Yea!!!
I rather like fall. Pretty colors, crisp air.
Julie probably has had it for a while, though.
Volleyball season is wrapping up. I think Corinne has just one more game.
Tomorrow at SBEC in southhaven.
She has mixed feelings. Rather abrasive coach and
she is not in with the 9th graders. she is just different from them.
She told me tonight she felt she was a better player last yr and enjoyed it more then.
She would like to keep playing Volleyball....just the $$ involved!!!
I am going to check out some options before we pull the plug on it.
OK, 13 yr old know it all for rent!! or just house him for day for us.
seriously, he has an opinion on everything. The silent treatment makes him sad..even withdrawn to the point of tears....OH, the hormones!!!!
Need to go to sleep...although with the rain today I did get a nap.
c
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Levitt Shell
I would love to see the 9/28 show of Zydeco, Lil Malcolm and the Houserockers. Anyone up for that? Looks like no football game for SBA that night so Carter won't have to play in the pep band. Three others I can't make and Latin (9/21) doesn't interest me, although, if that is the only one you guys can attend, I'll do it. :)
Isn't it weird how busy we've become because of our kids? Carter found out his Man #1 part in the play has just one line. Wow, all these practices for one line.....oh well, I figure it is paying his dues for the next play. He is really excited about being part of the production so that is a good thing. Thank goodness kids can hang out in the library after school, otherwise, I don't know what I would do on some of these weird timed days.
Ran into my old boss's wife at the fair tonight. Weird, but she is very nice. Jim is actually the one who saw her. That man NEVER forgets a face. I doubt I would have known who she was. We ran into a woman at meet the teacher night at Emerson's school and they figured out they taught math at the same time at Cordova High that one year he taught when Carter was in kindergarten. Good Grief!! She has a daughter in third grade at SFA and now teaches at St. Agnes.
Julie, how did the back to school week work? I enjoyed reading your quotes. I think my favorite was:THERE ARE NO STUPID QUESTIONS, THERE ARE ONLY STUPID ASKERS OF QUESTIONS
Jim and I always comment on how when you are in a seminar (continuing ed or whatever), there is always one person that appears to just want to hear themselves talk and must ask questions or provide comments to just clarify what the speaker has already explained or obviously wasn't listening and asks a question that was specifically answered during the presentation. Enough already!! No one even wants to be in these classes to begin with....why prolong the agony!!
I got to quote my Dad today when we were driving down the road and a car was coming towards us taking up more room than they should "Guess that driver thinks he'll just take his 1/2 out of the middle". Oh the woes of country roads with no middle line. I feel sorry for Carter learning to drive on them. BTW, development has come to Oakland Julie, but unfortunately, the schools still suck. If we had good schools it would be pretty easy living here.
I was telling Cari that our friends, the Millers, down the road (Carter's best friend, Mason) bought a house in Lakeland because she can't take the driving to Briarcrest anymore with three kids and two of them having after school activities and I'm sure the first grader will follow suit soon. Their house will be going up for sale soon. Carter has taken it in stride (it's not like they're moving out of state, Mom, and besides, I haven't seen much of Mason lately anyway). I imagine Emerson will take it harder when he understands the significance. Right now he just thinks it would be cool if we bought their house (way out of our price range).
Emerson has been having some behavior problems in first grade. He apparently has decided that he is very funny and needs to be the class clown. Unfortunately his teacher (and I) don't agree. She is very nice though and patient (thank goodness). Hoping to get this nipped in the bud. We have moved from the Gem Jar (thanks Julie) to the ticket system. He gets tickets for good behavior (and loses them for bad). Each ticket is worth a 1/2 hour of electronics so if he wants to play, he has to be good. He did finally earn his account on Minecraft so the sky's the limit (actually, he is limited to two hours of electronics a day and rarely gets the chance to use both of them).
Oh well, got to go make the lunches so I don't run late in the morning. Another week begins.
