Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Weekend in Review...
Piano Recital...Baseball...Horses...Mother's Day...Dresses...
On Friday night Cameron had his piano recital. I am VERY proud of him. He did a fantastic job!! Here is a picture of Cameron with the other students and his Piano teacher.
It was a LONG program but I'm not complaining...however...there was a Taliban Terrorist in the back row who was overheard saying, "If I had a choice I'd choose waterboarding over THIS anytime..."
Here is Cameron waiting for the recital to begin...he is sitting next to a girl who goes to his school. After the recital I asked him who the little girl next to him was...he said, "Daaaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddddd!!!!!" Can anyone help me to understand what that means???? I think this picture might help answer my question...
On Saturday Cameron had a big game...a battle for first place. It was a very exciting game. It was a real nail bitter until the last out. Unfortunately his team lost 4-2. But that's okay...it's not whether you win or lose...it's how you play the game. I'm just so glad Cameron enjoys playing; it's a good opportunity to get some fresh air and to enjoy the great outdoors!!! It's also good for me. I get to interact with the other parent as we sit in our chairs and watch our team give their best effort!
Like I said it was a close game. The other team scored all their runs in the first inning. The other team's first run came when our third baseman, who comes from such a nice family and who has terrific parents, missed a slow grounder which went right between his legs. The next run came when that kid I just mentioned missed a pick off throw!!! It was thrown right to him but the punk missed it!!!! It went right through his hands!!!!! How???? I don't know!!!! How do you miss a ball that's thrown right at you????? The third run came when this SNOT NOSED kid playing third base, who has NOOOOO business playing anything but water boy AND who can't catch a ball to save his stinking life dropped a ball that was thrown to him when a player was trying to steal third...all the lousy, sticking kid had to do is catch the ball!!!!! He would have been out by a mile!!!! HOW HARD IS IT TO CATCH A LOUSY, STINKING WHITE BALL...I MEAN COME ON!!!!! CATCH THE BALL BUDDY!!!!!!!! HERE, LET ME TIE THE BALL WITH A RIBBON AND HAND IT TO YOU - MAYBE THEN YOU CAN CATCH IT!!!!!!! :)
Here is Cameron crushing the ball to the right side...
On Sunday Kelsie had to go to work...on the weekends I drive her to her job. If I didn't mention it...Kelsie was asked recently if she wanted a job riding a horse. The horse's name is Blackjack. Apparently the man who owns Blackjack has a bad back and he can't ride him anymore. Kelsie pays me $5.00 to drive her back and forth...I haven't seen a penny of it yet...BUT I WILL!!!
Kelsie has become a beautiful young lady...here she is being checked out by some young stallions...
She had to lock them up to keep them away from her...
Here's a video of Kelsie hard at work...shouldn't the horse be the one getting paid?
Kelsie has her first dance this Friday night...or maybe it's the first dance I'll let her go to...I can't remember. Over the past few weeks she has been busy shopping for the perfect dress. She found a couple of dresses that she liked and she needs help in deciding which one to wear. Can you let me know which one you think she looks best in?
Do you like this very classy, sophisticated black dress which makes her looks like a beautiful, elegant, sophisticated young lady? Or...or...or...do you like the one which makes her look like a....
If she was ever to walk out of this house in this dress she would be grounded for life!!!!!
When you look at the next three pictures I want you to ask yourself what you see. Do you see clumps of crabgrass? Do you see weeds? Do you see hours and hours of yard work? OR...OR...OR...OR do you see OPPORTUNITY?????
I SEE OPPORTUNITY!!!!! THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME THE NEXT TIGER WOODS!!!!
On Friday night Cameron had his piano recital. I am VERY proud of him. He did a fantastic job!! Here is a picture of Cameron with the other students and his Piano teacher.
It was a LONG program but I'm not complaining...however...there was a Taliban Terrorist in the back row who was overheard saying, "If I had a choice I'd choose waterboarding over THIS anytime..."
Here is Cameron waiting for the recital to begin...he is sitting next to a girl who goes to his school. After the recital I asked him who the little girl next to him was...he said, "Daaaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddddd!!!!!" Can anyone help me to understand what that means???? I think this picture might help answer my question...
