Had a hard time not putting hundreds of images up, they are so dang cute....love all the Fall colors.
Absolutely an adorable family!
Sep 26, 2012
48 years old....Holy Cow!
I was up early Sunday morning and took a walk to the lake...the stream was breathtaking
This weekend I turned 48....still can't wrap my arms around that. Besides the nagging arthritis (yep, 48 talks about arthritis) I have in my neck, lumbar spine, hips, right elbow and left shoulder I feel great!!
Tim surprised me with a weekend in Lake Geneva for the 2 of us. The weather was incredible. Friday night we stayed at The Lazy cloud B n B and Saturday night we stayed at the Abbey.. Lots of shopping, eating and walking around...Gay men have nothing on my Tim in the shopping dept.
I love that we can leave the 3 boys and just go
You really need to be there to appreciate the quaintness of it all; right down to the caramel apple pie baked in a bag waiting for you on the table. We stayed here a couple years ago for our anniversary. Each suite is different.
There is an entire history to this place JD Salinger wrote The Catcher in the Rye here, it was a polo club with "rooms" and one of the Schiltz brothers lived there.
I love my new color changing barrettes , my new fall color is plum.
Sep 20, 2012
moon and a whole lotta pageviews
I took this picture tonight, if you click on image you can see the stars. The stars were not visible to the naked eye, but when I got home and zoomed in there are tons. Can't believe my camera was able to capture that
It is homecoming time and so many people Google homecoming ideas and I guess my blog comes up. The box above is for 1 week
Sep 16, 2012
A happy little boy
Karrick came running out of school Friday yelling "TJ, TJ I had the greatest day ever!" (TJ picked him up from school as I was running late)
Every Friday is a dance party in his class and the teacher pulls 4 Gotcha's out of the bowl ( good behavior slips). Karrick's name was pulled so he got to pick a prize from the treasure chest.
I received the above letter almost a month ago saying Karrick would be pulled out for math with the gifted teacher. He was last year too, so no surprise there. Well turns out Karrick found out he would be joining 4th grade math on Fridays...he is a 3rd grader. That about put him on the moon!
3rd grade math everyday, Gifted math on Monday's and 4 th grade math on Friday's is like winning the freakin lottery for that kid. The little boy that struggled in Kindergarten/ 1st grade is a mathematical and Physics genius . He plays Physics games on Tim's phone and can kick any adults ass
Funny how his brain works...he is very literal, his world is black and white. He doesn't really get sarcasm. A complete rule Nazi. He will only do homework at 7pm....not 6:57 but 7pm. Don't tell him to get ready for bed at 8:27 because bedtime is 8:30...those 3 min matter and isn't a joke
skiing anyone?
Callahan officially has the biggest feet in the house. Mens size 12 at age 13....which means he'll probably be 8 feet tall
What's the saying about big feet?
Oh yeah,
big feet, big brain
Thought I was goin there?
Sicko's he's my child and only 13 ......PIGS!
Sep 15, 2012
big league
My child never looked so young and short to me as he did last night. He was at a casting with the big dogs. The adult models! I was in a room full of freakin hotties straight out of GQ. I only spoke to 3 of them and they were all 22-24 yo and 6'1- 6'2. Then the room filled up with guys and way too skinny girls. TJ was the only teen and 16 at that. Some were mentioning to TJ how lucky he is to be there at that age, as a couple 20 somethings have only been represented less than a year. My heart was pounding I was so nervous for him. He strutted the catwalk and nailed his pivot.
The kid has been on fire the last 2 weeks
but as they say
"This too shall pass, so enjoy it "
Sep 12, 2012
relaxation
When life seems a little crazy and Im feeling overwhelmed I like to hope on my bike and ride to the park. I have been watching my Blue Heron that lives at the park for years. This year he seems really big and tired, but still beautiful. I was stalking him. I would get a couple shots and he would fly across the lake which then I would ride to the other side and repeat the process.. This went on for a good hour. His wing flapping sounded like a tarp in the wind
In addition I saw turtles, ducks , geese and many birds.
I love the beauty and peacefulness the Western Suburbs provide.
picture below is to show size
Sep 8, 2012
he who gives up doesn't succeed
I am so proud of TJ!
If you don't have thick sin, don't bother. What an incredible week for my TJ. No matter how things play out in the next couple days, a page has turned
Sep 4, 2012
Labor Day
Tim took all the kids to Gilligan's Island- a little island about 300 yards from out dock...they swam there. I used my telephoto lens to capture their arrival
Way to quickly for my taste, Labor Day was upon us. This has to be one of my favorite summers in a long time. As much as I loved travel and high school sports at the time, I didn't miss them at all. We as a family did what we wanted when we wanted....pure bliss.
We went to whitewater on Friday...again w/o TJ as he went camping with Alexis' family. I really missed him!
Labor Day is when everyone comes at at the same time for the annual end of the year bbq. Fun fun fun!!
Old time fun, just hanging out up at the lake....ghost in the grave yard, football, swimming, fishing, getting snacks at the marina and boating
our new tube...
our lake house and my "end of summer" fat for me picture...low carb started today
early morning sun just rising fog still on lake coffee on the deck...best time of day
Tim and I went house hunting around the lake....
Tim getting his supermodel on
2 separate neighbors are firefighters and they made a roaring bonfire...I mean ROARING! We were all sitting around the blaze (20 + adults) and Karrick walks up arms in the air and in the nastiest voice yells
"HOLY CRAP, are you kidding me do you see that fire?
"It's fine Karrick the firemen made it...don't worry" I say
before anyone could blink, Karrick belts out a
"WELL CAN ANY OF YOU EVEN SEE THAT THE GROUND IS ON FIRE?!
IM GETTING ON THE BRICK!!!"
he yells in his most "you're a bunch of assholes" voice
and runs onto a brick patio.
The kid is bright and thinks on his feet. The fireman put it right out, but that was enough for the rule nazi to go back in our camper.
No one intimidates that 50lb 52 inch 8 year old peanut
It was freakin hilarious
sun setting above
gorgeous moon below all shot by me with telephoto
stunning reflection on the lake
we weren't suppose to leave until Monday night, but packed it in around 3. It was HOT, I mean HOT...no breeze at all. Lake was super buzy and choppy.
An unhappy hot Karrick bringing up the inflatables... cutest and funniest kid on earth!
karrick was happy and having fun 99.9% of the weekend
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