Project 365 - Fabulous 40 - Feb 18 to Feb 23

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• Feb 18, 2017 - We all really enjoyed Newsies: The Musical this afternoon! It took Luke until nearly intermission to figure out that he already knew Jeremy Jordan (he's Winn on Supergirl).
• Feb 19, 2017 - I bought these monthly pads years ago. They still make me smile.
• Feb 20, 2017 - Kylo in the box! (picture by Luke)
• Feb 21, 2017 - In case you were wondering, my nails do not always look perfect.
• Feb 22, 2017 - I love our parquet floors. It is one of my favorite features of this house.
• Feb 23, 2017 - Three years makes a big difference!

Project 365 - Fabulous 40 - Sept 10 to Sept 15

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• Sept 10, 2016 - Finn "supervising" my gift wrapping skills (with all of his life experience).
• Sept 11, 2016 - Rey's turn to supervise, making sure the child is in line.
• Sept 12, 2016 - Wasn't going to post a kitten picture today, but then Kylo did this!
• Sept 13, 2016 - The pile of birthday party supplies grows.
• Sept 14, 2016 - Who is that old man at Turner Field? (Chipper Jones)
• Sept 15, 2016 - I love that Luke is still "young" enough to bring me things he finds.

Hometown Meets Braves Game

Naturally, when you go to a Braves game, you run into people you know from your hometown that's 300 miles away! I didn't think to get our picture with them (I'm not into the whole selfie thing), but it was really bizarre to be on a MARTA train and see people you went to church with growing up standing across from you. Hello to the Beardens and the Lipthratts!

 
We also did not know until we arrived that it was alumni weekend. They were just finishing up the veterans softball game when we arrived. Smoltz, Klesko, Maddux, Eddie Perez, Javy Lopez. It was like old times!

Luke was also very into the game for the first time ever. He was asking all kinds of questions about the intricacies of the rules, he was clapping along with the organ, and he insisted that we stay for the whole game. Who are you and what have you done with my child who is usually ready to play on a phone by the 2nd inning and ready to leave by the 5th? He also ate half a large popcorn, a very large slice of pizza, and and ice cream cone, plus 2.5 large bottles of water. He's going to be taller than I am before the end of the year if he keeps this up!
Currently feeling: take me out to the ballgame!

Baseball Camp

Looking a little worried on his first day of camp.

This year, we decided to try something a little different for the summer. He will still be going to the same place that he has spent his summers since he was two years old, but we also wanted to give him the opportunity to do a few new things, too. For the first week of summer, he did his first sports camp, a half-day baseball camp run by the same organization where he plays baseball in the spring. He was there from 8:30 to 12:30 every day this week. It threatened rain most days, but generally, it held off until at least the afternoon, thank goodness!

He was a little concerned when he first arrived, since he didn't know any of the kids there. At the end of his his first day, he declared baseball camp "fun but tiring." Yes, that would be the general idea! On Wednesday, when we arrived home after eating lunch, he asked, "Mommy, can I lay down on my bed?" Well, sure, I guess. He slept for over 2 hours! But today was what the kids have been looking forward to all week: sliding practice! I was actually a bit worried about it, until they explained how they do it. We were reminded yesterday that everyone needed to wear swimwear the next day. Why?  Because sliding practice involves the slip-n-slide! What a fun and brilliant idea! Luke really enjoyed it.
Currently feeling: like we're having (tiring) fun

April 2015 Reflections

From the 2011 Year of Memories Brag Book by Dani Mogstad

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Read, Listened, Watched

Didn't do much reading; I think I finished one Sherlock Holmes short story (still working my way through those). Still hooked on listening to 40s on my satellite radio when I'm home alone (the boys don't seem to have the same appreciation for it that I do).

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We tried watching Daredevil, but it is incredibly violent (more so than I am generally comfortable with; that is my issue, not the show's problem), and we're not really loving it (or even liking it much, which is a show issue, IMO). The characters are interesting, but I don't like any of them very much. I'll watch "bad" TV if I care about the characters, but I really don't yet after 3 episodes, and I'm not sure I want to sit through any more of it. It makes me sad. I really wanted to like it.


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New Movies:

• The Rocketeer (new for Luke) - he really liked it! Also his first real experience with Nazis, which made for some "fun" explaining
• Poseidon - not bad for a remake
• The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones - interesting, not bad, but not good really; at least I liked (most) of these characters!
• Living With Lincoln - very interesting HBO documentary about family of scholars who followed/studied Lincoln, starting with the great-great grandfather who was a Union soldier.
• I tried to watch Bridget Jones's Diary, but I didn't make it more than about 20-30 minutes in. I just could not get into it. I never really experienced that kind of single life, I didn't relate to anyone, and I didn't find any of the characters likable. I tried, I really did. I just found it blah and boring and not worth my time.

