You better watch out....

He's coming to town. And now you can catch him in the act!

Have you seen this?



We did it last year and the boys were amazed!

Grandpa stayed over night on Christmas Eve. He heard the dog barking and went upstairs with his camera and this is what he found.....

When it's time to change, you've got to rearrange who you are, into what your're gonna be

Do you remember that episode?

Jan went to buy the silver platter for the anniversary and ordered the engraving, Bobby's voice started changing during the talent contest they entered to pay for the additional engraving cost.

I am beginning to have a new appreciation for Mrs. Brady, she married a man with three boys.

Things are changing at my house too, things are starting to stink.

Just this week I noticed a foul smell coming from the gym bag. I know you are saying "STOP, Don't do it!."
It was the GYM bag, I never should have picked up anything to smell.

It was Carter's shirt. Seriously, how can it smell like that after one day?

And I thought I learned my lesson, but did I?

Nooooooo.

Last night I sniffed Griffin's armpit.

Why, I do not know. Maybe I didn't think my precious 8 year old could really be the source of that smell.

He was.

How did these cute, great smelling babies turn into these foul smelling young men.



My friends always comment on how nice my house smells. If they only knew my secret.



Plug it in, out of sight, near the front door. When you walk in the door your sense of smell focuses on cinnamon goodness and not the gym bag aroma.

To save all of you from more of these posts, I pledge to not play "What's that smell and where is it coming" again. When it doubt, assume it is a boy.

Tofu: To F U

I got in a fight at Sunflower Market.


Maybe "fight" isn't the right word.


I had a stare down in the dairy aisle.


With Tofu.




Me: Listen Tofu, what are you even doing in the dairy aisle, you big faker.


Tofu: Don't even look at me, I am too good for you.


Me: What are you anyway?


Tofu: I am a healthier alternative to meat. Like I said, too good for you. Go find the Hostess cupcakes.


Me: But, I want to be healthier.


Tofu: hahahaha


Me: Really, but what do I do with you? Soft, firm, extra firm. You look so gross just sitting there in that Tofu juice.


Tofu: Stop squishing me and put me down.


Me: How could I pass you off on the men? They would know I tried to fake them out with Tofu the big faker.


Tofu: Stop staring at me like that and put me down.


Me: If I do buy you, I would need to make you tonight and hid the package way down deep in the garbage. How do make you? How could I pass you off as meat?



Tofu: I told you so.


Me: Told me what?


Tofu: I'm too good for you. Now move along.


And I did.


Tofu scares me.

Is anybody out there?

I am trying to get back into the swing of things. The kids have been in school, sort of, since August 17th.

If anyone is still following my blog, I thought I could catch you up with a list of numbers. This is what has been going on since July 10th.

6 medals (3 gold, 3 silver) Griffin won at the city swim meet

3 days spent at the State swim meet

1 friend who moved to Mexico for a year of immersion

15 cousins and aunts who flew in to celebrate 8/8/09

150 particpants of the Sue DiNapoli Ovarian Cancer 5k run and 3k walk held August 8th

5000 dollars raised for the Sue DiNapoli Ovarian Cancer Foundation I started in honor of my mother who passed away on August 5th 2005. The foundation will help low income women with ovarian cancer screening.

85 friends who celebrated the night away at the early 40th birthday party

2 nights spent in an awesome house in Beaver Creek over my real 40th birthday weekend

3 boys who started school on August 17th

1 Labor Day pool party, sadly 1 pool closed for the season

1 job interview and offer

1 field trip with kindergarten class cut short, see next entry

1 broken arm, 1 ambulance ride, 2 pins, 1 night in hospital, 1 week off school
4 weeks in cast, 4 weeks in sling

1 swimming season over

1 football season over

3 pumpkins cut off the vine

22 pounds of apples picked off the tree

1 and 2 uterus and ovaries removed

14 fantastic friends who brought over food, snacks, flowers during my recovery

1.5 confirmed h1n1 cases in our home

1 unbelievable husband who took a week of vacation to care for his wife and ended up caring for sick kids too

28 vicodin taken during "quiet recovery at home"

5 hats knit on vicodin, now known as "vicodin hats"

0 days all the boys have been in school at the same time since September 28th

0 boys flying over Colorado in hot air balloon

3 boys going back to school tomorrow

What are you going to do when all three are in school?

I have been asked that a lot lately.

I would love to go to the gym everyday and be a MILF by Halloween... ok, maybe by Thanksgiving.

Sometimes I think I should get a j..o..b.. (I only spell that word, never say it out loud.

Perhaps I can go back to school and get a teaching license.

So many choices.

I did order my college transcripts just in case.

Here are a few of my favorite classes from my well rounded education:

Introduction to Photography
General Astronomy
Intro to Theatre
Photo Collage
The American West
Geology of National Parks
World of Wines and Vines (wine tasting class)


Here is a list of obsolete classes:

Intro to Library Research (Fall 1987)
Computer Literacy (Fall 1987)
Intro to Microcomputers (Spring 1988)
Women in Politics (Fall 1991)

Luckily the minimum GPA requirement for the teaching program is 2.75.
I made by .007. Phew...

Maybe I could just keep our house clean and the kids out of trouble.

What will you do when your youngest heads off to kindergarten?

Independence day has come early

Carter's bike has had a flat tire since last fall. He didn't seem to care about getting it fixed. He would ride his brother's bike or his scooter.

The tire was fixed on Monday.

His friend rode his bike over on Tuesday. The two of them rode 2.5 miles back to the friend's house for a sleepover.

"Call me when you get there," I say as I watch my baby ride off. He has his own wheels now. He has some independence.

Although at times he lacks the responsibility character trait. I call the friend's house 45 minutes later, "Did they get there? Can I talk to Carter?" I lay on the guilt trip, even though I know he just forgot to call.

This afternoon he rode home, by himself, on wet roads, got splashed, and had a ball.

He rode to the library to sign up for summer reading, decided the line was too long, checked out some books and was back 1/2 hour later.

After dinner he decided we needed ice cream for dessert. He rode to the supermarket with his backpack and his own $15 and bought 2 containers of ice cream and chocolate sauce.

He will be headed off to middle school in the fall. I know he is growing up and needs some independence. I just didn't imagine this day would come so soon.

Wasn't it just last week he was shooting green food coloring in his mouth because he thought it would be sweet and tasty? Oh yes, that was just last week.

Finally

Have you been watching the countdown clock?



Do you know what tomorrow is?



Oh yes, the pool is finally opening.


A few things we have missed during the long, long, long winter:

Doing cool jumps off the diving board


Maybe this year Hayden will jump off the diving board too

Building sand castles in the sand volleyball court

Working your shift as a lifeguard


Waiting on the diving board for adult swim to be over just to be the first kid in the pool

Hanging out with your friends

Hanging out with your brother

Hanging out with your girls, poolside.

Taking a nap in the shade after a busy day of swimming

And yum, yum, yummy drumsticks from the snack bar on a hot summer day.

Happy Summer! See you at the pool!