Whats been going on..

I have not been posting much as I have been BUSY!!! Here is a quick update on whats been going on here..
*My parents house closed. It was hard leaving the last time we were there. Part of me will always be there..
*My tattoo is peeling and itches and does not look as pretty as it did before the peel but I know it will look good again:)
*BuNcO was this week..I play bunco with 11 A$$E$ as I have a camera of BUTTS pictures..One month was feet, one month was cleavage and this month was Butts (yes, they kept their pants on)
*Hank has been building a deck on the other side of the pool. Can I just say he is not a handyman and is sooo not enjoying this but it was HIS idea and it will be GREAT when it is done:) Daniel B came over and got him "going" on it and has been a HUGE help to Hank..
*I had a Garage Sale on Saturday and sold a lot of stuff and donated the rest..Cleaning the garage next of my to do list.
*I am heading up the Fall Festival/Chili Dinner/Bake Sale again this year. It is the 24th and I still need around 35 more volunteers..any one want to help..(Karen I have you down:)
*I do S*R*A (reading program) at Tylers school. I work 24 hours a week and can I say I LOVE MY JOB!! I work with manly 1st and 2nd graders and 1 group of 3rd graders. Some of the kids I work with are SO FUNNY. I get hugs daily and they say the FUNNEST things..did I say I love my job:)
*Did I say I still need 35 more festival workers..opps I think I did:) I have plenty of chili and bake sale items..I NEED PARENTS TO WORK booths!!!
*I put my fall decorations up today and as I was putting stuff away I thought I might not see some of this again till after CHRISTMAS as next month the trees go up..woohooo. I love Christmas but I hate cold weather.
*I soo want to go to the beach..I love love love the beach..I have one on my leg now:)
*FYI..Leg hair will still grow through a tattoo, I was really hoping I would have 1 area with no hair:)
*I am so happy Greys Anatomy is back on..I LOVE that show!!!
*I got my charm name necklace yesterday from SuzanneMeyers.com and I LOVE IT!!! I will post pictures this week:)
*Happy Sunday..

I DID IT!!!!

I have wanted to get a Tattoo for a while. The night before my dad died I was driving home from Cinit and I looked up and saw a BEAUTIFUL Sunset..My first thought was "that looks just like a Florida sunset" then I thought "that is a sign that my dad is going to pass away tonight". Well the next morning he did. The night after he passed away I was with some friends at a outdoor concert that I felt guilty going to but went as I had the ticket and no one was home at my house..As we were listening to music we looked up and there was the BIGGEST orange moon. Karen said to me "Your mom gave you the sun and your dad gave you the moon". I knew then what I wanted to do..so today I went in to put money down to get a appointment and the guy had a cancellation so I DID IT!!! I was scared to death, but I knew I had to do this for ME to honor my parents. I told him I wanted a sun and a orange moon and a palm tree as I know that is where they are now. I am VERY Happy with it..do I think I am sooo addicted I will get another one..that would be a NO.
Did it hurt..Yes, but I would do it again in a minute:)
It is on the side on my leg.

UPDATE
I am going to take a new picture later as I think the colors have changed today..I actually like it even better:) and Yes, it does hurt some today but it is not a OMG I can not stand it. I have to say Denise comment to me was the funnest "She feels like a rebel because I got the tattoo".

And the other questions I have gotten is"
What does Hank think..he said he knew I would get one and he likes it.
My kids reaction..Tyler screamed and said is that real..it was not a happy scream and then he said well atleast I will have a story to tell at school tomorrow:)
Nicholas looked at it and said "You are a Freak"and it was not a good kind of freak either..

I woke up this morning and my leg was hurting and I thought..OMG I really did do this and it was not a dream.

This just makes me SMILE:-)

Seeing this online today just made me so DA-MN happy it really was not funny..I actually got goosebumps as this is my FAVORITE day of the year. I live for BLACK FRIDAY and I know a few things I already HOPE to find:)
I am up and out the door at 4:00 something with a BIG smile on my face. I have always said I wish I had that "group of friends" who was able to get up (yes, Denise I am talking about YOU) and go with me with Santa hats on. This year Suzanne is back so I might actually have someone to go with other then her just calling me from England on the phone to see what I am buying. Happy Shopping Days are almost here again..I can hear those jingle bells just a jingling...

Wish You Were Here!!

