Jen is off enjoying a little r&r with her Grandma in Austin so it was just 4 of us this weekend. I say Jen was enjoying her r&r.....well, she did manage to call us about, oh, say, 10 times a day. This child is such the homebody! I have no idea how she will manage to leave here for college next year. I have a sneaky suspicion that she will be attending a college closer to home.
With an open day and only the younger boys with us, we went out prowling in search of some fun yesterday. Several ideas were tossed around and eventually we drove by the theater. Have no interest in Harry Potter. The Simpsons? Jeff can now quote my 'they make my skin crawl' speech. Needless to say, I can't stand it. There was just nothing I wanted to see except one show I'd been wanting to watch, Live Free, Die Hard. All I can say is, if you like on-the-edge-of-your-seat, all out action, this is the movie for you! I was left wondering how a body can survive so much, realistically speaking, but great movie.
I ended up having to compromise on the mouse situation. James insists no sticky trap. No spring trap. Nothing mean or inhumane. (Here kitty, kitty, kitty.....) So I found a little plastic, self-closing trap that I managed to talk him into. If another is ever caught in there, I will be letting *him discard of it, however. He can drive to Timbuktu to find a suitable home for the critter.
I'm thinking I need to start a taekwondo themed scrapbook. Therefore, I am in need of some tkd graphics, stickers, cutouts, whatever. I've had alot of difficulty finding any anywhere. I need some good scrapbooking sites to search and to bookmark. I welcome linkies! :)
Showing posts with label fun friday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fun friday. Show all posts
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Friday, June 08, 2007
Fun Friday
Fun Friday, Week 2
I was not feeling well at all today. I'm suffering from pain and stiffness from head to toe right now. I did not want to get out of bed but the kids were ready for their day of summer fun so, of course, mom had to overcome and deliver.
It was steaming hot today (can you believe a heat index over 100) and we got a late start but made a go of it anyway. Today we chose to visit this super-sized playground that we haven't been to in awhile. It was one of those community donated/built projects and a really fun place to play hide and seek or chase. *I* just sat in the shade in my folding chair I am never without (those hard benches are not easy for me these days). I love the huge oak trees that grow abundantly in that park. They make the heat so much more bearable. The kids ran and played. Visited the water fountain. Played and Ran. Visited the water fountain. Rested in the shade. Visited the water fountain. Walked and played. Rested in the shade.
We spent probably about 1.5 hours there before the kids couldn't stand the heat anymore and were just hanging out in the shade with me so we left and stopped by Sonic for some slushies. Then we drove over to the nearby mall to walk in the nice cool air for awhile. The kids were laughing at the back of my shirt being soaked and plastered to my back. Walking in the nice cool air was such a relief. We bought a couple of used PS2 games for the boys and some cute tshirts for school in the fall. We are such the big spenders. he he The kids begged to go see another movie but, gosh, we just did that last week! We did meet James for dinner at Jason's Deli before heading for home. The kids were pretty tired by then so I guess we did ok.
I'm thinking what we will do next week....I'd like to find something in Houston or Conroe to go do one week with my sil. Hmmm, I need to give her a call....
I was not feeling well at all today. I'm suffering from pain and stiffness from head to toe right now. I did not want to get out of bed but the kids were ready for their day of summer fun so, of course, mom had to overcome and deliver.
It was steaming hot today (can you believe a heat index over 100) and we got a late start but made a go of it anyway. Today we chose to visit this super-sized playground that we haven't been to in awhile. It was one of those community donated/built projects and a really fun place to play hide and seek or chase. *I* just sat in the shade in my folding chair I am never without (those hard benches are not easy for me these days). I love the huge oak trees that grow abundantly in that park. They make the heat so much more bearable. The kids ran and played. Visited the water fountain. Played and Ran. Visited the water fountain. Rested in the shade. Visited the water fountain. Walked and played. Rested in the shade.
We spent probably about 1.5 hours there before the kids couldn't stand the heat anymore and were just hanging out in the shade with me so we left and stopped by Sonic for some slushies. Then we drove over to the nearby mall to walk in the nice cool air for awhile. The kids were laughing at the back of my shirt being soaked and plastered to my back. Walking in the nice cool air was such a relief. We bought a couple of used PS2 games for the boys and some cute tshirts for school in the fall. We are such the big spenders. he he The kids begged to go see another movie but, gosh, we just did that last week! We did meet James for dinner at Jason's Deli before heading for home. The kids were pretty tired by then so I guess we did ok.
I'm thinking what we will do next week....I'd like to find something in Houston or Conroe to go do one week with my sil. Hmmm, I need to give her a call....
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Fun Friday
In order to give us something to look forward to every week and to give these boys some summer fun while still allowing for me to work, I am taking off work every Friday and spending the day with the kids having fun. The kids love the idea although James is a little jealous :P My intent is to take pictures of each Friday to keep in a summer '07 journal but I forgot the camara this week.
So, the biggest request from the kids this week was to go see Pirates of the Caribean so our first event of the day was a trip to the theater for the matinee. After the movie we went to drive-thru for a quick lunch of cheeseburgers then drove out to my mom's for a visit. The boys played with their cousin while I lay on the floor in the living room in pain. I enjoyed visiting with my mom, though. I always do. I love living close enough to her to be able to visit with her as often as I wish. We left mom's house around dinner time and I decided to stop at WallieWorld on the way home and buy a huge tarp and sprinkler. It is big enough to slide on like a slip n slide but wide enough for them to play tag and another other game they can come up with. Anyway, so we set that up when we got home and they had a couple hours of water fun to finish off the day. It turned out to be a full day of fun and hopefully a day full of summer memories for them to carry for a lifetime. Now, what shall we do for this week's Fun Friday?
So, the biggest request from the kids this week was to go see Pirates of the Caribean so our first event of the day was a trip to the theater for the matinee. After the movie we went to drive-thru for a quick lunch of cheeseburgers then drove out to my mom's for a visit. The boys played with their cousin while I lay on the floor in the living room in pain. I enjoyed visiting with my mom, though. I always do. I love living close enough to her to be able to visit with her as often as I wish. We left mom's house around dinner time and I decided to stop at WallieWorld on the way home and buy a huge tarp and sprinkler. It is big enough to slide on like a slip n slide but wide enough for them to play tag and another other game they can come up with. Anyway, so we set that up when we got home and they had a couple hours of water fun to finish off the day. It turned out to be a full day of fun and hopefully a day full of summer memories for them to carry for a lifetime. Now, what shall we do for this week's Fun Friday?
