Tuesday was Jamey's birthday (I'm 6 months older than him and I have spent 6 months enduring taunts from him about how old I am)...we came home from the Silver Stars to this:
It was very very sweet--and a mystery.
Now he's thirty too. HA! Welcome to adulthood--grin.
They decorated very well...it took us a solid day to figure out who the decorator was.
It was our friend's T and R (two over the hill fogeys themselves).
Jamey had a quiet low key birthday. We went to see a Silver Stars game where I had arranged a special surprise on the jumbo-tron. It didn't cost anything (which is what he wanted) and it was something different and unexpected for him. And of course generated birthday wishes all around from our Silver Stars friends. The Silver Stars were playing the Houston Comets...we lost, but one of Micci's favourite (former) Silver Stars players now plays for the Comets, Shannon "Pee Wee" Johnson. On our way out of the arena (we stay late to do some cheering and such) we saw Pee Wee leaving out of the same door we were about to leave out of. Because Mic was being shy, I called out to her, and told her how much Micci missed her playing for the team and that she is his favourite all time player. Jamey managed to push Mic up to her so he could shake her hand and say hi. It was a very sweet moment.
And then we cam home to the aformentioned very sweet birthday surprise.
And I survived HELL week! Sorry it took so long to post again. I've been feeling blah and blech. I am blaming the dreary weather and PMS (although the pms diagnosis isn't confirmed yet--but I can still blame the hormones right??)
Happy Be-Lated April Fools!
This week has been quiet. Lori did lose a fight with gravity, but in her words, "I'm OKAY!!" She got a nice goose egg on her forehead for her trouble. That girl is a trooper. Last week she got run down by a bike...even sported a nice red tire track. Did that stop her?? NO! This girl is amazing!
She'll have fun in soccer next year. Tonight I gotta take a snap shot of her with her pink soccer ball.
Thursday was a big day. We went to the zoo, saw the new Africa Live exhibit and then Mic had his FIRST soccer practise.
First stop was the bears (which were hiding), but he got to ride the Kimodo Dragon.
Every time we go to the zoo Mic has to perch on the statue...
Then to see the Hippos in their new exhibit. It also helps cut down on the smell: hippos are very stinky.
This croc was really beautiful and the picture was perfect.
This hyena was incredibly hyper.
It was incredibly hard to get a decent picture: he was always in motion. I normally don't like hyenas but this one was beautiful.
The ostrich got quite close to us.
Then he got upset when the keepers came it to the enclosure to do chores.
Onward to the Rhinos!
I also took a ton of pictures of flowers, because it is Spring (and with the accompanying allergy fun)--I love the flowers, these flowers will not last once temps hit the high 90's and stay that way. I am looking forward to the Blue Bonnets.
After the zoo (Jamey had a volunteer thingy for the Final Four--he then picked us up at the zoo), we run some errands and then went to Mic's first soccer practise. He did great. He listened well, took turns, and was a good kicker. We do need to teach him jumping jacks. Jamey and I nearly fell out of our lawn chair laughing so hard. He jumped like a martinet: his feet never did close back together.
Mic did get hives from the sweat like I knew he would. His entire torso was covered in hives....his face broke out too--but that died down by the next morning. His torso hives didn't fade until Saturday night...we were nearly to the point where we were going to take him to the urgent care clinic, but finally a double dose of benadryl calmed them down.
This is Saturday morning. I decided to give him 1% hydrocortisone with aloe.
This is what it looked 5 minutes after I rubbed in the cream. This is why I was very close to taking him to the clinic. But it did die down and I gave him two tablets of children's benadryl and he sleeped and most of the hives went away.
I am hoping that if I give him one tablet before practise it'll prevent the hives.
Not totally sure of Lorelei enjoys the praise or the ick factor. But that girl is forever fake burping just so she can say "excuse me."
Drives me nuts.
Sorry I've been so quiet, been feeling headachy and PMSy--so any blogging time went to Birdy's Knits. This week we start soccer practise--it's going to be some ride--twice a week!
I am feeling horribly horribly crabby. All I want to do is hide under the bed...and sleep sounds really awesome too. I also want to throw away the socks I am working on--short rows are kicking my ass right now. Grrr. This mode hit me out of nowhere at around 3.30 pm yesterday--and it has survived two cat naps and fitful sleep last night.
In the midst of my crabbiness--I realised in less than two months Lorelei will be three. Yes, THREE! How did that happen? She is getting so big--and soon she'll be... Nope, I won't even think it.
We have a Silver Stars game tonight--that'll be interesting. Crowds and idiots--it'll be a cakewalk, I am sure. I am also aggravated because now that my socks are giving me problems I have no mindless knitting to take with me to the game.
I blame stupid girly hormones. I hate stupid girly hormones!
This is a little late, but heck I've been busy reading Harry Potter. Our bus trip on Thursday wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It's a bit confusing at first...I liked the Austin bus system better and luckily there were no scary drunk people (had enough of them up in Austin).
We took two buses to get where we needed to go. And Lorelei made several new friends with her silly faces. Mic actually fell asleep on the bus. It's amazing the places kids can sleep. I also got some knitting on my socks.