Today is a year since my mom passed away. In some ways it has been the longest year of my life as I have been dreading this day..in other ways I can not believe it has been a year. I would not wish the 4 months from when we found out she had cancer to when she died on anyone as she was in a lot of pain. No one should have to go through what she did.
This week has also been 2 months since my dad passed away so it has been a DOUBLE suck-a$$ week.
I hate it for me that they are gone but I hate it even more that my kids do not have their Grandparents. My parents were the BEST grandparents and my kids loved them. Nicholas idolized my dad and at 15 has said when I grow up I want to be the "gentleman that he was as Grandpa was a true Gentleman". Tyler could make both of them laugh at whatever he was up to. My mom and dad were so proud of both of them and I know they are watching over them and are still proud of them as they are great kids.
I found this post card that Sadie made and sent to my parents one year when they did not get to Florida and I think it pretty well sums up how we feel. We have it framed and on a shelf with other special items.
Mom and Dad, we love you and we wish you were here and it will never be the same without you!

*Yes, my mom has on a pink glitter wig and palm tree sunglasses..she loved life and had fun everyday.

Thanks Sadie:-)

This is soo me!!! I am a HUGE uppercaser when I send a email. I had a friend's husband tell me it was scary how I do this..lol

Thank God its PIE DAY

A friend emailed and said she had a apple tree FILLED with apples and she was not joking. Tyler and I went and picked a huge bag and today we made 2 apple pies. My mom made the best apple pies with the best homemade pie crust but I have never made pie crust before.

Well since I NEVER (and I do mean NEVER) make pies can I tell you how HAPPY my family is that I made pies. Nicholas ate A LOT of pie and has a huge piece packed to take to swim in the morning. Suzannes husband TIM was even bribed with PIE and ice cream to come fix my computer (Thank You Tim:)
I even sent Hank and Tyler over for more apples to make a few more this week. I also made Cinti chili for dinner as Nicholas keeps asking for it and homemade chicken and noodle soup for another night this week. Yes, I am top mom with my family today!!

**MONDAY update..
I am making 3 more pies tonight. I have now made more pies then I have in my life!!!

Stand Up to CANCER

I read this on another blog (thanks Krista) and I will be Standing Up tomorrow and I hope you ALL will to. As a lot of you know my mom passed away last Sept. to Pancreas Cancer that spread to Liver. My parents were married 54 years and my dad passed away this July. If cancer had not taken my mom, I know my dad would still be here also. Please support this cause.

House Updates..

I found this at Ko-hls and love it!

This phonograph was in my parents basement and
we brought it home last weekend..It makes me think
of my mom and dad each time I look at it:) The toy room
(lego room) is through the door..best thing we ever did
was a seperate toy room.

Well I FINALLY took a few pictures of the basement. I LOVE it and am sooo happy with how it turned out. We love the tile down there and love the paint color. PLUS I am sooo happy it is finally done!!!!
We also got new Kitchen counters and I am THIRLLED!! Here are pictures of my kitchen also.

Yes this was 3 post in 1 night..I have been so bad about blogging recently..Ty had a cold, he got over it, I got it and have not gotten over it and it has been a WEEK and now Nicholas has it:(
PLUS I have a LOVELY family of cold $ores under my nose that decided to move in..can I tell you how BADthey HURT plus they are sooo darn attractive. AND guess what today was at SCHOOL..PICTURE DAY. Thank GOSH we did not work today and I did not go up for it..I will do retake day!!

To Sadie and Jim

Guess where we ate at last weekend....?
Yes....It was SKY-LINE time:-)
Wish you were there!!

Hospice Concert

This was taken right before he "thought I was
talking to him....Yes, that is Denise and Bev:)

Reach out and touch someone...

Hi, my name is Jeffrey and I keep falling down!

Saturday Night we went to the Hospice concert at Mill Race Park..It was a BEAUTIFUL night and we had a GREAT time. We did a pictch in picnic dinner and had WAY to much food..chicken, Corn on the cob, fruit salad, watermelon, pasta salad and the list goes on and on...
People veiwing was at a ALL TIME HIGH..this is the kindest way I can say this..lol

The groups there were someone I can not remember..opps, Nelson twins and Jan and Dean (minus Jan).

We did "meet" JEFFREY who was more then just drunk as he was on something..I kept "trying" to get his picture and he thought I said his name..(I said BEV which sounds sooo much like Jeffrey) and he told us HOW MUCH FUN HE WAS HAVING..Long story short..Yes I got his picture, I did ask him if he drove and he said he walked as he lived right by there and danced away from us (Surfin USA..OMG can he surf..lol) and got arrested..lol
As soon as the cops came up to him he put his hands behind his back so I am thinkin he has been through this before.

