Crazy Town

Wow! Really?!? September?!?

Ok...ok!  So I sort of missed the entire month of August!  Well, I was there...I just never made it here. 

So now the 3 oldest are in school.  YEAH!!  And can I just tell you that my Sammy (the 3 year old)LOVES IT!!!!

Gym ended (for one whole week...lucky us) and started back up already.  Soccer began yesterday...ballet begins tonight.  We are back to schedule hell!  :)  But at least we are back to a schedule again!

Anyway, I just wanted to check in and say we haven't completely fallen off the face of the earth.  Speaking of faces...I got a facebook (is it called an account, profile, what?  I don't know).  What I DO know is that it is an addicting time sucking thing!  Ahhhh!  But I have found a couple long lost high school friends in the process.

Finally, we survived Tropical Storm Fay!  AND we had waterfront property for almost a week!  Check it out!

It was quite interesting.  In some parts of the yard the water was up to Eric's knees!  And it came within about 12 inches of the back of the house.

Luckily that was all it did!

Anyway...hopefully I will post again before October!  Wish me luck!

C

On the Road Again...

My basket ball team and I are out and about yet again this summer.  Basketball team, get it?  Me and the 5 other people in my family!  Yeah, well I find myself amusing and that is what really counts, right?  We are visiting Nana this weekend!  The kids love it because there is a pool and super duper playground.  Plus the time change (it is an hour earlier here) lets them stay up later than at home.

Although, let me interject that since summer began the schedule and especially bedtime have pretty much gone out the window.  Even Campbell is staying up until 9 many nights.  Of course it doesn't help that it is still a little light out at 9pm!  And the kids are sleeping in way past 8am and sometimes past 9am!!  We are going to have to start adjusting back to school hours soon...or that first week or so is gonna be...well, it won't be pretty!

Anyway, visiting Nana (and her cats...my allergies LOVE her cats!)  I am actually sitting on the back porch with Nana writing this...she is reading (which will not come as a surprise to anyone who knows Nana).   Oh, wait...for those of you who DON' T know Nana...she is also known as Linda or my mom!  That is a somewhat important piece of info I suppose. 

The Crazy Town Administration apologizes to any one who has been reading and felt confused or left out of the loop.  However it is important to point out that the Crazy Town Administration is usually the one who is "out of the loop" or just loopy, what can I say.

So, we have been here about 2 or 3 hours.  The kidlets are all in bed...I think.  The 3 older ones keep coming out one at a time to complain about each other or ask me questions that they already know the answer to!  (By the way...the answer is NO!)  My eyes only itch a little so far...and my nose isn't running too badly.  Allergies stink...especially since the kids don't seem to have them and would kill for a pet...actually they might kill ME for a pet!

And apparently I am just rambling on and on about...well, nothing it would seem.  Not to mention that if Eric saw this he would no doubt want to "red pen" the whole thing.  I think it must be at least HALF run on sentences and fragments!  I am the queen of the fragment!  In junior high and high school I was the princess of the fragment and I have stubbornly refused to give up my title!  Of course, now would be the perfect time to include a fragment and I can't think of one!  That is why I am the queen...I don't even have to try, it just happens naturally!

Anyway...gonna go since I am not really saying anything anyway.  Here is to a great weekend of swimming and shopping for school shoes!  (Outlets here we come!)  I will post again soon (or if we are being honest...probably in two months!)

Later,
C
Crazy Town Administrator

Super Duper Crazy Town...

Hey!  This summer has been super nuts and super fast!  It is going to be over before we know it!

We have been to the Georgia Aquarium, Coke World (or something)  and to the beach.  Summer is more than half over!  Whoa!

I promise to come post some pictures soon!

C :)

May has been...wait for it...CRAZY!

There are about 8,934,837,451 things that have been going on around here...and probably half deserve a post or mention in a post!  So I am going to hit as many as possible...this could take a while.  I am going to go from most recent to least (in case anyone cares)or at least try to!  So here we go!

The weather here is starting to get hot...but the evenings are still manageable.  And Campbell loves to go "side" and "shwing".  Here is the 4 some from last evening!

And I didn't get one of Shel alone, go figure...so here is a group shot, more of Cutie than anyone else!

Last week we had Shelby's dance recital.  Here are a few from the actual day and rehearsal the night before...

It is so amazing (and lets be honest totally frightening) how much she has grown.  Her recital was lovely and she and all her classmates did a great job!

OK, I lied.  I can't put all this stuff in one post!  Plus, I think Chandler's first communion deserves it's own...don't you?  So I am going to stop here, but I will be back!  And First Communion is first on my list!

Smiles,
C

14 on the 14th

This seemed like it deserved an entry!  Today is mine and Eric's 14th wedding anniversary!  It is almost impossible to believe it has been that long...makes me feel a bit old.  Although we were pretty young when we got hitched!  To mark this occasion Eric went fishing with some friends from church for the day...and for me it is just a regular day!

But still, it needed to be acknowledged!  If I were the prepared type (note the "if" which should probably be in bold capitalized italics!) I would have dug out some photo from when we were dating or first married and something more recent (which would probably mean a picture of the kids, not us) to post here.  But of course that was IF I was the prepared type! 

