The BOYS

The boys?! Well, they keep me on my toes. The school called today, Parker had an upset tummy. I go up to the school and he is passed out on a cot fast asleep. It took me awhile to wake him and get him out to the car. He felt fine when we got home. Just must of been tired from the weekend and Grandpa visting for 2 weeks. Yep, 2 weeks.
Parker and Dalton are not playing any spring sports this year. I really wish they wanted to but they didnt. We go to the park and play for over an hour to get rid of the extra engery that they carry around. Today, Dalton fell and got hurt. You would have thought that some was trying to beat him the way he was crying.
I am really not sure what I am going to do when school is out to keep them busy. hmmm any ideas?

I wipe her tears

Tennis season for the high school is coming to a close. The only sport Brit plays. The coach has been a real butthole. If you are not a friend of his daughter then basically you don't play on V. Last year, they set up tennis leasons with a pro and never told Brit. They told everyone else.
This morning he had changells for #4 doubles on V. Brit and her partner lost. It's the end of her world. None of coaches favorites had to changel. He has made comments in the past about her working during tennis season. Work has never been a problem during tennis season. Her boss works around her tennis schedule.
The coach always talks about his daughter and her friends in the paper. I wish I could complain to the school. I want to so bad. The only problem...............................he is my step-brother. What am I to do? There is so much more to this story but that would take forever and I don't want to stir trouble.
It looks like she will never play again as long as he is coach. He even ruined basketball for her, her freshman year. They fired him from the coaching job but let him still do tennis. Which, he got only because, my step-dad stepped down. Maybe, it needs to be brought to the higher ups at the high school about his favoritisim. I will think about it. For now, I dry her tears today.

Europe

Brit is going to travel for 3 weeks in Europe. I am having a hard time letting her go. She is traveling with 39 other students from Oregon schools. The so called "leader of the pack" is giving me HUGE doubts. In March, they called wanting to know why Brit had not been to any of the meetings. What the hell are they taking about? She was there, I was there, Curtis was there and Papa was there. How do you not know she was not there? The leader herself checked her in. I am to trust this women with my daughter in another country? Then, we get an email wanting to know why she has not done her test. Wait a minute.............those are done. Might, want to double check that one. Then, yet another email today. Her name is not on the list. HELLO! You took my money but now her name shows no payment. Let's just hope this is a computer thing and not the "leader of the pack" trying to loose her. I am having some major issues letting her go with this women. Hopefully, we can get this all straightened out this Sunday at the meeting. Oh Yah, we don't go to those meetings. haha

Ice Cream

Ice Cream. Friend or Foe? Ice Cream is my all time weekness that and captains morgan rum.
Ice cream is my friend, it makes me feel better when I am sad. It is good with a good chick flick. Ice cream goes with whatever I wear. Ice cream makes me smile. Ice cream makes me happy expect when I have gained weight. Friend or Foe?

Softball

Yep. That's right! Softball season. The only problem the weather sucks. We had snow over the weekend. In April. Here in Oregon. Now it is just raining but how are we to play ball? Curtis coaches "Red's" team. I am the uniform cooridnator for all teams. I did not know just how much work this year was going to be. Last year was easy but this year................parents are just down right petty. Coaches are demanding. I am one person and can only work so fast, then it is up to the printer and how fast he can work. Pictures are next Friday, uniforms won't be handed out until Monday and some coaches are ticked about. Hello, I have less than 3 weeks to inventory, purchase, print and hand out uniforms. Somethings were on backorder and then some parents thought they needed to change uniform sizes. Games don't start until 2nd week of May. Thinking this might be my last year. Red will be play high school ball next year. YAH! I can not wait.
On another note. Curtis took his mom to the dr today. She will have to have 6 weeks of chemo once she is completely healed. Lil Grandma is grouchier than ever. Hopefully, Curtis will be back to work soon. (fingers crossed. He is driving me NUTS) I will then have to take her to her dr appointments. I don't mind.
Today is our wedding anniversary. Eight years. Seems like forever. We don't have anything planned. The days and evenings are packed with kid's stuff. Maybe, Saturday we can sneak away. Who knows. Time to finish up my chores. Never ending.......................Tammy

Spring Break

Spring Break what a blast. Washington DC and New York with 42 13-14 year old 8th graders and 12 adults. We left the red eye flight on a Saturday night from Portland Oregon to Chicigo then onto Washington DC Easter morning. We had Easter break at Hard Rock Cafe.
We saw so much and did so many things. Trying to remember everything.........Mt Vernon, The White House, Congress, Monuments, Memorials, Thomas Jefferson's Home, Michie's Taveran, changing of the guard. My favorite. I am sure I left something out and that was just DC. We also checked out U of V. What a beautiful college. I want to go back to school and go there.
We then went onto New York and TIME SQUARE. We road the ferry to Ellis Island, Statue of Liberity, ground zero, churchs, 5th ave (talk about some bling bling), The Today Show, (a couple of students were on tv).
We went to a broadway play. Momma Mia. Wonderfull!!!!!We had 5th row seats. It was great. The kids loved it. We even saw an off beat play, Shear Madness. It is a who done it play.
We ate alot of great food. Hotels were awsome. A whole queen bed to myself. I felt like I was at a spa. I wore a step meter and on an average we walked 7 miles a day. WOW! Now, if I could do that every day at home.
I was glad to be home, missed my boys and Brittani. I am ready though to go again.

Shame on me!

I think I have been lost. I am sure I will have to make three different post out of this beings it has been almost two months. Bad Blogger!
Life has spun out of control. Alot has happened. A week long trip to New York and Washington DC. Been sick twice. The boys have been sick. Basketball ended, softball and tennis began. I am the uniform cooridnator for softball. Curtis coaches. It has taken up all our time. But the worse news of all came just about six weeks ago...............Curtis' mom had found out she had colon cancer.
1st opinion and 2nd opinion the same. She has a tumor growning in her bum hole. It has attached itself to the muscle. We can do radation and chemo. It may or may not work. But the best is to have it removed. She chose, to have it removed and now has a bum hole and a bag on her side. She was in the hospital over a week. She had a very had time recovering from the surgery and getting her insides to work again. She is now home and recovering nicely. She will have to do chemo as it was found in a lymp noid. This has taken up alot of our time due to hospital visits and dr visits. This has been very had on Curtis. His family is very small. He can barely handle the house when I am sick let along having to take care of his mom. As it is he got laid off five weeks ago so, all though it was a pay cut it has given him time to take care of his mom. Hopefully, work will pick up again and he will stop driving me crazy.
I will post more later about my week long trip to New York and Washington DC. What a blast. I promise to be back tomorrow.