I opened my window today to scrap

ya know, to let the light in, and this is what I saw what I sat down at my desk. I see some sort of Animal, Kip thought it was a fox, Shar thought it looked like a wookie? from Star wars, I thought it was a lion or something along those lines, Mae thought it was extreamly freaky and didnt think she would be opening her window if that was outside, And ALEC sees it as something we should sell on Ebay! ( he is wanting to get money for a car, lol) .

How long it has been there, I dont know, I usually dont open my blinds as far up as I did today, and I had recently moved my room around, so My desk hasnt faced this window before. It is hella creapy, for lack of better terms. What do you think ?

down -38 pounds!

March 2006

- 38 lbs Feb 2007

I dont see a huge difference, But then again, I look at myself everyday looking for something, lol.

Have a good day!

FEB NEWS...

So today I sent Alec off , for the first time, in my car.. all alone.. to do errands and to go to work. He got his drivers license on Tuesday. Have you done this with one of your own offsprings yet? After I got over the shock of the increased amount in auto insurance ( almost $200.00 INCREASE, a MONTH) And after we set major ground rules ( including if you get in a car accident and you are not dead or in a coma, you will quickly be dropped from my insurance, you will never drive my car again, AND you will pay the $500.00 deductible to get my car fixed), He was off. He was kind and text messaged me with each stop, to let me know he was safe, or more importantly, my car was safe. I am also making him pay half the insurance due to the fact that he didnt qualify for the "good student discount rate" and that he has a job. I kindly reminded him that this was NOT HIS RIGHT , as he seems to think, and I can take it away anytime I want, if he doesnt behave. Let me just tell you now, I hate it. I hate that he is driving in my car out there.. on the mean roads of Covington WA.



I Got Alec part of his Graduation presant last week, $700.00 part of it. I cant share it with you here, cause he just may read this blog and I dont know about it, But I can tell you, its AMAZINGLY wonderful, I dont think I can ever top this gift, And I cant wait to give it to him, Just 4 more months. If you are interested in what this fabulous gift is, feel free to email me, I will fill you in.



Sam and I filled out his Valentines for his school party today.. well , he did it, then I corrected them cause half of them were TO: sam, not FROM: sam....



We are waiting on a phone call in this house tonight, Waiting to find out what Team picked Jake for Baseball, Because he is a catcher, he already knows he made a team, The catchers were all told they were going to make it, and that they would get a phone call Sunday night as to which team.... Its Sunday night, Jake is waiting, He is cool though.. he knows he sealed his spot . I of course want to know who we will be dealing with for the next four months...



OHHH I almost forgot, I got the TODAY SPECIAL VALUE from QVC today! ITs this fabulous item:



Isnt it wonderful?? 10 x optical ZOOM 7.1 MP !!! Perfect for those baseball games, GRADUATIONS, RED SOX GAMES.. and taking wonderful family photos!!! I AM giddy I am so excited!!! I got it this AM, and I cant wait to get it!


On to other news.. I reached a milestone in my weightloss a week back, the 35lb mark!! I still havent taken a photo, but I will soon, It is so slow in the making, I hate how long it takes to lose weight. I wish I could just snap my fingers and have it be gone...



Ok, I do think that is it.. I will leave you with a little thing Sam said on Friday as I was taking him to school.
SAM: Daddy said I was going to have lots of fun on my field trip, But I dont think so.
Me: you will have lots of Fun Sam, I promise.

AFTER SCHOOL:
ME: Sam did you have a good time at the Library?
Sam: I had a REALLY GOOD TIME.... You were right...

How often do we hear that from our children??

My sister sent this to me, Thought I would post it here.

1. What time did you get up this morning? 11am ( it was my day to sleep)
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?The night at the museum

4. What are your favorite TV shows? GA , DH, CSI LV, What about Brian
5. What did you have for breakfast this morning? Coffee, wheat toast with butter spray

6. What is your middle name? Lynn
7. What is your favorite cuisine? American
8. What foods do you dislike? Seafood
9. Favorite chips?Doritos
10. What is your favorite CD at the moment?Brad paisley, Time well wasted

11. What kind of car do you drive? Jeep Cherokee
12. What is your favorite sandwich? egg salad
13. What characteristics do you despise? tardiness, lying
14. What are your favorite clothes? PJ's
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on Vacation?Bahamas
16. Favorite brand of clothing?What ever looks good!
17. Where would you want to retire? ??? dont know
18. Favorite time of day? WIne Time...
19. Where were you born? Weymouth Mass
20. What is your favorite sport to watch? RED SOX BASEBALL
21. Who do you think will not send this back?COLLEEN
22. Person you expect to send it back first?MEAGAN
23. Pepsi or Coke? DIET COKE
24. Beavers or ducks? what kind of question is that??
25. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Night Owl
26. Pedicure or manicure? PEdicure
27. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? NOPE
28. What did you want to be when you were little? I dont know
29. What is your best childhood memory? Lilacs on Mark Terrace

30. Piercing? ears, belly button,
31. Ever been to Africa ? NO
32. Ever been toilet papering? NO
33. Been in a car accident? YES
34. Favorite Day of the week? SUNDAY
35. Favorite restaurant? RED ROBIN
36. Favorite Flower?DAisy
37. Favorite ice cream?Choc Chip Cookie dough
38. Favorite fast food restaurant? Wendys
39. How many times did you fail your drivers test? 0

40. From whom did you get your last email? Red sox yahoo group
41. In which stores would you choose to max out your Credit card? Any Online Scrap store, and The Red Sox Home store
42. Bedtime? after midnight

43. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Alec
44. Last person you went to dinner with? Scott, Last night
45. What are you listening to right now? kenny chesney
46. What is your favorite color? pink
47. How many tattoos do you have? 1


there ya go, my answers. Feel free to post yours on your blog, Maegan, Jules, Cindy, Jayne......

update

ok, So Tuesday Am, woke up at 5 am, looked outside, snow was falling, just started so it seemed. Turned on King 5 no report for Kent Schools... went and woke up Alec, told him to check it at 6 when he wakes up.. I go back to bed, Now King 5 is reporting a 2 hour delay for Kent Schools. Get up again.. this time knock on three doors, to tell all three boys, they have a two hour delay. Go back to bed again... check King 5 one more time just in case it changed yet again.. but no. So I close my eyes and go to sleep.
At 8 am I hear Sams door open, I also hear someone meet him on the stairs, Good I think, I can stay in bed a bit longer.... KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK on my door.. Its Alec, Telling me that they JUST NOW cancelled school for Tuesday! At 8 AM!! ok... I rolled over and went back to sleep ....

