Halloween

Halloween Party

AQUAMAN..

This family came Trick or Treating..she is 11 weeks pregnant. I have no idea who they were..just thought they looked GREAT!!

Cupcakes and Witch Hat cookies

Appetizers

Halloween Decorations

I did not take any pictures of my kids on Halloween...Tyler went to a Friends house to go with a group of kids from school Trick or Treating and we went over later for a party. It was a TON of fun and the kids had a BLAST. A couple of the kids kept saying that we needed to "try" to scare them...Well, we did as we all got in the backyard and hid in different places and came out at different times. They all "ACTED" like they hated that we did it but they LOVED IT!!!

Nicholas went with some kids from school but did not actually trick or treat. A few swim kids came over as they "heard" we had Full Size SNICKERS:) and Ryne won the prize in my book for his costume..He was AquaMan and he ACTUALLY WORE IT TO SCHOOL!!!

Next is a few pictures of my cupcakes I made for a party we had on Saturday night and some of the food I made..I LOVE to host partys and would love to have a business of making appitizers as I think it is so FUN!!!

Fall Festival..Tyler and his "friends"

I have been BUSY lately and have not been taking or posting pictures..Karen keeps asking to see a picture of Tyler and his TABLE of GIRLS from the Fall Festival! Hers is the cute on in the orange hat. The HATS were a HUGE hit that night..we did a Hat Walk (think cake walk but you won a hat instead:)

The Fall Festival is OVER!!!

The Fall Festival is OVER!!! WOoooHOoooo!!!
It was a huge sucess. I am TIRED and my feet are killing me. I left the house at 8:15 in the morning as I had to go to the Gyno for my annual (more info then you needed to know:) was at school by 9:15 and got home at 10 last night. We had a lot of people there. We were about PERFECT on food as we had 3 small tubes chili left and 2 1/2 packs of hot dogs. The unopened nacho cheese we stored till March for the talent show and the leftover soda we sold for $4 a case and it was ALL gone. The bake sale was GREAT!!! One grandfather made a turtle cheesecake from SCRATCH and we sold it for $3 a slice and it was gone FAST. We had three 6 foot tables PACKED of items that looked and smelled WONDERFUL:)
The hat walk was a HUGE hit as they kids LOVED the shaggy hats we had. Hank worked the Obsicle coarse and he said he knows 500 kids did it as most went 2 at a time as it was 2 coarses that they could race on. FUN!!!! We use a carnival company that brings the games and prices so we just have to have the workers and we do the food. The hat walk was our game as we added it a few years ago but this years hats were the best. I brought my camera and took 2 pictures of Tyler at a table with 5 girls but my battery was about dead so that was all I took. He hung around with HER daughter (2 from right in pic:) the whole night so I am thinking we need to start planning the wedding!!! I had 2 friends that do not have kids there come help..Bev helped mark bake good items during the day and Denise came to run a game that was a add-on that night but I had a parent say she want to do something so she did it instead.
Tyler said it was the BEST fall festival yet so I am happy as this is the reason I do this every year. I have 1 more to head up as Ty will be a 6th grader next year:(

Fall Festival

Tonight is the Fall Festival that I have headed up at my sons school. Can I just TELL you how happy I will be when tonight it over. I feel this way every year (this is my 4th year). We have around 18/20 game booths, a chili/hot dog dinner and a bake sale. As of RIGHT now I have ALL my volunteers for everything and 1 extra BUT that could ALL change today and tonight with parents forgetting or something coming up. My worry now is that my 18 people will forget to bring in their chili and my 145 people will forget to bring in there bake sale items.
Tyler has counted down the days for this for a few weeks now as he LOVES it AND this is why I do this every year. I have my camera so HOPEFULLY I will remember to take a few pictures:)

*On a side one of my 1st grade kids that I work with (who is ADORABLE) said to be yesterday in the middle of a lesson, "It is so nice to have you Mrs. Wang, It is so nice to have you" he had the most serious look on his face and was so sincere and I just looked at him and laughed.."he said "I am not joking Mrs. Wang" I said I am SO happy to have the 3 of you to work with too". They had went on a field trip the day before so I did not work with them and he MISSED me!!!
Can I just tell you how much I love my job (most days). It is so nice to be loved and 1st graders are HAPPY to see you (my 3rd graders I work with are a different story:)
I had another one tell me that Meatology is the study of meat...why he told me this I have NO idea but it was important at the time...lol

Maxie

I do not think I talk about my dog a lot on here so I decided since Tyler took a BUNCH of pictures of her this week I would do a post on her. We got Maxie from the pound around 6 years ago..She was around 6 to 8 months when we got her..I know she looks a lot older then that. I have to say I am not a "dog person" BUT she is the BEST dog ever. She LOVES her crate and her pillow. We leave it open and she goes in and out, ok in more then out as she is not a ball of energy. She LOVES Hank and when he calls we put the phone up to her ear and on her back she goes. She looks like a seal as her BUTT is much bigger then her head. She does not know a stranger..just pet her and she is your friend!! She does not run away..actually she does not run period..she is more of a waddler..I think she is me in a dog actually:)

Tyler...

A few days ago I heard what sounded like water running but a different sound then I usually hear. A little bit later I noticed my family room ceiling. I have no idea what exactly TYLER did in his bathroom. All I have heard is he filled his sink up (and I am thinking left the water ON) and put his face in the sink to "wake" himself up. This is what I saw...
If any of you "know" us well, it seems to be when Hank is gone something ALWAYS happens and a lot of time it involves water. Yes, we will be getting the ceiling repainted soon.

I ask Tyler that night, what he thought his dad would say to him when he saw it..his responce was "I am sure dad would say not to be so hard on me"..lol.

Fall

Sunday as I was decorating the back yard with fall decorations Tyler and his friend were swimming. Our weather got a little cooler and now it is hot again. I do have to say I am ready for fall but not winter as I HATE COLD and SNOW.
Hank built a deck on the other side of the pool for more chair space:) It will come in handy in the summer. We..ok HE still needs to do the side railings and we ..ok HE is doing a tall back.

Almost 2 weeks later

Tomorrow will be 2 weeks since I got my tattoo and I LOVE it!!! This weekend it was peeling and not real pretty but all the dryed dead skin came off and it looks GREAT. The colors are bright and it has so much meaning to me!!! I look at it and it makes me smile as it makes me think of my parents. I can not tell you how much I miss them..
I know a lot of people do not get it and can not figure out why I did this....to them I say it is none of your BUSINESS!!! But it makes me happy and that is what matters:)

My Necklace

I saw this necklace (Name Charm Necklace) on another blog and I LOVED it so I ordered me one...
To ME

Love, ME

You should check out her site (SuzanneMeyers.com) as you get a choice of chains, beads and designs on your charms:)
I got Abalone and Jade as my beads and Nicholas' charm is feathered and Tyler's is hammered.

BuNcO

I think this was TRACY'S Cup:)

Even Bambi got in the FUN!!!

Samantha..Bunco #3!!!

My cup LIED:(

Kathy..most wins my A$$

Karen...A Buncoing Sub:)

Bev..

Rita..another Buncoing sub:)

Joanne..Bunco #2 and all for world peace:)

Suzanne another Buncoing sub:)
England has crappy dental care from what I hear:)

Friday night was BuNcO at Tracys and as usual we had a lot of FUN. We had a lot of Buncoing that night. I think we had 3 or 4 of us that had 2 buncos and SAMANTHA had 3 (*itch:), Kathy had most wins as I PERSONALLY think is pretty funny as I can remember someone being her partner and her never once rolling the number we were one..oops I think I was her partner that time.

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.