When we met up Jamey at the park and ride, poor dear had a migraine. So he really didn't get to enjoy the Silver Stars photo op. Lorelei had fallen asleep in the car on the way to the AT&T Center so she missed out on the ice cream. Luckily she woke up in time for pictures. The Section Leaders (a type of booster club) all got together and took pics with the team. And afterwards we gave each player their adoption certificate (each section adopts a player and hangs signs and such for them). The gals were tickled pink. Several of the players tried breaking down Micci's shyness barrier. All of them of a thing for tummies it seems...LOL.
I of course took no pictures because I am an idiot.
How did it get to be June already? And for that matter Friday! How on earth is it Friday already!! I kept thinking it was Thursday...luckily it's only 9.45 am--so my day isn't totally screw up.
June is cleaning month. We go on vacation at the end of the month, and my goal, yet again, is to have a clean house when we go on vacation. Right now though--my main goal is to find my pins so I can block some lace.
We went to a Silver Stars game last night---it sure would have been nice for the basket ball layers to show up though. The poor girls couldn't get a basket to fall if they were paying the balls.
This was a nice weekend--I feel fully capable of taking on this upcoming week...and all the housecleaning in front of me. L. came by on Saturday, ignoring the deplorable mess, and sat and knitted with me for a few hours. She is so awesome! L. and her time with me was my oasis in a day that was rather terrible and harsh (much like a desert). Later, we Jamey came home we packed up everybody (and a can of Guinness) and went off to watch the first Silver Stars game of the season at V.'s house (she who has NBA TV and a big screen TV). The kids feel asleep in the car and they KEPT sleeping after we got there---so after I got a few gulps of my Guinness down, life seemed so much better. We ate some great food (kids still slept), and talked and watched WNBA retropectives while we all waited for the game to start.
The game was a complete bust and it was so embarrassing, but I got to knit and when the kids did wake up they were delightful and utterly unlike themselves. I brought my Clapotis to knit on---it's a lovely pattern but it doesn't look remotely like what its supposed to be. When asked, I told everyone it was a wrap...mainly I got a cocked eyebrow, "Really?" Late last night I got to the first drop stitch....so slowly it's coming together.
Today, Jamey and I had a lie in. It was bliss--the kids even refrained from destroying the living room. L. husband, C., was totally my hero because he mowed the jungle that we were trying to pass off as our front lawn. Jamey's knee has been bothering him a lot since he started physical therapy--so the lawn has been beyond him. As for me: HA--I am taking my Doctor's advice, when I can get a Israeli issued gas mask THEN I'll mow the lawn (seriously THAT's what she said). We went on errands in the afternoon--in search of new work pants for Jamey--he keeps wearing out the crotch. Then we went to the park and let the kids loose...I am hoping this will provide a LONG, restful sleep for the tyrants of my heart.
Spurs advance in the Play Offs....good bye Suns. Whew! It was a great series. Now we can steam roll the Jazz and then go on to the Finals.
The family took me out for my observed Mother's Day day out. Couldn't go to my favourite restaurant (Carrabas) because it wasn't open--so we went to Logan's Road House--the kids love the peanuts. And I love the butter drenched steaks. Really, what could be better for your arteries??? Smirk.
Lorelei discovered honey mustard sauce and practically bathed in it. That girl LOVES to dip. Mic, well he made sure nothing weird touched his chicken tenders.
After wards we caught Spiderman 3. Great flick. AND I saw the Harry Potter 5 trailer---WOW! I've seen all the trailers already on my computer--but on the big screen---OH_MY_GAWD!! I poked Jamey, "See? THIS is why I am so excited about the movie!" He's been teasing me lately. Pfft. Anyway--Spidey--good good movie--I even cried at the end. This summer is SO not far on our budget. There are ALL kinds of great movies I want to see this summer. Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Fantastic 4...
I am really enjoying working on my Clapotis (L/ mentioned to me it sounds like some sort of disease--esp. it's nickname: Clappy). Pictures are locked in my camera (just to lazy to upload the lot). I am almost on the main body. I love that I don't need to keep the pattern attached to my hip, but it's not boring pure stockinette (although it looks like it should be).
I've been a bit busy with the house and other projects--so I have been neglecting the blog shamelessly. That and I am lazy---evidenced by the lack of pictures....I just don't feel like editing the pics and ftping and all that jazz.
This NBA Finals season has been awash with media spin. The Spurs a dirty team? WTF? Bruce Bowen and Manu Ginobli dirty players? Sigh. We've had this team for years they have always been aggressive when it comes to defending. It's called being a great defensive team and hello this is BASKETBALL not sissy ball.
Sure Robert Horry lost his temper, but it's not indicative of him OR the Spurs. We're a good honest ball club and we don't whine and bitch. We play good basketball.
In other Sports news....it looks like the Silver Stars are going to have a great season. We're 3-0 in the pre-season (which doesn't count---but I think it's a good start) and they look great on the court. In the 5 years San Antonio has a had a WNBA team---we've hardly EVER won. Yet, we kept our season tickets and cheered and brought our noisemakers, signs, and balloons--we still believed that our team was great and someday they would BE great.
Here's hoping that the Spurs can pull their boot straps out of this funk.
