Back Flips

Anthony taught Jason how to do back flips. I am also trying out flickr's video upload to see if I like them or YouTube better. Let me know what you think.

A Time For Change

I think it is time for a change on this blog. Maybe some new colors, a new picture for the header. I am not sure what but I am going to do some changes. If I ever get back on my peter I will post some pictures. I am sitting on the floor in my oldest room using his peter. This is uncomfortable so I will post some pictures later today.


"OH ANNNNNNTHONY, COME CLEAN THIS ROOM..............."

Closing The Table

I have this really cool table, or I think it is cool. The leaves are built right into the table. You just slide it apart and pop up the leaves, very cool. When we have company in, of course the table leaves are put in. I makes it nice just to be able to sit together, play Mexican Train or just eat. Which is what Mom and I spent a lot of time doing. For me, the hardest part of a visit is not the goodbyes, hugs, promises of seeing each other again real soon or even waving to the truck as it leaves. The saddest part for me is putting the leaves to the table back and returning it back to its normal size. It means that the visits are done until the snow melts next spring. It also means that school is just around the corner and it is time to get ready. Who knew that just taking out the leaves to a table could mean so much.

I miss you guys all ready.

Only one more day

I can't believe that there is only one more day left of my parents visit. I looked forward to it all summer and it is almost over. I had lots of plans that we where going to do while they where here and we did none of them. We sat around and talked for the most part. We also hit most of the restaurant's in town. In part because of kids schedule and partly because we just didn't want to cook. That seems to be the theme of our visits. Last year while in Sacramento we hit almost every fast food joint and a couple of nice places too. One place we hit 3 times, man how I love Jim Boy Tacos.

My Dad has been on a computer fix it mission since he has been here. First off he brings us a lab top that he has restored then he worked on Anthony's peter for awhile. Who knows what we did to screw that one up. Now he is working on mine. It has been a while so it needed just to be cleaned out and redone. It also was in need of a new hard drive. So that is why I haven't been posting any pictures. I am amazed at my Dads talent for computers. While here, he picked up a lab top at a garage sale. The man paid $5 for it and was told the thing was shot. Dad replaced a couple of things and now it works. I wish I could do that. I joked when he had heart surgery that nothing could happen to him, my computer wasn't working right. So when all this is said and done, I will have 2 hard drives and double the space. I wonder how long it will take me to fill both hard drives. HEHEHE

Speaking of pictures, we where talking about them right? As I said, my pictures are on the hard drive that is being moved to my backup up drive. Which means, worst case, I could lose them, Why didn't I back them all up? I have 3 kids with full schedules. I told my Mom last night that if I lose them all, I will be OK. This would not be the worse thing that has ever happened. I have some backed up on Flickr. I will be OK. So late last night, my hard drive move is done. After about 1/2 hour of looking for the picture folder, I found them. They are all there and unharmed. I am breathing a sigh of relief that I don't have to test my theory.

As for the rest of my day. Today is the last day for summer rec soccer, but select starts. Anthony is doing another football camp but this one is in town. Football practice officially starts next week. 3 weeks of summer vacation is left and I for one do not want school to start.

Welcome home Julie. I am glad you are out of the hospital and home recovering. So much for simple surgery's and there will be no more of that.

Friendship

I am sometimes guilty of forgetting just how important our friends can be. This week has reminded me how lucky I am.


Having said that, my best friend underwent minor surgery earlier this week or that is what we thought. There where complications and she is still in the hospital. This surgery was not as minor as we thought it was going to be. But I am praying for a quick recovery for her and her family. She sounds good and I know she really wants to go home.

A Computer for Everyone

My parents are here from CA and it has been crazy around here. I don't have any pictures uploaded yet to share because I am working on a lab top that Grandpa brought the kids. So know everyone can be on their peter and we can just IM each other. By time school starts we will be putting some limits on peter usage. We need some limits in this house so that I can get on and play too. I am tired of having to get up before sunrise or go to bed after midnight just so that I can play on the peter. I haven't uploaded any pictures in forever.

Oh well, we are having a great visit. Today we might head out of town and up to the lake for awhile. There is a little town there that has some great shopping. I am looking forward to going through the shops with my Mom.

Paint Fumes

And my head is buzzing. Megan is at a friends house tonight so the boys went to blockbuster to rent a couple of games and a movie. Steve and I snuck off to dinner and ended up at the church to see how how paint looked dry. I wasn't sure if the wall color was enough of a contrast as the ceiling color. We decided that we liked it and since the boys where getting along really well we would come back and spend a couple of hours painting. The class rooms are down in the church basement and there is only two working lights down there right now. We brought some spot lights from home to paint by but once those where turned off it was very dark and very erie. We still have a couple of walls to finish but we ran out of paint. I was getting punchy and painted my name on one of the walls. It's the closest I have ever been to tagging. lol

On a sad note, Steve's boss lost his battle with cancer yesterday. He was the manager who rode with Steve on his Engineers test run, and passed him. He was 57 and will be greatly missed.