To night they have reported a two hour delay for the AM... thank god that I dont have to go thru that again!! Lets hope we get this boys off to school tomorrow, it will be a WEEK since they have been there!!
Now I am the first to tell you how great my boys are, I love them to death, But I am sooo Sick of them !!!! does that make sense?

its been two weeks since I blogged

and you havent missed much, Snow, lots of snow... School has been cancelled for days on end.. good thing today was a holiday, or else today would have been cancelled too I am sure. Even Sam said to me today " Will I ever go to school again" ?? in his cute little whinning voice, lol.
It should warm up tomorrow, but that is after it snows again tonight....
I have enjoyed the time that I have had with the projects for my classes all done, It has been nice. I have had great sign ups for all my classes! It has been an exciting thing me for.. I had to wonder if my first set of classes in the fall was just a fluke on being so successful, I was worried about these three months, Would they like me again?? I thought about that alot, But they do! So much so that my card class that isnt till March 13th, Filled up , so I added another one! My FEB one filled up too, but it was time sensitive with Valentines cards, so I didnt add another one for that.
Anyway, I am still having continued success on my Diet, I am down 32 lbs now, and I will post new pictures when I reach the 35 lb mark ( Hopefully by the end of the month!) I had a MAJOR NSV today ( NSV = Non Scale Victory) I was trying on old clothes, and I tried on a pair of jeans that havent fit me since may of 2001 and they FIT!!! not as good as they had before, still a bit tight in the tummy, but I got them on and zipped and everything else~ That was so awesome ,and it made my stinkin day!!
Ok, Off for now,

lets go back a week

This is from Christmas Eve, And darn it if I couldnt get a single picture of Sam with his eyes OPEN! the flash made him close them, I have about 20 of them, finally the last one he was sitting on the floor, sick of this nonsense. He was happy to pose next to his plate of Cookies for Santa, He loved his new CAR pajamas, and he couldnt wait to get to sleep so Santa could come. Christmas AM he was very happy that Santa came, and he was thrilled with all the goodies and the NOTE that Santa left for him. His favorite toy was the Play moblie Pirate Ship that he got, ( he thought Santa got it for him, but I set him straight that the old fat man doesnt bring EVERYTHING ) lol.

The other boys had a good time too, they got things they asked for ,and some things they didnt, but they enjoyed all their gifts.

Each year the boys get a new ornament from me. I hate the thought of them leaving me when they grow up, cause my tree will be empty! This was one of Alecs this year, I love this one, no explaination needed for anyone that knows me. This was the other one I got for Alec, sorry for the glare of the flash.

Ok, I am going to warn all my friends, This will not be a good year for me, Or at least the next 6 .5 months. it is KILLING me that Alec is graduating, I cry everytime I think about it, and I dont mean a little tear.. I mean cry like a baby.. I dont know how I will get thru this whole thing.... I have lots to do to get ready for it, and that will keep my busy, but I am so sad that my First born is this grown up.... I love him to death, he is such a great kid, any mom would be so lucky to have him for a son. .... Ok, I will stop now cause I am crying again..lol. I told ya!!

One more picture and I will let you go, This one makes me want to cry to, its of Brett, and he is in his ROTC uniform. IT hurts to see him like this for so many reason.. the biggest one is cause this is what he wants to do with his life.. Join the MARINES.. and while I am so proud that we have raised such a patriotic son, I hate that this is what he wants to do...

down 27 lbs...

- 27 lbs.....

Can you even tell a difference? I feel the difference, But Can anyone see it? I have gone down two pant sizes! who hoo!! But can you tell...

PS, I had to take the shirt off after the picture cause it showed WAYY to much when I bent over even slightly, lol.

I need more time

I just need for time for life... there are not enough hours in the day, not enough time with the boys, not enough time to create, not enough time to think, Not enough time to sleep. What is a girl to do? I know that its just cause of the time of the year that it is, But seriously, I NEED MORE TIME!
And here I sit, typing away, when I have three different projects sitting on my desk, all with a due date of the 24th,. Yes, Christmas. On top of that, ITs my Time of the month, AGAIN, this every three weeks thing must stop. I have major cramps and I really just want to crawl into bed and pull the blankets over my head. My Christmas cards are not all addressed, I still need some peoples addresses... ect ect....
Yesterday was my four weeks on Weight watchers, I have lost 9 lbs in those four weeks, So yeah, I should be happy, but I was really hoping for more. Makes a total of 24 lbs loss if you combine ( and hell yes, I will) the 15 I lost in April, and May.


came home from work the other night to hear that Sam burned his fingers on the iron. Scott left it unattened when he went to log Brett onto the computer ( Brett has to be logged on due to the things that he had been looking at online) Sam pulled his little stool up to the iron and touched it with his little fingers. He has three little blisters on those little fingers.... Needless to say I yelled at Scott, letting him know that you dont leave Irons unattended when you have a 4 year old in the house.. His comment " OK MOM" ... ok Dumbass.

Sam has his little pre-school program at school tomorrow night! I cant wait to see him up there singing! I will be sure to post some pictures. Ok, I am done, everyone have a good day!

I have been busy

cant stay and chat, I am scrapping, But I wanted to show you some cards I made today! More tomorrow!

My Class tonight!

ITs a pocket Calendar, from pine cone Press. I didnt want to do this one, Or let me re phrase that, This wasnt my idea, It was Sharee's, one of the owners. I told her I would do it as a class. and As of last night, I had 13 people in the class ( it is full at 15). I love this little thing!

Dont stick things up your nose

dont we as moms, tell all our children that? I know I have said it a hundred times over the past 17 years, its just part of being a mom, you dont let your kids stick things up their nose.
Well My wonderful dear 4th son Sam did just that on Friday at pre-school, He took a bean that he should have been gluing onto some craft, and stuck it right up his little nose. So far in fact that it got stuck, They were about to call me, when he blew it out. I asked him why he did that and his answer was : "Cause I just did".......

Another weekend has gone past , I cant believe how fast this year has gone, I was talking to a friend today and they were doing a Santa charity thing, and I asked if it was the same one that they did last year, yes it was. But Oh My God, it doesnt seem like it has been a year, Where is the time going? before you know it I will be considered middle aged!

Talked with Scott again tonight, he left me with " you have a husband who loves you, and wants to take care of you, what more do you need? " He thinks I am waiting for my knight on a white horse to come sweep me off my feet, Um No... Sleeping Beauty I am not, I dont think that man walks among us , But a warm hug and a " honey can I rub your sore tired feet" every now and then wouldnt hurt. Untill that day, I will rub my own damn feet!

Weight watchers was opened on Thursday, down another 3 lbs, Great for being Thanksgiving, now lets just do that ... oh.....30 more times?? LOL..

Have a good week everyone!

Baby Its Cold outside!!

