BuNcO

Tonight was Bunco again and even if I have to say so myself WE HAD FUN!!! Bev was the Big winner with the MOST BUNCOS (4) so she gets the TROPHY for the month, Joanne had the the LAST BUNCO, Tracy and Terry were tied for MOST WINS and Terry won is a Roll Off and I have to say Terry can shake it when she wants:) Mary had the MOST LOSSES and Lora won the THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP prize.
Some of the highlights was Mary with the GUN, Samantha saying the "F" word even thought she "claims" to only say it ONCE A YEAR!! The deer with the Candy Corn up its nose..(dont even ask) and the VOTE at the end of the night to see who was glad Kathy B did not show up..lol(Kathy I told them I thought it was MEAN and they MADE me raise my hand) PLUS the witch hat or as we said it as the *itch hat that we got to wear when we BUNCOED was FUN!!! Kathy we can hardly wait to see what we get to wear NEXT Month for the Christmas Bunco...Hint Hint..
and YES, Kathy, Tracy did OK handing out the money at the end of the night even thought she was getting candy corn pitched at her.

This week

I have been so *amn busy...Hank is in China again and gets back SATURDAY and I am sooo ready for a break! All I seem to do in run a kid here or there. The Fall Festival at Tylers school that I am heading up is NEXT FRIDAY and I am soo ready for it to be OVER. Trying to get enough parent volunteers SUCKS! We all would LOVE to come to a event and spend the whole time with our kids BUT someone has to work these things so that everyone can enjoy themselves.
I am ALSO having a Garage sale this weekend and have CRAP all over my house. I have been ebaying A LOT and have piles everywhere.
This morning was my MORNING FROM HELL...Nicholas opened the fridge and knocked a GALLON container of homemade chicken and noodle soupon the floor. He stands there and says should I get "A" paper towel..A PAPER TOWEL!!!!. After my 15 mins. of me screaming and cleaning I shook a container of hot chocolate and it exploded ALL over the floor...so I clean that up and Tyler knocks a container of bread crumbs from the pantry ALL over the FLOOR. I have never been as happy to leave my house and go to work as I was today. Maxie has in HOG HEVEN as she licked the floor till I came home and MOPPED!!!
BTW....Yesterday was my 20th anniversary:) Hank is in China so it was very romantic..me and the kids and homemade soup BEFORE it hit the floor!!!

Weekend Updates

We had a BUSY weekend. Friday night I went out with a few friends for a couple drinks and dinner at our favorite Mexican Rest.
Saturday we (as in Nicholas and I) were up at 5:00 since he had PRACTICE before his swim meet:( Hank took Tyler to his last soccer game and they won again!!!!
Saturday night we went to Ethnic Expo downtown and it was a BEAUTIFUL night and good food.
Sunday AM it was back to the POOL and then we went to APPLEWORKS to get some Apples.
Nicholas did VERY well for the first meet of the year, He got 3rd place for high points for his age group which was good since the 500 and mile were OPEN so they did not count for points. The picture of him is him swimmming the mile.
The other pictures are of Tyler at Appleworks (Nicholas stayed home to do homework).

10 Months TODAY

Well, it is hard to believe but today is 10 months since my surgery:)
In some ways it seems like FOREVER and others it seems like I just had it done. I feel Great, which is wonderful as I did not feel so good 8/9 and 10 months ago. I do not regret once for having the surgery. Yes, it was HARD the first few months with the problems I had. I would still do it again in a minute.
Sooo, now for the BIG question? How much have I lost. Well I think I FINALLY lost Mary Jarrard* as I think she weighs 112. My wieght loss has soo slowed down. I am a emotional eater and this summer was not good. My goal was to be -125 by Christmas and I can say I do not think I will make it but that is OK. I am 13 pds. from there so we will see.
*All I can say is a mom of 2 teenagers should not weigh 112 and look like Mary and the really crappy thing is that she is so DAMN Nice. You so want to not like her but you can't help it.