On Saturday Cameron had a big game...a battle for first place. It was a very exciting game. It was a real nail bitter until the last out. Unfortunately his team lost 4-2. But that's okay...it's not whether you win or lose...it's how you play the game. I'm just so glad Cameron enjoys playing; it's a good opportunity to get some fresh air and to enjoy the great outdoors!!! It's also good for me. I get to interact with the other parent as we sit in our chairs and watch our team give their best effort!
Like I said it was a close game. The other team scored all their runs in the first inning. The other team's first run came when our third baseman, who comes from such a nice family and who has terrific parents, missed a slow grounder which went right between his legs. The next run came when that kid I just mentioned missed a pick off throw!!! It was thrown right to him but the punk missed it!!!! It went right through his hands!!!!! How???? I don't know!!!! How do you miss a ball that's thrown right at you????? The third run came when this SNOT NOSED kid playing third base, who has NOOOOO business playing anything but water boy AND who can't catch a ball to save his stinking life dropped a ball that was thrown to him when a player was trying to steal third...all the lousy, sticking kid had to do is catch the ball!!!!! He would have been out by a mile!!!! HOW HARD IS IT TO CATCH A LOUSY, STINKING WHITE BALL...I MEAN COME ON!!!!! CATCH THE BALL BUDDY!!!!!!!! HERE, LET ME TIE THE BALL WITH A RIBBON AND HAND IT TO YOU - MAYBE THEN YOU CAN CATCH IT!!!!!!! :)
Here is Cameron crushing the ball to the right side...
On Sunday Kelsie had to go to work...on the weekends I drive her to her job. If I didn't mention it...Kelsie was asked recently if she wanted a job riding a horse. The horse's name is Blackjack. Apparently the man who owns Blackjack has a bad back and he can't ride him anymore. Kelsie pays me $5.00 to drive her back and forth...I haven't seen a penny of it yet...BUT I WILL!!!
Kelsie has become a beautiful young lady...here she is being checked out by some young stallions...
She had to lock them up to keep them away from her...
Here's a video of Kelsie hard at work...shouldn't the horse be the one getting paid?
Kelsie has her first dance this Friday night...or maybe it's the first dance I'll let her go to...I can't remember. Over the past few weeks she has been busy shopping for the perfect dress. She found a couple of dresses that she liked and she needs help in deciding which one to wear. Can you let me know which one you think she looks best in?
Do you like this very classy, sophisticated black dress which makes her looks like a beautiful, elegant, sophisticated young lady? Or...or...or...do you like the one which makes her look like a....
If she was ever to walk out of this house in this dress she would be grounded for life!!!!!
When you look at the next three pictures I want you to ask yourself what you see. Do you see clumps of crabgrass? Do you see weeds? Do you see hours and hours of yard work? OR...OR...OR...OR do you see OPPORTUNITY?????
I SEE OPPORTUNITY!!!!! THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME THE NEXT TIGER WOODS!!!!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Camarachi and my new favorite activity...MULCHING!!!
Here's my little boy practicing for his show (recital)...sounds pretty good!!
As you know I spent a lot of time "mulching" over the weekend. If mulching isn't a word...it should be! I have two different colors of mulch.
On the right...the mulch I picked out from the store...on the left the mulch I ordered without seeing the color...
As you know I spent a lot of time "mulching" over the weekend. If mulching isn't a word...it should be! I have two different colors of mulch.
On the right...the mulch I picked out from the store...on the left the mulch I ordered without seeing the color...
I like the darker red mulch more...
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Weekend in review...
This was another busy weekend...
It started out on Friday with Cameron's baseball game...they won 10-2...
After the game on Friday we had some good friends from St. Louis come in for a long weekend visit...here is Kelsie with her close friend Heather Kotlarzek...this isn't how you spell her last name...there's a bunch of c's and z's in her name that don't make sense so I just spelled it phonetically...
Note to Ron Klaus and Kenny Croke: It's safe to come down...I've done all the hard work...
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It started out on Friday with Cameron's baseball game...they won 10-2...
After the game on Friday we had some good friends from St. Louis come in for a long weekend visit...here is Kelsie with her close friend Heather Kotlarzek...this isn't how you spell her last name...there's a bunch of c's and z's in her name that don't make sense so I just spelled it phonetically...
On Saturday Heather and Kelsie went horseback riding...but before they went riding they had to clean out the horse's stalls...why is it that Kelsie will take a pitchfork and clean out piles and piles of horse manure but she won't clean our toilets at home because 'THAT'S DISGUSTING'????
