birthday

Well as most of you know that yesterday was my birthday. I am now 42 and my big brother and I are twins for the next 2 months. I had to work yesterday, but I got to see my dad and his new toy. And my nieces katie and sarah called and sang to me with their parents singing also. it was really nice. today i decided to be lazy and other than some grocery shopping i have couch pototoed it all day. This week I have to get Court her physical so she can get her permit in 2 weeks (UGGGH) and I have to plan her sweet 16 party for her and her friends. She is getting a special day at the spa with 3 of her best friends.
Bubba has been gone all weekend with his buddy so it has been ery quite.
Well that's all for now.

confirmation

wow I can't believe that the weekend is over. Christopher was confirmed on Sunday and we had a big party for him. It was great to see all of our family and friends that day. I know that I had a great day I hope everyone else did too. My brother-in-law had a minor fender bender on his way up. no one was hurt thankfully. the lady tried to pay him off but he stuck to his guns and called the police.

My husband surpised me and had added my birthday to the festivities. It's not often that we can get the whole family together like that. *everyone is so busy* My dad surprised me with the video camera that I have been trying to save money to buy. He's so great. My mother-in-law got me a gorgeous flower basket for the porch, let;s just hope that I don't kill it. lol my husband made my flower beds for me. my sister-in-law and the kids got me my favorite cream and bath soap., so it turned out to be a good day for me.

Come saturday when it's my birthday, jimmy and i will be the same age for 2 months, ha i love to tease him with that.!

well i am at work and must get back. oh happy joy. love to all

UGHHHH

As much as I love my dog*Cinderella* she just cost me $180. at the vet. I think that animals are more expensive than kids. But because of that I can not get Christopher a gift for this sunday so I have to make him an IOU and do something special for him this summer. Sometimes life is just NOT FAIR, as my niece would say. Courtney's concert last week was amazing. the theme was all service music. they played all themes to every branch of the military. the kids were amazing and the music was great. It was nice to see a lot of the audience stand for the branch of the military and I was amazed at how many of the parents that I know who have been in the military and I didn't know that about them. Now we gear up for the musical "Kiss Me Kate" and the memorial day parade. that kid keeps me to busy some days. and then she just let me know that she got accepted to take 2 college courses next year and we get to pay for the books and a small fee which the school will let us know how much. As you can probably guess Chris is freakin as usual about the money but is very proud of his little girl.
Well we found out that Chris will be going to Brazil this summer for a couple of weeks to learn about a new plane. I am so proud of him. I wish I could go with him but I had to be a big girl and get a job. what was I thinking.?????lol I might have to con my dad and sister-in-law to take the kids for a couple of days. depending on when he leaves and what the kids have on their schedules.
I think I totally agree with Katie and Sarah that life's NOT FAIR!!!!
well I should really go back to work
love to all

mothers day

had a nice mothers day with my sister in law cooking a great dinner and also celebrating my dad's birthday. it was a little tough without my mom but it's getting easier to deal with. the kids are great and we are all tired from being outside most of the day. it's amazing how tiring my nieces are. they are so active that i feel tired just watching them. i swear my sister in law tammy puts new batteries in them when she knows we are coming. lol. hope eveyone had a great mothers day.

god bless you all

well saturday was the 1st day of harness racing at work and it was an extremely busy day. I was so glad that I worked the morning shift. and then had sunday off. this place was a mad house. but now we are in a routine again and things should run smoothly.

went to see the family and surprised dad with his birthday gift. we got him a sliding screen door for his door. so that when it's nice he can catch a breeze and not get the bugs. The girls were great about making surprise picture to tape to the screen. and Katie help me yell surprise when the Bear got home from work.

The kids are great. Courtney is now playing 12 instruments and just got back from philly on a school trip. and is getting ready for the musical "Kiss Me Kate" She is playing 3 instruments for this one.
Christopher is waiting to hear from the school if there will be a Jr High boys soccer team. Last years coach can't do it. In the mean time he is keeping busy with his buddies by helping them practice for baseball. He didn't want to play on a team, but they let him help at practice. so it's the best of both worlds for me. Keeps bubba busy and active and I don't have to go to the games. Yeah!

the begining of race season