Clothes, Clothes and MORE CLOTHES

I have been "working" in my closet for a few weeks...Use the word "working" lightly as I have been more walking past it and thinking OMG I need to do something and pulling out some stuff and making a pile on my floor. I realized this week I really needed to do something as the piles were taking over our bedroom. I yelled at Tyler to clean his room this weekend and he said "hello, have you seen yours". I have not 1 thing from last winter to keep...how hard would it have been to take everything out and dump it BUT noooooo, I need to put in piles according to sizes and figure out if I am going to EBay most of it or garage sale it. I already have 5 things listed. I did my coats last week and ordered a new jacket online but need to find a coat. I hate wearing a heavy coat so I think moving someplace WARM would be the right choice:)

Tyler and Jacob

Tyler and his best friend Jacob are FINALLY on the same SOCCER team. Jacob's moms took this picture today after their game on a beautiful day at the soccer fields:)

BuNcO

Tonight was BuNcO again. I had it at my house and FUN was had:) This month we added a BuNcO Queen Trophy that you get to take home each month....and the LUCKY Winner was JOANNE!!!!!!!!!!!!! She ended you with 3 buncos and the last bunco. WTG Joanne!!
SUe had most wins (18) and I had most loses (19 out of 24). Bev won the "Thank you for coming".
I made a new Brownie Cheesecake recipe and I have to say I was IMPRESSED with myself. I also made white chocolate popcorn and Stuffed Mushrooms.

A Day In The Life of a MOM:)

THIS is so FUNNY and so worth watching!!
(Just click on the word THIS in the first sentence)

Friday Night

Friday night a few of us went out as there were a few of us that NEEDED IT!!! Tyler is still in shock that his MOM went to a BAR and DRANK A BEER (first one since DEC. and it was GOOD) and he thinks the phrase DENISE DRINKING is funny (but let me tell you not as funny as being with Denise while she is drinking is:)
There was this man in the bar that we kept TRYING to get a picture of. He was wearing a cape and had beads hanging off his headband and carried around a book on Art...hello it is not HALLOWEEN. It was dark and the pictures did not turn out but here is the best of the ones we took.

Where's the Beef?

Friday Morning Diane, Bev and Myself went to pick up our BEEF. Kathy had to work so she missed out on the road trip:(
This is our second year that the 4 of us have split a COW and OMG is it good meat. So this is what 700 pds of meat looks like in a back of a SUV!!

Sadie and Jim..Two of the NICEST People you will EVER Meet!!!

My mom and dad meet Sadie and Jim in Florida around 13 years ago and have had a great friendship. They have come to visit and have been at some of our familys special occasions, my parents 50th anniversay, my moms 80th Birthday and now they came in for my moms funeral. You will not meet 2 nicer people and they are part of our family. They both mean A LOT to us and my parents. Thanks for ALL you have done for us!!!!
Also a BIG HI to Gordon and Mary...we know you were with us in spirit all day today. You were very good friends to my parents and made each Florida trip for them special. (Plus my mom always knew that you liked her more then Sadie:)

My Mom

My mom passed away this morning.We found out the end of May she had Pancreatic Cancer and she fought hard. She is now free of pain and cancer. When you look up and see a bright spot in the sky that is my mom in heaven.
We miss her and will always love her and nothing will ever be the same but we know she is in a better place!!
We love you Mom!!!

Week Update

Well, this has been ANOTHER busy week. Both kids are doing well in school. Nicholas has had a lot of homework and swimming has taken a lot of his free time. He is now coaching pre team 3 nights a week so he has his first "job". So far he seems to like it so that is goood. I think Tyler has decided if there is a club at school he wants to be on it...so far he is on Spell Bowl, Choir and is trying out for Math Bowl also. PLUS we have soccer and Cub Scouts. I have been trying to work at school so we can finish the testing we need to do and be in Cinti. as much as possible. My mom is getting much weaker and they had to call 911 for her tonight since her legs gave out as my dad and sister were trying to get her back in bed from going to the bathroom. She is so much THINNER and has days when you think it will be her last and the next day she seems so with it. I have said it once and I will say it again...CANCER SUCKS. My mom was always so happy and full of life and now she is neither. It is so heartbreaker to see what it has done to her in such a short time. Please keep her in your prayers, and my dad too, as this is so hard on him. We get a break from it but he is there 24 hours a day.

BuNcO

Yep, tonight was BUNCO night again and as usual we had FUN:)
Kathy was the big winner with the most WINS and she also beat Sue and Me for MOST BUNCOS so she walked out with $65.00.
Barb who was a first time sub had the last Bunco for $25, Samantha had most loses for $20, and I won the THANK YOU FOR COMING for $10!!!
Here are a few pictures from the night.

Brutally Honest

Tyler usually is not a loss for words (just like his MaMa:) and is HONEST. We were in the car talking and my weight loss came up. He said "Well I can tell you lost weight as your face is thinner". I said "are you glad I lost weight". He said "you are my mom so I do not care". THEN he says "I have seen people FATTER then you before" I said "you have" and he says "YES, at GOLDEN CORAL, You see a lot of fat people at GOLDEN CORAL, I think it is because it is a Buffet".
My biggest complaint about Buffets is it is just a bunch of people making PIGS out of themselves. I have been once since my surgery as Tyler REALLY wanted to go. I think since I could not eat much I noticed more on what people were actually eating or piling on their plates and throwing away. I was not a buffet person before and I am not even more now.
So if you ever want to know the TRUTH just ask Tyler.