Brenda
Isn't it weird how busy we've become because of our kids? Carter found out his Man #1 part in the play has just one line. Wow, all these practices for one line.....oh well, I figure it is paying his dues for the next play. He is really excited about being part of the production so that is a good thing. Thank goodness kids can hang out in the library after school, otherwise, I don't know what I would do on some of these weird timed days.
Ran into my old boss's wife at the fair tonight. Weird, but she is very nice. Jim is actually the one who saw her. That man NEVER forgets a face. I doubt I would have known who she was. We ran into a woman at meet the teacher night at Emerson's school and they figured out they taught math at the same time at Cordova High that one year he taught when Carter was in kindergarten. Good Grief!! She has a daughter in third grade at SFA and now teaches at St. Agnes.
Julie, how did the back to school week work? I enjoyed reading your quotes. I think my favorite was:THERE ARE NO STUPID QUESTIONS, THERE ARE ONLY STUPID ASKERS OF QUESTIONS
Jim and I always comment on how when you are in a seminar (continuing ed or whatever), there is always one person that appears to just want to hear themselves talk and must ask questions or provide comments to just clarify what the speaker has already explained or obviously wasn't listening and asks a question that was specifically answered during the presentation. Enough already!! No one even wants to be in these classes to begin with....why prolong the agony!!
I got to quote my Dad today when we were driving down the road and a car was coming towards us taking up more room than they should "Guess that driver thinks he'll just take his 1/2 out of the middle". Oh the woes of country roads with no middle line. I feel sorry for Carter learning to drive on them. BTW, development has come to Oakland Julie, but unfortunately, the schools still suck. If we had good schools it would be pretty easy living here.
I was telling Cari that our friends, the Millers, down the road (Carter's best friend, Mason) bought a house in Lakeland because she can't take the driving to Briarcrest anymore with three kids and two of them having after school activities and I'm sure the first grader will follow suit soon. Their house will be going up for sale soon. Carter has taken it in stride (it's not like they're moving out of state, Mom, and besides, I haven't seen much of Mason lately anyway). I imagine Emerson will take it harder when he understands the significance. Right now he just thinks it would be cool if we bought their house (way out of our price range).
Emerson has been having some behavior problems in first grade. He apparently has decided that he is very funny and needs to be the class clown. Unfortunately his teacher (and I) don't agree. She is very nice though and patient (thank goodness). Hoping to get this nipped in the bud. We have moved from the Gem Jar (thanks Julie) to the ticket system. He gets tickets for good behavior (and loses them for bad). Each ticket is worth a 1/2 hour of electronics so if he wants to play, he has to be good. He did finally earn his account on Minecraft so the sky's the limit (actually, he is limited to two hours of electronics a day and rarely gets the chance to use both of them).
Oh well, got to go make the lunches so I don't run late in the morning. Another week begins.
Brenda
Saturday, September 8, 2012
constant state of busy
OK. i know this is supposed to be a really fun time.
Don't get me wrong ...it is. I am just not sleeping enough.
This past week was a blur.
Volleyball and more volleyball.
Football friday////volleyball/fair/birthday party saturday.
that was child 1.
child two is an all day sunday affair. kevin turns 13 on wed.
an all day celebration.
then on to youth group and 'the talk for boys'.
Kevin has a friend and they have a nice small but fun youth group.
I have a 35th high school class reunion. WOW.
since Kevin is off friday and corinne is stuck in memphis er, VOLLEYBALL!!!
kevin and i will go to La. and visit family and friends.
The shell concerts will be starting up so Brenda and Cari we need to go to at least 1 together.
I have a U of M concert series mailout. looks good. might even try to go to a few.
waiting on the contractor, still!!
outta here,
c
Don't get me wrong ...it is. I am just not sleeping enough.
This past week was a blur.
Volleyball and more volleyball.
Football friday////volleyball/fair/birthday party saturday.
that was child 1.
child two is an all day sunday affair. kevin turns 13 on wed.
an all day celebration.
then on to youth group and 'the talk for boys'.
