June 2008

So we have officially made it through the longest baseball season ever as well as Cambrie's extended birthday celebration (which ran almost a week due to baseball). It's a happy-sad that the season is over as Chan loves to play as much as we love to watch him and this year we had an awesome team, with players, coaches and parent dynamics, but again the scrubbing of those blasted white pants and 4-5 days/week of baseball can just about kill you!!

As I mentioned, Cam's birthday ran the course of a week starting with her party last weekend, which had a great turnout, about 20 kids. With the exception of a couple couch jumpers, they were pretty well behaved and all got along great together. The karaoke machine was a big hit; so much I am considering buying one for the house (relax all, I know my limitations and inability to carry a tune!! this would be for the kids, now if it was just sitting there and not being used and no one was listening, I might be persuaded to try it out...). Her actual b-day fell on the same day as Chan's last TOC game so we just celebrated with her cake (which she was very specific on what she wanted for a cake: a heart shaped chocolate cake with pink whipped cream frosting, filled with whipped cream and fresh strawberries and bananas, decorated with flowers and ladybugs). Besides treats for school, we rounded out the weeklong event with dinner at Rainforest Cafe. Our household calendar unfolded with the monthly birthday run from April straight thru August (Brian, Margo, Rick, Cami, Tony then Chan), so I am ALMOST done....

School is out in three more days, weekdays that is. I'm not sure if I am looking forward to it or not. It is another one of those dual feelings, part glad that its over and the other dreading the constant boredom and whining that will no doubt rear its ugly head. We decided to be proactive and enroll Cam in summer school and we're considering something similar for Chan, maybe military school?? Did I mention that he is pushing 13?? He told me tonight that he wanted me to home school him, I almost peed my pants. My actual response was that it would be good for our relationship for him to remain in public school. Why you ask? He did as well. Well, its simple, one of us would not probably walk away from the experience alive. Did I mention that he's pushing 13??

Rick and I are plugging along, nothing of excitement to report. We're alive and well, happy and healthy, can't ask for more than that. Well, maybe a producing money tree in the back yard and lower gas prices, but we'll keep wishing on the falling star and see where it leads us...

Take care all,
Stef