Pachelbel Bedtime

So funny - my friend Michelle sent this to me... I also liked his bumblebee one....

Spoiled Bumblebee

TAGGED!

Thanks Fisher! I hope it ends up being interesting enough to read!

4 JOBS I HAVE HAD

1. Wells Fargo Bank - Teller during college then HR Consultant at WFB after :)
2. Receptionist at SJSU - sat at my desk during the Loma Prieta EQ and had paper flying at me everywhere!
3. Waitress at Nijo Castle (like Benihana's) made $175/night on weekends - paid for college!
4. Executive Management Coach & Trainer - my real job


4 PLACES I HAVE LIVED

1. Union City, CA
2. San Jose, CA
3. Fremont, CA
4. Ptown, CA (okay, so all within 25 miles but I love it here!)

4 FAVORITE SHOWS

1. L&O (Original Still!! & CI)
2. SYTYCD
2. Closer
3. Lost

4 FAVORITE FOODS

1. Soul Food (for me it would be Chinese)
2. Italian - Osso Bucco
3. Grilled veggies
4. Popcorn!

4. FAVORITE WEBSITES

1. Blog sites
2. ITunes
3. Yahoo! Groups
4. Shopping sites

4 PLACES I WOULD RATHER BE (with my man)

1. Italy
2. Singapore
3. Paris
4. Hawaii

Okay girls, this was much harder than I thought it would be - hopefully you woke up to read the end!

Busy!

I am so tired! It's been a busy week - here's a recap

Tuesday - started Dance - yikes! Tyler is dancing something like 8 hours a week this year We went and bought new shoes for school - boy those can just add up - and boys and shoes - Chandler's had holes in his and the soles were peeling away! We even managed to go to the $1 store - all four kids and me on crutches - the kids were terrific - they strapped Lucas in the stroller and took turns pushing him and helped take the cart too. In the afternoon the boys next door came over to play to keep my kids entertained!

My next door neighbor set up a block party for the America's Night Out thing and registered our group so the police would come over and give balloons and hats and balls to all the kids - it was super fun - we had at least 8-9 houses/families attend. It was a blast because we have lots of young kids!



Wednesday - Physical Therapy - which was tough because after the block party I slipped coming out of the car and hurt my bad knee! Soccer - Ian is going to be on a good team - our freind Larry is his coach, but they pretty much still play scatterball where all the little boys run around together in a giant swarm! Then more dance. Louise and Sophia came out for the day too - I feld bad because I had a ton of driving that day with soccer & dance - but we had fun and we even went to Michael's to get more wire to make necklaces with all the beautiful Venetian Beads I got in Italy :)

Thursday - More school shopping - that French Store - Target , I got an electric cart this time! The kids once again were great. More Dance again for Miss Tyler - and the boys got to go to the neighbor's this time - a nice swap. Later we went to Linda's for dinner - the kids love playing together - Linda & I went to Kohl's as she wanted to see the specials - of course I spent 3X as much as she did! Thanks Linda! Ha ha

Friday - Went to the Dr's. They FINALLY decided I was right about my knee. I have a significant tear in my Medial collateral ligament (the ligament on the right side of the knee cap that keeps it in place) - the good news is it can repair itself with time and I won't need surgery. Or at least so far! They gave me a beautiful new accessory - a knee brace - I'll take a picture next time. Some of the girls in Linda's ward were going to movies so I got a sitter and joined them - we went to see No Reservations - Mike wouldn't have wanted to see it anyway :) It was my first real movie of the whole summer!

Today was my Stamp Camp - a bunch of us get together and put on a camp - I took a few pictures of a few other samples I really liked too. It was crazy because some of my babysitting fell through - luckily I have such great friends, Judy, CeCe & Linda all helped me out with my kiddos and Tyler's friend Katie Rose also came to stay the weekend to help us out. Well I'm pooped. I'm hoping to get the kids to the last 2 hours of church tomorrow, but it will definitely be a low key day....

San Diego

Well I'm back - Vacations are always nice but it is so nice to come home. Our trip was very fun - we went early and we were able to take our time driving down. We stopped in Santa Clarita the first night and drove into Hollywood the next day.