Kevin has a friend and they have a nice small but fun youth group.
I have a 35th high school class reunion. WOW.
since Kevin is off friday and corinne is stuck in memphis er, VOLLEYBALL!!!
kevin and i will go to La. and visit family and friends.
The shell concerts will be starting up so Brenda and Cari we need to go to at least 1 together.
I have a U of M concert series mailout. looks good. might even try to go to a few.
waiting on the contractor, still!!
outta here,
c
Sunday, August 26, 2012
repeat of 2005
Yes, um well maybe if they say we must!!!!!!!!
yep that is the general concensus.
Ole Isaac cannot make up his mind, although i thought trying to crash the convention was a good one!!
So we wait to hear if friends and family will make the journey northward.
C played more volleyball in one week than she had played in 3 weeks last yr.
The hutchison game was WILD. There is a line judge on each end of the court on opposite sides...so they can look down the line and watch the baseline.....well the fellow on the opposite side of the court ruled on a ball and the ump/ ref took his word///the sparks just kept flying.
the varsity ended up winning but the wshs coach was repremanded.....
hopefully we will NEVER see them again the (refs)
3 more games this week...cannot wait to see what pops up next.
My 35 yr high school reunion is sept 15th. amazing!
my 9 yr anniversary is sept 12th...kevin's b.d. awesomely amazing!!
later, c
yep that is the general concensus.
Ole Isaac cannot make up his mind, although i thought trying to crash the convention was a good one!!
So we wait to hear if friends and family will make the journey northward.
C played more volleyball in one week than she had played in 3 weeks last yr.
The hutchison game was WILD. There is a line judge on each end of the court on opposite sides...so they can look down the line and watch the baseline.....well the fellow on the opposite side of the court ruled on a ball and the ump/ ref took his word///the sparks just kept flying.
the varsity ended up winning but the wshs coach was repremanded.....
hopefully we will NEVER see them again the (refs)
3 more games this week...cannot wait to see what pops up next.
My 35 yr high school reunion is sept 15th. amazing!
my 9 yr anniversary is sept 12th...kevin's b.d. awesomely amazing!!
later, c
Saturday, August 25, 2012
We're ALMOST back to school
School starts for Parrish on Tuesday, Belle on Wednesday. It will be nice to have more of a schedule, but I have enjoyed this summer. Belle is starting at the 'big' school in Manchester (the public elementary/middle school). I say 'big' because it has around 450 kids from PreK to eighth, but it's big for us. I will admit, I am the one having a hard time with it. I am going to miss having her a quarter mile from home. Manchester is a 20 minute drive. It's kinda what you get when you live in almost the middle of nowhere, Brenda are you nodding your head? Although I am sure that the development has really moved out your way.
I am working, we absolutely can't afford for me not to. It is such an interesting (to say the least) situation that I could write an entire book. I am basically a house cleaner/personal assistant/etc. for a reclusive multi-millionaire genius inventor who lives in a hunting shack on forty acres with more ammunition, guns and provisions than you could imagine. Guess where we're going if the shit ever hits the fan? I have done several commercial landscape designs for one of the US Lawns branches in Connecticut this past month, hopefully more will follow. I will also work at the mountain this winter I think - my eighth season. Can you believe it?
I've had a pensive night. I read this quote from Christopher Hitchens which I love and aspire to:
THERE ARE NO STUPID QUESTIONS
THERE ARE ONLY STUPID ASKERS OF QUESTIONS t rothschild
…YOU GOTTA KNOW WHEN TO HOLD 'EM
KNOW WHEN TO FOLD 'EM
KNOW WHEN TO WALK AWAY
KNOW WHEN TO RUN… k. rogers
A GOOD TITLE FOR A COUNTRY AND WESTERN SONG-"VALUEJET TO MEMPHIS"
So, I started my own quote list on my computer...I think you should too, not to be bossy. I love quotes. I wish my dad had, but he said them so often, I feel like they are a part of me. Those and his favorite songs.
Sending lots of love to you all...