19 degrees.. 19!! that is cold for us in the Seattle area, we are use to mild winters... we are on our second day of school closing, This all started Monday night, it came down very fast, I was at work and we closed the store an hour early. It was still a slow drive home, normally a 7 min drive turned into a 30 min drive, Lets just say I am glad I have 4 wheel drive! I made it home safe and sound, and stayed warm inside. Come Tuesday, I had to cancel my class at the store, I post poned it till Thursday, Lets hope it goes off then. The store closed at 3 Tuesday, I dont know what is going on today. I can say I drove out this AM to go to my weight watchers meeting and it WAS CLOSED!! Do you know how mad I was??? VERY MAD.... Home safe and sound.
Here are some pics from yesterday:

I have been a bad blogger lately

I have let this get away, I havent posted in over a week. I would like to say that it has been because I have been so very busy, that I havent had a feww moment, and while that is partly true, it is also cause I have had nothing to say, Nothing exciting has happened to me at all. Yes, Sam has said some cute note worthly things, But I didnt bother to note them. Bad mom I am. All the boys had report cards, and only one is worthly of noting here , and that was JAKE, 4 A's 2 B's ( and one of those B's was in BAND) the other B was really a B+ and that is in Algebra, 9 th grade math, and he is in 8th grade, so YEAH FOR HIM!!! the other two.... not much to say except that Brett is now grounded till I see fit to take him off, and I told Alec to drop a class, He insists that this class that he has the bad grade in is the only one that he has learned anything in.. so he doesnt want to drop it. UGHHHH I wanted to shake him!
Speaking of wanting to Shake someone, SCOTT would be that other someone. We kind of got into it this weekend, And he made a comment that bugged me to no end, he said, And pardon the pun, " I am all about keeping up with the Jones's" that is what motivates me to do everything in my life!!! What the hell???? I was hurt that he thought that about me, but More hurt that he doesnt know me at all if he truely thinks that about me, Seriously, ?? He really thinks that is me? I couldnt even begin to understand where that came from, when I asked for a example, I didnt really get one, I got a random one... to do with the boys playing baseball?? not too sure what that meant, but OK.
Ok, I have to go get some things done, but I will leave you with a Sam Quote:
SAM:" I dont like to eat Black Turkey" ...
ME: " Sam, there isnt a Black Turkey"
SAM: " I dont want to eat a Black Turkey"
ME: " Sam, the turkey is white, not black, where did you see a Black Turkey"?
SAM: " On TV, I dont want to eat a BLACK TURKEY"!!

Check this out!

The Store owner got this email from a customer last night:


I just wanted to tell you that Tami in your store is SPECTACULAR!!!...She has always helped me find things in the store and she always GREETS everyone with a wonderful smile!!! She always helps them find what they need.

She makes me want to come back in and bring my friends in as well!

I just thought it is good to tell an owner when they have made such a great choice in an employee.

Thanks
MaryAnn

How cool is that? Susan from the store forward it to me last night. you never hear the good stuff, so I think that is very cool.

Ok, I have a class tonight, My hand hurts from punching 375 circles.. yes, 375 circles... TWICE!! it was very annoying, and I am not looking forward to doing this again when I have the same class in TWO weeks. I did a repeat of the class cause the first one filled up so fast!
Here is the class:














Ok I am off !

Are you sitting down?

two post from me, in the same friggin day! I know, Shock of your life, but I had to share these funnies with you, coming to you from my Friend Sharon, the one who sat near the man with gas in Jury Duty last week.....



This one is my favorite!











Enjoy the funnies!

I had a post and now its gone

It even had a picture of Lisa B in it too... from a class that I took from her on Friday at the convention, And it was here, and then it just vanished. The blogging gods are not with me today.
I will recap: Went to the Bellevue convention on Friday , Took two classes, one from Lisa B.
The other had the potential of being very good, BUT the gal that was scheduled to teach it, didnt, and no-one said why , I was upset cause I picked the class based on the teacher, I will be writting the company today to ask for an explination on this matter. I had a great night Friday night, A good night sleep, A much needed good night sleep, after a highly emotional week. I dont usually sleep well, but Friday night , I did.
Before I forget, here is the Picture that the first post had: I dont know who she is talking to, and I dont know the lady in the back, this was the best picture that I got, so here ya go. I did get a chance to talk to her, I called her over to mine and Zora's table, and told her how we met on her MB years ago, and have been friends since.. I didnt tell her that we no longer visit her MB, cause she didnt need to know that detail.


I spent all of Sunday putting class kits together for my class Tuesday night, When I Wasnt doing the class kits, I was making my mothers Birthday present. I have been working on this since the summer, I cant show you now, but I will show you after NOV 22, once I know she has it in her hands, It was ALOT of work.. but all worth it cause she is my mommy.

I also told you in the post that has since vanished about Sam, and how he tells his big brothers what to do, It was cute at the time, but now I dont feel like re-capping that, so you missed out on a Sam story, Have a good day!!

a couple of Pictures in My Grandmothers Memory, Rae-Rae passed away Sunday afternoon in Boston, And while We all knew this was going to happen, it doesnt make it hurt any less. I know she is in a better place, and is dancing and singing where she is, I know she is happy now.. but I am hurting, I am sad to have lost such a great lady in my life, I have so many wonderful, happy, funny memories from my time with her, I will cherish them and always share them with my boys. I will always remember her with her smiling face and how she would break out in a song whenever she felt like it. .....

In these pictures are the same two ladies... My Great Grandma Ramona, And My Grandmother, Rae-Rae . the picture on the left was taken in the early 1920's, the one on the right was taken on the 4th of July in 1976. .. This is how I will always remember her, Happy and full of life...

I just Scored 240 cards ....

for a class I am teaching in Nov. .. 240 cards... 12 x 20.. 12 cards.. 20 kits. Why am I scoring them You ask?? ( that is what a Co-worker asked me) My answer: Because I want them to actually finish the 12 cards in the 2 hour time slot. I pre-cut everything, and if Me scoring them the cards for them will help them, then there ya go... Because seriously, how many of us have half finished projects from Conventions, or classes, Projects that we say we will do, and we never do? And I dont want that for the people that pay me money to take My class.. I want them to say, " Hey, we like taking classes with Tami, we leave with a finished project! ".... So again,.. 240 cards just scored... Wine anyone?


At the store today...

a lady came in and said she had never scrapped ,and wanted to do an album for her son, all four years of his Football for High school, ( he is just now a freshman) she wanted to know where to get started. She didnt like the Album I showed her, The fact that it had page protectors was a turnoff for her. She wanted to plop everything of the page and use photo corners . She mentioned having newspaper clippings and was going to laminate them. I told her she should spray them with the Archival spray, so they wont yellow and fall apart, Again, she said she would laminate them.. again I said, Spray them first... She wasnt listening to me. She wanted the album to have more pages, Said that she could fill the whole album with the first year alone, I suggested more than one album, maybe one for each year.. she said no, she wanted one for all four years, and then for college too... ( she must think he is something) .. I left her alone after that, So my question is : Why ask for help if your not going to take it? From someone who knows what they are talking about too no less... Makes no sense to me...

Conversation with Sam tonight when I got home:

Sam : I have shorts on today, its not hot, but I dont care
Me, : I see that Sam, why dont you have pants on, its really cold out:
Sam: Cause, this is what I ... The Sky is Blue mom....

LOL, Where that came from I have no idea, it was like it just hit him, HEY, the SKY IS BLUE!! it was pitched black when he said it to me too.. To be four again, you can have random thoughts and say them outloud, without people thinking you didnt take your meds....

