crafts and summer 2010

Crafty thing I want to do soon:

This flag garland from Emily at Salt Water Kids is AWESOME!!  Check out her tutorial!

Stuff happening:

     First week of summer for the kids!!  Yea!!

     Friends have already been congregating at my house and sleep overs where there was no sleep had are in full swing!!  We have one leaving for football camp Sunday and one leaving for volleyball camp Wednesday and then I go to a seminar for work on Thursday.  Wow, I just thought school time was busy!! 

     The child going to football camp always gets spiffied up in his team's colors, but the problem is, football camp is at his team's rival school!  Dad didn't want him to get his rear-end beat, so we had to go buy some different colored clothing for camp.  Sister didn't want to be left out and gave me her best puppy-dog eyes and got a few things for her camp too, (which she could never buy another piece of clothing and be well-dressed for 10 years.)

     Needless to say the excitement at our place is growing as the day of departures get closer.  I am excited for them to have the experience at a college campus and let them both know there is a life outside of this little town.  

     Hoping I get a little time to spend outside of class this weekend too to have a little fun.  The hubby is supposed to come down and hang out with me.  My favorite restaurant is just down the road from the hotel, so I'm hoping I get a chance to visit!  (Also hope the seafood is not more expensive than it usually is there!)

     He's been cooking for two days trying to feed his whole crew at work this Saturday at a work party.  It smells like barbeque at our house and I can't wash out the smell because my washer works occassionally and my dryer just makes noises.  ARRGGG!!

summer coming to an end

the plants are dried out, the sand blows in the slightest breeze. summer is in full swing, and before long school will start and bring all the activities of a new school year.

vacation is but a memory with only pictures to remind me of the salty breezes i enjoyed. the trip was so relaxing and so fun to watch the kids. i haven't finished uploading all the pics to an album yet, but will post the link when i do.

baseball tourney tomorrow will bring sweat and more sweat. hope they do well, it makes the stinky ride on the way home much more bearable.

hope to squeeze some school shopping in if the boys get done at a decent time. girl child had friends over, and boys are gone now, and the girls can be heard chatting it up from her room with the door closed. she's learning lots about friends and relationships and which boys should be friends and which should be relationships. she cracks me up. she's a little direct like old mom. like i always say, they won't have to worry about her talking behind their backs, she'll let them know how she feels face to face.

getting sleepy. sleep hasn't come easy for a while and haven't felt rested in weeks, but i figure i'll catch up some time. until next time, goodnight!

Summertime

Listening to a spotty dog drinking water. Lots of water. It's h-o-t.

Boy child in steer pen all day doing roping stuff. Girl child still at camp in big city. Get to go watch her skills Wednesday and Craig gets to go too! WooHoo.

Sent money for condo in Destin off today. Can't wait for vacation time, baby. Five nights of beach is so overwhelming to think about! We have way too many four-legged friends to be leaving that many days, but we have great neighbors that we'll pay to come help out.

Spotty dog sleeping in a ball.

Boy child has tournament in Longview this weekend. Girl child has a Saturday softball camp. This past Saturday boy child had his pitching debut, and I missed it. One inning he struck three out in a row! He did really well and is so proud of himself. I think it did wonders for his self confidence. People who know him would not believe he has a problem in that area, but on the field he's extremely hard on himself and needed a boost, which he definately got. Craig took a picture for me to put in the scrapbook! Yea, Craig

Spotty dog snoring. I want to snore. That means I'd be sleeping and it would be closer to seeing girl child and closer to vacation week.

Much work to be done and I've got to go do it. Boy child's room spotless for 2 days. Call Guiness Book of World Records, it's a record.