bad ass

crap. my baby loves paintball.

a few weeks ago a friend of the family introduced him to the sport. he's only had one lesson (in Dean's backyard) but that's all it took. was it the feel of the gun or the pop of the pellet that attracted him? maybe it was the super-cool duds. don't know, but he went through 3 canisters of paint balls that day. he shot at rocks and stumps, and watched as his mentor got off one perfect shot. poor chipmunk. wrong place, wrong time. i guess i should be happy that he's chosen an outdoor sport as his most recent interest. i just wish it was one that wouldn't leave welts.

gotta go... wal mart is having a sale on camouflage hoodies.

busy, busy, busy

I was looking forward to getting back into the routine of school and all that comes with it... up early, work, dinner at 6, an occasional evening of scheduled activity. But I must say, this routine is kicking my butt! I'm tired all the time, my house is a mess, I'm too busy to grocery shop so we're eating lots of pizza and last week there wasn't one evening that we spent at the house as a family.

But all is good.

John spent last weekend in VA with his parents and bother. It was a 2 day music fest; lots of guitars and fiddles. They were so busy listening to music they forgot to eat... i know... unbelievable! I spent the weekend with Mom and Lisa watching a bunch of girl-y movies that John has no desire to see (Mama Mia was my favorite). Ross has added a boys hip hop class to his crazy schedule. Very cool. And trombone, golf and video games take up the rest of his week.

Busy is fun.

to crap or not to crap

our new fridge came today. yippee!! i've been waiting for years for the old one to die, but now i have a problem... should i crap it up?

the front of the old fridge made me happy... pictures of family and friends, artwork, souvenir magnets. it was a mini history of our lives and a reminder of people who make me smile.

but look how pretty the new one is. it's so clean and white. actually, without a junked up front, it even makes the kitchen look bigger.

so now what do i do... to crap or not to crap. that is the question.

first day

yesterday was the first day of fifth grade!

so different from the first day of kindergarten.

summer brew

i have to give thanks to laura and drew for this one...

here's the recipe for my most favorite summer drink. every sunday evening we mix up a batch and take it to hartwood acres (location of the county summer concert series). we sit on the lawn, listen to music, look at the stars and drink from plastic cups that blink red, blue and green.

6 bottles of beer
1 can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 can (use the empty lemonade can) vodka
mix and serve over ice.

a lemonade/beer beverage with a kick. yum!

5 days and counting...

yesterday we spent the day at idlewild park. i love that place! see, there are only 5 days of summer left (as far as ross is concerned, anyway) so we are crunching in as much fun as we can. between now and wednesday our plans include a carnival, a canoe trip, a camp out, a housewarming party, a concert, a trip to the zoo, a back to school haircut, and a movie (clone wars...ross' choice). life is good.

that's my name

linda, lin, aunt linny, mrs. ivey, dinna, bink. those are my names and i answer to them all! but my favorite name is the one i answer to most often...mom. the words 'hey mom' (pronounced mum) mean listen up... there is something i want to share with you; 'hey mom, guess what,' 'hey mom, i'm hungry,' 'hey mom, when is dad coming home,' 'hey mom, will you get me some toilet paper?' hey mom. i hear those words 500 times a day. i'm going to miss them when ross goes back to school next week.

and that brings me to why i'm blogging. lately i've been less than stellar about keeping up with family and friends (you know who you are. sorry) so inspired by some great family bloggers (that's them over there to the right) this is my attempt at sharing... my shout out, 'hey mom.'