Corey, Jordan, Jacob, Sam, John, D, Moose, Ruben, Hank and Jimmy
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
July!
It's July. I say that as if time has been flying by. It has but also school has only been out about a month and we have plenty of summertime left. There is still plenty of baseball, football and for Sydney, work left. Sydney has not one, but two jobs to juggle. She works M-F at Xerox and weekends and and evening or so at Subway. She gets quality time with her dad too! Carpooling with her dad means getting up and moving before 4:30. She also plays radio trivia every morning with him and boosts his ego by calling in his answer. She will learn to go with her gut feeling and give her own answer if she ever wants to win, lol. Her biggest motivation is the bottom line...at the end of the day who doesn't love a paycheck.
Jordan is still playing baseball. The summer Legion team is doing great...some wins, some losses but a lot of fun. Go Abby's!! Football conditioning is happening on a regular basis and a 7 on 7 league each week as well. Sports is keeping him busy but he still has time to find a job, in my opinion(haha). He has plenty to do to get ready for his senior year...senior project, job shadow and some studying for his SAT if he wants to repeat it. Researching schools would be good too, as of now I don't think he has a top ten...five?..."the" one? Maybe by application deadline date :/
Typical drizzly day...not typical for July though. I'll take it but only because the weekend weather looks more promising. The weekend promises more baseball, baseball and more baseball.
Jordan is still playing baseball. The summer Legion team is doing great...some wins, some losses but a lot of fun. Go Abby's!! Football conditioning is happening on a regular basis and a 7 on 7 league each week as well. Sports is keeping him busy but he still has time to find a job, in my opinion(haha). He has plenty to do to get ready for his senior year...senior project, job shadow and some studying for his SAT if he wants to repeat it. Researching schools would be good too, as of now I don't think he has a top ten...five?..."the" one? Maybe by application deadline date :/
Typical drizzly day...not typical for July though. I'll take it but only because the weekend weather looks more promising. The weekend promises more baseball, baseball and more baseball.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Hello Xerox!
She's got a badge and she's not afraid to use it..."Look Mom, I can get into the building now!"
Monday, June 13, 2011
Class of 2011
Congratulations to the students of 2011...it seems to have been a busy week of all sorts of events. Awards, graduation, all night party and several open houses. Another school year has come and gone, hard to believe.
As for Jordan, he will be a senior. Part of me says "so soon" and the other says "go already." It will be a huge accomplishment if we all survive another year, his last year of high school. Smooth sailing or rough waters? We will see. With Ellie by his side, we hope they have a spectacular senior year.
Sydney is home from her first year at college. It is good to have her home although she has mixed feelings. She would be content to stay away...for now, her "job" is to be a student. And before long her "job" will be to go out into the world and make a living & pay the bills. Until she is ready to do that I get to have her for the summer. Yay! She has made good grades and has some additional money coming in for next fall. Good going.
Come fall Georgia will go off to Willamette University. She has plans to double major and find work as an editor I believe. After being home for a couple of terms and attending community college, Kendahl is set to move to Corvallis. I think she will love OSU and they will love her. She has been working hard at two jobs and making her plans. Don't let me forget to update about Alaina...she will be working at the Newberg Police department this summer. This is a practicum so she is paying her school to have the police dept. let her work for them. No earned income but KNOWLEDGE is power I guess. She will return to WOU and is on schedule to graduate in the spring. Whoo hoo. Best of luck to these girls...
As for Jordan, he will be a senior. Part of me says "so soon" and the other says "go already." It will be a huge accomplishment if we all survive another year, his last year of high school. Smooth sailing or rough waters? We will see. With Ellie by his side, we hope they have a spectacular senior year.
Sydney is home from her first year at college. It is good to have her home although she has mixed feelings. She would be content to stay away...for now, her "job" is to be a student. And before long her "job" will be to go out into the world and make a living & pay the bills. Until she is ready to do that I get to have her for the summer. Yay! She has made good grades and has some additional money coming in for next fall. Good going.
Come fall Georgia will go off to Willamette University. She has plans to double major and find work as an editor I believe. After being home for a couple of terms and attending community college, Kendahl is set to move to Corvallis. I think she will love OSU and they will love her. She has been working hard at two jobs and making her plans. Don't let me forget to update about Alaina...she will be working at the Newberg Police department this summer. This is a practicum so she is paying her school to have the police dept. let her work for them. No earned income but KNOWLEDGE is power I guess. She will return to WOU and is on schedule to graduate in the spring. Whoo hoo. Best of luck to these girls...
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Memorial Weekend
A long holiday weekend! Yesterday was Friday but felt like Saturday and today like Sunday. Gotta get it straight. So much time, so much to do but yet we just want to do nothing. The weather just makes us want to curl up and take a nap too.
