I don't know if anyone else has a husband that is into fantasy football, but my husband and son are both die hard fantasy football players. What that means is that on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays the computer and the t.v. are dominated by the boys. I have been dreading this football season, not just because it's on non stop, but it also means we will be late to church, eating dinner with the t.v. on, and having to deal with depressed boys that yell at the t.v. You would think that they actually were playing real football the way they get into it. Oh well as long as they're having fun, I'll put up with it!
Nixon has been so bored with me, so we decided to do a little play group/ preschool. There are 4 kids in the group, which means I have it at my house once a month and the others then take turns at their homes. It's fun for the kids to play with other kids and get used to being away from mom for a couple hours. It was nice, Becky and I were able to go to Target without anyone begging us for something. 
I have never been a fan of reading, I think because in school I was forced to read and I hate to be forced to do anything! I haven't read a real book since high school, how bad is that! Well I kept hearing great things about the Twilight series and so I thought I would try it out. I just finished the first book Twilight, and I was impressed. I got through it in a week and a half. To me that is great considering my family doesn't like me to sit down by myself for more than 5 minutes. Now on to the next book.
Today when we were walking to school, Caden said "when will my stomach stop hurting when I go to school". I said, "as soon as you get used to school". Well, when I dropped him off at school, he walked off with a boy from his class and he was fine, no crying! Instead Carsyn starts shedding tears and says she doesn't want to go to school, I said "Oh No, you are not doing it too". I walked her to her class and she finally let me leave. I know she was trying to play me and get out of going to school like Caden did. Well, when I picked Caden up from school, he was so happy and excited, a totally different kid, he said he hung out with a couple kids and a 4th grader asked him to play football with him. Yea!!
I do not know what to do with Caden. Last night Caden says I have a stomach ache. So I said you will be fine after you go to sleep. So then he wakes up saying I have a stomach ache still. He eats breakfast,plays with Carsyn and Nixon, gets ready,and watches tv, never saying a thing about his stomach. Then as we are walking to school he starts crying saying my stomach hurts bad now. I know my kids and I know when they are sick. He is not sick! So we're at the school gate and I say good by to Carsyn and Caden will not go in the gate, he's crying and holding his stomach. I then said Caden if you don't go to school you are not playing video games, you are not watching t.v. and I'll make an appointment for you to see the doctor. He says okay, so we went home and I told him if you are sick you need to go lay on your bed. He lays on his bed for a while and then gets up and tries to play a video game with Nixon, of course I say, No. He then says my stomach doesn't hurt as much anymore. Well long story short he is still home, he is not sick, he now says can you please home school me. So the true reason comes out, he doesn't like school he says he hates it and he especially hates recess, the boy who loved, loved, loved recess at his old school. I can't stand that he faked sick, but it still makes me sad that he went through all of that because he doesn't feel comfortable at school. I know he'll start to make friends but since he is so shy it will take him a little longer then others. It makes my heart hurt for him, at his other school he had a huge group of friends, and when he came home from school yesterday he kept saying I only have one friend (and he doesn't even know his name) :(
I've seen this on some of my friends blogs, and thought I'd give it a try.
Just to let everyone know, I am about to consume Hamburger Helper. Please if I am found dead, let someone know that it was the food that killed me! Carsyn was at her cousins house and came home saying how yummy their dinner was. I asked her what it was, and she didn't know the name of it, so we were at the grocery store and she spotted the box of hamburger helper and said this is it, it is so yummy. Well we are trying it tonight and I don't think I have eaten it in about 20 years but it is making me queezy looking at it, I don't know why but I think it might kill me. What I will do to get my kids to eat!!
My friend had this on her blog and I thought I'd try it out. I asked my kids some questions about me, and I thought I'd ask Brad to answer the same questions about me, I probably shouldn't have. Notice Nixon's answers are all empty because all he would do when I asked him the questions was smile.
Today my parents have been married for 38 years! Wow, what an accomplishment! They are such great examples to me and to my family. I hope they have a wonderful anniversary. Happy anniversary Mom and Dad!!!
The other night I was folding clothes down stairs and Carsyn yelled to me "mom come up stairs and look at daddy" This is what I found. Brad let the kids do his hair, doesn't he look beautiful!
Nixon loves to dress up, but lately he has been wearing this costume that Caden wore for Halloween when he was 2. It is a little small and it makes me sweat just watching him play in it. I have no idea why he likes to wear it but it sure is cute to me!
The other day, Brad and I were driving and we came across this sign, we both thought it was great! I just might send it in to David Letterman.
If anyone knows my husband, they know that he and his family love love love the Boston Red Sox. So every year when the Red Sox play a team in California we want to go watch them play. Sometimes it doesn't work out since the Red Sox games get sold out usually. This year it worked out we went on Saturday to a game verses the Angels. Our seats weren't that great since the good seats were about 100 dollars a piece. We opted for the 17 dollar seats. It was still fun. It was a little hot out in the sun but the occasional breeze felt like heaven. We ended up sitting close to the bull pin which was cool because the pitchers and the catchers were practicing and we got to see the players up close. One of these days we will fulfill
When we were at The Party Corral, Carsyn got to ride a pony. Wow, it looked like she was bored to death. Notice how happy the girl pulling the pony looks.
Thursday I took my kids and my sister's son to The Breeze kids camp at The Party Corral. It was nice that everything was free, but I can't stand petting zoos! They stink and it is always hot outside when I've been to a petting zoo. The kids enjoyed feeding the animals, they liked the bounce house and they some what enjoyed the train pulled by a ride on lawn mower. Here are some pictures to show how enthused my kids were about The Party Corral.
I can't believe how slow this summer is going by. My kids are bored and so am I. We did our big vacations right at the beginning of summer now we are sticking out the rest of summer in town. We have been swimming every day and have gone to the movies a few times. I am ready for school to begin and for soccer and dance to start up again!