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Motown comes to Mayberry:)

Today was the annual Hospice of Southern Indiana Concert. This year was THE TEMPTATIONS REVIEW and Bobby Brooks Hamilton. First was Bobby Brooks and we really liked him A LOT!! Then it was the Temptaions Review. I guess there are still 2 orginal ones in this group. They were very good also. In the past we have seen Peter Nunn (Herman and the Hermits) and Davy Jones who was SO BAD it was not funny. I really wish I had not went that year as my huge crush I had on him as a kid was COMPLETLY RUINED.
We went with Denise and Brian and there 2 kids and brough a picnic dinner and it was a BEAUTIFUL night and lots of fun...Caitlin took the port a potty picture with her camera so it is a little blurry. (it is for you Terry:) I was impressed that these actually had a hand washing area next to them with SOAP and everything. It has been a while since I have HAD to use one and I was surprised to see that. (It does not take much to impress me these days)
*Funny thing that Tyler said tonight was when Denise and I were "dancing" he said if anyone ask I am adopted.......hello you are!!!
*Yes, Hank is "dozing". This was near the end and he just got back from China last night and he is TIRED. He said I was listening. I have been married to him for almost 20 years and I do he does not listen:)

This weeks update

Well, it was another BUSY week..Nicholas is back swimming and the mornings he swims is killing me and him...the alarm goes off at 4:45 and I about die. I am back working at school and I LOVE IT. We are in the process of testing ALL the Kindergartens, 1st and 2nd graders. I love the little ones as you only need to talk to them once and you are there new best friend:)Tyler had boy scouts last week and soccer starts this week and I think he is going to try out for spell bowl. His math teacher has already ask him to try out for math bowl later in the year as she is the coach and he is THRILLED. They only take a couple 4th graders and he wants to be one of them!!!
I am still going to be deep water excerse class on T & TH nights and really like it. I went to Cinti Monday and Friday this week and could tell a difference in my mom on Friday. She seems a lot weaker to me. The hospice nurse said Tuesday she looks and sounds good. She comes back again Tuesdays. Keep praying for her.
Hank got back last night and all I can say is Thank God. It was a LONG 2 1/2 weeks. I picked him up at the rental car place and he said where are the kids...lol...The days of the kids riding in the car to pick him up are over. I said Nicholas is spending the night at Gregs and Tyler is home..I TRIED to get the dog in the car but she HATES riding in the car and I could not get her in so I gave up. BUT boy was she happy when he walked in. Maxie LOVES Hank..after he leaves she LAYS by the door for days before she realizes he is not coming back for a while. He went golfing this morning and guess where the dog is ...yes, laying by the door:)
Happy Labor Day to everyone!!!

Freakishly TALL?

For those of you that know Tyler he is FUNNY....he says the FUNNEST things without trying to be funny. He has a answer to everything and a smart mouth (yes, he is a mini me:)
I was at my parent last weekend and my dad said I found the picture of when you went to Washington DC in the 6th grade. So I looked at the picture and was SHOCKED to find out I was in the 6th grade 35 years ago...hello I am only 29 so how can that be?
So I look for me and say to the kids "can you find me" Nicholas just laughed and said you had emos (sp) back then...I said NO and he said YES YOU DID. Neither kid was having much luck finding me so I said I am in the back row. Tyler said that is the teacher row...I said and the tall kids..he said that is YOU. "WHY ARE YOU SO FREAKISHLY TALL" and LAUGHED SO HARD. He has brought neighbor kids in the house to show them the picture of his FREAKISHLY TALL MOM. I know I have always been tall but I am sorry no one has ever called me FREAKISHLY tall till now. Can I tell you how hard my dad laughed too!!
*I am in the back row next to the teacher:)
**When I wanted to wear a shoe with a HEEL on it my mom would say to me "what do you want to do, eat soup off of other peoples heads" Then I did not think it was funny...now it makes me laugh!
***For those of you that have been asking my mom is not doing well at ALL. She is sleeping most of the day, not eating at all and getting weaker. My neice that lives in Atlanta was up this week and she had a really hard time seeing her. We know she has gotten worse since FL but that was the last time Lindsey has seen her so it was a real shock to her. Keep praying she does not have to suffer..we just do not want her to be in pain.