Wednesday, June 18, 2008

EVERYONE NEEDS A LAUGH...

I got this in an email and thought it was worth sharing...enjoy

Subject: WHY GOD MADE MOMS

Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of ?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms & dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3 Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Moms have magic; they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Dye it. You know her hair. I'd dye it, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.
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Sunday, June 15, 2008

GARY'S GIFT

I have a new reason to love my camera!!! I have been ordering things from this website (www.personalizationmall.com) and found that I can upload pictures that I take and use them to make gifts. I thought I'd give it a try for Gary's Father's Day gift...and I was pleasantly suprised when I received the picture in the mail. It's beautiful. I love it. I'm pretty sure Gary was impressed too. Here it is. The hands in the pic are Tyler's and Ian's...the poem was one that they had on the website and I liked it so I used it.


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MY LATEST READ...HOLD TIGHT


What it's about (from Doubledaybookclub.com)
Harlan Coben's new thrill ride, undisputedly his best yet, is a gut-wrenching cautionary tale of what can go wrong when the lines of communication between parents and children shut down.
Tia and Mike Baye never worried that their son, a hockey superstar and solid student, would become one of those sullen teens with “issues.” But after 16-year-old Adam's best friend Spencer Hill commits suicide, he becomes rebellious and secretive, giving them reason to install a sophisticated spy program on his computer. When a message orders their son to “just stay quiet” it sends ripples of fear down their spines. What has Adam gotten himself into?
Betsy Hill asks herself the same thing when, searching online, she comes across a picture of her son taken on the night of his death. She's positive she sees Adam Baye in the background. Yet didn't he swear to her and the police that he never saw Spencer that night?
When Adam suddenly goes missing, neither of these parents gets the answers they seek. All they know is that something deep and sinister has infected their community and they're quite correct in fearing that what they've experienced so far is only the darkness before the storm….

My thoughts...
I loved this book!!! As usual, Coben keeps you guessing until the very last page. It took me awhile to read this only because I just don't have the free time like I used to. I definitely did not want to put it down...it was very easy to fall into the character's lives and problems. I highly reccomend all of Coben's books.
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SO PROUD OF TYLER!!


Tyler got this in the mail the other day. I'm so proud of him. He was so determined to not miss any school this year and he did it! Thank god I have a kid that likes school.
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TO ALL THE DADDY'S OUT THERE...

...ESPECIALLY TO MY AMAZING HUSBAND WHO IS AN EVEN MORE AMAZING DADDY!!!
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!
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ROLL BABY ROLL

Just thought I'd update everyone on Ian's latest milestone...he rolled over on Friday night!!! He went from his back to his belly twice for Gary. Of course he did this while I was on my way into work (sob sob). Lookout, my little guy will be mobile soon!
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

CAMPING AND SWIMMING AND FISHING AND...

It seems like it's been forever since I've posted an update. Life has been busy around here.

Tyler finished up his soccer season with a win (finally). It was definitely a nice way to close the season out. No more soccer til August.
Ty's spring soccer travel team picture...

My niece Elle (peanut) is really growing and getting cuter every time I see her. Ian still looks huge next to her but I think she'll catch up soon.
Ian and Elle...


My cousin Heather's baby came home from the NICU. She's doing well...just really tiny. She wasn't even 5 pounds when she came home.
Madison Rayne...(all these little girls...makes me want one, well eventually)


We have been trying to get up to camp as much as we can. We were just up this past Sunday and took one of Tyler's friends with us. They had a blast. They fished, they swam in the river, we went for ice cream and we found duckies to feed. Ian's first experience with ducks...not sure he really knew what was going on but it's cute to think he did.
The boys enjoying the river (yuck)...

Ian relaxing by the river...

Feeding the duckies...look at the babies...



Today we enjoyed some pool time in our little pool...it's only a two foot thing but it's refreshing and great for the kids. This was Ian's first experience with a pool and he loved it.
Pool time with mommy...

Tyler, Ian and Daddy playing...


So that's what we've been up to lately. Tomorrow I go back to work...but only for 4 days...then it's vacation time. We're beach bound next Thursday for a long weekend. I can't wait to see how Ian reacts to the ocean and the sand. Tyler, I'm sure, will make me a nervous wreck in the ocean with his boogie board...that kid has no fear. Maybe Ian and I will just hang out at the pool...
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