we'll have to watch the final hour during the week. Seems to be a great movie and Kiley LOVES it. We love watching her facial expressions as she watches and sings the songs. Grandma Due would be so proud of her!
Back to school tomorrow....Only 7 more weeks of school left!!!! :)
OH...and Storri opened her iron this afternoon. Blondie so didn't get the iron joke. But has assured me she knows how to read clothing labels for care.
Good SATURDAY 11-April
Good because I got tons of things baked to take to my mom and dad's for Easter dinner. Kiley and I decorated some mighty cute cupcakes (and they were yummy, too!). Took all day to bake, decorate and pack! All to leave the house by 4:30 for Rich's baseball game.
As for the game....GREAT WIN!!! 24-12. Our boys came out STRONG showing their bats! Took a big lead in the 1st...had a rain delay in the 3rd or 4th I believe...just as the other team was starting to catch up. The closest the game got was 17-12, I am told. Then our boys closed out the 5th inning with more lightening...from their bats, that is. Rich was 3 for 3 at bat. He had some nice plays at 1st and even tried for a double play at 3rd, just being beat by the runner there. His last at bat, he was on second. Ball was hit directly at him. He had to do some quick maneuvering to get out of the way and on his way to 3rd. He did it! All the boys seemed VERY pleased with the results of the game. The last 2 games, they have scored 47 runs! 63 runs so far this year (31 runs have scored against them) in 4 games...nearly 16 runs on average a game!!! Yes, I love the number game.
As for the game....GREAT WIN!!! 24-12. Our boys came out STRONG showing their bats! Took a big lead in the 1st...had a rain delay in the 3rd or 4th I believe...just as the other team was starting to catch up. The closest the game got was 17-12, I am told. Then our boys closed out the 5th inning with more lightening...from their bats, that is. Rich was 3 for 3 at bat. He had some nice plays at 1st and even tried for a double play at 3rd, just being beat by the runner there. His last at bat, he was on second. Ball was hit directly at him. He had to do some quick maneuvering to get out of the way and on his way to 3rd. He did it! All the boys seemed VERY pleased with the results of the game. The last 2 games, they have scored 47 runs! 63 runs so far this year (31 runs have scored against them) in 4 games...nearly 16 runs on average a game!!! Yes, I love the number game.
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