Anyway happy anniversary to us!  Hope you all have a great May 14th!

In less than 30 minutes...

It will be May!!!!  And I haven't posted anything since early March!  How slack am I?  (Rhetorical...you don't have to answer that...but you can.  I would love a comment or two!)

I have things to post.  Pictures even!  There was the day last week when Shel (#4) and I got a haircut and Shel told the hairdresser (Sheri, owner of Fuel - A Salon) to blow dry my hair straight!  Wow!  That was different! 

Then there was a day the week before when I accidentally (of course) splashed hot (very hot) grease on my left forearm.  It left a very interesting burn pattern!

One Saturday recently Shelby came home from Southwood Stock with her face all painted...and beautifully I might add.  We aren't talking a heart on her cheek.  It was really cool...I should post a picture shouldn't I?  Yeah, yeah I know!!

And today Sam got the chance to play with a sweet little puppy at our house.  I got  some cute pics...that you might get to see one day!

Or the ones of the kids (day care kids...Sam, Campbell, Austin) playing out in the beautiful Florida weather!  All wearing "old man" hats to keep them safe from the sun!

But for goodness sake...it is May!  Well almost!  I barely have time to do anything...let alone blog and post pictures!

But I am going to try...I swear!  This Sunday is Chandler's first communion!  And I will be taking pictures...so maybe that will force my hand!  Or perhaps his 8th birthday on Monday!  Ack!!  My baby boy is going to be eight!  Did I mention that it is MAY of 2008 already!!!!

So, I will try.  I am no better on my business blog...it is sad, it really is!  Stay tuned for pictures...?

C

Chandler's stuff...

About a week and 1/2 ago...Chandler had his 3rd gym meet.  It was here it town and he had hurt his hip a couple days prior so it wasn't his best showing...but he still medaled in vault.  Here are some pics from his meet...

with his team...

on pommel horse...

the parallel bars...

high bar...

floor exercise...

and finally the awards ceremony...

Then after his session, I volunteered at the next two sessions as a judges assistant.  It was very interesting.  I got to sit at the event and had to enter the scores for the score board.  I also had a chance to talk to the judges about what they look for and what causes deductions.  It was very enlightening.  Although, I don't know how they can watch those routines and see all that is that very short time.  They all seemed to have some sort of short hand and never looked down at the paper until each boy finished their routine.

Anyway...Chandler has one more meet.  The state meet in Miami on the 15th & 16th.  I think it will be very interesting for him!

Later,
C

More non-February-ness from Crazy Town

Well, I am due to post...but it has been so (wait for it) CRAZY around here.  I am having trouble finding the time.  :)  Yes, I DO amuse myself!

Last weekend was so nice here...the weather was just awesome and me and the kiddos spent some time out enjoying the Florida sunshine.  Just thought I would share a few images from our "mini vacation" from life inside...

Sam on the porch...

Campbell watching her brothers...

Chandler...our gymnast (dare devil)!

I gotta add more...but it will have to wait.  I'll be back (said in my best Arnold S. voice)

Candace

It's February? Already? That's CRAZY!

My parents (or some older & wiser person) told me once that each year would go by more quickly than the one before.  Holy cow were they right!  I can't believe a whole month of 2008 is history already.  I haven't broken my new years resolutions because I haven't really started any of them yet.  But the fact that they won't start in January is a little freaky to say the least!  Where does the time go?

People (that would be friends...mostly) are always asking if I need anything.  I always say, "No..." (which by the way isn't entirely true...but that is a whole 'nother post!)"...unless you have figured out a way to add 10 hours to every day!"  And then I laugh...which is silly because I am kind of dead serious!  I know I am a huge procrastinator!  And I can waste time with the best of them!  But with 1-4 and all their stuff...I just don't think I would get it all done anyway!

And one thing I mean to do regularly is post here and on my business blog and I kind of fail miserably at doing both!  But I really mean to...I do!

Well, tomorrow is another day!  (Which will probably fly by before I even realize it!)  But whatever...no one said life in crazy town would be easy!  :)

Candace

One day at a time...

Well, based on our theme here (it's Crazy Town for those of you just joining us!) we have lived through another day.  I have been stressing about today since before the holidays just because so many things ended up falling on today.  #2 had gym, #1 had ballet, I had to shoot 2 middle school basketball teams in the afternoon, hubby schedule his oral surgery for this afternoon (I will have to share that exciting adventure some time!) and of course, we still had #3 & #4 to deal with.  It was a long afternoon!

But I am home (as is everyone else) and, although tired, none the worse for wear!  VICTORY! 

Side Note:  Shelby (aka #1) and I decided together that missing ballet today wouldn't be the end of the world.  That really helped or we would have gotten home at 8pm instead of 7pm.  Thanks Shel!

Anyway, tomorrow is Friday.  How awesome is that?  And our weekend isn't TOTALLY ridiculous.  Yeah me!

Hope your weekend "isn't TOTALLY ridiculous" too!  :)