Pi Day

3.1415 9:26:53 Pi Day

It's pi day! It always find it amusing and fun when stuff like this happens.  To think we won't get this again for 100 more years!  

Today started off early.  I never enjoy waking up to an alarm on Saturday morning.  I don't like being tired and I like my sleep.  Today however was MSBOA District Band and Orchestra Festival and Ariana had to be at the high school at 7am.  UGH!  That is EARLY for a Saturday morning.  Luckily another mom, who was a chaperone, offered to drive Ariana.  That meant I could take my time and wake up a little bit before getting there at 7:45am.  

The band was amazing!!  They sounded great!!  I am so impressed with what they can do.  This is only their second year playing an instrument and they sound wonderful!!!  The judges thought so too because they received 5 1s!!  That is the highest rating.  You can tell they all worked very hard.  Ariana has a lot of respect for her band directer.  She is a strict teacher but very well respected.

I was never in band and never played an instrument.  I love hearing Ariana play.  I love going to her concerts.  The group sounds so good you forget they are only 7th graders!!!  I am also very happy that Ariana likes playing her oboe and so far wants to stick with it.  

The other part of Pi Day, didn't involve me but involved Julia and Trevor.  So yesterday evening on his way home from work Trevor gets a call from Julia.  She noticed that when she got to dance she had a flat tire.  Trevor got to be a hero and went up there and put her spare on and drove her car home leaving his car for her.
   
Last night he discovered her tire had a nail in it and it was very worn down so he thinks it has been there for awhile.  Today he went over to my dad's house to put a tire plug in it.  He has had some practice  with this because just last Saturday Julia was driving my car and ran over a nail and he had to fix that tire leak.  Well, there were two hole in her tire so he had to take it to Bell Tire to get it fixed.  

I was telling my dad all this and he said he hopes she doesn't take after my mom or brother.  I guess my mom used to always run over nails.  At one point she had a tire that had 5 tire plugs in it!  And my brother Mike got so many flat tires he was a pro at changing them not he side of the road.  He could change a flat on the side of the road in less than five minutes.  LOL, yea, let's hope she doesn't take after them!!  

Happy Pi Day!!  3.141592653

Random Thoughts

June 25, 2011

A lot has happened since my last post and instead of playing catch-up I am going to write one post with random thoughts, experiences, and moments.

Ariana is up north with her friend right now and will be gone five days!!!  This is such a huge step for me! She is my baby and I am having a really hard time watching her grow up.  I knew she wouldn't have a problems going up there and would have a blast and would hardly miss me.  It's me that is having problems.  I am anxious and worrying about her.  I don't think I will feel better until she is home.  Her friend's mom texted me a picture of Ariana and her friend playing on the rocks at the beach.  It was such an adorable picture.  They were both laughing and you could tell they were having a wonderful time.  I can't wait to hear the stories about what they did.

I called Ariana tonight.  She is coming home tomorrow and I couldn't wait any longer to talk to her.  She is having so much fun. She went kayaking, boating (on a pontoon), fishing, put-putting, and swimming.  When she was fishing she said caught a walli.  It got away before she she reel it all the way in.  Elizabeth's brother saw the fish and said it was as long as the width of his shoulders.  That was a pretty big fish.  I can see why she was having a hard time reeling it in.  Ariana sounded like she was having an awesome time.  I miss her so much.

Julia is now a seventh grader!!!!  She did so well in school and got all As on her report card.  Trevor and I were so proud of her.  It was not an easy task.  She had to work hard to get those grades.  We had to check up on her and really keep an eye on her grades so they wouldn't slip.  But we are also teaching her to be responsible and helping her learn the importance of having good grades.  Every year it will get harder and every year we will have to take a step back and allow her to have more responsibility/accountability.  That is hard but I have to do this.  I want her to grow up and be a responsible adult.  I won't always be there to manage her life.  Right now I feel like her dance manager and life manager.  That is my role right now.  I take care of things for her and tell her where to be and when.

