100914 - Gator On my plate!

100914 - Up in the am and saw D&J off to school. In to the office and finishing stuff up. L home from work with a fever to watch G that is home from school with the runs... They did muster the strength to run me to the airport and off I fly to New Orleans. The flights were fine and I met up with all my coworkers at the shuttle.
We got to the hotel and I took a little walk to find the geocache at the fountain right behind the hotel and sat on a bench on this beautiful day listening to the running water in the middle if the city.





I then met up with some of the team and we did some prep work for the conference. Then we headed to Bourbon St to have dinner. We found a place and I had French Quarter soup and a big old gator sandwich. Some walking around and we found a voodoo shop and another geocache.





We got sone dolls and gator heads and headed back with the moon over Bourbon St.





We got back to the hotel and I checked out the fountain all lit up.





Upstairs and off to bed.

100913 - Up but exhausted. Working and got derailed a bit with a couple required tasks for the bank. The rest of the work day went by Fast. Grant had an 'accident' at the sitters today and was laying on the couch all afternoon. L went to a Dr. to prep for J and testing IQ etc that he will go to soon. GmaW was in town and came to see D's baseball game. He struck out and got walked. It was their first loss of the season. A loud stop at Wendy's and then home to get baths, have J read us a book and off to bed. I got Doc and we went to see the Bible Bangers. Home and up late working.

Location:Fulton St,New Orleans,United States

100912 - Magic Jack!

100912 - Everyone up and to church. I went to a new class today and Dan, one of the Bible Bangers, was in there too; we made it fun :-)
After church we got home and had a bite to eat. Then D practiced hitting and his buddy Seth came over. All the boys played in the backyard until it was time to head back to church and set up for the festival they were having.
We got things set up and loads of kids showed up to play the games and jump in the big bouncy thing. Then we headed into the church for show put on by Curt Anderson a nationally known Christian Illusionist. During the show Jack was picked to help :-o he went right up and participated, here is a clip...

The entire show was great! We then headed outside for dinner. After eating we dropped Seth off and made our way home. D&I worked on a speech he has to give tomorrow about why he would make a good Student Council member and J&G got baths. Then upstairs to put together a race track and take a few laps before bed.

100911 - Time for Football :-)

100911 - Everyone up and back to the baseball field for D's baseball game. After the second inning J&I got Lilly and headed to J's first soccer game of the Fall season.
Jack did pretty good and his team won. Then J, Lil and I headed to Meijers to get football party supplies. We grabbed some Wendy's on the way home. Back home and got the report that D's team won today, but D struck out looking each time he was up today... Everything ready and our friends, the Varneys, came over to watch the game and eat and eat. All the kids played together pretty good and it was a good time and a good game. Got the boys cleaned up. Watched some more football and playing with the new iPhone 4.

100910 - iPhone 4 :-D

100910 - Up and at the desk. L @ work, D&J@ school, G@ the sitters.  Almost too quiet around here...  took a break to run to the accountant and pick up some tax stuff.  Finished off my day and then L headed out with her friends for dinner. I grabbed all 3 of the boys and we headed out.  Our first stop was the Apple Store @ Easton where we traded in D's iPod Touch because the day I bought his for his birthday they announced the next generation of iPods for release :-(  So we got D all fixed up with a new iPod with a camera and better screen.  And there is was...  Just sitting there staring at me... begging me to pick it up and take it home...  So I DID!!!

WOW what a device!  It is really cool!!!  We then went to Steak and Shake and had a good dinner with lots of cheese on everything.  Then home to get cleaned up and watched some TV in the playroom and played with stuff.  I then Got D's iPod Touch all loaded up and connected.  All boys to bed and now to play with my new phone.  I transfered everything over to the new phone and got it all set up, it is so cool!  Lori got home and told me about her night.  I got her old Motorola Razor and swapped its SIM card for my iPhone 3GS and powered it up.  We headed down to the basement and I loaded the 3GS up, put the pretty orange and pink cover on it, set it on her lap and sent her a test 'how do you like you new phone?'.  Her I lit up and she said 'YOU BOUGHT ME AN IPHONE?!?!?!!!!'   I had to be honest and said 'No, I GOT MYSELF A NEW ONE!!!!'  :-P   She was plenty happy with the hand me down :-)

100909 + 1000 Miles

100909 + Up early and G&I saw D&J off to school & L off to work. Then I took my littlest boy to his first independent day at school. We walked hand in hand almost all the way to the classroom and then he vanished. He just took off, in to his class, no goodbye, no cya, no look back. Just gone. I looked in as I walked away and he is doing fine.



To the airport and off to Atlanta for a meeting.


After the meeting I flew back and made it home in time to tuck in the boys. G reported a great day at school and is excited for more :-)

100908 - Hair cuts

100908 - Up and chained to the desk all day. Brian stopped over for break. In the late afternoon I grabbed J and we headed out, stopped at the gas station, got our hair cut and stopped at the bank. Back to home base for dinner and then all back to the ball field for D's game. J hung some toys on the fence and Connor B played ball and tag with G.


