Posting again!

Yes, it's my monthly posting. Things just get busy and I forget to post. Sorry!

Soccer is in full swing. Cameron's team didn't have a coach, so I volunteered his Aunt Jess to volunteer coach and she accepted graciously. Cameron has not yet grasped the concept of 'dribbling the ball' and 'shoot and score'. He likes running around and chasing the birds on the other field or racing his teammate down the field when the ball is going the opposite way. Our team is made up of 4 boys and 4 girls. I have to say that the girls definitely "get it" while the boys like to fall down (on purpose) and run around. and around. and around. It's definitely a spectator sport, since the spectators are the ones laughing so hard or yelling at the top of their lungs "go the other way!!" We are half way through his games. He misses 2 out of the 6 games due to visitation with his dad and then his uncle getting married, which happens to be next weekend. Cameron will miss out on Halloween trick or treating, but we're planning on going to a couple of festivals so he can wear his Iron man costume, or his Spiderman or his Superman. He's not certain as to which super "dude" he wants to be.

Austin's soccer team is doing very well. He has been playing forward, defender and goalie. His regular season is over, but he has 2 tournaments coming up. Starting tomorrow night, his team is in a tournament so we have at least 3 games this weekend, maybe more if they advance to semi-finals and the to finals, plus a baseball game, plus a trip to the high school to demonstrate his "invention" from invention convention in which he won 3rd place. I guess I'll go grocery shopping around midnight! He was nominated and inducted into the Beta Club at his school a few weeks ago. And, he is about to start chess club. He has asked his principal about starting a chess club and the principal just happens to be a chess player himself, and has actually taught chess, so Austin is excited about the chess club! He is still enjoying the trombone. He can actually play a few songs now and is sounding much better than when school started!

That's about it for now, look for me to post again in about another month! Maybe I'll post earlier, I need to get some pics this weekend and I'll post them. Hopefully.

Weekend fun!

This weekend we went to the Addison Octoberfest with PawPaw, Peggy and Lane. Yes, Octoberfest in September, welcome to Texas. Didn't get any pictures except on my phone, but I don't know how to send it from my phone to my blog! So, we went to the Dallas Aborritum today with Grammy where they had all the pumpkins out! They even had a 15ft pumpkin house! I did remember to bring my camera!

Austin has started soccer games and his team has won 2 out of 2 so far. We have another game tomorrow night. Baseball is slow to get started since Ike interferred one weekend and then we had a schedule change another weekend so no games so far, but that will change this coming weekend. Cameron hasn't started his soccer season yet, but I'm hoping we get a call sometime this week since he is registered, but in a different association. They start the little ones a little later. It's back to school tomorrow, yeah! 2 more weeks then we're off for fair day, every student and teacher gets a free ticket to the state fair. Can't wait to see what the fried items are this year! I've heard there will be fried jellybeans and fried coke, just to mention a few; that just sound really weird to me!

Hey, I'm posting!

OK, I know, it's been a while. We've been a little busy. School has started and we are back into a routine, sort of. Before school started, we were able to go to the Ft. Worth Zoo with Uncles John and Justin, Aunt Amanda and all the girl cousins, except for Esther who was home with her mom trying to keep well before school started. We also have a new (used) van. It is a 2008 model and the boys are so much quieter during all our travels now that it has a drop down DVD player which also has adaptors to play video games in, AND is complete with wireless headphones, way cool! Austin has started in band and absolutely loves it. Cameron awoke this morning to the sounds of the trombone! I need to find my ear plugs.......
Austin has also been taking private lessons from minor league professional baseball players/coaches, in order to learn a bit more about the hitting and pitching game. He will play fall ball this fall with the little league he played with in the spring, which consists of teams, but very casual - just having fun and keeping up their skills. He likes 6th grade much better than 5th, so he has told me all this week. We'll see if that enthusiasm continues....
And finally, we have a new roommate, Jessica, my sister, has moved in with us and is trying to find a job. She helps me out trememdously with the boys which is great - instant babysitter and housekeeping helper! Gotta run, band practice is nearing....

Bye Bye Jeep

Well, I sold the Jeep today. Wouldn't ya know, the driver was uninsured so I took the insurance to pay off most of the Jeep, called the uninsured driver and he agreed to pay my deductible, and called an auto broker who has a body shop and sold it today. So, it all turned out OK, just that I own no vehicle now. My mother has a car that I can use and I may end up buying it from her, but not sure. It has a lot of miles on it.