Here are Kelsie and Cameron riding together...they like to complain about each other but when they're busy having fun they sometimes forget they're not supposed to like each other and they have a great time together...here is one of those touching brother/sister moments...as you can see they are very close...
On Sunday the girls went out to get pampered...while I stayed at home and "pulled weeds"... (from left to right...Ruth...Heather...Kelsie...)
I spent most of Saturday and Sunday doing yard work...I had a truck load of mulch delivered...below are the results of all my hard work...my hands are blistered and bleeding, my back hurts, and I'm sunburned - but do I complain? - NO!! All I asked for are a few 'poor babies' and I'm fine... (I'm a throw back to a time when men were men) As you can see, my hard work was well worth it...
Note to Ron Klaus and Kenny Croke: It's safe to come down...I've done all the hard work...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Weekend(s) in Review
Okay, first of all, this video did not take place over the weekend. This is a video of my nephew Joseph when he was a little boy. It was taken on an old video camera and so the quality is very poor...but I think it's still interesting...
Last weekend we had the neighborhood kids come over for an Easter Egg hunt...they were required to pull a weed for every egg they found...we needed a lot more eggs...
Here's my little girl riding her horse...when I picked her up on Thursday she was riding bare back! She's a throw back to a time when women were women!
Cameron had a game on Friday night...his team whooped up on the other team. Cam went one for two and he made a GREAT play in the field! Here he is running to third base after a wild pitch...
On Saturday we spent the day cleaning the front yard...
I had my shirt off when I started working but the police pulled up and "asked" me to put my shirt back on...I'm not sure why...he did say something about being repulsive...but I'm not sure...
Last weekend we had the neighborhood kids come over for an Easter Egg hunt...they were required to pull a weed for every egg they found...we needed a lot more eggs...
Here's my little girl riding her horse...when I picked her up on Thursday she was riding bare back! She's a throw back to a time when women were women!
Cameron had a game on Friday night...his team whooped up on the other team. Cam went one for two and he made a GREAT play in the field! Here he is running to third base after a wild pitch...
On Saturday we spent the day cleaning the front yard...
I had my shirt off when I started working but the police pulled up and "asked" me to put my shirt back on...I'm not sure why...he did say something about being repulsive...but I'm not sure...
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Weekend in review
With Sheri, Kelsie, and Cameron gone to Florida for the week I've been able to catch up on a lot of things I've been wanting to do for a long time:
1. I checked how much money I have remaining on all the gift cards I have in my wallet.
A. Quiznos = $.70
B. Quiznos 2 = $7.96
C. Regals movie theater = $10.00
D. Regals movie theater 2 = $10.00
E. B Dalton = $25.00
F. Dicks Sporting Goods = $8.32
2. I had a chance to go through all my unmatched sox to find matches. One thing I found is that I have more individual sox than I have matched sox. Out of the 134 individual sox I have I was able to put together 3 matches. So if you know anyone who only has one foot please call me. I have a lifetime supply of sox for a one footed man.
3. Since I have some extra time I decided to take this opportunity to catch the flu. I've enjoyed it even though I don't have the pleasure of sharing my suffering with anyone else.
4. I have one more item on my 'to do list' this weekend. I plan on cleaning out my freezer. I'm going to throw out all my food that has freezer burn.
Next week I think I'm going to slow down a little - my jet set lifestyle is wearing me out....
1. I checked how much money I have remaining on all the gift cards I have in my wallet.
A. Quiznos = $.70
B. Quiznos 2 = $7.96
C. Regals movie theater = $10.00
D. Regals movie theater 2 = $10.00
E. B Dalton = $25.00
F. Dicks Sporting Goods = $8.32
2. I had a chance to go through all my unmatched sox to find matches. One thing I found is that I have more individual sox than I have matched sox. Out of the 134 individual sox I have I was able to put together 3 matches. So if you know anyone who only has one foot please call me. I have a lifetime supply of sox for a one footed man.
3. Since I have some extra time I decided to take this opportunity to catch the flu. I've enjoyed it even though I don't have the pleasure of sharing my suffering with anyone else.
4. I have one more item on my 'to do list' this weekend. I plan on cleaning out my freezer. I'm going to throw out all my food that has freezer burn.
Next week I think I'm going to slow down a little - my jet set lifestyle is wearing me out....
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