We got to go to the American Girl store - figured we should do it before Tyler gets too old! It was very fun. We went into San Diego the next day and stayed at the Hyatt. It was really nice to hang out in hotels and swim in pools and not have to do the cleaning!

Friday we also visited with Jon & Christina - it was so fun to see all the kids! It's funny to measure time by kids - you know - 2 kids ago we did this, we moved here before the other 3 kids, it's so easy to measure that way! Christina & Jon look the same and their house looks terrific - the best part - I got to ride in the Lift!

The rest of our trip is a typical trip - The Zoo (which I got to stay home from), Sea World (Shamu, Shamu - and if you've been there lately - you know the mantra), Legoland and of course the Beach. It was great to just sit on the sand and watch the waves. We met my parents and one brother the first day. Sunday in the condo my mom's brothers and famlies came to spend the day with us. At the end of the week my brother & his wife came to join us too. It was crowded but certainly very fun.

Thanks to Donna because I had some fun "Good Mail" waiting for me! I love it!

My leg is still gimpy - still have the crutches but I had another MRI today and I'm still doing PT. Lucas' potty training is going slowly but it's goin' - no leaks on the carpet, but I have to bring him to the toilet, I have to figure out how to get him to do it on his own!!!! School starts in 3 weeks - not sure if I'm ready! With my injury I feel bad for the kids - did we do enough for the summer??

Vacation Time

Sunny San Diego is so fun - we got to visit with Christina and her family last Friday and it was very fun to see them - the girls have all gotten so big! I have pictures but they'll have to wait until we return.

My whole family is here, my parents, brother & sister in law and other bachelor brother - lucky or not we're the only ones with kids so the adults outnumber the kids this time. We've had a bunch of fun going to the beach - I've been hobblin' along with my crutches - I got a real fashionable wheelchair (it needed a bell and tassels on the handle bars to complete the picture) for LegoLand - (I stayed home from the Zoo - too many hills & valleys) so I drove to my friend Tami's house - it was nice to go by myself - she moved down here in January - her house is gorgeous! She was my stampin' buddy so it's a bummer she's way down here now.

It's been a nice vacation so far but it will be nice to go back and catch up on what you are all doing. Mike brought his computer so I had a chance to sneak a peek! Hope all is well.....

Sing A Long

(for all you fellow Underdog fans) Where or where have my blogging friends (mom you too) gone, oh where oh where can they be????

I really liked crazymomaof6's suggestions. I too see my counter go up, but alas (insert sob here) not feelin' the love (nose horn blow into hanky here). I've been trying to be a loyal stalker, I mean blogger so....I'll think positively.

I'm hoping everyone is just out enjoying their summer or reading Harry Potter, and not - "not-commenting" because of - something my possessed computer may have typed - or well who knows - so all you peeping jane's - love to hear from you - please consider this your official invitation - (or personalized beg and plead. insert your name here ______) - and I was so sure you'd all LOVE - Mom My Ride!

However I have to still do the Academy Award thanks to my few loyal commentors (yes I know not a real word) through the dry spell - you know who you are (wink wink)

Have a great day!! Goin' to visit my old friend the beach and her BFF the ocean ....yeah - crutches and sand, not sure how they like each other - yes still on them, going on week 5 - oh well....if I'm lucky we'll pop up on Christina's blog!

Mom My Ride

My good friend Kathy sent this to me.....laughed so hard! Let me know what you think....Is your ride mommified???

Our backyard/SPT

I thought it would be fun to post some pictures of our backyard. Last year we were on the National Tour for Garden Railroads. This year we were going to be on the local tour but with my bad hip and Mike traveling we didn't have time to get our backyard ready. So I thought I'd do a little tribute for my husband....Mike is the engineer and I'm the bonsai-queen.


Our weather here has been relatively mild for end of July. Mid-80's by day, more humid than normal - but nice 60-65 by night - nice!

Anyone else finish HARRY POTTER yet????

HARRY POTTER!!!

The best part of having to stay off my feet - I got to read my whole book! 2 days, not bad for 750+ pages. I preordered my copy of Harry Potter so it arrived by mail Saturday - I could not put it down. I so so so LOVE these books. I won't put any details yet since many may be still reading, but let me know what you think?? Are you a follower?? I was so enthralled! I personally think the book has lived up to all the hype. It's so bittersweet though - I hope there are more!