Updated pics!

This is the picture of Alec and his date, and Friends from Homecoming. He had a fun time, they all were very grown up for the night, Dressed up, A limo, dinner at a very Fancy restuarant. I am sure it was a night to remember.. He is doing good, the ankle is healing, the swelling is coming down ,and even though he shouldnt be, he is walking without his crutches, He is very anxious to get back to working out and getting ready for wrestling season, which starts in just a month. I will keep you posted on his progress.


I was able to get to another of Jakes Football games this week, They lost, But it was fun to watch, I love being able to take pictures of him too , I am not sure if I can get to another game, I think Tuesday I will be able to get to that one for a short time, then I will have to leave to get ready for my class, I may not even be able to make it to another of Jake's game... At least I got to two of them! I would have liked to have gotten better pictures of him on the sidelines, They are good to scrap He is # 55, the center in this photo..



The boy that was injured last thursday at Jakes Game is still in his medical induced coma, But he has progressed nicely. They wont know much till he wakes up, the extent of his damage, he may be totally fine, but they just dont know. He has responded to certain things that make his outcome look bright. Keep him in your prayers, His name is Zackery. His Family have set up a website to let everyone keep up on his progress, they update it daily, and you can read about how he is doing, the site is http://caringbridge.org go to " a caring bridge site" off to the right, then in the spot enter a caring bridge site, you enter " zackerylystedt" all one word, and you will be taken to his site , I suggest you start with the first entry in his journal, where it explains how he was hurt, then they have updated it daily with his progress.

Football injuries, Homecoming, and A prayer ...

First I need to ask all that visit my blog, even if your not the praying type, to please Keep a young boy named Zach in your prayers. Zach is an 8th grader, who was playing football For His School, Tahoma, Against Jakes Team, Mattson, on Thursday afternoon, Zach took a hard hit from one of Jake;s team mates early in the 1st quarter, he stayed down for a bout a minute, but then got up and went to the sidelines. He told his coach and his Dad that he had a headache, but went back in at the end of the game, after two plays he went back to the side line where he collapsed, had a siezure and stopped breathing. The medics were able to get him breathing again, where he was then life flighted out to Harborview Hospital in Seattle. He underwent surgery that night to release the swelling on his brain, they left his skull open in two places, and his outlook doesnt look good at all, he has been in a coma since this happened. Zach is an only child, and his parents are just devasted. That is all I know right now. Also keep the young man Dalton, who hit him, in your prayers, it was a clean hit, just a freak thing, and I am sure Dalton is just a mess as you can imagine. I will post anything when I know it.


Moving on to My Son ALEC, who injured his ankle on Friday in a pick up football game. I was happily scrapping away at my store ( doing a LO of Alec wrestling ) and he called, telling me he couldnt walk, he thought he should go to urgent care, Alrighty I said, He got a ride there, where I met him, and his hugely swollen ankle.. Keep in mind, this was the DAY BEFORE homecoming Dance. Xrays showed he has a chip bone and a very sprained ankle. So on Crutches he went.... I am sure his date is thrilled, but HE wanted to be sure he still went, promised he wouldnt dance, he just said he was NOT missing this. Here he is when he and his Friend Frankie stopped by my store so I could see them, before they went to pick up their dates:

Handsome young men if I do say so myself. I will post pictures of them with their Dates when I have them.

Computer Error

I have had computer problems, I am not sure what the problems have been, but it has taken me forever to post anything, even on other blogs, ( I finally got one on Maegans last night, but it took 3 tries!) So I havent been in too much of a mood to try to do this.
What has been going on?
It was our Five year Wedding Anniversary last Friday, I worked, We had dinner on SAT. We were going to go away for the night, But couldnt get the sitter thing together, Then planned to do it on the 21st, But I think not now. Honestly, once the day has come and gone, I dont have the desire. I do want to buy tickets to the NUTCRACKER again this year, And I have been looking into that, Scott does want to go again ( YEAH!) so I think we will do that, We had great seats last year, But Scott was Sick, and I was taking medication that made me fall asleep when I sat still, ( LOL, seriously, I fell asleep during the first act, and it wasnt because I was bored!) So we thought it would be fun to go when we were not drugged or sick. Sam will be spending the night at his Grandmas on the 21st, so maybe we can still go to dinner, I am off at two that day, so I want to do something!
I was able to go to one of Jakes Football games On Tuesday, I didnt get any pictures of him on the sidelines, cause he played the whole stinkin game, Both Offense and Defense. So Here is a picture but honestly, I think I am the only one who can find Jake, He is # 55. I did get this one shot of him on the side lines, Notice him tucking in his shirt, The coach yelled at all the boys before the game, telling them he doesnt want to see the T-shirts under their uniforms, so all the boys kept tucking in their shirts the whole time :



















Onto other news, I have been busy with my Classes, I had a tool class the other night, it went well, Got thru it all in the Allowed time, They made two cards, learned how to use a bunch of Scrapping Tools, and They all had fun! Next tuesday I have a basic's class, and the following Tuesday I have my Bo-bunny Christmas Accordian album/tin Class. That one will be very detailed, but I am trying to make it go as smoothly as I can by pre-cutting lots of stuff. Ok ,Off to play with Sam.

I have been TAGGED

My dear Friend Maegan Tagged me, I have to post the 5 weirdest things about me... ok, here goes:

Weirdism #1: I cant listen to people Chew... Eat .. when eating a meal with someone there must be Noise , a TV, a Radio, Chatter in a restaurant, if it is quiet I have to leave the room. This doesnt go over well with most men in my life.

Weirdism #2: I hate the noise of someones fork, or spoon hitting the plate or bowl.. IT gives me a sick sick feeling in my stomache, almost like an anxiety attack, its that bad, This also goes with the sound of people sticking their hands in a chip bag, Ever hear of putting them on a plate?

Weirdism #3: I ( like Maegan) wont prepare Raw Chicken or A Turkey, in fact, I have been having Fred Meyer Prepare my Turkey dinners for the last few years, cause I wont stick my hand in that thing , Chickens are just as gross, they smell when they are raw.. they smell like a bird.

Weirdism #4. I cant sleep in the same room with my Husband, We have realized that we sleep better alone, I have to sleep with a Fan going, and he cant, he says it kicks up the dust ( which I am sure it does cause dusting isnt high on my list of priorities) I have to have the window open even in the dead of winter, I need to feel the fresh air blowing in from outside. So, My Husband and I have not slept in the same room for well over a year, And I must say, I have been sleeping better and better since then.

Weirdism #5 I Cant listen to anything, a TV show, A Person on the radio, ANYTHING when they talk about the New York Yankees, I have to change it... Good or bad that they are going to say about that dreadful team, I cant listen, I turn into a child and stick my fingers in my ears and sing "LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA" the whole time... Its weird, and I think goes beyond my love for the Red Sox.. They just make me sick.