I am working, we absolutely can't afford for me not to. It is such an interesting (to say the least) situation that I could write an entire book. I am basically a house cleaner/personal assistant/etc. for a reclusive multi-millionaire genius inventor who lives in a hunting shack on forty acres with more ammunition, guns and provisions than you could imagine. Guess where we're going if the shit ever hits the fan? I have done several commercial landscape designs for one of the US Lawns branches in Connecticut this past month, hopefully more will follow. I will also work at the mountain this winter I think - my eighth season. Can you believe it?
I've had a pensive night. I read this quote from Christopher Hitchens which I love and aspire to:
| My own opinion is enough for me, and I claim the right to have it defended against any consensus, any majority, anywhere, anyplace, anytime. And anyone who disagrees with this can pick a number, get in line and kiss my ass. |
Not.even.close.to.this
But, it made me remember the list of quotes that aunt found on my Uncle Tony's computer after he died three years ago & how awesome it was to have. There are thirteen pages of them, I reread them tonight - These are some of my favorites, actually most of them are my favorites, but I can't cut and paste forever and really...how much do y'all all want to read? He was a helicopter fighter pilot in Vietnam, so many of them are related to that. But they are intermingled so much with my dad. So many of them are his favorites...some are attributed to him. They were both wonderful, loving, great men apart but together they were SPECTACULAR. I miss them.
GOD IS MY CO-PILOT. HOWEVER, I'VE FOUND FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE THAT MY CO-PILOT LEAVES A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT OF IT UP TO ME sign in a ready room at whiting field
I WILL FIGHT NO MORE FOREVER chief joseph
THERE ARE ONLY STUPID ASKERS OF QUESTIONS t rothschild
KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN AND YOUR TURNS UP wish for a combat helicopter pilot
…I SHALL BE TELLING THIS WITH A SIGH
SOMEWHERE AGES AND AGES HENCE:
TWO ROADS DIVERGED IN A WOOD, AND I-
I TOOK THE ONE LESS TRAVELLED BY,
AND THAT HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. r frost 1916
recently found underlined in a text book from 1960
KNOW WHEN TO FOLD 'EM
KNOW WHEN TO WALK AWAY
KNOW WHEN TO RUN… k. rogers
PEOPLE WHO SAY "THAT BEING SAID" ARE USUALLY ASSHOLES FULL OF SELF-SERVING SHIT
rothschild
j, s, & t rothschild while waiting in atlanta for a valuejet to memphis
(on the way to my wedding....)
So, I started my own quote list on my computer...I think you should too, not to be bossy. I love quotes. I wish my dad had, but he said them so often, I feel like they are a part of me. Those and his favorite songs.
Sending lots of love to you all...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Full speed ahead
Wow!
2 weeks into school and I am in shock!
Crazy schedule.
School make the paper in the WRONG way.(Julie see CA sunday for Goeff Calkins piece)
Volleyball games that last 4 hours.
ok, when we were kids my mom worked , got FOUR children from home in the morning to school ANDevents after school while my dad traveled each day from sunup to sundown to
work. I cannot remember missing dinner AND staying up late to do homework.
Corinne has 4 games this week. 2 at the high school, one at st benedict,(will do my best to get there brenda) and one at hutchison.
BUT WAIT ....saturday is a tournament!!!
On the day the freshmen play (with the j.v. and Varsity) it can be a 4 hr stint. fr play best 2 of 3, j.v plays best 2 of 3 but Varsity plays best 3 of 5!!
The girls must stay for all 3 teams to cheer them on. C and I got home at 8:45 last night. she said she did not have any homework...rare occasion.
whew!!
Kevin is signed up for algebra 1. welllll he had decide it is too much work so he wants out!!
"it takes too long to do the homework, mom!!
and all the other kids had ms beck and are really ahead of me....SO, catch up, stay after school!!
he has not had a decent math class in 3 yrs. finally some real homework like c has had for the past 3 yrs.
need to go wake the troops.
later,
c
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