Everything's My Fault

After swim lessons we ran off to the Childrens Museum to see StarLab. Rushed back home to get to Matt and Christina's games. I didn't have his baseball pants and shirt washed and ready, I didn't keep track of Christina's purple bat, and I let the batteries go dead when Mackenzie wanted to play gameboy, and I should have known Courtney couldn't open the gate when she went in the backyard to get her beach chair. It's my fault! They're hungry and the game just started. My fault. And of course I'm to blame if anyone at any given time should be (gasp) bored!

Costume Day at Summer Rec

Christina the angel, Courtney the cowgirl,
Mackenzie the rapper and Matthew the hockey player.

Let's Go To The Fair!

Rode every ride there was to ride at the St. Rose Fair last night. Even the ZIPPER. I knew it was a bad idea, but John said okay while Courtney was climbing the rock wall. By the time she was done, Christina, Mackenzie and Matthew were on line. We almost made Mackenzie cry because John and I kept asking them “Are you sure you want to do this?” Good thing Courtney and I rode the carousel. When we got off, Christina and Mackenzie were hysterical. If I’d heard their cries I would have thrown myself on the controls to stop the ride. Afterwards Matt said “I didn’t cry,” and was instantly blasted by Christina. So we all went on the carousel for the last ride and headed home.
We didn’t even play any games. Don’t know how we got away with that, cuz they just love those junky prizes.

Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda...

...Just dropped the kids off for a week of Summer Rec at their school - Yahoo!
Whatever will I do with myself until 3 o'clock? Hmmmm, after cleaning bathrooms, getting a run in, making meatballs for dinner and sorting a schoolyears worth of artwork I may just break out the bon-bons and paint my toenails.

LAX

Finished a week of lacrosse clinic - and everyone loves it. That can only mean: more gear, more games, more grass stained uniforms to wash. yippee. It's just about the only sport John and I know nothing about, so I'm no help when the kids argue whether boys can rake but girls can't. Who knows? But it is a cool sport. I wonder if there's a league for forty-year-olds...

Hey Tooth Fairy!

Matt lost his first tooth! Courtney and Mackenzie didn't believe he had a loose tooth this morning, and no one could figure out why he didn't finish his breakfast. (Matt does not walk away from food.) By the time I got home from church with Mackenzie and Christina he was waiting on the front porch to show me the tooth.

Hope the Tooth Fairy isn't really busy tonight, because sometimes she forgets to get to all the kids in one night. Once in awhile she comes in the morning or the next night. Really. Ask Christina.

NeRds

One of our favorite places to go is the library. I call the kids nerds because they love to read so much. Christina says nerds are smart, have glasses, don't follow fashion and their mothers make them wear plaid. She figures being a nerd is good because then you won't grow up to be a waitress at a place called Hot Wings.

Who Me? Couldn't Be!

I was put on trial yesterday for eating all four of the giant chocolate chip cookies from the diner (they are awesome!). I thought they'd forget about them, since we went to the movies after the diner and ate popcorn and candy.
Christina was the judge, Mackenzie the prosecutor, and Matt defended me. Mackenzie was also an eye-witness. Says she saw me eating a cookie with my morning coffee. Matt explained that I drive them everywhere, make good dinners (mostly) and play games. When the judge declared me 'GUILTY!' Matt's advice was: RUN!

Fun Run

Hit the beach yesterday and jumped in the waves. Packed some snacks, but everyone has to bring, and carry, their own stuff. Matt lost a flip flop, but overall it was fun and not too much cleanup afterward. (usually bring home half the beach just in thier pants.)

Everyone ran in the Firecracker Fun Run. I ran the 5K race. (22:16 - not bad, but still disappointed about not matching my 21:35 a few weeks ago.) Christina got inspired to run the 5k next year and ran once around the block with me this morning.

YeeHa-let's Go

don't know why i'm starting this. gotta do my homework for dreamweaver course, update st. D's website, pickup race stuff for firecracker 5k tomorrow and probably go get the free book from B&N because the kids finished thier reading lists. we already had a kickball game with the giant soccer ball and played street hockey. even matt is skating now. just have to get john on skates.