Something About Nothing..........#5

[Tinker-tude]

would that be a paradox ?

i must of missed that u r home schooling, was thinking cyberschool?

You're sort of right about both. DH is cyberschooling, but he's done for five weeks. Hooray! Then it's back to the work+school grindstone.

I'm homeschooling Jared. We hated his experience in school last year and couldn't get him enrolled in public school in time with the ream of papers his endocrinologist has to fill out. Couldn't get an appointment before September 29th, and we've been trying since May to get in. He has a few online classes, but they leave a lot to be desired. So we'll just use that for math and language arts until I find something better. Researching, researching, trying, experimenting. I love that aspect of homeschooling. You're never stuck with a program that doesn't work well for your kid. For being worried about how this was going to work out, we've really liked it. I can't wait for the history books and activities to get here!

Tu-tu

 

[RAPstar]

Hooray for car and trip!!!!!!!!!!!!

May you find a poncho and enjoy every minute!

Tamie

I'm crossing things hoping Hanna doesn't decide to hit FL. Or at least she's gone before I get there. Wish me luck!!

 

[marciemi]

Hey guys! Just dropping in to say hi! We spent a beautiful day at Point Beach State Forest today (on the coast of Lake Michigan). Same place we went camping a few weeks ago with all the flies. We just drove out for the day today and literally spent from about 9:30 to 3:30 biking. Although we stopped everywhere. There was a kite flying festival in Two Rivers and we all had a lot of fun there. We also hit an ice cream place and a pizza place, a playground twice, and an arcade, and did a lot of biking in between.

Made it back to the beach and the water temp has to have dropped 15 degrees in the last couple weeks. Guess those 40 degree nights we've been having made a difference, even though it was near 90 today and tomorrow. I floated around in a tube, but the kids were brave enough to swim. Oh ---and the the flies weren't around today so we had a great time!

We spent the night at home with DS' girlfriend watching old family videos. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Highlight was the church Christmas pageant when oldest DS's were 2 & 3. They're supposed to be angels in the background. Meanwhile Joseph and Mary come in and lay baby Jesus (a cabbage patch doll) in the manger/crib. Well, DS2 decides HE wants the doll and grabs it out of the manger. Meanwhile, DW 3 is hitting him and trying to grab baby Jesus back to put back in the manger. And the whole pageant is going on in the meantime with the two of them fighting up on the altar. Maybe it's a "you had to be there" thing, but we were laughing so hard it was painful! And honestly, I don't remember any of this happening at all.

Anyways, hope everyone's having a great weekend!

 

[Tinker-tude]

I'm crossing things hoping Hanna doesn't decide to hit FL. Or at least she's gone before I get there. Wish me luck!!

Good luck! I hope she just stays out to sea and dies. And I felt a tiny pang of guilt saying that about a thing with a human name.

We spent the night at home with DS' girlfriend watching old family videos. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Highlight was the church Christmas pageant when oldest DS's were 2 & 3. They're supposed to be angels in the background. Meanwhile Joseph and Mary come in and lay baby Jesus (a cabbage patch doll) in the manger/crib. Well, DS2 decides HE wants the doll and grabs it out of the manger. Meanwhile, DW 3 is hitting him and trying to grab baby Jesus back to put back in the manger. And the whole pageant is going on in the meantime with the two of them fighting up on the altar. Maybe it's a "you had to be there" thing, but we were laughing so hard it was painful! And honestly, I don't remember any of this happening at all.

Anyways, hope everyone's having a great weekend!

Thanks for the video story! I laughed so hard I almost cried. I can see it all now.... I bet you're relishing the video camera investment!

 

[macraven]

homies, it is either today or the 5th....

i think it is today.....



K-FED
K-FISH
KATIE.......

 

[marciemi]

Thanks Tink! Yes, I am so glad we had one when the kids were small. My only regret is that we didn't spend more time taping. I know it's such a hassle at the time, but wow - in a decade, you'll appreciate it SO much! Those of you with young kids - tape now! I was thinking as we watched that we haven't taped any "family" scenes in ages. Now all we tape are things like band concerts, piano recitals, etc. More group or formal things. But really, who wants to see 3 sullen, moody teens sulking around the house on a normal day?

Nothing like when they were so small and there was so much action and excitement. After about a half hour of the videos last night, Matt turned to us and said "We were so LOUD!" Um, yep! We noticed!

But even watching part of a video of us at Disney - I wish we hadn't tried to tape anything at Disney (20 minutes of the Little Mermaid show is too much!). Really - Disney will always be there, we're not that great at taping anyways, and you don't get the feel for any of it trying to watch the grainy video. But the scenes of the kids are the parts you love and remember. Some included (this was just from our 1997) trip:

Eric (not yet 2) trying to do a backwards somersault on the beds at the All Star. He used my stomach as a launch point and would keep rolling backwards onto the bed and trying to flip over while his brothers were jumping on the bed and laughing in the background.

