tigers vs. yankies

scott and i took leah and charleigh to a tigers baseball game. it was leah's 3rd game and charleigh's 1st. we were able to score really good tickets from some of scotts season ticket holder friends. c.j. was pretty nervous when we first got there. she doesnt get out much, lol. she clenched to her daddy and complained about the loud noise. soon enough she was cheering, dancing, singing and flirting with the people behind us. leah escorted her sister on the merry-go-round, which charleigh called a marigold. we had hot dogs and cotton candy. i couldnt have asked for a better date.

way to go

so you know how scott made the bench?
you remember how i said its not such a good idea?
yeah, so mary fell off it today.
backwards.
on her noggin.
mouth full of food.
proceeded to choke on the food while crying.
the bench is now outside.
it will NOT return to the table until scott puts a back and arms on it!

i need me a

really cute jar for this moss project.

we have a crap-ton

growing in the backyard.

so hey,

why not bring more of the outdoors in.

first soccer game of the year

no, this picture isnt of rodney dangerfield, itl leah at a soccer game last year.

saturdays soccer game was (can i say horrible?) the score was 0-20ish. if it wasnt 20, im close. this year the coach has asked me to assist her at practices, which are 2 days a week unlike last years 1 day a week. i did help last week, and everything to seem to run smoothly. coach katie was super organized and we really did work on important game techniques. i guess we just need to have the kids run the entire practice...they seemed to lack stamina out on the field.

oh well, better luck next time.

todays forecast is 84 degrees, a near record high. needless to say we will be outside just about all day, playing sidewalk chalk, pushing kiddos in bikes, applying neosporin to booboo knees, and transplanting lettuces. we are also bbqing up some ribs tonight. yum!

wednesday

today is sunny and beautiful.
kinda chilly though.
today is leahs second soccer practice for the season, i will be helping out.
yeah! exercise!
all the rain weve been having has really made all the flowers and plants big and beautiful.

the great debate is over

scott 1, eryn 0.

he made a damn bench.

im assuming the second one will be made today.

oh, i will be sabotaging them.

pout.

chair vs. bench

so we have these really ugly black cloth covered dining room chairs. 6 of em. they are covered in kid slop. katsup, milk, boogers, you name it. around christmas time we bought really pretty fabric chair covers, they were on sale. they are really really tight on our disgusting chairs, so tight that they are ripping open at all the seams. bottom line, we need new chairs.
i found these at ikea. i think they might be too small. what i really want is a mix-match if all different antique chairs. garage sales, garbage pickins, where ever i can get em, cheap. scott on the other hand wants to make 2 benches, one on each side of the table and 2 chairs for the head of the table. pretty bad idea in my book.
#1. every design hes showed me is ugly
#2. im sure the kids will get slivers if wood in their butts
#3. no backing=kids with concussions
#4. who wants to play poker sitting super close to their opponent?
#5. hell be in the garage forever making and staining them
so whatever i guess, i am just the maid anyway...

lettuce

today i put some lettuce in the ground. this year ive decided to make it kinda landscapy by integrating it into my front yard. well see. pictures to follow once i get a new camera. maybe well go to a pawn shop this weekend. any advise on a good\cheap camera?

fyi

my hair smells really pretty since ive quit smoking.

yeah!

so heres a pic of some cute kids that hang out around my house...often.

last weekend

for easter we went to the hubbys families second home. its about 25 miles south of the macinac bridge. absolutely beautiful stone home built in the 1920's. its on a bit of land that was previously used by the late grandparents as big gardens, vegetables mostly. there is a horse stable across the street, and a few of the horses wander next to the home in a big apple tree filled pasture. there is also lake access, and a bar right next door. nice.

we went up with the 2 smallest of our litter having pink eye, which translates to no sleep for mommy. our oldest ended up getting an ear infection on saturday, of course while the house filled with food and the in-laws 30 closest friends for an annual gathering. so off we go for a quick visit to the hospital, and a 2 hour ordeal to get her prescription filled. yikes. my parents then joined us at the house and bar, spent the night and spent easter morning with us. it was nice to have all the kids grandparents together searching the house for bunny gifts.

all and all we had a nice weekend. i am glad its over though.

i have a hot second to blog...

im just sitting here, 2:30 in the afternoon on a cool sunday.

drinking a cup of coffee.

the 2 sick babies are up in bed sleeping and coughing.

bread is in the last stage of rising before being shipped off into the oven.

my hands smell so good. like bread.

barb, leah and i bought the 3 girls dresses for uncle chris and aunt lindsays wedding. all matching. uber cute i must say.

the sweet peas and zucchini are starting to grow in their homemade greenhouses. id take a pic...but i cant...

i am making chicken noodle soup from scratch tonight for dinner. my grandmothers recipe.

lots of plants in the flower garden are growing beautifully! cant wait to show you!

bad month for eryn

my camera is officially broken.

we bought it at best buy over 3 years ago while i was in labor with charleigh. (yes labor)

its been good to us, up until i dropped it 2 days ago.

broken. kaput.

im having a bad month.

broken camera,

doubled phone bill,

broken cell phone screen,

trying to quit smoking.

now the babies are sick. grrr.

maybe tomorrow i will blog about happy junk.

probably not.

no school

leah will be outta school up until april 14th for spring break!!!
we have one sleepover planned, and are going outta town for the holiday.
other than that im at a loss. maybe the zoo?
any suggestions?

last year

i lost this exact neclace. (top photo) i loved it. scottt won it for me from this website. well, its gone and i need a new one. there are a few that im keeping my eye on. (3rd photo from top is my fav.)they are on etsy.

so much to do

we did a little spring clean up in the backyard today.

made a prince crown, princess crown and a wreath.

picture will follow once i find the camera.

pot the pond filter in today too.

hopefully well have non-green water soon.