Jordan's baseball team made it into the playoffs so this was a week we collected a bit of mileage. Monday was a roadtrip to Redmond...great company with Chris and Cori and many laughs. Plus a win for the boys. Wednesday, destination: Roseburg. Cori and I...questionable weather but in the end it was a great day for another game. We were glad we made the trip although this was the end of playoffs for us. The Roseburg boys hit the crap out of the ball...doubles, triple, and a couple of homeruns. Yikes. I think the score was 18-5 but out of our five Jordan was two of them and Cody two of them. Yay for them!
My friend Amy, from high school, lives in Roseburg and came out to the game. I met her new husband, Mike. I like him! We were able to catch up a bit, as much as you can in just a few innings, and want to do it again. Love how you can pick up where you left off with old friends.
Spring baseball may be over and the rides on the big yellow bus for Jordan and Steve but I do believe summer ball games start this week. More games, more fun...just want the weather to change up so we can pack away the heavy parkas and work on our savage tans.
Sydney is home for the weekend. We kicked off our Friday with a coffee date at the Dundee Red Hills Market. Steve, Sydney, Kendahl, Grandma and Sydney's friend, Richard. I like it there. I still like the Coffee Cottage but this is a great new place to sit and talk awhile.
Gotta say I love having Sydney home. I love having the kids drop in...Kendahl's visits are always great. Haven't seen Ellie in awhile and she was in and out quickly last night. Brief but I'll take it. And looking forward to seeing Hannah today. Who's missing? Cody! We may be off limits for him but we like when he drops in too. By the way Cody, did you "ding-dong ditch" us last night?
That's what the week looked like and since it is only Saturday I have a lot of weekend left yet. It is undecided if it too much or little, that may be up to the Jordan-factor. He likes when we have things going on and less time to focus on him. I love him to death and having him around when he isn't causing trouble. He would rather be out and about away from us...typical. We are the parents who are too nosey and embarrass him. He would rather not have his friends here and now he won't even go to the movies with his sister. Embarrassed of her too? He is running out of family. He has Harley :)
Only a few weeks before school is out for summer. All approaching too fast. Georgia is the graduate this year. Yay! She is headed to Willamette in the fall and before we know it Ellie and Jordan will have their turn. That will be many posts from now...
Jordan's baseball team made it into the playoffs so this was a week we collected a bit of mileage. Monday was a roadtrip to Redmond...great company with Chris and Cori and many laughs. Plus a win for the boys. Wednesday, destination: Roseburg. Cori and I...questionable weather but in the end it was a great day for another game. We were glad we made the trip although this was the end of playoffs for us. The Roseburg boys hit the crap out of the ball...doubles, triple, and a couple of homeruns. Yikes. I think the score was 18-5 but out of our five Jordan was two of them and Cody two of them. Yay for them!
My friend Amy, from high school, lives in Roseburg and came out to the game. I met her new husband, Mike. I like him! We were able to catch up a bit, as much as you can in just a few innings, and want to do it again. Love how you can pick up where you left off with old friends.
Spring baseball may be over and the rides on the big yellow bus for Jordan and Steve but I do believe summer ball games start this week. More games, more fun...just want the weather to change up so we can pack away the heavy parkas and work on our savage tans.
Sydney is home for the weekend. We kicked off our Friday with a coffee date at the Dundee Red Hills Market. Steve, Sydney, Kendahl, Grandma and Sydney's friend, Richard. I like it there. I still like the Coffee Cottage but this is a great new place to sit and talk awhile.
Gotta say I love having Sydney home. I love having the kids drop in...Kendahl's visits are always great. Haven't seen Ellie in awhile and she was in and out quickly last night. Brief but I'll take it. And looking forward to seeing Hannah today. Who's missing? Cody! We may be off limits for him but we like when he drops in too. By the way Cody, did you "ding-dong ditch" us last night?
That's what the week looked like and since it is only Saturday I have a lot of weekend left yet. It is undecided if it too much or little, that may be up to the Jordan-factor. He likes when we have things going on and less time to focus on him. I love him to death and having him around when he isn't causing trouble. He would rather be out and about away from us...typical. We are the parents who are too nosey and embarrass him. He would rather not have his friends here and now he won't even go to the movies with his sister. Embarrassed of her too? He is running out of family. He has Harley :)
Only a few weeks before school is out for summer. All approaching too fast. Georgia is the graduate this year. Yay! She is headed to Willamette in the fall and before we know it Ellie and Jordan will have their turn. That will be many posts from now...
Friday, May 13, 2011
This dog
This face is staring at me as I sit here sifting through over 200 emails from when we were gone. This face is whining as if she needed something...what a life, she has been out, been fed & been loved on. This face wants me to focus only on her. Those eyes! Give me a break already...if you didn't smell, I so would drop everything for you. Lol, maybe time to focus on her bath time.
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