Me yelling at the kids (yep, all 3 of them) as they're frantically trying to climb up in the jumping fountains by the Imagination Pavilion. For some reason they had the idea that they could "stop" or "catch" the water and since DH was taping, I was outnumbered in trying to get them to stop!

Waiting for the others who were doing Star Tours (somewhere in a hallway holding area for the Baby Swap), Eric figured out how to make the drinking fountain work. I just stood there taping him as he literally kept skipping over to the fountain, pressing as hard as he could (leaning against the fountain like he was doing a pushup against it), and finally getting the water to shoot out (of course it was about 2 feet above his level) and just bursting out in laughter, jumping up and down and running back to me to show me what he could do!

These are all little things, and really don't even have to have happened at Disney, but these are the parts we want to watch again and again now! So keep the camera on the kids instead of the rides, etc. Wish we could go back in time and get a whole lot more!

 

[roseprincess]

Happy Birthday, Katie!(if it's your b-day today)

 

[marciemi]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIE!!!

 

[roseprincess]

Happy Labor Day, homies!

We have been having beautiful, hot weather by me the last few days and today as well. Actually a little too hot.

Yesterday was an enjoyable, but busy day!
Matthew and some boy scouts from his troop did some cleaning up at our town fest early yest morning.
Then we walked to the Fest early afternoon to see a couple of our jr. high band concerts! One of the jr highs that played yest is where Chrissy and Matthew will be going to next yr. Wanted to go to the concerts so Matthew can think about getting used to sitting outside while he is in jr. high band-at least for this kind of concert.
We have never went to our jr. high concerts at our town fest before. This is a first for us.
After we got back from the fest yest, cooled off at home and then we met up with my parents for an early birthday dinner at Outback Steakhouse.
Celebrated early b-day for me and my dad's b-day.

Watched the fireworks from our place last night(we have fireworks nightly the nights of our Fest, after big name concert is over). Can't see the fireworks really well from our backyard, but oh well. We didn't feel like walking all the way back to the Fest for the fireworks. I was acting strange and put on the Wishes CD I have, to the fireworks last night. As you all know, I LOVE Wishes! So I did it to remind me of Wishes!


Here are about 3 pics from the jr high concerts yest. at the town fest. Hope I don't get in trouble with anyone from the school dist, for not getting permission to put these up. I'm guessing it will be fine


This is one of the jr high bands with Mr. C. conducting. Matthew's current band teacher(Mr. B.) is playing drums in the back. wearing a black shirt. Didn't know Matthew's current band teacher was going to be there.

 

[roseprincess]

Here are 2 of the other pics from band concerts yest.

The guy standing on the right was kinda a band groupie! I don't know who he is, but he was kinda doing interpretive dance during the band concerts and cheering the kids on! It was hysterical and cute! So I took a pic of him.

Here is the other jr high band with Mr. H conducting. This is where Matthew
will be in band a year from now.

They played a Beatles medley at the end, which I recognized all the songs


Right now at our town fest, the Labor Day parade is going on. Decided not to go this yr, as Matthew's boy scout troop is not marching in it unfortunately. Nobody wanted to walk all the way there to see the parade, so we took a break from it this yr. I really didn't want to stand in the hot sun that long today.

 

[KStarfish82]

Mac you are correct! Today is my.....ugh...26th birthday!

Thanks Rose, Marcie, and Mac for remembering!

 

[loribell]

 

[bubba's mom]

26? oh puhleeze....

Can you be Tonya ...so I can give ya this birthday cake?

Just thot I'd drop by and wish everyone a nice Labor Day... been no day off here!

Off to make ribs and corn on the grill for dinner...yummmm.....

 

[ky07]

Mac you are correct! Today is my.....ugh...26th birthday!

Thanks Rose, Marcie, and Mac for remembering!

I wish I was 26 agian Happy Birthday

 

[marciemi]

I wish I was 26 agian Happy Birthday

I wish I was 36 again!

 

[the Dark Marauder]

Mac you are correct! Today is my.....ugh...26th birthday!

Thanks Rose, Marcie, and Mac for remembering!

I remember turning 26. I felt old.

 

[marciemi]

If it makes you feel better, when I was 26 I already had one kid and was pregnant with the next!

 

[ky07]

I wish I was 36 again!

Me too

 

[keishashadow]

hello all...seem to be in a reminiscing mood...i have nothing to add , thankfully - im sure

barb great cake, i made chicken & ribs too, had to get out of bed last night to slice down the rack of ribs & whip up the marinade glad i didn't chop off anything i needed . Cooked them slow in crockpot then out to grill w/chicken breasts for a quick glaze...yum

KFed, 26 is a most excellent age however, if u want to go younger...

 

[donaldduck352]

Mac you are correct! Today is my.....ugh...26th birthday!

Happy B-Day

Thanks Rose, Marcie, and Mac for remembering!

I wish I was 26 agian Happy Birthday

I wish I knew then what I know now.I would be richer then Bill Gates

Or at least be in better shape!!

OH just too be 36 again would be a blessing..Happy Birthday