Now for The Rules:List 5 Weird things about yourself or your pets.Tag 5 Friends and list them.Those people need to write on their blogs about 5 weird things, state the rules, and tag 5 more people.Don’t forget to let the people you tag know by posting a comment on their blog!

So I will TAG : Jules , Shar, Jayne, Darla, and Cindy! ! Have fun ladies!

Had my first class last night!

And it went well, it was a very involved class, this one was the Card tin, so the had to use the mod podge and cover the TIN and do the insides as well. There were a couple of ladies that were pretty much beginners to scrappin, so things didnt come as easy to them as some of the others, But It all went well, they finished in the time they had , and they all left with pretty tins! IT was a full house with the sell out of the class too!
I have a NOV class that has already sold out, so I added another date for that , ( that was the Advent Calendar class) . So far , so good! I think I will do a bit more pre cutting for my next tin class which is in a few weeks, just so they dont even have to think about it!

This was what we made last night:

What a week its been

I have been working non stop at preping for my first class, Which is Tuesday Oct 3rd( yes, in 2 days) I have made templates, Cut 12 months to size, cut ribbon All for 15 people! it has been alot of work, and I am hoping it pays off in the end with a smooth successful class, The fact that it is SOLD OUT ( yes, you read that right) means that there wont be alot of wiggle room, so I hope all my preping and pre-planning works out for me and the students. I know most of the people in the class, All are customers, Some very regulars, two friends, so I feel good with who I have and I dont plan on being nervous!
But, I am sick, I have had a sinus cold since Friday, I cant tell if its getting better, or worse, I tried to rest as much as I could today, but that just didnt work out too well. I need to still do some things , but I plan on stopping all work at 9 pm and sit down in front of the TV and chill out for the rest of the night.
I had to ground Brett and Jake tonight, There is the standing rule that you need to be home from friends house's by 6pm on a school night, They were out together at Bretts Friends house, and waltzed in the door at 6:35, By 6:15 they were already grounded in my mind. When I asked them what time they should have been home, they DIDNT KNOW... Hello.. same time for the last 3 years... I told them it was rude of them to walk thru the door whenever they pleased, and not even calling me, Making me worry about them, I dont ask alot of them, But I do ask that they come home on time, and to let me know where they are... maybe now they will remember.

Sam on Friday after School
Sam: we beat the girls today
Me: doing what Sam?
Sam: Peeing and washing our hands....


LOL, And you always will Sam.

DRopped Sam off at Pre School today, While we were waiting for the doors to open, one of the dad's asked me " have you ever seen the movie 'fever pitch' "? I said , yes, several times, Why? " Dad Said " cause that is what you remind me of" Thank you Dad at pre-school, I take that as a compliment. (for those of you who dont know it, My car is decked out in Red Sox stuff, My personalized Plate that says BOSRDSX for starters, the frame around the plate, 2004 world series champions, the stickers in each corner of the windows , One that says " Just say no, to the New York Yankees" the one going across the top of my back window, The one on the side window... You get the picture.) We then went on to talk about Baseball a bit, and about the Seahawks game yesterday.
Then I went to starbucks and Meet Sharon for Coffee, Where we sat and talked for 1 hour and 45 mins, It was fun to chat and catch up, and we will do it more often for sure. Then I went back to get Sam, and we are now having lunch, Sam learned how to STOP DROP AND ROLL today in School, and he showed me all he learned, He is so cute, he was rolling around on the floor back and forth, asking if he was done... all the while covering his face with his hands.

That is it for now, I have a busy week ahead of me, lots to do to prepare for my first class next Tuesday! I will be dropping Sam off at School on WED and FRiday and heading to the store to prepare, I love the paper trimmers we have there, I think I will have to invest in on for my home , but its a HUGE investment, ( around 200.00) , Huge for me. HAve a good day!

Class Open house was Today!

And it was GREAT!! All the teachers had a great sign up tur out, and I did Great too! So far I have :
7 people for my Basic Grey Card keeper
8 for my Bo-Bunny christmas tin
6 for my Cards
9 for my Advent Calendar
2 for my chalkboard
4 for my pocket calendar


How cool is that? AND they can sign up UP till the day before the class! 15 is the most that there is space for in a class. I am So excited, I am Beyond excited! I am also teaching the Getting started class, and its free for anyone to attend, I get paid the same amount for 1 person as I would for 15, I have one of those every month and I have one signed up for OCT. My Tool class didnt do well at all, but I ran out of room on my table ( isnt that crazy?) so I wasnt able to set out the tools and projects for that one, But its all Good, I couldnt be any happier! And I have at least ONE friend in every class!
So , let me say to you all, thank you very much for the support you have given me, and thank you for attending my classes!

So yesterday was the day, the day that all of the Class projects went up and people could start signing up for them, I didnt expect much on the first day, We are having a class open house on SAT and we have been talking about that for almost a month, And if they sign up AT the class open house, they get 10% off, ( I found out yesterday that they get 10% off till the end of the month as well) . I did have one person sign up for three of my classes yesterday , and one for one, And Many people take note of whats days what was on, I am hoping for lots of sign ups this SAT, but some of these classes go out thru DEC, so really, they can wait till the day before to sign up for them.... But anyone who ever has done anything like this feels the same way, you fear that no-one will like them, no-one will sign up... and your left wondering if your not as good as you thought you were ( haha, seriously though) .... Wish me luck, keep your fingers crossed, send good vibes.. all that good stuff.

On another note, can I just say that I LOVE my new co-workers? One is A younger girl ( she is young enough to be my Daughter, she just turned 18 in June) she and I work mostly together, three nights a week, and a few Saturdays, she is sweet as can be. And Lesa , all I can say about Lesa is that we are so very much alike, Like two peas in a pod, she is a joy to work with, and she is also one of our teachers, and feels just like I do.. She is just a great lady. Not that my other co-workers are not, I just wanted to comment on these great new ones!

IS it SAT already?

well, its really Sunday already! but I havent been to bed yet, So its Still SAT to me. My week just seemed to get away from me, Between Getting Sam up and out of the house so early 3 times a week, and the fact that I wasted 6 hours of my day off with a Migraine , I feel like I have done nothing... But I know that is not true, So why do I feel like it? I put all the finishing touches on ALL my class projects, And I WAS DONE!!! WAS DONE.. key words.. I somehow forgot that we had agreed to make Make n Takes for the Class open house next SAT, Each teacher is going to make some.. so, I must have not wanted to hear this and I let it fly right over my heard, cause it was Thursday of this week when I "first heard of it" LOL... so I had to think some more? I thought I was done with that for a while... So I came up with a make n take, and I am just oh so cleaver that I am inserting a small list with all my classes and the dates, just so they dont forget, they will be using the new Making memories Notch Tool on this make n take.. ... And then I had to do My Teacher BIO For the store, A 9x9 Layout all about me.. Lovely. I did one tonight, And I do think it turned out pretty good, But I still need to add my picture , I was waiting till Wed when I get my haircut to take a new one. So what do you think?

