Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Happy Halloween

What a crazy day and it is almost over. We just got back from church, Megan did a reading, Anthony was Alter Boy and Jason carried up the offering. They have already been downtown and now they are up at the college dorms. I am staying here and handing out candy. Here are some pics from today.

The popcorn hands for Megans Class and Fang teeth apples for Jasons.

Jason and Megan at school. She of course is the little one.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Another Crazy Holiday

I just went over what my schedule is for tomorrow. Holy Cow!!! I hit the door running at 8:00am and won't be back until 3pm to get ready for down town trick-or-treating. Off to mass and party at the church. Then more trick-or-treating at the college dorms. A lot of fun, the kids over there really get into it and have a great time.

Good news, Steve has gotten several orders for his bird houses he has been making. We started them for the philly fundraising bazaar, but some people have seen them and started placing their orders. I am going to finish up the few things I still have undone and start helping Steve finish up. Plus, we will be taking orders for more at the bazaar. Yeahhhhhhh!!!!

Well, gotta go. Got a hungry bunch and a whole bunch of stuff that still needs to be done for tomorrows school party's.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Fall is here

Fall is my favorite time of year. I love the cold nights and sunny crisp days. I love sitting at the football games with hot chocolate. I love that it is cool enough to get the oven going with some baked goodies. Today I am whipping out some cupcakes for the kids to decorate when they get home and something a little special for Steve to put in his lunch box. I also love all the color changes. Until we moved up here I didn't realize how much I missed the fall color changes. In Washington we just didn't have all the dramatic colors that I grew up with in California. Fall here is just beautiful with the trees in town and the colors up on the mountains. With Fall comes the promise that snow is in our future and we like snow in this house.

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Amazing Good Time

We had a blast at Disneyland. Steve turned into a kid the second we left. It was a long drive, but we took our time and stopped to see some new sights. The lake outside of Hawthorne is amazing at sunset and Mono lake has changed so much from when I was a kid. Steve said that the desert reminds him of the movie "The Hills Have Eyes". As soon as we got into the LA area, the smog got to me and Anthony. We where stuffy and coughing the whole week, but we weren't going to let that spoil our good time.

Disneyland was great, and we love the updates they have made to some of the rides. We never had to wait more then about 15 minutes for a ride and only had to fastpass a couple of times. One suggestion for Disney: FASTPASS THE NEMO RIDE!!!!! I lost count of how many times we rode Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain. They where a family favorite.

California Adventure was a blast too. It is true that it is nothing like DL but that is what makes it fun. I agree it does need more rides. Megan was concerned that roller coasters would not be her thing. WRONG!!!!! California Screamin was a blast. I had bragged for two days that I had not gotten wet on Splash Mountain (lost count of how many times we have ridden that one) fate got me back on Grizzly River Run. The second time we rode that I was the only one to get wet. Not just wet, we rode it at 4pm and at 8pm I will still wet. Not fun when we where riding over and over Thunder Mountain. Everyone in the family agrees that Soarin over California is a not to be missed ride. I am afraid of heights but made it through and would do it again. Jason and I skipped Tower of Terror and went to see Disney Live. We also couldn't miss the High School Musical show. Jason is a huge fan.... He got to go up with them and dance.

Jason was very upset he was too little for the big roller coaster rides and he didn't like the 3D shows (he like the muppet one), but all in all he rode everything and loved most of it. The other 2 loved everything and couldn't get enough. So much happened that I have a hard time writing about it.

On the way home we took a trip into Hollywood to see the sign and at Anthony's request, showed him the Playboy Manson. They looked for Britney Spears down the Sunset Strip and Rodeo Drive, but no luck. Halfway over the Grapevine Anthony realized he forgot his DS back at the hotel. We can't thank the hotel staff enough. She went right up to the room, found it and they are shipping it back to us tomorrow morning.

We are home now, with our full autograph books (Snow White complemented me on making them) hundreds of pictures and wonderful memories. Oh yeah, and a dog that will not let us leave the house without him again.

Here are some pictures.





Saturday, October 20, 2007

We Are Home

What a wonderful trip we had. The drive was long, but an adventure. We took our time and explored our way to and from Disneyland. The kids had such a great time. I will write more later but I am tired. Blogger is having issue with uploading pictures, so I guess I will do that later too.
Have a good night.

Saturday, October 13, 2007

New Camera and a Great Game

First off, what a great way to end a season. The girls rocked. The played the best game of the season and the score was 5-2. Megan was the goalie for the two goals. One just got by her fair and square but the second one was a penalty shot and she just missed it. The pictures are below. The camera worked out great and I am loving it. I can't wait to try it in Disneyland. We leave tomorrow and the kids are bouncing off the wall.

Friday, October 12, 2007

Out With The Old


Yes, it is both a happy day and a sad one. I am saying hello to a brand new camera and goodbye to my old trustee friend. I am really looking forward to all the great new features and pictures that I will be able to take. But I am a little sad to see my little camera go. We have recorded a lot of great memories and it will be a hard act to follow.

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Football Season Is Over

And they are undefeated. With 7 seconds left in the game and a tied score, the pass was thrown and it was good. The final score was 14 to 20 we win. This was a very sweet win. The boys wanted to win so bad and this is the first time in 5 years we have beat them.

Enjoy your victory!!!!

Monday, October 08, 2007

And so it begins

The total craziness of my week. It once again is going to be one of those weeks where I have everything in the world to do, and 2 hours to do it in. Anthony and Megan are wrapping up both of their seasons. Anthony's last football game is tomorrow night against a team they sooooo want to beat. I can't blame him, us as parents want them to win and win big against this team. Megan's soccer team wraps it up on Saturday. Her coach would like to see her go to goalie camp this summer, he thinks she is showing some real promise. Of course my ever humble daughter agrees. She needs to get taller and we suggested hanging her from her toes to see if she will stretch. She is all for it.

We are also in the final fundraising stretch for the Philly Trip. Anthony still has a ways to go, so it is going to be a push during his break from football and basketball. A friend of mine came up with a cookbook idea that we are going to start working on, but not till after Disneyland.

Did I say Disneyland? We are leaving next weekend and everyone (but the dog) is looking forward to it. Cheddar is going to be relaxing in a dogie resort for the week. He has serious separation issues so we shall see how this goes over. The kids are already making plans and very excited. While in Disney we will be dining with goofy and having breakfast with Lilo and Stitch. I am starting the packing processes this week.

That is all for now, I am due at the school at noon for the book fair. Yeah me.....

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

What to do, What to do

I am finally making some progress on my crafty items for the Christmas Bazaar. I am working on some candles and next some bracelets. Steve is ordering the last parts for the bird houses today and hopefully we will get those fast and get them done. So my big question for today is----- Do I do any housework or just work on my bazaar stuff. Your right, plug in the dvd player and get crafting......

Monday, October 01, 2007

14 More Days

Yes, another count down. 14 days until we are off to Disneyland. We have been planing the trip since last year and we are getting very excited. There is so much going on here the next couple of days, plus the day before we leave is going to be nuts. Both football and soccer will wrap it up next week and then we enjoy a short break before basketball and club wrestling starts.