How long until school starts again????

Thump, thump, thump up the cellar stairs....out comes John:

John: Ryan whipped a sandal at me!! (very indignant).

Out comes Ryan:

Ryan: that's because you whipped one at me first....I was running and screaming for my life, I was trying to save my life!!! (Lower lip quivering).

People promise me that they will all be the best of friends when they get older....not sure if I really believe these "people"

Water Country 8/4/2008

Our visit to Red Sox vs. Yankees 7/26/2008

Togetherness..

Yes, it's been a while since I've reported on my oh so interesting life. It's been crazy busy. John and Pat survived the week away at camp, and Ryan enjoyed his week of Kingdom here at the house. He definitely was not thrilled to have to go back to sharing his parents, his home life, especially the all important clicker control....as a matter of fact it only took a record 26 seconds of the three of them being in the same car before the brawling began....gee, so nice to have everybody together again. As a matter of fact the togetherness rolls right into the family vacation......Monday we did the Water Country thing.....THAT was interesting....translation: Double Geronimo anyone?....No matter how much Ryan begged to do it, I held my ground...I mean what sane mother would let their 6 year old go down a 90 degree vertical drop water slide?.....Pat (9) and John (11)....are a whole different story...they're on their own. Later that night while Ryan and I were walking the dogs, out of the blue he declared "Fine I won't go on Geronimo this year, but next year I AM!"......Fine pal, next year you're a year older and a year bigger, be my guest.

When I get my act together I will actually post some pictures from this expedition..

Twas the night before sleep away camp...

Tomorrow I will drop off the two older ones (John and Pat) up in Ossippee for a week long camp that they have been counting the days towards since I sent in the registration (in FEBRUARY). They eagerly agreed to pack their own duffel bags using the check off list given by the camp. After just a few minutes, I hear Patrick mutter "We don't really need that many clothes, I can just wear the same shorts all week"......Shall I start taking odds on whether the shampoo bottle even gets opened?.....Can't wait for the pick up return trip home...ewww

Conversations..

As we approach August my oldest, John, will turn 12 on August 23. He will be entering his last official "tween" year....from there it is the full fledged teenager....(Ooohh I can't wait). He seems to think he has gotten soooo wise as he gets older. Case in point is a recent conversation at 11:00 at night while dropping off a neighbor after the Paw Sox game (yes we did see Ortiz his first time back post injury). I'll admit I was tired after driving home, but not completely mindless...

John: Who answered the door?

Me: Huh?...I don't see the door ajar light on the dashboard. All the doors are closed.

John: Oh my God mom.....WHO ANSWERED THE DOOR WHEN YOU BROUGHT CHRIS IN?

Me: Ohhhhhhhhhh.....his dad

John: Wow, you really are gramma's daughter.....you both have the attention span of a rodent!

Can't wait to see what the teen years are going to bring....

School year round?

Long day at work.....a/c, what's that? in my esteemed work environment....mix heat and humidity with bodily functions.....you get the picture. Fast forward. Kids walk home from bus stop. Home 30 minutes.

Patrick: I'm bored...there's never anything to do.

Maybe he needs school year round?