No Matter How Hard I've Tried

These years they've all rolled by like a broken down ...

I'll post a picture later tonight. My oldest boy is a man.

Here he is...

Tired

It's 11:00pm and my oldest still isn't home from play practice. The show opens in 2 days and there is still work to be done.

I've ticked a few things off my to-do list including band practice, guitar lesson, and play practice. Tomorrow will prove to be another busy day.

Must get sleep.

Oooops

Umm, I guess I stink at posting everyday.

I was crazy busy last weekend AND I'm crazy busy this week. Here's what I've been doing and what I've got on the burners...

A short list of what's on the agenda:
indoor soccer
basketball
high school musical "State Fair"
basketball
basketball pictures
guitar lesson
band practice
hitting practice
church choir
carry-in at school
4 dozen brownies for musical cast
dad coming from Wisconsin
mom coming from Illinois
hosting book group on Saturday

I need a day off.

16

16 makes the terrible two's look like a Disney movie.

And just think, I get to do it 2 more times!!!

I love me some Keens.

I really really love Keens. I love them so much, I got myself some today. I can't wait to get to wear them!

Post in a Flash

I have to make this short. I had band practice tonight. It went well ~ I have LOTS of new songs to learn.

Oldest is wanted to message people so I must go!

Monday Monday

so good to me. I had a much better day today.

Here are pics of my current works in progress. The first is a hat for middle. It's in Bears colors. I need to hurry as it is getting colder!



This is the cardigan I'm knitting for myself. It's been on the back burner while I work on my son's hat. The picture doesn't show off the color of the yarn.

I've had a terrible,

horrible, no good, very bad day.

I would like a do over.

Knitting and Posting

I've been knitting today. Not on my sweater though. I'm knitting a hat for my middle boy and I'm hurrying to finish before it gets cold. I still can't find my digital camera. I will look for it again tomorrow.

I hope this counts as a post. I've been up since 5:30am. I'm really glad we finally get to set our clocks by one hour. I could use the hour I lost this morning.

Friday Night Football

It is Friday night and I'm going to the high school football game. I don't have a son playing on the team. Nor do I have a son playing in the marching band. So, why am I going? Well, I have a son that wants to play in the band when he gets to high school. I also have a son that wants to play on the team when he gets to high school. So I guess I'm going to prepare myself for the upcoming years.

It is senior night and thus a very emotional time for a lot of parents. A time when we realize the years, days and minutes we have spent with our children living with us under our roof are coming to an end. A time when we realize they don't need us in the same way anymore. A time when we can look at our children and reflect on who our children are and who we've become.

So tonight, I will watch my 2 younger sons playing with their friends. I will also look for my oldest boy with his new girl. I hope to live tonight to the fullest because I know that my time with my own boys is slipping by so very quickly .

The First of Thirty

I've never signed up for anything like blog for a month/knit a sweater in a month before. It's daunting to think about coming up with something to write about/time to knit everyday day. So, here goes....

My middle son had his first band concert tonight. He plays the trombone and has practiced more than his older brother EVER did his entire 5 years in band(he prefers singing and playing stringed instruments). He told me on the way to the concert that he had auditioned to play a solo at the concert. His teacher was to announce who was chosen when the students arrived. I enjoyed the concert and was very pleased and proud when the teacher announced that 4 students out of 40 had been chosen to do solos and middle was one. He did a fine job and I can tell by the smile on his face and look in his eyes that he deeply enjoys playing music.

I don't have any pictures to attach because I can't find my digital camera. It is somewhere in my house that is too much of a mess to find anything in right now. My friend graciously took some pics for me and I'll post some tomorrow.

I also can't post pics of my in progress sweater. I am knitting myself a sweater. It's a cardigan in black/grey yarn. It is coming along slowly. Very. Slowly. I cut my finger Tuesday night on a butcher knife. It's amazing how cutting a finger makes me feel so crippled.

29 to go....