Saturday, October 31, 2009

Five little pumpkins...sort of.

Five little pumpkins sitting on the gate.
The first one said, "Oh my it's getting late"
The second one said, "There are witches in the air."
The third one said, "But we don't care."
The fourth one said, "Let's run and run and run."
The fifth one said, "Get ready for some fun."
OOOOH went the wind, and out went the lights,
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

Do you know that poem?

Well, here's my new and improved version...

Five of my favorite people sitting on some hay.
The first one said, "I'm king of the hay."
The second one said, "There ain't no way!"
The third one said, "We'll do it MY way."
The fourth one said, "Hey, my name starts with a K!"
The fifth one said, "You're all going down I say."
AHHHH! went the kids, and OUCH went the cries,
And the only thing that rolled was their parents' eyes.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, everyone!! More pictures coming soon.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

I have this fear...

Well, my goodness...so many things could follow that statement! But this moment's fear is that there is some loyal, crazy reader who clicks on this site every so often and is utterly disappointed there aren't any updates...the truth?


I am way over my head as a Mommy...I have three (at home) amazing kids who are busy, a husband who is busy, a job that keeps me busy, and I am having trouble keeping my head above water...SOOOOOOO...we're fine...not a lot to report...sports coming along, work coming along, dance coming along, Halloween just coming, Kate's birthday coming, heck, Thanksgiving is coming...


Do you remember that poem?!?!


Thanksgiving's coming,
The turkey's getting fat,
Won't you please put a penny in the old man's hat.
If you haven't got a penny,
A ha' penny will do.
If you haven't got a ha' penny,
God Bless You.


OK...first of all...what the heck is a ha' penny...I mean I know it's a half penny, but were there such coins?!


Secondly...I never liked that version...why does the old MAN get the money?!?! :-)


Here's my remake of that old poem/song...


Thanksgiving's coming,
I'm gettting fat,
Won't you please just give me your hat.
If you haven't got a hat,
Your wallet will do,
If you haven't got a wallet,
Join the club.


Thought that was more appropriate for the economy...what do you think? Hopefully after this weekend I'll have some pictures to share...have a great weekend!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Time is flying...tons of ball games...and a special birthday...

I can't believe it's been two weeks since my last post...between the flu and Connor getting a secondary infection...he's missed a lot of school and we've all lost some sleep...but all that being said...I'M BAAACK...

By Saturday at 2pm I was attending the fourth game of the day...Kate had soccer at 8:30...I missed that because Jake's soccer game was an hour away and we had to leave at 9am...left his game at half time to take Connor to his 12 o'clock soccer game back closer to home...and when that was over we flew over to Jake's 12:15 baseball game...are you dizzy yet?! I was...but what great games I got to see! I didn't get to see Kate, but heard she was "awesome...and scored a lot of goals!" :-) Jake was one of the captains at his soccer game and he called the coin toss...he called tails...it landed tails! They started with the ball and dominated most of the game...however, it ended in a tie. One of Jake's corner kicks hit the upright and bounced out...it was an amazing kick! Connor's game also ended in a tie...and they, too, should have won that game...they were in control of the play over 80% of the time, but during the other team's 20% ball control, they scored two goals! Connor played defense and is one of the smartest players I know...he always puts the ball at his teammates' feet...he has the "whole picture" in his head while he plays...(I know I'm biased, but it's true!) He handled most of the throw-ins as a defender and he can really throw far!


We also had baseball this weekend...Jake played Saturday and they lost, but it was an awesome game...Jake hit a double and pitched really well. He played against his best buddy, Jacob, and they had to pitch to each other...it was fun to watch...they walked each other :-)! And Connor played baseball today...he pitched three innings and gave up one run and only two hits. I felt very lucky to have seen it live...it was awesome! They won 10-4!


Someone special turned FORTY-SEVEN yesterday (obviously it's not me because I wouldn't publicize the age!!) Yes, Bob's birthday was yesterday and we celebrated last night...a cookout, family, friends, Pat's famous banana cake, watching college football, and playing cards...all Bob's favorites! It was a great night! He left EARLY this am for Park City, Utah. He will be gone until Friday and we all miss him already.


Hope you have a wonderful week...I promise to have more pictures next time...