Fun at the fair

Friday's fun

This is where we're going tonight. Brian and Brady have been waiting for the tractor pulls all week. Well, Brian has. I don't think Brady cares one way or the other. I know I won't be watching. I would like to keep my eardrums intact. Jayda and I have the midway and the animal barns on our agenda. ;)

Mystery Spot

Who can guess where this picture was taken? ;) Hint - its a place I frequent way more than I should.

Saturday's birthday party

Question: What could Jayda be looking at that has her so worried?

Answer: ChuckECheese!

Honestly, she was so scared of the "mouse" that she was shaking. Poor kid. Fortunately the birthday boy wasn't scared.

Brady loves to play the games now. I wish I would have taken a picture of him playing skeeball. He did really well (better than me half the time).

Ah ha

For the past hour at work, 2 grown men have been discussing H@rry Potter. Like full blown, getting into depth discussion - they even discussed how old all of the actors are in real life. It is pretty amusing. For all of you ex-ers out there, 1 of the men is none other than Mr. L@ngfield.

I have yet to go out and buy the last book. Maybe today will be my day.

Sigh

I don't have much to say. Its been a strange week.

One of my friend's mom passed away suddenly (she was only 55) so I've been pondering death all week. Life is so fragile.

Then there is all of this stuff in the news about dog fighting and human cruelty. Makes me sick to my stomach.

And then there is the problem with air pollution. Go and see Erika's blog.

Plus I've been ultra cranky with the kids, and that makes me feel like junk.

I think its time to go find a little hole and hide for a while.

Unbelievable

My friend Bethany had her baby (the good old fashion way with only a little nubane to help her out) last Thursday. He was 10lbs 9oz and 23 inches long. Say it with me... OUCH!! I'm really proud and happy for her.

(Hey Erika, I know you were a 10 pounder, I wonder if this is what you looked like. ;) )

You know you miss this...

For all of you ex's out there, this one's for you. ;) Yesterday our work group went on our annual boat trip. As usual I was cold. The wind was pretty strong (as you can see in one of the pics of my hair), and I heard a lot of dirty jokes, courtesy of Vinny. Thanks a lot April for bailing again... ;)

So we're back. Kind of. The kids and I are back but Brian is in MD. We had a mostly great vacation. There were the usual incidents: Zara biting Brian's brother, a couple of sunburns, a few family tiffs, and more than a few tantrums, but on the whole good.

Here are some quick pics. For the whole gallery click here.

Mostly done with Brady's room

I still need to de-clutter. Brady has way too many stuffed animals and toys that he's outgrown. We like the border and paint though.

We're off to MI. Hope everyone has a nice 4th!

Kidless

On Saturday we loaded up the kids and drove halfway to MI to hand them off to Brian's parents. Then we drove home again. When we got home we immediately started working on Brady's room. We still need to hang his border.

Brian thought he could make the kids wear their headphones while watching their movies so that he could listen to his CDs up front and not have to hear the movie. That lasted for about 5 minutes. The kids claimed the headphones hurt their ears. Se we listened to Cars, Barney, and Sponge Bob the whole trip down. I have to admit, Sponge Bob is really funny.

It feels so weird to not have the kids around. I like it and I don't like it. At least I know they are having fun and being well cared for. I only have 1 1/2 days of freedom left. Better enjoy it while it lasts.