Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
The boyfriend brought his new high quality camera for the day, not only ensuring better photos, but also that he would not be in any 🙂 After lunch there was a rousing round of Payday played between my mom, SportsBoy and I. No film evidence though since our intrepid photographer had slipped upstairs for a... Continue Reading →
1) Buy a used Xbox 360 as an early Christmas gift 2) Set up an Xbox Live account so he & his brother can play games online with friends 3) Agree to get him the latest game (previously mentioned Black Ops, this time for the Xbox) also for Christmas. Stumble into a nice cash back... Continue Reading →
SportsBoy played in his first baseball game in a long time and of course he had to pull it off in style. it's Freshman fall ball with the high school team and Saturday morning they played on a field at a high school that was in pretty good shape. Varsity field and all that. The... Continue Reading →
As hoped, the team built on the previous week's victory and continued their improved play on offense. Defense and special teams though - kind of shaky. During the first half the Falcons got up early 14-0 and I was sure they were just going to roll all over their opponents. Then they got sloppy -... Continue Reading →
A home game this time and the first one that #88 missed. Boy it was odd seeing him on the sidelines! Unfortunately I am now used to it 😦 Fortunately it was a very GOOD game. All those things that we normally complained about after those prior loses vanished. They tackled VERY well. They didn't... Continue Reading →
10/7/10 We had no idea at the time, but in the final game this season for #88, he made the final tackle of the game (that's not a good thing since he's a wide receiver!) It was an evenly matched defensive struggle, punctuated with a few frustrating penalties by the Falcons. A field goal early... Continue Reading →
Conversation with the 25 year old over the phone: Him: "Mom, what do you call someone who uses a fake name? You know, someone who writes a book, not anonymously but under a pen name or something that's not really their own name. Is that a pseudonym?" Me: "Yes, exactly...." (thinking to myself, hmmm, wonder... Continue Reading →
Or, in the case of a teenage boy who has spent 3 years building his reputation for utter laziness & unabashed lying in regards to schoolwork - don't trust AT ALL! Two full weeks into high school and I am on the lookout for *those* signs. I get his teacher list & search the website... Continue Reading →
Kenny Chesney - The Boys of Fall, posted with vodpod Dare you to watch that video without getting chills - or a little mist eyed 🙂 Dropped my boy off in his Game Day jersey today. To walk those school halls with pride. Please note that the locker room scene at the end with the... Continue Reading →
Which means offline unless for work 🙂 I've got the dreaded vacancy in That position at work which is the hardest to cover & must BE covered so I am on double time + interviewing so Facebook & blogging are out for awhile, at least for trivial brain dumps. Which I do have clogging up... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 