Girls are pretty fine..

That is what SAM thinks... but lets back track here a bit, I came home from work last friday to hear that Sam had declared that he didnt like little girls ( something to do with pre-school I am sure) So we talked about this for a bit, only to find out that everything I said ( like , Cari is a girl, and you love her ) he had an answer for.. " Cari is my cousin" " Auntie Shelly is My Auntie" .... so I gave up, I told his brothers about it, ( Alec knew he had never gone thru such a phase, lol) and had hoped they would tell him something good about girls. I dropped him off at school on Monday , and mentioned this to his teacher, in case he didnt want to sit near one, or something, ( I mentioned this AFTER she commented on Sams never ending supply of Baseball shirts, lol) Teacher Teri said ok, We will see if we can fix it.... Picked him up after school, and I asked him how he felt about little girls today.. and he said " Mom, Girls are pretty fine".. I tried not to laugh, and said " oh, you do like girls today?" and he said " yup, They wear pretty Clothes, I wear cool clothes, girls wear pretty clothes" .. Ok Teacher Teri, You said something to make him like them again....

5 years later....We will Never Forget

Where we were when we first heard about the attacks on the WTC. It was just after 7 am when I walked into the living room, the boys were watching "spongebob squarepants" on Nick , and I noticed the light flashing on the phone meaning I had a voice mail. Much to my shock, I had several, first one from my mom in CA, she was asking me if I was around , where was I, why didnt I pick up the phone? ( my first thought was, 'mom, its a Voicemail, I cant hear you' )... I deleted that message, then My next one was from my sister Shelly, her message was a bit more disturbing, " Tami, where are you? Are you watching TV? the whole world is blowing up around us, At least that is what it seems like, call me" .. At this point I hung up the phone and told the boys to put on channel 5 , they did, and I wasnt sure what I was seeing... I just sat there on the couch and watched in shock, the boys were asking what was going on, where this was, ect.. I didnt even know what to say. I then called Scott at work, (something you just dont do) and asked him what was going on..That was when I first heard his name, 'Bin Laden'. Now, I may have heard his name before, But It didnt click, I had no clue who this monster was, but after hearing the way Scott said it, ( he added a few colorful words to his name) I never forgot it. I had to take the boys to school, I remember the drive with Alec, he was in 7th grade, and we listened to the radio on the way.. when he got out we told each other we love you.. it was a strange feeling, letting your children go that morning. After Brett and Jake got on the bus, I just sat in front of the TV and cried all day ( I didnt have to work), Thankful that everyone I knew and loved were safe....

Come visit my Scrapping Blog

I have been busy working on all my projects for my classes, and I have added just a few of them on my scrap blog, Go take a look and see what you think..


http://myscrappingcreations.blogspot.com/

FIRST DAY OF PRE-K!! I was Freaking out.. But Sam did very well. I have been trying to upload the pics ALL day, but something is up, Still dont know if it will work tonight, But It was time to post about his Big Day!

It worked.. OK This picture is from before we left the house,

And then it was off to School, We left a bit early Jake wanted a ride cause he had his SAX with him, So We dropped him of at School then arrived at Pre-K a bit early, so we waited in the car till the door opened, Then we went in, Found his cubby, Put his back pack in it, and we went in the other room and Sam found a spot on the rug, he wanted to sit on the "S" but another little girl was on it, And so I asked him if he wanted to sit on the "A" but he said no, ( I think it was cause there was a girl on the "Y", making it a bit too close for comfort, so he picked the "C" by this time I was trying not to cry, and I was taking his picture, Watching him.. he was so amazed by all that was around him, I knew he would enjoy his time there, But I on the other hand, wasnt enjoying MY time there, So I left quickly before I started to cry and he could see me, I told him to have fun, and I left. Here is a picture of that:

And then one more picture from before we left, Sam wanted me to take a picture of His Backpack.... :

When I picked him up he was so happy to see me, Jumped into my arms, we then dinned on MCDonalds, and Sam told me all about the playground... and that they sang the 'itsy bitsy spider'.. and that he ate his snack and drank his juice.

I can tell you all right now, I am not going to like this year, I have Sam doing this Pre-K thing, and Alec being a senior on me, I am not liking this growing up thing....

No Laboring for me today!

I did nothing on Labor day... I did not labor AT all, In fact, I watched alot of TV... since I have been facing the fact that the RED SOX will not be in the playoffs this year, I have been in a bit of a bad mood, So I thought it was time to bring out the DVD's on the 2004 Season ( for those of you that have been living in a cave, The RED SOX won the WORLD SERIES in 2004). I started out with watching the Movie, " Fever Pitch" which is a great movie about a guy who is in love wht the sox, and how he cant seem to keep a love life when they are playing, But in the winter, he is a great Boyfriend, They just happened to film this movie the year they won the world series, they were going to end the movie with the sox losing, Just as they have every year for the past 86 years, But then, They kept winning, And winning, and WON, So they changed the ending of the movie... Just a little tid bit in case you didnt know. ... Then I put in the Fabulous DVD of the 2004 playoffs and WS games, Denis Leary is the narrator in this DVD, I love him. That one lasted 90 minutes, And I loved every moment of it. After it was over and I returned to the present day, I then went and took a nap, ( major headache, tried to get rid of it) .
School starts in the morning, Oh yeah..... I have a child leaving the house every hour starting at 5:45 am, Brett will leave then for Drill team for ROTC , Then Alec leaves at 6 : 45 am.. Jake to follow at 7:45, and on Sams pre-k days, he will have to be there at 8:45... Thank god I am a fan of coffee... But I am also a fan of sleep, so where does that leave me??

Red Sox Pitcher Has Cancer

This was released yesterday, There had been talk all week that this was what was wrong with him, and it was just confirmed:

BOSTON (CP) - Baseball has become secondary for the Boston Red Sox as they deal with the news that one of their young pitchers has a treatable form of cancer.
The Red Sox released word today that left-hander Jon Lester has been diagnosed with a treatable form of anaplastic large cell lymphoma, and will undergo treatment within the coming week.
Lester underwent a battery of tests over the past week after battling a sore back.
He was diagnosed with enlarged lymph nodes, and a biopsy revealed the lymphoma.
Red Sox manager Terry Francona visited Lester yesterday prior to the Sox opening a four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.



Lester is 7-2 with a 4.76 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 81 1-3 innings


Lester is a young guy, I had to chance to get a few pictures of him in July when he was here, and commented at the time that he was just a baby, :














I have whinned and groaned about how much they have lost lately, and how they have so many people injured, but those have nothing on this one. I wish him a speedy recovery..... I can say that the Red sox now have 10 people sitting out with injuries, and included are all of their starting pitchers.. so basically , when you are watching the RED SOX play, your really watching their AAA team play,...

