Friday, September 11, 2020

Marcus's birthday questions (17 on July 7th)

Marcus's birthday was a combo celebration this year. We had cake and presents just with us and then, a few weeks later, Marcus had a bowling night with some friends. He was a good sport with us trying to create a 4th of July themed cake with sparklers. (That didn't quite work out how I thought it would). For the life of me, I can't remember what he got for presents except a watch, some weird animal socks and an office t-shirt. What he probably wanted the most, his driver's license, was going to have to wait until August.

Marcus, what is your favorite....
color?....purple
thing to sleep with?....Ponyo
fruit?....apple
cereal?....frosted flakes
thing to eat for breakfast?....pancakes
thing to eat for lunch?....not leftovers
drink?....lemonade
movie?....Star Trek Into Darkness
thing to do outside?....camp
animal?....dog
game?....basketball, soccer, any Xbox game
television show?....any detective show
Who are your best friends?....Ethan and Izzy and Sam

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Kella's birthday questions ( 9 on May 29th)

Kella had a great birthday.  She was a hard one to buy for, since the only thing she wanted was some kind of lol doll.  And, an ice cream birthday cake.  As per usual, here are her current birthday question answers.  Enjoy.

Kella, what is your favorite....
color?....blue
stuffed animal?....pig
thing to sleep with?....pillow and blanket
fruit?....blueberries
cereal?....Trix
thing to eat for breakfast?....oatmeil
thing to eat for lunch?....pizza
dessert?....ice cream with brownis
drink?....rootbeer
thing to do outside?....swim
animal?....flying dogs
game?....Pokemon
television show?....Teen Titans
Who is your best friend?....Emma and Ali
What do you want to be when you grow up?....a ninja or a spy

Monday, March 30, 2020

Liam's birthday questions (11 on April 24)

Ok. First up is Liam.  His birthday will fall in the middle of the stay home due to coronavirus time.  It's on a Friday this year and I was fortunate to be able to make a work trade so I can be home with Liam, at least for his birthday night.  He was a good sport and answered all the questions. Let's see what he said:

Liam, what is your favorite....

color?....purple
stuffed animal?....Detective Pikachu
thing to sleep with?....blankie
fruit?....apple
cereal?....Frosted Fruity Os (generic Fruit Loops)
thing to eat for breakfast?....cereal
thing to eat for lunch?....sushi
dessert?....homemade brownies
drink?....Powerade
movie?....The Greatest Showman
thing to do outside?....swim
animal?....dog
book?....Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief
song?....Come Together by the Beatles
game?....Jenga
television show?....The Loud House
Who is your best friend?....Jacob Holland
What do you want to be when you grow up?....A bio-mechanical researcher

Here are Liam's 10th year questions, and 9th  year and down

And, here's last year's birthday photo.  You can't tell from this pic, but we decorated Liam's cake to look like a sushi roll.

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Well, hello there!

Well, it's been a long while since I've posted anything to this blog.  I've had the best intentions....just not the time or the focus to do the work.  Do I pick up where I left off?  For now, that's the best I can do.
It's the first Sunday of spring break here.  But, as you may know, the kids have been home for the past 2 weeks.  School at home due to the coronavirus outbreak.  We got through the schooling with minimal tears.  The older boys were responsible for be self-motivated.  The "littles" needed more oversight, but Kella and Liam did a good job of getting their work done on their own. 
We get 2 weeks off from schooling and then get 3 more weeks, at least, of school at home.  But, the load should be lighter since they will not be doing school every day those next 3 weeks.  I have big plans right now for spring break. They include getting lots of things done for scouting merit badges, hopefully starting a garden and finishing cleaning out all the rooms of the house.  I also am compiling a running list of projects for Andy to complete.  He gets to finish out teaching his classes from home this semester and gets to be on call to go into the hospital to work as a screener or whatever they need him to do.  I get to work my regular scheduled shifts.  Since, everything is pretty much closed, I gave back my days I was taking off for spring break.  I'll save those days for later. 
Last year, I dropped the ball on the birthday questions for the kids.  This year, I gave the all the kids the questions at once and am just going to post them here, now.  This way I won't forget and I definitely have the time to do it.  So, look forward to that and maybe I'll post so back stuff too from last summer, fall and winter. Take care and stay safe and healthy.

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Hey, just some pics from Disney

 Way back over spring break, we were able to spend some time in Florida, which included 3 days at Disney. What a privilege to be able to take this kids to the most magical place on Earth.  We did a lot of riding rides, eating food and walking!  Andy kept track of how far he and the boys walked each day and they literally were able to complete some of the shorter hikes for their hiking merit badges.  The girls and I opted to get a double stroller.  One of the things we got was the PhotoPass that recorded pictures of us on rides and at different points in the parks to our Disney account.  It was nice not to have to take pictures of everything with my own camera.  And, now, I finally have time to share some with you.  These are from Magic Kingdom, where we spent all of our first day.  We got there early, like 8 am, and stayed till right before dinner.  We missed the nighttime fireworks, but no one cared, because we went back to the condos to swim.

Our first pictures at Disney!  Right before we split up boys vs. girls to go ride rides and see sites.  I pretty much had to pull rank as the mother and force them to take these pictures.

The girls got to meet a couple princesses.  First up: Rapunzel.


Kinley practicing her curtsy. 


The boys rode the Haunted Mansion.  I don't remember them being too impressed.  Cale seems to think something is funny.


Liam hated this ride.




The boys thought Space Mountain was okay.


The ladies also got to meet Tiana.




Not too bad, and fun to look at.  Stay tuned for more, when I get a chance.



Wednesday, May 22, 2019

HHHS band



Finally, the high school band (Marcus, trombone).  Kick back and listen to almost 30 minutes of this band's performance.  It was the band director's last performance and his adult children played in the band for the last piece of the night.  Very sweet.

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

HHMS Honor Band



Here is the honor band portion of the concert (Cale, French horn).  If you are keeping track, this is the third band Cale played in for this concert.  I really enjoyed this group's performance.  I bet you will, too.