My Parents House

We got a offer this week on my parents house, much FASTER then I thought would happen! We countered and she accepted so now we have a few weeks to see if the loan is approved. We are still showing it as we have been told that the buyer has A LOT of student loans so there is a chance it might not go through. We are going down this weekend to figure out we are ALL getting rid of. It is sad to go through all that my parents worked for a decide who wants it or if we are selling/donating it. You have a lot of GUILT of saying you do not want something that they loved but we both have a house of "our" stuff.

Tylers Bday Party

Wednesday was a 1/2 day so we FINALLY had Tylers Bday party (2 weeks late). It was a BEAUTIFUL day and we had 15 out of the 17 kids show up. A lot of soda, Pizza and snacks were eaten!! Maxie was in heaven as she got a lot of "dropped" food. I even had to wipe Ice Cream off her head as she knew where to be when kids were eating:)

Tyler is friends with a GREAT group of kids and it was FUN to spend the afternoon with them.

Coffee, Tea, Milk or TYLER

This is what happens when you take your 11 year old to $ams Club with you..Yes he is INSIDE the milk cooler.

WooHooo

Thanks to Suzanne for "pimping" my blog again...I love it:-)

He was SURPRISED!!

Well, Hank was SURPRISED!!!
He left around 11 to go golfing with 3 friends and got home around 6 and we were ALL in the front yard and he honest to goodness had NO idea..he said when he came around the corner he saw people and thought what are they doing. He said it took him awhile to realize it was HIS party:)
It also was our friend Barbs birthday so she is in the last pic with Hank.
Next party is Tylers Birthday party (Yes it is a few weeks late) on Wednesday since it is a 1/2 day..16 kids..and me. FUN!!

Shh it's a SECRET

Yes, this has been the email I have been sending for the last 2 weeks!!
TONIGHT is Hanksters SURPRISE 50th Birthday Party!!
It is now 1:50 and I have to pick up the cake and get ice. I am mopping myself OUT the door to get this done and then I will come home and get ready:)
He is GOLFING today and should be back between 5:30 and 6:00 and I told people to come BY 5:30 so HOPEFULLY this will work out.
Pictures tomorrow....

Happy Birthday to my MUCH OLDER then me Husband

Tomorrow, or today (depending on when you read this) Hank will be 50!!! I know..you had no idea I married someone who was SO much older then me but I did:-)
I have to say it is kinda funny as this bday is getting to him. I personally think it is pretty funny BUT I can laugh as I have 15 years to go (that my story and I am sticking to it) before I am 50.
Happy Birthday Hank..You are a GREAT husband and a Great dad. We love you!!!

2nd Day of HIGH SCHOOL

Friday Night I was having "DRINKS" at our house so Hank said he would pick Nicholas up from school as I still had a lot to do. At 330 Nicholas walks in the door and walks right up to me with the "LOOK" on his face and says "WHY did you have DAD pick me up...he got out of the car" (Insert me laughing NOW:)

Hank then walks in the door with the "look" of what did I do sooo wrong and says "I'm am sorry but I did not know I was not suppose to get out of the car". (Insert me laughing again:)
I said "YOU got out of the car" (I am now laughing and doing the HAPPY DANCE all the while looking MODIFIED)

Nicholas says "He was walking around and WAVED above his head when he saw me"
(OK now I am really laughing and am so damn HAPPY as I have just moved up to PARENT OF THE YEAR as I know you do not make eye contact with your kid till you are out of the HIGH SCHOOL Parking lot)
Hank still is standing there with the what did I do sooo wrong look on his face and Nicholas says "Please do not let dad ever pick me up again"
Ahhh it feels so good to wear theParent of the Year Crown again...and YES I am still laughing:)

Back to School

Today was the FIRST day of school here. I have to say I was not ready for them to go back even though I know Tyler was and I am pretty sure Nicholas was also. Ty is in 5th this year so we only have this year and next in Elementary school and Nicholas is in HIGH SCHOOL this year. He was JUST in Kindergarten so I have no idea what happen to grades 1-8th!!

I do not go back for another WEEK and I am THRILLED. It was nice to have the day to do wanted and when I wanted to do it:)

Spains BasketBall Team

I found this tonight and I have to say I was APPALLED. I know in the article it says it is all in fun BUT as a mom of 2 Asian sons I see NOTHING funny about it. My boys and husband have had things said about them and I find it INSULTING.