The boys are great. Austin is getting bored and is actually ready for school to start! Cameron is just full of himself all the time. I have 2 days of workshops tomorrow and Monday then start the 18th. The kids start the 25th. We're looking forward to tax-free weekend shopping! Austin needs new shoes AGAIN! His feet are growing so fast that I told him we were going to the local thrift store to get shoes. He didn't like that thought at all. We did go to one recently and I told him that it's a good place to get name brand stuff real cheap! It's just like a yard sale. He was embarassed that we even walked in to the store! So, I guess I'll only save $ on mine and Cameron's new wardrobes because Austin just wouldn't dare wear anything from there! I told him that a lot of his clothes he wore when he was younger were from yard sales and it didn't hurt him at all!

Summer is growing much shorter, but the days keep getting hotter and hotter. I think we've had 26 straight days of over 100 degrees! I am going to try someday and put a video on here, but haven't learned how to upload onto youtube yet. I'll work on that. Later.

The Jeep is hurting.....

Yeah, it's wrecked. Thank goodness all of us involved are OK. No injuries, just a little shaken up on my part. Austin was at home so he wasn't involved. Cameron and I were on our way to Starbucks and as we approached an intersection, this pick-up decided to turn right in front of us. My light was green and he thought he had an arrow. Fortunately, no one was hurt and my car got most of the damage, although his truck was bashed in on the right rear panel just behind the passenger. It didn't phase Cameron at all. I told Cameron that we were going to hit him and after we did he asked hit who Momma? When the police arrived all Cameron wanted to know was if he could sit in the policeman's car! I had 2 witnesses that helped me calm down, use their cell phone as I had left mine at home, and write down information for me as I was temporarily unable to hold a pen in my hand! Luckily the guy had insurance and he admitted it was his fault and he apologized. He was a young hispanic male and I'm sure not wanting to see his insurance go up, but I told him that's why we have insurance, it could have been worse! So, we'll see what the insurance adjuster tells me and go from there!

Birthday Party!

Cameron turned 4 years old today and we celebrated by having a Power Ranger Birthday Party and a local park. Cameron was soooo excited to finally have his party. We had been marking days off on the calendar and the day was finally here! He got lots of cool things and new toys to play with. He was especially surprised when Spiderman came to his party! He had no idea that Spidey would show up! (Later this evening Spiderman also showed up at the house to tuck Cameron in his bed with his new Prince Caspian sheets.) You see, Cameron has been in the habit of sleeping in his mother's bed since we moved to Texas. He will take naps in his top bunk, but refuses to sleep alone at night. So, when he turned 4 the deal was that he would be big enough to sleep in his own bed. So, with a little help from some new sheets from a recently seen movie and a quick morale booster from Spidey, he's attempting to sleep tonight alone. The Spiderman suit in the picture that Cameron is wearing is one of his most favorite presents. It was the first present that I actually let him open early or I was going to have to buy it, knowing that he was getting it from Uncle John and Aunt Ashley and Esther and Emelia. He absolutely would not take his suit off for at least 3 days. He slept in it, went out to eat in it, went to Target in it, etc. Austin got to watch himself on video and proclaimed himself as a horrible actor. But, he tried and all the kids thought it was great to see Spiderman. Even several non-party kids from the bigger pool came over to see Spiderman! All in all, the party was a success and enjoyed by all.

Summer Fun!

We had a blast in Arkansas visiting family and friends. Austin said camp was the best time he had ever had in his whole life! He definitely wants to go back next summer! However, he injured his elbow on a tubing incident and thanks to cousin Cody, we now have his arm in a splint for 2 weeks. Don't think it's broken, but Dr. C says elbows are hard to read and we will need to have a pediatric ortho take more x-rays in 2 weeks to see if a break is healing or if there is a break. He still complains that it hurts and it's been almost a week since he injured it. Due to that, he will not be able to participate in the 2nd all-star team that he was made a member of (while he was away at camp) and was extrememly excited to be playing ball again. But, his arm must really hurt for him to not play! He's becoming rather bored since he can't swim or do much with only 1 arm. He's now getting into reading again (after a trip to the library) and building really cool stuff (with 1 hand) with his THOUSANDS of legos. Cameron is always willing to help him with that task, however, the 'help' is not always welcomed. Ahhh, brotherly love.

I myself am a little tired of driving. I put over 1600 miles on my car in just 1 week! So, it's good to be home and be able to sleep in my own bed again! I'm posting pictures are from our visit and Austin's camp. I think I'll go find somewhere cool today, the high is only supposed to be 101!