Still Here

We are still here. Just haven't felt like blogging lately since MY MOM MADE IT SO I CAN'T USE MY LAPTOP ANYMORE! My other computer is in Jayke's room and I guess I would rather sit in my room and internet than sit in the junk yard...Jayke's room is full of trucks EVERYWHERE!

So anyway, here is a team picture of Jaykeb's soccer team and a picture of Jayke and his best friend Brayden waiting in line to get their pictures taken individually. Don't they look happy? I'm thrilled to tell ya that my kid has not played a game yet which he has not score in. He is learning how to be a good little defender now too which is new. Usually those kids all just run after the ball and don't worry aboaut the other team scoring. I think he gets it now.



Jaykeb is back in school now and I think he likes it. We were greeted by some of the same kids yelling "Jaykeb's here~" and "Hi Jaykeb's Mommy!" Funny. We also have already gotten sick from him being back one week. Love school and all it's germs!

I think we may go get pumpkins today. Jayke is over at Meemaw's and P'pa's playing in the dirt. He spent the night there last night and all he could talk about on the way over was the dirt pile in the back that he would get to play in. Nate was there and had a new Hummer for him so he was excited about that too. I don't know how much longer Nate is going to be around and we are going to miss him when he has gone back to Florida. It's been fun having him here all summer. Maybe if I beg hard enough he will stay.

Sorry, not a very exciting update. I may have to start an anonymous blog in the future. I will try to get around to blogs and see what everyone is up to later tonight and I did add you on Facebook if you recently sent me a request...sorry it took me so long!

Oh yeah! I did get a floral job from an old customer we used to decorate for! First one I've had since I left for SC 3 years ago. Not quite the same working in mom's laundry room making them but still $80 for 20 minutes work is pretty good! I was going to charge $69 but the lady said that wasn't enough and paid me $80 for it. Guess I can consider it a tip or something. Now if I can just get some more of those jobs I may work up the nerve to set up a design studio out in the old workshop behind the house like my dad thinks I should.

Stupid Purse Lady

Had my purse party this weekend. I don't think I will be having any more parties. I had a lot of plenty of people show up but we were all totally disappointed with the purse lady and the selection of purses she showed up with. I am going to go to one in December that a different girl gives and see how I like her then maybe I might have one again someday.




This would be the Dourney and Bourke bag I got. Love it! Sara got the other one that I loved and my mom got one kinda like it too. Jayke was all about going to that party. He set all the purses up and helped load them all back up when it was over. His buddy Brayden was even there and they ran around like little maniacs.

That is about all for my week other than discussions of Grammy going to the Senior Citizen Center for belly dancing lessons and me catching the microwave on fire. Apparently easy Mac catches on fire if you forget to put the water in. Hmmm. Will try to remember that. The funny part about it was Grammy was standing right there as I'm trying to get the burning mac out of the micro and fanning the smoke and she just kept talking about my clothes she sold from the rummage then turned and walked out without even noticing the flaming mac. The entire house smelled all night and she never said a word! I laughed til I cried later telling my mom about it.

He Scored How Many Goals?

All I can say is that summer soccer clinic must have really paid off because my kid scored 9 GOALS tonight! Yes, I said 9. Yes it was beginning to get embarrasing. I couldn't believe that was my kid out that tearin' it up. It was fun too because Jaykeb's best friend, Braden, is on his team. Braden is my mom's next door neighbor and I went to school with his dad. He and Jayke have become best friends and I recommended that Rachel put him on the soccer team so she did. They were funny to watch and it really increased Jayke's cheering section with Oma and Opa and Braden's parents there yelling and clapping for him.

I called and told everyone how many goals he scored and now he is going to have more grandparents coming to watch. Watching soccer is way more fun than watching t-ball which is what they came to before. They better come soon though before I ship him off to Europe to join a pro team and support his poor mom!

At Last The Weekend Post

I know...it has taken me forever to put this up here. Sorry, I've been busy. Against my better judgement I'm going to participate in two rummage sales. Gotta lighten the load...believe me those who helped me pack it up know what I'm talking about!

We made it to the lakes last weekend and as with any family trip it wasn't without drama. I'm not going to talk about that though...mostly because I have been threatened but also because I just don't want to. I do want to tell you about my little tuber though! My kid is going to be a waterbug afterall. He was all for getting on that tube and flying across the water...and fly he did. He and AJ who was trying her darndest to slow us down but unfortunately for her Jayke learned the hand signals and was controlling the speed from start to finish!

Jayke would be holding up his thumb telling us to go faster and AJ was sitting behind him trying to pull it back down and giving all kinds of signals of her own! We just kept going faster because it was hysterical. They were bouncing across the waves all afternoon. When we finally pulled them in AJ was exhausted. She was having to hold onto The Boy with her legs to keep him from flying off the tube. We all knew if he went off he probably would never get back on but we knew AJ wouldn't let him go and she didnt'. It was probably a great workout!

Here he is thinking he is Captain of the ship or something.



It was just Kim, Sherri, AJ, Jayke, and me out on the boat that afternoon and we had a great time. I'm sure we would have had a picture of AJ like the one below if we would have given her a chance.

So you are probably wondering where the pictures of the tubing are huh? My battery died and they are all on Kim's camera so who knows when or if I will get them. I do have some though and will post them when I receive them.

Before we came home we got to do a little decorating. Sherri has told AJ and me that we can decorate her house and we wasted no time. There was a trip to Pier 1 where we got a huge canvas piece for over her couch and two vases. I like that kind of shopping I point and Sherri buys. I could get used to that!

We had a birthday party for Kim and AJ...belated and just all hung out together. It was fun and we all came home exhausted. I think we will have lots of fun up there next summer...we will probably invade Sherri's house on a regular basis. She better get her boat and golf cart purchased soon! She is probably just glad it is the end of the lake season and she won't have to worry about it for a while!