L&J went to soccer practice. D had a bad game hitting but got to play 2nd base. He had to run 3 laps for watching the 3rd strike, 3 times... Home and Joe brought D's pitching machine back and Doc brought over some onions. All boys to bed and downstairs to relax and watch movies.

100907 - Granny Goes to School

100907 - Up to see the boys off to school and today G went to school for the FIRST TIME EVER! I got his picture in front of the mailbox all ready to go.


I was lucky enough to get to go school with G today. We started by playing with stuff and as other kids came around I slowly backed out and he played nice.


I hung back a bit more and more as the time went on. He did great at everything and jumped right into the activities.


After singing we got his stuff and headed for a special happy-meal lunch at McDonald's where one of his new classmates showed up and they played together on the outdoor playset.
Back home and L met us there, returning from her first day of work at the school. She had a great day too! I sluffed back to my desk and had an incredibly busy day. Before I knew it I was back at D's baseball game, J had a bloody lip and thunder and lightening forced the game to stop. Back home and the neighbor helped D&I water and mulch in our new plants. J then read us all a couple books and all boys to bed.

100906 - Backyard Woods

100906 - Up and J&I out on some errands. We got home just as the Woods family pulled up. Mike, D&I headed over to Doc's to get his big mower running then back across the street for some good grub fixins and then outside for the rest of the day. All the kids played and played and has a good time. Doc stopped over with some ribs and shot the breeze with us. I helped Mike and Amy get their new Google Apps account up and on their devices. We then played and ate some more.


Our friends left, we got the trash out to the curb, put in a new shower rod, got the boys cleaned up and off to bed. L is ironing and I am getting ready to pick up Doc and head to the Bible Banger meeting. I have to be home early because I get to go with G tomorrow for his first day of school :-)

100905 Flea Wagon

100905 - Up in the am and all to church and Sunday school. After church we grabbed a bite at Wendy's and headed to the HUGE Johnstown Flea Market. They had 750 vendors this year and every third person was carrying a gun, the boys think that is cool We met Gma&paW there and walked and walked. There were many amazing things and everyone got something cool, I am sure L will post load of photos... After 5 hours of neat finds, guns, dust and trinkets we headed home. We picked up pizza on the way home and Gma&paW joined us for dinner and play time with our new stuff. Darkness overcame us and we headed in to get cleaned up and ready for tomorrow. (sorry, no pics today, iPhone was acting up :-(

100904 - Practices

100904 - Up and back to the school for D's 9am baseball practice. Then home and D practiced climbing out his window fire escape and them out back to take over mowing from L. Then J&D practiced their fire escape and did it all by themselves for the first time ever!

We had lunch and then J&G got some rest while D&I headed out on errands. We got my bike tire fixed, a bunch of burning bushes and I was able to teach D about the essential food groups at the grocery (chips, bacon, beer and Hostess cupcakes). D&I got home as J&G were getting up so we had some help planting our 18 bushes. Everyone pitched in, even a couple neighbor kids, and we were done lickity split.


As soon as we were done planting L got
Us cleaned up and it was off to an evening at the Curran's for food and fun.


Home and got some tired boys in bed.

100903 + Loud

100903 + Up and saw the boys off to school. I had scheduled a bunch of time today for catchup and worked my butt off listening to loud music. Right after work DG&I headed over to the Grossl's to go to the Clippers game. Jeff had won a suite in a raffle and it was pretty cool. The boys had a BLAST!
Home and J told us of his adventures with his buddy Donovan that came over for a play date.

100902 - Fast and furious day...  I worked like crazy,  took one break to spray paint home bases back at ball fields with D.  Out of the office and ate really fast then straight out to the ball field.  D got 2 hits.  I watched J&G and they did pretty good.  After the game I had a 'discussion' with the coach about D's hitting and playing eery other inning...  >:-|     We regrouped and headed home only to rush to apple store and then best buy.  Back home watched the 2nd qtr of the osu game with boys.  L home from parent orientation night, boys to bed.  L& I Watched rest of the game.

100901 - September?

100901 - First day of September and I will be working like crazy the couple nights to get the blog updated with all the fun things we did last month. It has just been too busy to think...
Up with the boys and saw them off to school. Started off the day with a pretty good call with the boss. Them calls 9hrs straight...
L&G went to her classroom and decorated today and the second part of her physical.
D went to Cole's to play after school. I had to run and pick him up. Home and D straight to baseball practice. I hung back and ate a steak at lightening speed before G&I went tithe ball field to practice with D. L brought J back, I popped a tire on my bike, so J&I had to walk home. Took J to soccer practice. My buddy Brian stopped by to chat. Home from all practices, boys cleaned up and to bed. I'll be up working all night... It was a hot pretty day

Location:Granville St,Gahanna,United States