My son turns 25 today! So for the next three weeks or so I have two 25 year olds since my first and middle son were born 11 months apart. Happy Birthday Brian. Glad to see you made it to 25 in one piece. From my POV you've made it thru the most difficult 10 years. These last 10 years of decision making have been so pivotal in where you are today. In some ways, I can breathe a sigh of relief but as a mom I will never stop ...
No matter where I live or where I travel, it's always nice to come home again. Even during those years when we lived in the basement of an unfinished home, there was no place like home. When our boys were little we'd always say as we drove the last mile home after a vacation or extended trip away, "home again, home again, jiggidy jig." No matter how great the time away from home was it was always good to be home. It's always good to sleep ...
It was a nice wedding with some touching moments but one that didn't get away with no hitches. In fact there were a few glitches but nothing earth shattering although one event came close to ruining the honeymoon. Some of the more poignant moments would have to include Ethan as the ring bearer. He came close to stealing the show when he came down the aisle in his 2T Tux holding his daddy's hand. We held our breath knowing what this 19 month old was capable of.&...
I was watching 20/20 last night with John Stossel. Anyone watch that? It was about teens having sex and the messed up lives that followed as a result. A big portion of his focus was about the 18 year olds having sex with 15-16 year old girlfriends and ending up on the Sexual Offender Lists all across the country. Once you get on such a list, there is no getting off. So for just about all these young men their lives have been drastically limited as to what th...
IT'S ANOTHER BOY! Yep, just found out for sure! Of course Amanda had to tell me because my son couldn't get the words out......geeeeesh! He's a terrible tease. So, with three boys and two grandsons, I'm still waiting for that girl. For now, the pink and white Nikes are safe with me. Boys are fun! But I'm still waiting for my girl. CONGRATULATIONS TO BRIAN & AMANDA & ETHAN ...
I hope my son reads this today. He's in the doghouse with mom right now. He loves to play games and I don't especially unless we're talking Monopoly or Scrabble. Last Friday he told me that on Monday they would know the sex of their new baby. She's due in July. So yesterday I asked him what he knew. After playing a cat and mouse game for a bit, I chewed him out. He replied that he liked surprises! Gah! So I know nothing. Since he told me Amanda is choosing NOT to know...
Well two thirds of my brood are NOT laughing at us anymore. The other third is still laughing his head off but he's yet to visit us here in Sunny Florida. But hey....his time is coming when we can wipe the smile off his face like we did his brothers....lol. When we first told them the news of our leaving the grand ol' State of Maine for Florida they all laughed. Of course the middle son just had to say we are moving to set ourselves up to die hahahahah. Let the old jokes begin. We'v...
I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS!!! ETHAN IS GOING TO BE A BROTHER!!! OH AND YA, I'M GOING TO BE A GRANDMOTHER AGAIN!! CONGRATS TO BRIAN & AMANDA!!
Much is being talked about these days regarding public schools vs. private schools. Is one better than another? Are private schools a better choice for your child today? Is homeschooling where it's at now? I've gone on to say that if I had to do it over I'd homeschool in a heartbeat. I probably would if I were starting out today, because there is so much out there available to parents who make this choice now. When my children were starting kindergarten in the late 80's and early...
I hate goodbyes. It's hard to see loved ones leave and know it'll be a while till you see them again. Amanda and Ethan have left after a wonderful five weeks of getting to know each other. Of course Ethan had no clue who we were. We hadn't seen him since he was a month old. He arrived as an almost 10 month old and left at 11 months of age. And Amanda who has known us for eons.....well actually about one third of her young life now had a chance to really get to know her in-laws up ...
Family Programming. Remember those two words? Well I guess I kind of forgot about them myself until I recently read an article about this. I guess not having little kids around I've lost touch with Family Programming and instead have gone the way of game, reality and news shows. The only drama I really watch anymore is "Cold Case." Is there really such a thing as a "Family Time Slot" anymore? Whatever happened to the family hour of TV? Whatever happened to the family friendly...
My Grandmother was here the other day. She's getting very old now and has a habit of repeating herself alot. She came here to see the great-great-grandbaby Ethan. This is her first great-great. She hasn't been up here to see me in years. She doesn't drive, and she lives quite a ways for her to go out so I usually visit her when I can. She's a flaming red-head with a boisterous laugh. My mother calls it the witch's cackle. Ethan was actually aftraid of her. She's been like this f...
So here I am trying to do some catch up work on the computer. I have my household budget on Quick Books and am doing much needed data input. In the background is a screaming 10 month old baby. His mommy, my d-i-l, is not feeling well and my heart goes out to her. I remember those days. She came down with a cold yesterday. I remember taking care of my babies and being so exhausted I couldn't think straight especially when I was ill. So after spending the day chasing the little boy aro...
I've had a very busy week. What's new? Seems as tho my life is in overdrive lately. The top story here is the grandbaby has come to Maine for the first time ever. He's adorable....of course. He's a got a book full of funny faces to show us. He's quite the little man full of expression and quite the little charmer...just like his daddy. Today I took Amanda and Ethan to church for a ladies study and a produce pickup. Of course he stole the show. Without fail you clap your hand...
It's good to be back home!! We've been on the road for about 10 days and now we need a vacation to rest up from the vacation we just had. It was not at all restful. In fact, we're both pretty exhausted. This is quite the norm for us. We never seem to really have relaxing vacations like normal people do. I had it all planned.....or so I thought. That is, until David informed us a day or so before that he was intending to ask Aly to marry him during our vacation. This was after ...