Speaking of quotes....

This may be the best one yet:

I took my weight off the old fashioned way. I like to call it the 'Just Keep Your Fucking Mouth Shut and Eat Air Diet'. It's all the rage.
                                                              Tori.Spelling

I must admit I love that quote. Hysterical. I think I'll try that one. Duct tape please!

We're busy having fun around here. The boys are loving the extra attention. Baba is giving `Life Lessons`, Amma is giving cooking lessons, and the house is filled with noise, Neil Diamond in the morning, Ketchup laying in the sun at the open front door and time spent with two of my favorite people (that`s you, mom and dad). Less than a week left and then we count down to Christmas.

Happy Birthday to Kelly - hope you like your gift and have a wonderful day. We love you!

Quotes

I Have a site I truly love for inspiration, as does half the population of the world - Pin.terest.

I could literally spend hours sifting through the beautiful images shown. I have bookmarked at least 100 flower photos and pictures of dream kitchens. Who knew you could have 21 dream kitchens? So I thought I would post some of my favorite quotes I have found there. If people like it, I'll do it every week. Let me know.

1. When all else fails, give up and go to the library. - Stephen.King

2. Don't talk, just act. Don't say, just show. Don't promise, just love. - unknown

3. People overestimate what they can do in a single day and underestimate what they can do in their whole lives. - unknown

4. The secret to getting ahead is getting started. - unknown

5. Be happy! It drives people crazy! - unknown

6. Give a damn. Many damns. More damns than anyone. - unknown

7. If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance! - Maxine

8. It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. - unknown

9. I realized this week that I cannot do it all. So I will choose to do what I can, fabulously!
- Clinton.Kelly

10. When nothing is sure, everything is possible. - Margaret.Drabble

11. Not to spoil the ending for you, but everything is going to be ok. - unknown (my personal favorite)

If you have a favorite quote, I'd love to see it.
Happy Tuesday everyone!

Week 5

Week 5 and the weather was rainy. That didn't stop us making the hour long trek to the racetrack. My kids definitely take after me in this case. They love the races. I was the big winner of the day with $15.20 in winnings. Sterling never won a single race, nor did Kaedo. Poor guys. Sterling wanted to win $200. Fat chance. There is something about horse racing that I love. Not only the show on the track, but the show in the building. People yelling, swearing and taunting each other. I didn't realize one of my horses had one as I had been too busy watching the sideshow. We had a nice day together and came home to an easy supper of chiabatas and salad. Sandwiches are big in our family so Amma and Baba had them too. When they are toasted it is even better!

We have been having a great time with our company this past week. The boys are loving it. Dad drives carpool in the morning, mom makes delicious suppers, and they get to spend some one on one time without Craig and I as well. Yesterday they headed to the theatre to see 'Bad.Grandpa' and the kids loved it. I think mom and dad did too.

This week we have a few things on the agenda and some more opportunities for some grandparents/grandsons time. I think it is really important they spend time without Craig and I. With school it makes it a little hard but they make the most of it!

week 4

A busy weekend of football (Craig), painting (thank you, Craig), Tupperware work (Craig - just joking), groceries, cleaning, being with the kids, re-decorating their bathroom, taking this picture, supper with a friend, cleaning oh, and did I say cleaning? Had you been here you also would have heard the Sesame Street Merry Christmas Album, and Sterling stomping his feet trying to get it to skip. I put a stop to the stomping as I don't mind listening to Cookie.Monster and the gang singing 'the 12 days of christmas'.

Off to work delivering stuff today and I have triple driving duty. I am helping a friend get her son home later this afternoon as well as this being my drive both ways week. A busy day and seems like there is still so much to do before my mom and dad arrive tomorrow.

We are all looking so forward to seeing them. It will be a great visit.

Progress Reports and Interviews

This week we have received the boy's progress reports and tonight have gone to their schools and visited with their teachers. Can I just say WOW!

Wonderful reports from all teachers. Unfortunately both kids had their meet the teacher night on the same night! What the Hell? We split up and each took a kid.

Here are some of the highlights:

S - His Media Arts teacher said he is far and beyond the class and the website Sterling designed is better than he even hoped for

K - His french teacher would like him to start helping his classmates because he is ahead of his class

S - Is a fantastic creative writer

K - Is a great writer, especially his poems

So many more good comments. Craig and I are thrilled with their progress and they absolutely rock!

Anyway, enough braggin' on them.

I have a Tupper.ware party tomorrow night and am hoping for good sales. It really is so much fun!

Week 3

Better late than never!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Family Pictures 2013

We used to get our family pictures done (take them ourselves) when we went pumpkin picking. Now that the boys don't want to pumpkin pick (boo) any more, we always take them on Thanksgiving weekend. 

So, today was the day.

Here's a few of the 118 pictures we took. The first one is my favorite:

Selfie

Love this one too

The boys are in a fight with each other, so no gnome picture today. Will post it tomorrow.

Happy Sunday, all!