Pre-schools

that has been what I have been in search of these past few days, A Pre-school that has an AM opening for Fall ( yes, next week) for Sam. isnt an easy task to say the least, Because most people, ( the smart ones who are not wondering if their child should go to pre-school) do this in the SPRING.. But no, not me, The truth be told that I didnt want to send Sam to pre-school, I was perfectly content to keep him home with me, This is after all, the last year that I have him home with me, And I am PERFECTLY aware of how fast time flies ( perfect example is Alec, Who will enter the 12th grade on TUESDAY, 12th GRADE... I honestly remember HIS first day of Kindergarten like it was yesterday, I remember what he was wearing, I remember how we walked him to school Me pushing Brett and Jake in the double stroller, Alec walking beside us, And how excited Alec was when we entered his room to find that his little desk was in the same group as Kaitlyns, the only person he met at the 'meet the teacher' thing a few days before. Alec and Kaitlyn remained the best of friends for two years, till we moved to WA.) Anyway, getting off track here, TIME FLIES TOO FAST!!!!! I dont want another child going off to school, Pre-K or not!!! But Scott INSISTED that Sam had to go.. so off he will go, and I will cry and cry I am sure. But I must be honest, I will be crying all year with Alec graduating, Dont even get me going on that one!
Why must they grow up?

The Tshirt says it all

Sam this weekend with His grandma at the hotel that he left his blankie at.

Long time no BLOG

I have been busy.. Busy doing stuff... Thats my story and I am sticking to it!

Big story around here, Sam went away for the weekend with his grandma, She took him to the zoo, and the played in the fountains, and they stayed at a hotel in Tacoma, where they played some more. Sam arrived home today minus his favorite Blankie... NOT GOOD, And this blankie, by the way, use to be Jakes favorite Blankie, and when I gave it to Sam when he was 6 months old, he instantly became attached to it. He finds it in the dark just by touch.. ( maybe smell?) it was a Gymboree baseball blanket from 1997! there is no way you can find another one.. So what does Mommy Do? I first call the 800 # for the hotels, cause I dont know WHICH Sheraton she stayed at in Tacoma, they were very helpful, and told me which one it was, where I was then directed to lost and found.. back to the front desk I went when she couldnt locate My Mother-in-laws room.. Front desk told me what room it was, so Back to the lost and found lady I went to. They said they would search the room, and call me back....... Phone rings... I'm sorry, I cant locate the dirty old blanket... Maybe it got sent down the laundry shoot and it will show up in the laundry, if that happens they will call me back.... Hour later , they called! It was in the laundry shoot , her description of it " its kind of yellow with blue baseball caps and baseballs on it, looks like a baby blanket with some holes in it?" Yeah lady, that is the Must have, cant sleep without it, gone through two sons, smelly blanket, that I now will drive to Tacoma to pick up so sam can sleep. Thank GOD she found it!!

Again, we wont talk RED SOX,, they were just in town.. had tickets to all games... they lost ALL Games... thats all I am saying about that.

I am trying to start a Scrap blog, showing all my projects for classes, But that will wait till all projects are finished, and I have time to take the pictures and load them, But I have been working on getting the projects finished first!

the reason for my bad mood ...

I am in a bad mood.... I have been since Friday, And I know why I am in this bad mood.. Its the Red Sox. They just lost 5 in a ROW in Boston, To the Skankees.... 5 In a ROW!! What the ??? this is crazy, it was heartbreaking for any Red Sox Fan... Alec came in tonight and said " we will not even talk about baseball".. No Alec, we will not... So There ya go, the reason why I have been in such a bad mood since Friday AM....

Flip Flop Family

Last night when I got home and told Scott about my shitty day, he asked me what he could do to make it better, I didnt have an answer, so nothing. Well This morning I woke up to Breakfast, Coffee and He had emptied the dishwasher... I dont know if that was what he was doing to try to make things better for me, But it was a good way to start my day.
I finally got together with my sisters around 6 ish tonight, Shelly's DH Norm, took us to dinner, It was nice, Kelli wasnt very talkative, Shelly was thinking of all the many things she had to do before they leave tomorrow on their trip, But I just enjoyed being out . After that we went back to her house where Norm the bartender made me a couple of cosmos... We then took this fabulous picture , ( story on the picture, I have been looking at this Jolee's thing in my store for a couple of months, It is this adorable title, with flip flops, saying Flip flop Family.. I have been dying to use it, but I dont have a " flip flop family " in my house, so I got my sisters, Shelly, Kelli, Carrie and Myslef to take this picture, Kelli and Shelly thought it was crazy, ( although one of them did admit it was cute) and Carrie of course enjoyed it... So here is the picture that I had to have.














on to what my night has been like alone... well it has been quiet that is for sure... I took Shellys Dog tonight with me cause I needed some company ( he is staying with me while she is gone ) . I must say, I am not an alone person, I like being alone.. but not in this big house . Nope, Not a fan.

Ok, For the past 5 years, I have had two last names, I have Been Tami Jones with the IRS ( actually I have been Tami Jones with the IRS since 1987, minor detail) And Tami Shumate with everything else, ( checking account, DMV, things like that). So today I go to deposit my check with my bank, The VERY SAME bank that I have had for 10 years, And Oh, excuse me, They wont take my Check cause its made out to TAMI JONES.... I went OFF on them Asking them where the hell are their Higher standards of Banking that they speak so loudly of( bank of America, that is there logo) the Bitch told me , THIS WAS their higher standard of banking, She then told me she didnt like my tone of voice, and I then Asked her if anyone has ever told her she was a bitch? ( Not cool, I know, But I was livid) I then left and told the bitch that I would go to another branch that would happily take my money, she told me she didnt think so.. But I did...and the other bank took it, No problem. But now I am pretty sure there is a flag on my account ( I am sure the bitch wrote it down) to not take Any checks with Tami Jones... So its time to change my name BACK to Tami Jones. Why , you ask? Because, I have been her since 1987, and I like it, its easy, I dont have to spell it for anyone, and I have three sons with that name. Scott on the other hand doesnt think its so cool.. I said I would make it JONES-SHUMATE.... to make him happy to cover ALL of my sons, Scott doesnt like it. I just about dont care... I will be heading to the DMV this week for a New licsence with the name JONES-Shumate...
That was just the start of my not so great day... I love my sisters, but it seems that we cant all just hang out, See, whenever Kelli comes here, She stays with Shelly, Never with me.. so there I always am, going to Shellys , and hanging out with them.. but I always feel left out, like I am missing out on the good stuff when I am not around, and when I am there, Well I feel ignorned really. I asked Kelli to stay here Sat night since I am going to have the house to myself, and Shelly didnt think that she needed to... Whatever I said to that, no biggie, But I took half of SAT off to hang out with them and then today I was told that they may be in Seattle ..... ok, So why did I take half the day off ? Why did I bother? cause when I said I didnt get off till 6 , I was told that was late... ok, so Now I am to call in the AM and find out if they will be home, and not go to seattle ( in shellys defense, she doesnt want to go, they got some free tickets to a movie for the kids and the kids want to go, ) I am so upset by this all that all I want to do is go home at 2 ( early) and be alone.... I hate when I feel like I am on the outside looking in when it comes to this sister realationship that we all have.... I am fine, one on one, as I think they are too.. and maybe I am the only one feeling this way, In fact, I know I am the only feeling this way. ok, I am done bitching....