Mother's Day

May 8th, 2011,

What a wonderful weekend!  Saturday I woke up early and took pictures.  That was a perfect start to the weekend.  The weather was perfect, sunny and warm.  The forecast called for rain but alas it was wrong and only sun came our way.  The girls and I took my mom out for breakfast.  We had a great time together.  Later in the afternoon, Ariana and I went for a bike around the neighborhood and enjoyed the fresh air.  Then I sat outside and watched Trevor and my dad build our new shed.

That night we went to Renee's house for dinner.  The kids were so happy to see each other.  When they get together they are too funny.  The only one that was not happy to see us was Devin.  He is never happy to see me.  So I just tell him, "Just wait.  Your birthday is coming up and I might forget about you.  No gift for you."  ;)  He doesn't care though and still cries when I try to hold him.  The little brat.  ;)

Today I another great day.  I wanted to take more pictures today but unfortunately I hurt my back yesterday and it was still really sore this morning.  I'm hoping it gets better soon.  Although, it didn't stop me from going on another bike ride with Ariana.  There was no way I was going to be suck in the house all day.  I have been waiting for warm weather for months.  I have missed the sunshine and the nice weather.  I hope the cold weather doesn't come back for a very long time.

The day ended with us playing ladder ball.  Julia and I were on a team and Trevor and Ariana were on another team.  At first the teams seemed stacked.  Julia and I are not very athletic but we held our own and made a game out of it.  Trevor and Ariana ended up winning but not by much.  It came down to the wire.  Next time, Julia and I will be the victors.

From May of 2011??

Ariana said the obstacle course for field day was getting smaller because the kindergardeners are getting smaller every year

julia nervous about braces

May 14th

I was getting breakfast for Ariana the other morning and she walked into the kitchen and asked me if it rained last night.  I looked out the window and said, "Yes, I think so."

Then she responded with, "No, I don't think it did."

"Well, it's all wet outside so I am pretty sure it did.  And why are you asking me if you already know the answer," I asked.

She went to the window and looked out.  After seeing that everything was wet Ariana decided that it did  indeed rain.  I then asked her why she always argues with me.

She replied, "No I don't."

"Yea, you do,"  I said.

"Na-ah," she said.

Then I gave her that really-you-are-going-to-argue-with-me-on-this-too look.  And she laughed.

Growing up

May, 6, 2011,

I was watching Julia walk to school a few weeks ago and as she was walking away I noticed she grew up on me.  She looked like a young women in her skinny jeans, tall boots, and styling winter coat.  It was a sad and happy moment.  She is my oldest and I have felt like I needed to push her to grow up.   I didn't want to hold her back.  I needed to give her a push so she would start to spread her wings.  And she did.  But when? I missed it.  She was my baby one day and then the next day she wasn't.

I'm happy she is maturing and growing.  She is doing more and more on her own.  But I am also sad when she doesn't need me anymore.  And it's funny because I have been telling her that she needs to do things on her own and then when she does, I'm a little sad.  But don't worry I know she still needs me.  Without me who would wash her clothes, cook her dinner, be her dance manager/taxi driver.  See she does still need me.

Now Ariana is a different story.  She is the baby.  I hold her back too much because she is the youngest and I feel she is too young most of the time to do things.  I know a part of it is I don't want her to grow up.  I want her to stay my baby forever.

I love both of my girls so much.  To me they are perfect.

Spring

April 26th, 2010,

Spring is here!  At least today it was.  Ariana and I got to go on our fist bike ride the other day.  It was so nice to be out in the sunshine and warmer weather together.  We rode around the neighborhood and got some fresh air.  We stopped and looked at the lilac bushes.  They have buds on them.  Can't wait for them to bloom and smell them.  They bring back good memories.

I am really looking forward to many more bike rides with Ariana and Julia this year.