First Day of School

I'm almost a week late in posting these but in an effort to get back into blogging, I'm moving forward and posting these today!

Tucker started 5th grade on Monday!  (These was a picture of me and him but even though I have recentley lost 15 lbs, it was horrid!)




The gang from his daycare!

 With his best friend Gavin!

 

Daybook

For today...Wednesday, July 11, 2012....I had all intentions of doing this this weekly again but I see the last time I did this June 19th so not so much I guess!

On My Mind....Since last writing, my uncle passed away on June 23rd and we buried him today ( he was cremated).  It was bittersweet for so many reasons; he had suffered so much towards the end that it was just a relief that he finally went.  My cousin and her son did a nice job eulogizing him.

Outside My Window...  According to the weatherman, we're expecting some record heat over the next couple of days.

What We're Reading...I just finished reading Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater over the weekend and was TOTALLY addicted; I picked up the second and third books (Linger and Forever) today at the library and am envisioning the same thing happening...Tucker is really into the Hardy Boys and I am having mixed  feelings.  I am glad he has finally found some books he is enjoying and that he wants to read but I miss reading with him.  During the school year, he reads one himself and we read one together but he is full throttle into these himself and I don't want to discourage him in any way; it took  so long to get here!

What We're Listening to...I'm almost finished with Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel.

What We're Watching... So You Think You Can Dance,  re-runs of Big Bang Theory....watched all the Harry Potters on ABC Family this weekend and also Teen Mom and a Hoarding Marathon.

I am Hoping...that work stops being so stressful.

Around the House...dishes waiting to go in the dishwasher...lots of laundry waiting to be folded.

Coming Up This Week...Actually a pretty quiet week...Tucker will probably have a friend over this weekend.

Daybook

For today...Tuesday, June 19, 2012

On My Mind....Still hoping and praying for an easy time for my Uncle Ted who is now receiving hospice services...also an elderly family friend is in the hospital with gallstones.

Outside My Window... Now that the day is almost over, the sun finally came out1  It was cloudy and looking like it could rain at any minute all day!  According to the weatherman, we're expecting some record heat over the next couple of days.

What We're Reading...I'm almost done with The Friday Night Knitting Club and really enjoying it...tucker has just started the first Hardy Boys book...we're having a hard time finding his niche where books are concerned and his best friend's mom mentioned that he loves the Hardy Boys so tucker;s giving them a try...so far, so good....

What We're Listening to...I'm still on my Alic Hoffman kick; I'm listening to "the River King" right now

What We're Watching...so excited that So You Think You Can Dance is back!  Otherwise, re-runs of Big Bang Theory and Yankee games.

I am Hoping...that my new migraine medication works!

Around the House...dishes waiting to go in the dishwasher...lots of laundry to be washed...it's still fairly clean.

Coming Up This Week...Tucker's at daycare all day now that it's summer...Michael and Tucker are going to the beach Thursday...our niece Shannon has her graduation party on Saturday...Tucker's having Gavin over on Sunday

Picture Thought...I posted all of the pics from field day on Facebook but this is one of my favorite of Tucker and Gavin

Random Thoughts on a Saturday Night

The house is clean and ready for everyone to come here tomorrow for Father's day so I thought I'd sit and catch up on some of my thoughts...there are a lot of them!  I still can't believe Tucker is officially a 5th grader now...he also won an award for excellence in physical education which surprises me to no end , only in the "where does he get it from?' way though, if that makes any sense.  Michael and I are not exactly the sports-minded types though we have certainly managed to keep up with him so far with soccer and baseball....He (Tucker) had the second day of soccer travel team tryouts today and we should find out in 2 weeks time if he made it or not. 21 kids tried out and they can only have 17 on the team; I'm hoping  he makes it (obviously) but it's harder at this new age group because there are so many kids and they are all so good...I finally finished reading the last book of Harry Potter and I know I didn't read it before.  I think I was waiting for it to come out in paperback like I did with the others and then forgot about it.  I have to say I definitely would have remembered it and it also was my favorite of the series.  I also just finished listening to The Host by Stephanie Meyer; I wasn't sure what to expect because I'm not usually into aliens-taking-over-human-bodies but it was really good!  I just started The Friday Night Knitting Club which I have wanted to read for awhile and I picked it up at goodwill a little while back,; I'm about halfway through and it's pretty good so far...On a sadder note, I was hoping you could keep my Uncle Ted (my mother's oldest brother) in your thoughts and prayers.  He was diagnosed with colon cancer 3 years ago and it quickly spread to his liver.  They told him about three weeks ago that they have done all they can and he has started receiving hospice services.  My mom, my uncle John, and I went to say our goodbyes on Memorial Day (at his request).  He;s been in a lot of pain and I just hope for a peaceful and pain-free time for him...I had another visit to the ER this past week with the same facial numbness I had back in February.  This time it lasted about 3 hours instead of 8 though.  I saw my neurologist on Friday and he has started me on Topamax to prevent the migraines and believes this is a new aspect of my migraines for me.  I hope that is all it is and that the Topamax stops it because it is just plain scary when it happens!  One of the side effects of the med is lack of appetite and weight loss so I am okay with that! ...well I think that's going to be it for now; I need to get Tucker going to get into the shower and we haven't eaten dinner yet (it's 6:45 but we ate lunch around 2:30 because of the tryouts).