What's a Girl to do?

Ok, so, can I tell you how excited I am about Saturday? I will be home alone.. ALONE, for the entire night, Till Sunday noonish! Can you believe it? I am not sure WHAT I will do , But I am thinking about Scrapping, ( of course) and cleaning my scrap room... sleeping sounds good too, I am just not sure. My sis Kelli arrived today from Vegas, so I will be going over to Shellys to hang out with them, but I figure by 8 pm, here I will be, in this big house all alone.... whats a girl to do?

So Sam has been such a crack up lately.. tonight I was told that he was caught " getting rid of the dead roses", But the bad thing was, He cut all the Good roses ... yup, just snipped them off.. Scott found him with the prunners in hand.... Sam's reaction?? " Dad, I am really really sorry" ..... They were my peach roses too, he could have at least cut the red ones.

Sam also was yelling at his brothers yesterday.. it seems they were sitting on his friends.. Goodness, They should have seem them before they sat down.

On another note, I love Big and Carrie... the couple on Sex and the City... their relationship is so ..... real, so me.

Sam's 4th Birthday Party!

This was During the Pinata, and after , they boys with all their goodies. It was a pull apart pinata, so they all just had to pull Hard, and all at once, They thought it was very cool. Sam had a good day, Played baseball with his Friends, It got a bit on the warm side in the sun, so we found shade under the big tree in the front, once we were there, we didnt go back, lol. I have to admit it, I am not a fan of parties at my house, The pressure of doing it right, making sure it all goes well, cleaning the darn place, ( that is my most hated part), I dont like it, period. But I better, cause in 10 months ( not like I am counting) I will be having Alecs Graduation party in the Same yard... I am already stressing over that!

I have my first offical TEACHERS Meeting at the Store tomorrow, I am so excited! I cant wait to get this going and start teaching, One of the gals there that teaches( and I know this happens with them all) Has a following, the same people always take her classes, with a few new ones thrown into the mix. I am hoping that happens to me, and that they are not Just all my friends! LOL, Several ladies, ( customers) are interested in my classes, ask all the time when they can sign up, so I am hoping that I have been there long enough, that the gals know me, and want to take my classes, Right now its Three a month, The first three tuesdays of the month. if the dont fill, then you cancel, so I am hoping for TWO a month in reality....

Ok, Off for the night, Lynette, remind me to send you pictures of your boys from the party!!

I have neglected my blog since WED, I have neglected much in my life since WED. My sister called me late that night to tell me that my nephew, Scottys Check- up revealed that he is Diabetic. Her intial thoughts were shock, and had no clue what was coming next, Scotty had a baseball game that night, They figured they could go play , and then meet with the Doctors the next day, Yeah, Not so much, He was sent to Childrens Hospital in Seattle, where he then spent the next three days learning how to deal with his new life.( you should have seen all the books that they were sent home with, not to mention the needles, test strips, medicine, ect) He will be insulin Dependent for the rest of his life. But I must say , he is doing well with it all, for now. I was there last night at the house for his homecoming, and he handled the whole thing well, Checking his levels before he ate, Then giving himself the insulin after the fact, His friends wanted to watch, and Shelly and I both thought that was important that they did, that they knew Scotty was the Same Scotty that they always knew , ( these kids are 12, so common sense doesnt come naturally to them)they all went out to play after he did it, and they thought it was pretty cool too. We are going over today, Sam wants to give Scotty a band-aid, thinking that will make him feel better. ( how sweet is that?)
So today I will also be cleaning the house, Sam is having his Birthday Party tomorrow, with 5 little friends, How fun , I will take lots of pictures of course.

Home From Camping, And its Sam's birthday!

Sam is FOUR!!! how insane is that ?? here is a pic of today..

the best reaction that he did was when he opened a baseball pitching machine thing, and he said , and I quote " Now THATS A PRESENT!" LOL, we all got a good laugh from that one.

So Camping.... we went camping, and all went well, the boys had a good time, the older boys floated down the river a couple of times, Alec found a stick almost the second we got there, And he carved it the whole time, Kept him busy for sure, But he did wish his knive had a comfort grip on it, lol. Sam threw rocks in to the river the whole time, and two ladies next to us wanted to keep him, thought he was the cuteset thing ever... and I must agree. We played games, and had fun... Family togetherness, it was nice to see them away from the PS2 for a few days! Here are some pictures of that:

so as it was nice to be together, I am so glad its over... there is only so much togetherness I can take...

Bagel Dave has died...

for those of you who dont know, its Sam's imaginary friend, And it seems he is Dead. Here is the way the conversation went:

Me : Sam, where is Bagel Dave?
Sam: HE's dead, I sat on him.
Me: Why did you do that?
Sam: Cause my brothers are home, so I just did.
then he walked away...


A few minutes later, I called Sam over and said:
Sam, Bagel dave doesnt have to go away just cause your brothers are home, he can still be your friend.
Sam: I just dont need him anymore, I am done with him, I have my brothers.

This Kid is FOUR ( well, will be on WED) and he is so stinkin Smart!! He made up his friend just cause his brothers were in Vegas , and he was loney. Which is sad.. but he was thinking smart, I'll just make up someone till my brothers come home and then I will sit on him and make him go away!! LOL...
I did ask about the tiny men having a war under my couch, and he informed me that they are ALL OVER the place, not just under the couch.. Lovely.. I hope they dont make too much of a mess.

Ohh I gotta bitch here, My poor red Sox, Just one injury after another, they need heathly pitchers so badly, They just cant win with all these rookies they got pitching for them, .. its making me sad.

Ok, we are off to camping for a couple of nights, Dont miss me too much!!

All boys safe and sound

but the fighting UGH.. I DIDNT miss that one AT ALL! Even Sam is whinning and complaining more.. Its amazing what a difference it all is when you throw a few more brothers into the mix.

Sam still has his Friends , it was nice to see that he didnt dump them since his brothers came home, And yes, There is still a war going on under my couch, they are now using a fire truck and fighting on that.. god only knows what else Sam has put under there to "help them fight the war"...

Brett has been in a mood since he has been home, I sense it has something to do with the fact that he never went to sleep while he was there , before 3 am!! hello?? we dont do that in our house, I may do that, But the boys may not!! So he is now going to bed no later than 11:30 and will wake up around 8 am, considering in less than one month he will have to wake up at 5 AM for the Rifle team for ROTC. .....

Jake had his first day of conditioning for Football this am, I hate this.. I have to get up at 7:30 and drive him to school, and then pick him up, that is just way to very early for me! But its all worth it... I just keep telling myself that....

We are getting ready for our camping trip coming up on Sunday, two nights of togetherness, do you think I can handle it?? I hope so!