YES!

There will be baseball in October in Chicago! :D


Thank you Cubbies for an amazing regular season - may this just be the start of more wonderful memories this season!

Bring it, Dodgers!

Give them wings

and let them fly. I'm sure that's in a song or a poem somewhere.

Reality check for mom! I realized when "the date" came to pick up "my baby" that I was going to have to relax and let it go. It was his 1st date! She's a nice young lady and DS had been looking forward to it this week. I got home LITERALLY 2 minutes before she got here - WHEW! (hated to miss that picture opportunity)

When she walked in the door, I saw 2 pairs of blue eyes twinkle, one because of "the sparkly dress" (DD) and one because of the girl in "the sparkly dress" (DS). So I only took a few pictures (with a few of our neighbors watching from their front porches) and as they pulled out of the driveway - I'll admit - I got a little misty and choked up.

To distract me though, DD threw herself down in the grass and cried because "she missed them". We took her to McD's for dinner and across the street that was a big group of kids all dressed for homecoming and she thought they looked "beautiful". She played video games and got her Wizard of Oz toy - all was well.

DS made it home by curfew - lucky for him. He reported he had a very good time and danced all night. Dinner was "ok" and her friends were "characters".

So, we have survived the 1st date. Does it get easier?????

A Friday funny!

I love Dilbert...



Have a great weekend - I'll update after we survive the weekend!

It's coming....

Yes, it is...and I can't stop it.

DS's 1st date. He has a date for Homecoming this weekend. I am trying to be cool and calm. We went and got his clothes and shoes tonight - he should be one good looking guy. Does that worry me? YES!!!!!!!! She's older and she drives.

(Deep breath....)

Okay, sorry! I have a few more days to pull myself together and act like a "normal" mom.

These are things that make me appreciate what my parents did - with 5 of us!!!! Lordy! How did they listen to us talk about our crushes and dates and not lose their minds? (or did they...)

CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN!

Hoping & praying!

Magic number this morning: 1!!!!!!! Please, Cubbies!
Song by Eddie Vedder




Enjoy Cubs fans!

4!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(you'll be sick of me in another week!)

The magic number is 4!!!!!! My Cubs beat the Booers last night - woo hoo!!!!!!! That's right - they handed Sabathia is first loss this season in a Booers uniform. (Excuse me a moment - HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!! - ok, sorry!) Thank you Soriano for the homer - we would have been in DEEP doo doo without it.

Yesterday was declared Carlos Zambrano Day in the state of Illinois - after he pitched his no-hitter on Sunday. Congrats, Z!

(Remember, I don't have much of a life, so you're going to be hearing lots of baseball the next few weeks!)

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On another baseball type related notes: Cubs radio announcers, Pat Hughes & Ron Santo are both on the ballot for the Frick award. Vote often!

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Update on our ENT visit:
We received our order to go ahead with DD's CT scan. So once that clears the insurance "pre approval" we will set that up. Then comes the discussion on hearing aids.

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Happy Hump Day all!
Have a SUPER day!

GO CUBS!

Tuesday

Morning readers! :)

Well the rain finally stopped! The river across the street is over its banks and there are houses underwater. Fortunately, we have stayed dry through the storm. Thank you, Ike! For those who were in Ike's direct hurricane/tropical storm path, I hope things are ok.

Due to the rain, it was an uneventful weekend. It cancelled all of our plans - except work - but that's ok. It was restful.

6: 6 is the magic number for the Cubs! 6 is the magic number until the clinch the NL Central Division! It COULD come as early as Thursday. Zambrano pitched a NO-HITTER Sunday night against Houston - it was wonderful! Lille came pretty damn close yesterday - no hitter into the 7th. GO CUBS!!!!!!!

Not much else to say right now.
I hope you had a good weekend and a great week!

To my girlfriends....

I'm not a big fan of the video but I LOVE the song...
Leann Rimes' GOOD FRIEND & A GLASS OF WINE

Enjoy!

TGIF!

Oh thank heaven it's Friday!

We take DD to the ENT this afternoon. New guy - hopefully he can start lining up some of the testing that she is now old enough for to possibly determine the "cause" of her hearing loss. Of course, this appointment will lead to the one where we discuss hearing aids. But that is a topic (the financial end of it) that just ticks me off and I won't go into it here for fear of possibly offending someone... (maybe another day!)

The big rivalry HS football game is tonight. DS is going but weather permitting, we will decide about the rest of us. He is SO excited about it!

Tomorrow....hmmmm....oh, BIG book sale at the library! I have to work but will probably take some time to browse the selection. And if we can get some non-rainy time, I told DS I would take him to the tennis courts so he can watch his old mom stumble around and gasp for air. :-D

Sunday we are planning on going to the kite festival. Again, from the sounds of things, weather permitting.

