Good Times

I am in over my head with this basketball program that should be at the printers, but isn't.  So what am I doing?  Why blogging, of course.  Just a quick post then I'll be back at it!

Saturday was our day.  It was as good as a day can get when you have teenagers and a variety of personalities all under one roof!

Olivia and I made casts of her hand and foot.

This yummy handsome man didn't want to do it.

They baked for about 3.5 hours and turned out like you would expect.  We need to find a ribbon to hang them and she may do some painting as well.

My husband works for a recycling company so you would think we'd be hardcore recyclers.  Ummm, no.  I've dabbled in this in the past, but never stuck with it.  I'm really trying a lot harder in the new year.  I mean, really, it's a matter of putting glass, plastic, tin, aluminum, paper and cardboard in something other than the trash can.  He takes it to work with him so I don't even have to drop it at any of the recycling centers.  It's so easy to be lazy, isn't it?  Do you recycle?

I need wood.  Lots of it.  There was a lack of commitment this summer/fall to get it done.  Now it's just difficult.  We had that mid-winter freak rain storm so the tarp is frozen to the ground with the wood underneath.  It is apparently entirely to hard for 15 and 18 year old boys break free so I drug my big out-of-shape butt out there and did it myself.  It was -10* below and we all know how much I love the cold. HA!  I used a sledge hammer to pound the ground and break the ice.  Then I had to use my hands to scoop all the snow because every single one of my 403 shovels have been left here and there in the woods and are now buried by snow.  Thanks boys.

After an hour and really frozen fingers because my brand-new-I-got-them-for-Christmas-and-haven't-worn-them-yet gloves were stolen borrowed by my boys and I haven't seen them since.  I brought in two loads in the sled I got for Christmas from my ex-husband's new wife.  I know how that sentence sounds, but she and I know how important it is for the kids that everyone get along.  

Ten below zero doesn't slow down the Wee People.  Olivia stayed out half an hour!!

There's Daisy saying hello to RottenMom.

The sun was on its way down.  What do we see in this photo?  There's the corner of the RV we no longer use because of gas prices, but keep it around for sentimental reasons.  It was our home for awhile and that was an adventure it itself.  When my husband sold his previous home and before we moved into this one we had about two weeks to wait.  We set up camp at the motocross track with our six kids, a dog, hermit crabs and, I think, a hamster.  It was quite the camping experience complete with a blue tarp awning and outdoor carpet.  We had so much fun during that time.  It's funny how the strangest situations can bring the best memories for a family.  Oh, and there is the brown truck.  Hoping to get it running this summer for a wood truck.  And the frozen trampoline waiting for laughing children this summer.

The setting sun on one side of the yard and the rising moon on the other.  I wonder where that plane is flying?  Somewhere warm?

When night rolled around we watched a family movie to end a pretty decent day.  Even Flower joined us.

There's Elijah....

Sunday was all about football, vacuuming under the coach cushions (ewwww) and a long overdue date with Dad that was much needed. Today will be all about a ton of Algebra with Elijah (not fun), basketball practice (fun for him) and starting finishing the basketball program (stress for me).  I really need this day to move slowly so we can get it all done.