Since variety is the spice of life . . . .
I've decided it was time to change things up a little with . . . a new layout! I'm still not sure how to import different ones from other places so I'm having to play with what Blogger gives me.
So, what do you think?
For being Spring Break, it's been an amazingly easy week (of course I say that now, but knowing my kids it could all go to hell in a hand-basket tomorrow). Part of that easiness has been me making a specific effort to do something different with them everyday.
Monday - went to Davis, CA to take my poor dog (who has had a whole host of health issues since last summer) to UC Davis for a check-up. The kids did pretty well . . .
Tuesday (today) - we went out to breakfast at IHOP and this afternoon we went to the movies. Went to see Horton Hears a Who. I have only three words to describe that movie . . .
IT . . . WAS . . . AWESOME!
Highly recommend it to everyone. Jim Carrey and Steve Carell were perfect as was Charles Osgood as the narrator, but the one who stole the show was Carol Burnett as the Kangaroo!
Tomorrow is hump day (plus it's Basketball/Little League day) so we'll see how everything goes.
HAVE FUN!!! :)
Monday, March 24, 2008
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME BASEBALL?
Not only am I ready . . . I'm chomping at the bit!
Last Saturday things were pretty crazy (as usual), Kid #1 had a basketball game, my Dad and Stepmom were up for the day and Kid #3 had a birthday party (that I had to buy the gift for that morning).
I had just finished lunch at Chili's and was taking #3 to the party at Chuck E Cheese's when I got in Hubby's car . . . turned on the ignition . . . and low and behold I heard the sweet voice of Mr. Jon Miller the voice of the Giants (Yea!).
Then I was pleasantly suprised to hear another voice . . . Mr. JT Snow (Double YEA!).
For those of you who have no idea who this person is, JT was the 1st baseman for the Giants from 1997 until 2005, when the managment decided to let him go (even though we didn't have a suitable replacement at the time) . Since then he was with the Red Sox for half a season and then retired.
He is part of the reason why I have the #6 on my Giants jersey (the other part is Robby Thompson who was one of the best 2nd basemen the Giants ever had). Both men represent two of the most important baseball games I have ever been to . . . Game #5 of the NLCS when we beat the Cubbies to win the penant in 1989, and Game #5 of the 2002 World Series.
He was also the first Giant that Kid #3 talked about constantly. If I had a nickel for everytime he told me, "Look Mommy, I'm JT." when he was between the ages of 2 and 4 . . .
Kids #1 & 2 were always Bonds fans . . . but not my little guy. At least not until JT left.
Anyway . . . I love Spring Training because there's always hope. And this year I have a lot of it. Not because I think we're going to do incredibly well or anything, but because it'll give our young guys (and there's a lot of them), the opportunity to work their butts off and not have to worry.
There are expectations . . . but not the usual kind.
It's our new era! As they said in 1986 . . . "You're gonna like these kids!" and I already do!
So let's PLAY BALL! :)
Not only am I ready . . . I'm chomping at the bit!
Last Saturday things were pretty crazy (as usual), Kid #1 had a basketball game, my Dad and Stepmom were up for the day and Kid #3 had a birthday party (that I had to buy the gift for that morning).
I had just finished lunch at Chili's and was taking #3 to the party at Chuck E Cheese's when I got in Hubby's car . . . turned on the ignition . . . and low and behold I heard the sweet voice of Mr. Jon Miller the voice of the Giants (Yea!).
Then I was pleasantly suprised to hear another voice . . . Mr. JT Snow (Double YEA!).
For those of you who have no idea who this person is, JT was the 1st baseman for the Giants from 1997 until 2005, when the managment decided to let him go (even though we didn't have a suitable replacement at the time) . Since then he was with the Red Sox for half a season and then retired.
He is part of the reason why I have the #6 on my Giants jersey (the other part is Robby Thompson who was one of the best 2nd basemen the Giants ever had). Both men represent two of the most important baseball games I have ever been to . . . Game #5 of the NLCS when we beat the Cubbies to win the penant in 1989, and Game #5 of the 2002 World Series.
He was also the first Giant that Kid #3 talked about constantly. If I had a nickel for everytime he told me, "Look Mommy, I'm JT." when he was between the ages of 2 and 4 . . .
Kids #1 & 2 were always Bonds fans . . . but not my little guy. At least not until JT left.
Anyway . . . I love Spring Training because there's always hope. And this year I have a lot of it. Not because I think we're going to do incredibly well or anything, but because it'll give our young guys (and there's a lot of them), the opportunity to work their butts off and not have to worry.
There are expectations . . . but not the usual kind.
It's our new era! As they said in 1986 . . . "You're gonna like these kids!" and I already do!
So let's PLAY BALL! :)
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
So Have I dropped off the end of the earth or what!?
No, I haven't, but this school year has turned out to be quite challenging with all the extracuricular activites all three kids have been in.
Kids #2 and #3 have discovered sports! Up to this point, Kid #2 has only shown interest in playing soccer, but this year, she decided to play soccer . . . then basketball . . . and now softball! I was expecting this kind of craziness from Kid #3 since he's been wanting to play sports since he was a year and a half, but not from my daughter!
Do EVEN get me started on the whole Girl Scouts thing, but let me put it this way . . . last Friday I came home after our meeting, called my co-leader and asked her, "Can I be done with this now?"
I know part of that is the post - cookies fallout . . .
Overall though, 2008 is turning out to be a VERY interesting year. In January, I went through massive denial when Kid #3 had his 6th birthday on the 27th. HIS 6TH BIRTHDAY!! I simply could NOT accept that my baby was turning 6! It just affirmed the fact that I am no longer in baby mode . . . permanently!
And if that wasn't enough, I'm having my 20th high school reunion this year!
I'll save that for another post at another time . . .
Same for my predictions on the Giants this year . . . except to say how happy I am that Mr. Bonds is not in our clubhouse this year! It the year of the kid!!!
Anyway, I'm back . . . and hopefully I will never have another big lapse like that again!
No, I haven't, but this school year has turned out to be quite challenging with all the extracuricular activites all three kids have been in.
Kids #2 and #3 have discovered sports! Up to this point, Kid #2 has only shown interest in playing soccer, but this year, she decided to play soccer . . . then basketball . . . and now softball! I was expecting this kind of craziness from Kid #3 since he's been wanting to play sports since he was a year and a half, but not from my daughter!
Do EVEN get me started on the whole Girl Scouts thing, but let me put it this way . . . last Friday I came home after our meeting, called my co-leader and asked her, "Can I be done with this now?"
I know part of that is the post - cookies fallout . . .
Overall though, 2008 is turning out to be a VERY interesting year. In January, I went through massive denial when Kid #3 had his 6th birthday on the 27th. HIS 6TH BIRTHDAY!! I simply could NOT accept that my baby was turning 6! It just affirmed the fact that I am no longer in baby mode . . . permanently!
And if that wasn't enough, I'm having my 20th high school reunion this year!
I'll save that for another post at another time . . .
Same for my predictions on the Giants this year . . . except to say how happy I am that Mr. Bonds is not in our clubhouse this year! It the year of the kid!!!
Anyway, I'm back . . . and hopefully I will never have another big lapse like that again!
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