Best of 2010

No New Years Resolutions for me. Here's the top things that happened for us during 2010!
1- Cole got accepted to UW Platteville
2- Watching Cole on Prom Court
3- Kyle's confirmation.
4- Cole's graduation
5- Cole getting a summer job and having lunch with me most days
6- Kyle playing baseball for school and summer league. Watching him strike out batters for the win.
7- Dropping Cole off at Platteville
8- Watching Cole Play football during the scrimmage at Platteville
9- Clay playing soccer and loving it.
10- Watching Kyle and Bill on the football field and Kyle's All Conference HM award
11-Clay in his last Christmas program
12- Clay doing his Texas project and refusing any help.
13- Married 21 years!
14- Kyle getting his drivers license
Here's to an even more exciting 2011!

Christmas 2010

Christmas was full of excitement this year! Lots of family time.

Merry Christmas!!!

Presents are opened, kids are fed, Christmas Story is on the TV, movie had been decided, overall a perfect morning. Hope everyone else has just as perfect of a day.

Family

Family are the people when your younger you can't wait to get away from but when you're older you can't wait to get to. The events of the last day made me see how very important family is. These are the people who you can go a year without seeing and it seems only like yesterday. When you get together you don't seem like that 40 something but still the kids you were when you grew up. Family is an amazing thing and I never understand when people say they don't see or talk to anyone in their families. Thank you Mom and Dad for teaching me how important family is.

It's Hard to Say Goodbye

I started to write this yesterday and had the hardest time. Today isn't any easier it's just I'm looking at it in a different light. Aunt Shirley was such a large prescence in our lives. Driving to work in the dark I thought about all the shopping trips to Milwaukee and Fireside that we went to. We always got up when it was dark and cold. The dark also reminded me of those wonderful nights at the cabins in front of the fire and walking back from Grumpy's. We had some of the best time together as a family playing in the dark. Then as the day got lighter I thought of the walks to her house where you were always welcome and she was happy to see you. We will never be able to make the popcorn balls, sauerkraut or the horseradish like she did. I thought about the times when she was so kind and giving. Because of her our families were close and we remain close. She was our organizer and informant. She kept everyone up to date. I will miss her dearly but so glad she doesn't need to be (as her son put it) strong and stubborn anymore.

Thanksgiving Weekend

This has been such a busy weekend. Cole was home since Tuesday night. It's nice to have everyone home again under one roof. The boys kept pretty busy Wed. while I worked.Thursday was wonderful at Deb's. The kids love playing together and of course we went and saw the new Harry Potter movie. The last couple of days have been spent running around trying to find Cole a new winter coat. We also found Kyle's Christmas present in the mean time. It's really sad when they get to be that age when you have to take them with because things have to be sized to them. So much for his big Christmas surprise. Oh well he's thrilled and happy. Clay's list is getting bigger and bigger. He "is 99.9% sure Santa is not real. But Mom I don't want to chance it if he's not and I only get one thing." Love his logic. Back to another busy week. Hopefully I will have time to decorate. I'm hosting Christmas this year and it would be really sad if there was nothing up. Maybe I'll get to the nativity scene once Cole is on his way. Have a great week!

Happy Thanksgiving

Point of View by Shel Silverstein
Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless

Christmas dinner's dark and blue

When you stop and try to see it

From the turkey's point of view.

Sunday dinner isn't sunny
Easter feasts are just bad luck
When you see it from the viewpoint
Of a chicken or a duck.

Oh how I once loved tuna salad
Pork and lobsters, lamb chops too'
Til I stopped and looked at dinner
From the dinner's point of view.

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Drive safe everyone.