For those of you in Ike's path - please stay safe and I pray for little or no damage and your safety!

I have a new challenge up today on my scrap blog:

Challenge U 2

Other than that, just cleaning house and laundry. Woo hoo!
What are YOU doing this weekend?

And a fun "start your weekend" photo:

Tuesday's almost over...

After fighting a migraine for 24 hours, I'm feeling much better again - thank god!

Garage sales/Saturday: YES! Spent about $35. We got DD a stack of clothes - including stuff from Children's Place, Gap Kids, a Lands End winter coat. I found a purse and a set of Friends DVDs. I worked the afternoon at the library - it was nonstop from 1:00 to 4:00 then it just dropped off. I guess everyone went home or to the bar to watch the Huskies.

Sunday: Fair Day! It was a beautiful day! We got down there and wandered through the livestock barns. DH had me going when he said he had bought a bunny. Yes, I was going to kill him. Then DS gave him away by snickering... BRATS! We walked through the arts and crafts buildings. Tell me this is not THE coolest wedding cake! Come on...admit it. :-) We ran into my brother "on duty" there and DD wasn't so sure about that at first. Then while DH & DS went to the demo derby, I took DD to ride - and she had a blast! We wrapped up the day at Sonic, because DH can't be out of town without finding some way to get there.... I swear, that man...

Monday: Came home from work early because of my head. I slept most of the afternoon away.

Today: Ahhhh, yes! Class ring day....so, we went and ordered DS's ring. Needless to say, it was more than we were looking to spend...BUT - he's only getting one so we figured this way he would get what he wanted to on it. All I have to say is, he better not be giving it to some girl and he better be wearing it. Merry Christmas!

2 Peas Challenge for Wednesday: What is something you would like to find at an antique store....
Hmmm...where would I start? I actually like to look for the old tin cookie cutters. I have found a few.

Hope you all had a good weekend!

I leave you with a couple more fair pictures....

Sunday a.m.

Morning!

Well so far, our sports teams haven't faired real well this weekend! Come on Cubs, you have to salvage this series!!!!!!!!

Garage sale-ing was great yesterday! We found tons of clothes for DD and a few extra "treasures" along the way too.

We are off to the fair today and I will try to post some pictures tonight.

Have a GREAT day!

My many colored weekend!

It's a sports filled weekend for us!

Tonight - Cubs v. Cinci (lost) - blue
HS football (lost) - orange
Saturday - Huskie football (lost) - red & black
Cubs v. Cinci (won!) - blue
Sunday - Cubs v. Cinci - blue
Bears v. Colts - orange & blue

Off to check out a couple of garage sales tomorrow morning. We are headed for our county fair on Sunday - praying the weather is good!

Have a GREAT weekend!

Sophomore!

WOW! Am I old enough to have a high school sophomore? ;) DS started school last week and has some more "challenging" classes this year - YEA!!!!!

This is the year of: class rings, driver's ed, "not being a freshman". He has decided he wants to play tennis this year. We were surprised but because he's wanting to participate in something - I'm not going to discourage it!!!!! So, we will see how it goes. And the class ring "open house" is next week - again, can't wait to see what that price tag will be.

Long ago, I was so happy when he got out of daycare and we didn't have to pay for that... Silly me, thinking it would be cheaper when he was in school! HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!

Happy September!

WOW - September! Summer is almost over...
Tonight's post will just be randomness, so here goes.

We had a GREAT Labor Day weekend! Saturday night was a bridal shower for my co-worker, Edith! It was fun and hope she enjoyed herself. Sunday was a family picnic/reunion with my dad's family. He is one of nine and they all showed up with children in tow - so it was a full picnic area. We had LOTS of fun and the weather was quite nice. Yesterday, the four of us headed to the zoo. Now - it was HOT yesterday and we were very thankful for the breeze that we did have.

Today - was almost a July type day - 90s, humid and sunny! WHEW! Tomorrow's forecast? Rainy and 70. Gotta love the Midwest - the weather changes constantly.

The great Halloween costume quest has begun. Oh, yes! Belle...DD wants to be Belle. My MIL made her a Belle dress, now we just have to find the gloves and shoes. So far, this has not been an easy feat - but we are NOT defeated yet!

The Cubs...oh boy! It was a rough weekend and I hope they can turn it around here REAL soon! 4 numbers came to mind over the weekend... (in a stage whisper) 1-9-6-9. That's all I'm going to say. So far (it's the 5th inning) the game is looking pretty good against Houston! Crossing my fingers...

I've finished another book (yes, I will soon be posting my summer readings) this morning. If you like a steamy romance, check out Carly Phillips. I finished

Hot Number

. Fun, easy romance to read. Thanks for another great book, Carly! (Like she'd read this...)

Hope you all had a great Labor Day and that your short work week goes well!
Thanks for stopping by and reading my rambling.
HUGS!