I decided at the last minute to make everyone scarves for christmas in addition to their gifts so I have been a knitting fool!  I have 2 more left to finish... one is about 2/3 done but it has beading which as it turns out really slows you down (LOL) and the other is just about 6 inches long...  And my sister ... whose scarf is already done ( Read more... )

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 Sophia was curious the other day about what was happening when she and her brothers were born.  She was questioning more on a global basis.  So Jacob was a desert storm baby... tony and her not so much...   But my dad was in vietnam when I was born ( Read more... )

Conversation I had with sophia the other day...  B is a boy that sophia has liked for many years.  They are best friends but sophia thinks he is extra special!  C is sophias best girl friend.  B is C's neighbor.

and you must know that sophia is reading lots of books about what will happen to her body in the upcoming years...

Sophia :   C asked me if ( Read more... )

Sophia and I were talking in the car about what she was going to get for christmas.

S: What are you getting me for christmas?

M: Something you haven't even dreamed of (nintedo Ds... the boys usually get the games and she has to use them when they are being nice.... not often)

S: Is it a pony?

M: No... you've dreamed of that...

S: Is it money?

M: no ( Read more... )

When doug first left I tried to do everything. I had 3 kids in soccer, 1 was a referee, 1 kid in DI (I coached the team as well), one in baseball, 1 in dance, I worked fulltime and I was going to school full time. I lasted 3 years like that. Then I completely lost it a 3 summers ago. So I have very carefully been adding things back. 1st Jake ( Read more... )

My sister had a birthday party for her kids on Sunday.

As she was serving cake and ice cream she asked jake if he wanted cookies and cream ice cream or neopolitan.

Jake looked confused.   "What is neopolitan?" he asked.

My sister and I couldn't help but laugh and then we explained.  He couldn't believe that everyone knew what neopolitan ice cream was ( Read more... )

Dracula was absolutely fabulous!!

They had a girl playing renfield and let me tell you...  she knew psycho!

As soon as we left I had to call my sister and tell her that she HAD to go see it!

I asked the kids if they would have rather seen it as a movie or the play... both of them said the play (Tony didn't go with us.  He went to go see The Outsiders ( Read more... )