A Sports-Filled Day

I'm really going to try to blog more often in an effort to document our lives (since that was the reason I started in the 1st place)

 We started today with soccer tryouts.....

And finished with a baseball game this afternoon. Tucker's team was the 5th seed overall and beat the 3rd seed 5-0!  so we move on to the next game on Tuesday!

Catching up with pictures....

It has been almost two months since I have been on here!  Hard to believe!!!  It's not that I don;t have anything to say but more finding the time and when I do have the time, it seems like I don't have anything to say!

So here is what we've been up to since the end of April...

LOTS of baseball games!

Michael, tucker, his friend Robbie and Robbie's dad went to a Yankees game (FREE tickets again from Budweiser!)

 

 

 Tucker had a SOLO in the 4th grade play (yes it was a singing one!)  He did AWESOME!
 

 

Celebrating Mother's Day with breakfast in bed (and a new wind chime!)

 

Our moms toast to mother's day below...Michael grilled steak for us...flowers for the garden ...we also celebrated Doreen's 48th birthday!

 

 





We took Tucker and his friend Gavin to the local racetrack for a demolition derby!

Our niece Cassandra graduated with her Associates degree in Health and Exercise Studies>  We're so proud!

  

Last but not least, Tucker and I participated in the Cancer Relay for Life last weekend.  We even slept over!

A Quick "survey"

10 random facts about me
1. I tend to be a procrastinator
2. That is why it took me so long to do this despite being tagged weeks ago by both Jul and Tiffany
3. I very rarely if ever step on a crack on a sidewalk or in a parking lot
4. This results in my walking funny sometimes.
5. I have never eaten at Taco Bell
6. I never wear flip-flops (don't like the thingy between my toes)
7. My whole house can look like Hoarders but I have to have the counters by the sink cleaned off
8. I don't know how to text
9. I have never broken a bone
10. Which if you know me is quite remarkable

9 things I do everyday
1. shower
2 .brush my teeth (yes more than once)
3. check email and facebook
4. read
5. talk to my mom
6. watch TV
7. drive my car
8. feed the cats
9. kiss Tucker after he falls asleep

8 things that annoy me
1. when people try to push their religious beliefs on me
2. when people say "axe" instead of "ask"
3. people who only communicate via text
4. people who assume everyone else also only communicates via text *
5. kids under 13 on facebook (borrowed from Jul)
6. people who forget their cars have turn signals
7. people who just drop off their kids at activities without making sure an adult/coach is there (I shouldn't count since I am not the coach)
8. when the gate on the side of our house is left open and I have to shut it everyday

*I may be a little edgy about this right now. Turns out we've been missing out on communications from Tucker's baseball manager because he only sends texts---ARRGGHH!

7 fears/phobias
1. cancer
2. something happening to Michael
3. something happening to Tucker
4. something happening to my mom
5. being stung by a bee (I'm allergic)
6. being hit in the head by a ball
7. being in a car accident


6 songs I'm addicted to (I don't have a radio in my car so I'm not really "addicted" to any songs right now!)


5 things I can't live without
1. Michael
2. Tucker
3. My mom
4. Memories
5. Books


4 memories I will never forget
1. My wedding day 10/10/98
2. Tucker's birth 04/03/02
3. The day my dad died 10/26/04
4. getting my MSW

3 words I can't go a day without
1. Mommy/Mama
2. Sweetie (what Michael calls me)
3.monkey (what I call Tucker)


2 things I wish I could do (copying from Julie)
1. sing
2. love exercising


1 person I trust
1. Michael


I'm supposed to tag people to do this but since 2/3 people who read my blog tagged me, I'll tag the third: Mari