September 30, 2009

Now, onto Jacob's latest obsession: PAPER AIRPLANES. They are everywhere....on the floor, in the chairs, on the counter, behind the couch, on his dresser, in his closet, and on and on. I had him gather some up (yes, there are more!) and get a picture with them. To fuel the fire, he picked out some "how-to" books on building paper airplanes last week at the library. It is fun to have flying contests with all his different models.

Kendall was with me today as I got pulled over by the Maumee police. I turned left into a local gas station, across a double yellow line. The police officer pulled up behind me with lights flashing at the pump. Luckily, he just gave me a warning. You tell me there are no police/traffic violation quotas on the last day of September!

September 29, 2009

The kids and I cleaned house this morning. Jacob picked up his room and vacuumed it. Kendall cleaned doorknobs. Everyone was busy! Then, in the afternoon, we busted out the paints and got the house all messy again! Jacob painted a huge picture of the lake.

Also, here's video of Kendall dancing today. She has moved on to other music. Note how she has the door to the office closed....I am literally a captive audience!

September 28, 2009

Kendall's obsession: Dancing! She has mastered Beyonce's "Single Ladies" song. She found the music video online and plays it over and over again. She even points to her ring finger with the lyrics! I have no idea where she gets it from.

We went for a walk yesterday, Kendall and I. I asked her what way she wanted to go and she says, "The Beyonce way." Oh, my. Then, she was telling me we were on Beyonce Street. Oh, my.

September 27, 2009

Race day. Lisa and family picked me up to go to the race...I wasn't sure if Mark was coming with the kids. There were 18,000 participants - 5,000 runners and 13,000 walkers. It was a big event. I ran really well for me: 29:21 (77th of 186 in my age group). Lisa ran with me and kept me motivated! At the end of the race, Mark and kids found me...I was so happy they came. What a good morning!

See what Lisa put on her BLOG.

September 26, 2009

The golf outing went off without a hitch. I was at the church at 6am to pick up a donut donation and help load up a van going to set up the outing.

Jacob had a soccer game this afternoon. He scored one goal. He's doing really well and enjoys it. At last week's game, he scored 4 goals (I didn't have my camera). We were also running late to the game, so I packed a lunch. Well, a bee was on Mark's pop can and stung him in the lip during the game. It swelled up good, but was better the next day.

I'm going a bit backwards in my timeline (my fault for not keeping up with this daily!), but Mark and I had a date night last night. We finally made it to La Scola italian restaurant (we've had a gift certificate since Christmas) and we rented a movie: Twilight. My choice, of course. It was a good evening!

September 24, 2009

The week has been full with meetings, preparing food, gathering door prizes, etc. for the preschool's golf outing Saturday. I'm also getting mentally prepared for the 5K Race for the Cure on Sunday.

Also, Mom P's first cataract surgery went well Monday. Jacob's soccer practice was cancelled Tuesday due to rain - however, we didn't know that since Jose did NOT correct my email address (ugh). I attended a book club meeting Wednesday at the church. Jacob had school pictures today.

Kendall and I ran errands and met up with Aunt Bev and Mom. Along the way, Kendall got a much-needed hair cut. She looks so cute and well-groomed! :)

While we were running errands, Kendall became thirsty in the car. She told me she was praying to God that He would give her water. She said she just knew that God would bring her water. And, He answered her prayers! I pulled through McDonald's and got a cup of water (and a sweet tea for me).

September 19, 2009

We left in the morning for Daniel S's noon wedding in Marion, IN. The drive was about 3 hours each way. We rode with Mom & Dad and the kids did just fine. It was so good to see Uncle Jack and Aunt Sharon (in pic), as well as the rest of the family out there. Brad, my cousin and father of the groom, actually officiated the ceremony - so that was pretty special. The reception was so pleasant: at the bride's parent's country home with a nice tent (with dance floor!) and good food. The weather cooperated beautifully and it was a wonderful trip.

All the wedding photos are HERE.

September 16, 2009

Just to follow up on yesterday's post: I called the "assistant" coach, Jennifer. She informed me that Jose, the head coach of the team, sent an email with the time and changed location for practice. When Jennifer forwarded the email, I found out why I never received it: our email address was all garbled! I let the coach know (nicely) to please correct it.

I had an eye exam this morning and was really looking forward to getting some new glasses. I just couldn't justify the cost, even after our insurance. So, I instead ordered a year's supply of contacts for under $20. Better deal....maybe next year on the glasses.

Tonight was bunko at Lisa's house. What a hit! I won big again....I swear I don't rig the results! I seem to win often.

September 15, 2009

To start the morning off right, I decided to get fancy and cook an egg in the middle of a piece of bread. Neither Jacob or Kendall ate it! Go figure!

I attended the elementary school's parent meeting luncheon. I ran a little late and one of the only seats left at a table where I knew a couple faces was between the principal and superintendent. I was on my best behavior! :)

Jacob had his first soccer practice tonight. While at the luncheon, I talked to Mason's mom, Michelle, and found out that Jennifer (soccer coach) was also Mason's coach, so the kids are on the same team. Soccer was to be at 6:15 at the elementary school. Jacob and I got there right at 6:15 and we saw no other soccer team. I called Michelle on the cell and she said practice was at Jennifer's house and gave me the address...so, off we went. We arrived at the coach's house to find out that Jacob was not on her roster! We were with the wrong team! Two different Jennifer's (I should be prepared for this since I am a Jennifer)! Well, we were there and so Jacob practiced with Mason's team.

I will be calling our Jennifer tomorrow to see where we were supposed to be!

September 14, 2009

We had a nice weekend with friends: me with Catherine and Lisa Friday night, then with Annette and her family on Saturday; Mark with Burly on Friday and Saturday. I was looking forward to a productive Monday, since both kids were in school. I had planned on running with Lisa, trying to really get geared up for the race in a couple weeks.

However, when I hopped in the car to take Kendall to school, it wouldn't start and my "message center" was saying all sorts of strange things. I thought the electrical system was going haywire...I called the dealership and they guessed it was the ignition system. Soooo, instead of running with Lisa, I waited for a AAA tow truck to come and tow my car to the dealership. Well, when AAA arrived, they tried jumping my battery and that worked!!! I was able to pick Kendall up from school, then we had the battery replaced (it was the original, 8 years old). Can you believe our battery is under the back seat?? When they removed the back seat, I was busy cleaning up barrettes, goldfish crackers, crayons, etc. from under it while they hooked up the new battery! :)

September 11, 2009

Catherine's husband, Gar, received 4 Colorado vs. University of Toledo football tickets and asked if we wanted to join them. Well, it just so happened that Mark had already made arrangements to go to Burly's for the night and play in a golf outing. So, I invited Lisa to go with us and we had a great time. Gar had tickets because he was a manager for Colorado's assistant coach back in the day. I felt bad that UT stomped on Colorado! But the fireworks at half-time helped to lighten the spirits. Then, Catherine, Gar, and their dog, Molly, spent the night with at our house. The kiddos were happy to stay the night at Grandma & Grandpa P.'s!

Every 9/11, I say a prayer for our armed services and thank them for continuing to keep us safe.

September 9, 2009

KENDALL'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! Kendall was so excited to start school (like her big brother). She is in the same room this year, but with different teachers and a different mix of classmates. She did wonderfully...she lead me to her room and never looked back.