Old Favorites: Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Marvel's The Avengers (to prepare for Age of Ultron in May), Thor: The Dark World (not really needed for Ultron), Ender's Game, Edge of Tomorrow, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The LEGO Movie, Die Hard With a Vengeance, Fallen, Pleasantville, Big Hero Six, Up

Fun with Family and Friends

Always fun to visit with BIL and family in NC. I even snuck in a visit with my friend Leah as well, though I don't have a single picture to prove it! SIL managed to take one that has one of hers, one of Leah's, and my one and only in it. Does that count as proof? LOL

Milestones, Holidays, Special Events

Low key Easter spent with BIL and family. Luke also got to spend a whole day with his best friend over spring break (with the friend's mom graciously hosting so I could get some work done in peace; she earned cupcakes for her trouble).

The Everyday and Routine

Rain has certainly become a near-everyday occurrence. I know they say "April showers bring May flowers." If that's true, then all of Atlanta should be carpeted in flowers come May! I shouldn't complain, though, because the rain is helping a lot with my allergies. (Not sure the May flowers will help much, though.)

The Good, The Bad, The Unusual

So, this is new....

Wasn't sure where to put those ("unusual" or "special event"). Definitely good! He looks so cute. And grown up. Yes, clearly, you can do both at the same time! (Because I'm the mom and I said so.)

Luke also caught his first kid-pitched game.

And pitched his first ever game. Walked four straight (I think having an actual batter at the plate really threw him). We'll see if that gets any better. It's hard, though, when both practice and games keep getting rained out!

The discovery that Luke hadn't been turning in homework (that we had taken the time, pain, and agony to do, just couldn't be bothered to turn it in!) was very not good. Nor was the C on his progress report, the second one in a row. We've got to figure out how to nip that in the bud.

Filed under bad for me is allergies. I didn't think it was possible, but they actually got *worse* at the beginning of the month, and even worse when we went to NC, which I truly thought was out of the question. (BTW, 24-hour Allegra only lasts about 22 hours.) I think it was the dogwoods, but I'm not positive. Whatever it was, the several days on either side of Easter were horrid.

Progress on Goals

Goals? What goals? Who said anything about goals? I have no idea what you're talking about.... There was some birthday party planning progress, and I did do a touch of stitching (more on that in the WIPocalypse update in a few days). That's about it.

Prompts by Katie the Scrapbook Lady.

Currently feeling: a bit damp

First Baseball Game - 4-6 League

Woohoo! Tonight was the first baseball game of the season. We've gone up a league, so it will eventually be kid pitch, but they all start with the pitching machine. Luke was at first base for the first inning. He caught the ball and tagged the base so the runner already on first was out, too. His first two-for!

Followed immediately by his first ever strikeout. (He always made contact at every at bat last season.) That did not go over well with him.
Currently feeling: ready to play

Wordless Wednesday - May 28, 2014

Currently feeling: putting on a show for Great-Grandpa

The Natural

The kids received their participation medals at tonight's baseball banquet. Out of 11 players on our team, Luke had the highest batting average (15/16) and was one of two on our team with no strikeouts all season. The team finished 4-3. You would absolutely never know that it was his first time ever playing baseball. I guess there is a bit of natural talent there.

Currently feeling: proud

Wordless Wednesday - May 7, 2014

Currently feeling: legging it out at first

Not dead, just busy

Super quick recap with pictures for you to enjoy until I have more time.

Not much baseball due to rain.


Visiting with DH's brother and family in NC.


A little bit of stitching (all stitches done, but tons of beading left):


And Luke got to see his first musical (second visit to The Fox):


Hope y'all are well and that spring has finally sprung wherever you are (or fall, for my southern hemisphere friends).

Currently feeling: bouncing from one thing to the next

First Baseball Game

We survived our first baseball game! It almost didn't happen, since Luke was sick yesterday evening. We think something he ate didn't agree with him, because it was only one "incident," and he was fine by the time he woke up this morning. Play ball!



Fielding: played center, 3rd, and 1st. Stopped a grounder and tagged a runner out at 3rd.



Hitting: got a single in his only at bat, made it to 3rd on the next single and a fielding error. Picture above is a practice swing.



But this is him actually legging out his single. He had a big goofy grin on his face the whole time! So glad he is enjoying himself.



I, however, need to work on my manual focus skills with the camera. The fence was causing more trouble today with autofocus than it did at practice, even though I was sitting in essentially the same place. Maybe I'll get it figured out by the last game.
Currently feeling: play ball!